‘Apparent disagreements between Meghan Markle and her father, Thomas, before and following her marriage to Prince Harry, have dominated sections of the world’s press this summer.’
Family Law, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘An investigation by Shelter has found many letting agents are refusing to rent to tenants who receive housing benefits.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Litigation solicitors are not under a duty to alert their opponents to errors which they have not caused, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The UK government will begin advising people, businesses, and other groups about how to plan for the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rules requiring banks to publically disclose how often they have had to report major operational and security incidents have taken effect in the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The separation of powers is one of the most important safeguards for our democracy. But the serial-rapist John Worboys’ case has lead to questions about whether the separation of powers is really being protected.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A 15-year-old boy has been fined £500 for punching and kicking a “much-loved” pet dog to death.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans to make it easier for divorcees to enforce financial orders of the courts in England and Wales do not go far enough to address the challenges those divorcees face in obtaining access to offshore assets of high net worth individuals.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A hard Brexit could cost the legal sector up to £3bn by 2025, the Law Society has estimated.’
Legal Futures, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Eighteen members of the Windrush generation who could have been wrongfully removed or detained are to get a formal apology.’
BBC News, 21st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prisons in England and Wales have come under renewed scrutiny this week, after it was announced that HMP Birmingham is becoming the first privately-run prison to be taken over by the Government.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A speeding driver who killed a teenage girl in an “act of grotesque selfishness” at a “car cruise” has been jailed for nine years and nine months.’
BBC News, 21st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped all criminal charges against Sir Norman Bettison relating to his conduct as a South Yorkshire police chief inspector in the force’s response to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government’s failure to adequately respond to the Grenfell tragedy may breach human rights legislation, according to the UK’s human rights watchdog.’
Rights Info, 21st August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A costs judge was wrong to give the paying party the benefit of the doubt when she was not sure if there was an implied retainer in existence before the written agreement, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 21st August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A senior ITN executive has said it is inevitable that British court proceedings will be televised and has called for the government to allow greater use of cameras in court.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s Pensions Regulator (TPR) has begun to use a number of enforcement powers for the first time in efforts to deal with issues such as pension scams, scheme valuations and automatic enrolment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A shopkeeper has been jailed for 20 months for selling illegal and toxic skin-lightening products, in the first custodial sentence of its kind.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Tenants/Leaseholders can seek a determination of the payability and reasonableness of service charges under s.27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. It has been something of a question about how far back a challenge can extend in terms of service charge years. While this Upper Tribunal decision is not a complete answer, it does address some of the ways in a which a service charge can become unchallengeable.’
Nearly Legal, 19th August 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
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