Boy fined £500 for kicking dog to death in St Ives – BBC News
‘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
Reforms to improve enforcement of family financial orders fall short – OUT-LAW.com
‘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
Hard Brexit “could cost legal sector £3bn” – Legal Futures
‘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
Windrush generation: Formal apology for 18 people – BBC News
‘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
Birmingham is just one of 15 prisons of ‘serious concern’ – the charts that show the state of our prisons – Daily Telegraph
‘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
‘Grotesque’ killer driver jailed for Trafford Park crash – BBC News
‘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
CPS drops all charges against former Hillsborough officer – The Guardian
‘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 Response To Grenfell ‘Breaches Human Rights’ – Rights Info
‘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
Judge wrong to give paying party benefit of doubt over implied retainer – Litigation Futures
‘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
Coverage of UK court proceedings inevitable, says top TV executive – The Guardian
‘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
UK’s pensions regulator cracks down on scams with use of new powers – OUT-LAW.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
Shopkeeper gets jail for selling illegal skin lightening products – The Guardian
‘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
When service charges become indisputable – Nearly Legal
‘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
New police rules for female detainees on periods – BBC News
‘New guidelines for how police treat female detainees with their periods have been proposed by the Home Office.’
BBC News, 21st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court says seriously ill woman can work while fighting UK deportation – The Guardian
‘Economic migrants forced into destitution by a law forbidding them to work, rent property or use the NHS have been handed a lifeline after a “David and Goliath” battle in the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge lays into Tommy Robinson fan who graffitied ‘Hitler was right’ around city for ignorance of Nazis – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has laid into a Tommy Robinson fan who daubed a city centre with swastikas and “Hitler was right” posters for having “no idea what living under a tyrannical regime” is like.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government to ban unethical puppy and kitten farms in England – The Guardian
‘The government is to ban unethical puppy and kitten farms in England, pledging to end the trade of unscrupulous breeders who keep animals in filthy and cramped conditions and force some to be pregnant many times over.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government agrees to improve financial order enforcement – Family Law
‘The Law Commission has announced that the Government has agreed to help improve financial orders enforcement following its report published in 2016. The Government has committed to bringing forward non-legislative measures in order to reform and improve the enforcement system, as well as taking time to consider further reform in the future.’
Family Law, 17th August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
UK accounting regulator fines KPMG £2.1 million after misconduct admission – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s accountancy regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined KPMG £2.1 million after an investigation into audits of fashion company Ted Baker.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
