Lancashire man pleads guilty to infecting two women with HIV – The Guardian
‘A Lancashire man has pleaded guilty to infecting two women with HIV.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Universities face balancing act with serious misconduct complaints-handling – OUT-LAW.com
‘The challenges universities face when handling complaints of alleged serious misconduct, and the significant implications of getting it wrong, has been highlighted in a recent case involving a US university.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Father and son cleared of stealing champagne from Fortnum & Mason – The Guardian
‘A father and son have been cleared by a court of stealing eight bottles of champagne worth £348 from Fortnum & Mason.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
British Coal coke oven workers: Widow wins court battle – BBC News
‘The widow of a coke oven worker who suffered chronic bronchitis because of harmful fumes has won £15,853 in a court battle against the UK government.’
BBC News, 15th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Badger campaigners lose high court battle to limit cull – The Guardian
‘Badger culling will be extended across England on an open-ended basis, conservationists have warned, after the high court rejected a challenge to the legality of the government’s policy.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
New body outlines plans to strengthen UK product safety regime – OUT-LAW.com
‘The recently-launched UK body charged with overseeing product safety has unveiled plans to strengthen the regulatory regime for product safety and standards, including proposals to set up a national incident management team capable of coordinating large scale product recall and repair programmes.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Sir Cliff Richard privacy case: BBC will not go to Court of Appeal – BBC News
‘The BBC will not challenge a ruling over its coverage of a police raid at Sir Cliff Richard’s home in 2014 at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 15th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS defends handling of case against cricketer Ben Stokes – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has defended its handling of the high-profile case against the England cricketer Ben Stokes after a jury unanimously cleared him of affray.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog berates PwC over ‘misleading’ BHS accounts – The Guardian
‘BHS’s accounts were misleading and featured unrealistic forecasts before Sir Philip Green sold the now collapsed department store chain, according to a report into the role of the retailer’s auditor, PwC.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
British expats in EU launch Brexit legal challenge – The Guardian
‘British expatriates have launched a fresh legal challenge against the 2016 referendum, arguing that the result has been invalidated by the Electoral Commission’s ruling on leave campaign spending.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hatton Garden raider Daniel Jones given more jail time – BBC News
‘One of the ringleaders behind the Hatton Garden raid has been given additional jail time for failing to pay his confiscation order.’
BBC News, 14th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Port murders: police watchdog completes report – The Guardian
‘A police watchdog investigation into four murders by the serial killer Stephen Port, who drugged and raped young men before dumping their bodies near his home in Barking, east London, has been completed and its findings will be given to the victims’ families ahead of a full inquest.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Leaving the country to evade care proceedings – how does the court in England & Wales get your children back? – Transparency Project
‘The following opinion of an Advocate General in the European Court of Justice (NB not the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg) is an interesting investigation as to how the courts of two different EU Member States work together to deal with the situation where parents have unlawfully removed their children from one country to the other – together with some strong criticism of how those countries failed to abide by important procedural safeguards to protect the rights of both the parents and the children.’
Transparency Project, 14th August 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
School discriminated against expelled autistic boy, judge rules – The Guardian
‘Children with special needs who have been excluded from schools for aggressive behaviour linked to their condition are being discriminated against, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Robin Bastiman banned for three years by BHA for injecting horse – The Guardian
‘Robin Bastiman has been banned from racing for three years and told he should be “deeply ashamed” after a disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority found he had injected a horse with a substance containing cobalt on a day it was due to race.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court quashes planning permission for care home over error in officer report – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has quashed planning permission for a care home because of a material error in the council officer’s report that led to its approval.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Family claims win in high court challenge to Northants library cuts – The Guardian
‘A young girl and her family who took on Northamptonshire county council over its plans to close 21 libraries have claimed a win in the high court, after a judge ruled that the cash-strapped council would have to revisit its plans while “paying attention to its legal obligations”.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
How paedophile’s hands led to his conviction – BBC News
‘In July 2014, police in Manchester arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of filming himself raping a child. In the video, the face of the perpetrator was hidden but his hands were visible.’
BBC News, 15th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Not guilty, but Ben Stokes faces a battle to restore his reputation – The Guardian
‘It was supposed to have been a fun evening out for members of the England cricket team after a victory over the West Indies. But for Ben Stokes, a bout of violence at the end of the night, which left two men unconscious and at least one onlooker fearing for their safety, could yet prove damaging to a glittering career.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Procedural challenges in a fact-finding hearing in wardship proceedings – Family Law
‘The case of M v F and others [2018] EWHC 1720 (Fam) is a reminder that the main issues in the case should be identified and addressed as early as possible in proceedings. Brendan Roche, barrister, of Seven Bedford Row, highlights the procedural issues that arose because the father was a litigant in person, including whether he could cross-examine the mother.’
Family Law, 14th August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
