‘The legal market is “totally fragmented, under-capitalised, technologically semi-illiterate and structurally redundant”, a former justice minister has claimed, arguing that a smaller number of big firms is the answer to the problems with criminal legal aid.’
Legal Futures, 21st May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Growing numbers of vulnerable homeless people are being fined, given criminal convictions and even imprisoned for begging and rough sleeping, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police officer has been found not guilty of assault after Tasering a police race relations adviser in the face having mistaken him for a suspect.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The culture secretary has agreed he does not have enough power to police social media firms after admitting only four of 14 invited to talks showed up.’
BBC News, 20th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost a year after the Grenfell Tower fire, the first substantive hearings of the inquiry into the disaster will open on Monday with tributes from friends and relatives of the 72 victims.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘For years Sam Gillingham believed her mum had walked out on her, but the truth began to emerge when her father tried to fake his own death. Russell Causley is now serving life for his wife’s murder. As his sentence is reviewed by the Parole Board, his daughter fears she may never know why her father murdered her mother.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paragraph 322(5) has devastating conditions, as Sidharth Vijay found when he made a simple correction to his tax return.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1100 (17 May 2018)
Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ [2018] EWCA Civ 1099 (17 May 2018)
Villiers v Villiers [2018] EWCA Civ 1120 (17 May 2018)
Worthington & Anor v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1125 (17 May 2018)
Smith v Khan [2018] EWCA Civ 1137 (17 May 2018)
Woodeson & Anor v Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1103 (17 May 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Walker & Ors v Mills & Anor [2018] EWHC 998 (Ch) (17 May 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Children subject to public law cases are usually represented by both a publicly-funded legal representative and a Cafcass guardian, known as the ‘tandem model’ of representation. This research explored how this model is working in practice during public law proceedings, and whether any reforms to the model are feasible or appropriate to ensure the rights of the child are safeguarded, efficient judicial case management is supported and public resources are effectively allocated.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th May 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Your most pressing concern if you have a baby born through international surrogacy may be how quickly you can get home after he or she is born. This is often the first question we get asked when advising parents planning overseas surrogacy. UK immigration law in surrogacy cases is complex because there is no clear single process which applies to everyone, everywhere. There are number of different possible paths and which is the best one for you will depend on your personal circumstances and the country in which your baby is born.’
Family Law, 18th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Yesterday’s report from the Justice Select Committee highlighted concerns over plans to increase the small claims limit to £5,000 which, according to the Bar Council, could undermine access to justice for those injured in accidents.’
The Bar Council, 18th May 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has been fined £325,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for losing unencrypted DVDs containing interviews with 15 victims of child sex abuse to be used at a trial. The sanction comes just over two years after being fined £200,000 for losing sensitive material.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th May 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An Oxford University student spent two years on bail accused of rape because police claimed they were too busy dealing with other reports in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, a damning report has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life with a minimum of 29 years at the after he admitted killing a bartender in a park as she made her way home at Christmas.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Competition and Markets Authority said it will be considering whether the merger could result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the UK for goods or services.’
The Independent, 18th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office is to suspend controversial immigration checks on thousands of bank accounts in the wake of the Windrush scandal. The department is in the process of contacting banks and building societies to instruct them to reduce the scope of the checks, which were introduced as part of Theresa May’s plans to create a “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former special constable filmed himself raping a drunken woman who thought she was having sex with another man, a court heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A jealous woman whose ex-boyfriend ended his life after she threw acid over him has been cleared of murder as photographs emerged of the scorched bed where he was attacked.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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