‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today (5 June) published the outcome of its review of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th June 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby: What is family law? – Securing social justice for children and young people.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 31st May 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, will not be investigated by the standards watchdog over allegations that he described the cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom as a “stupid woman”.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The laws around search warrants should be modernised with more protections put in place to protect individuals’ rights, say the Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 5th June 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘Security bosses will hand out information on people suspected of having extremist sympathies to councils, government officials and the police under the government’s new counter-terror plans.’
The Independent, 4th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid sets out the UK’s response to evolving threat of terrorism.’
Home Office, 4th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A gynaecologist who caused an unborn baby to be accidentally decapitated in her mother’s womb has been found guilty of medical misconduct.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager has been found guilty of plotting a terror attack on the British Museum in London with Britain’s first all-woman cell.’
BBC News, 4th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police who believed a suspect in the Jeremy Thorpe scandal was dead have announced they have found him alive, but will not reopen an investigation.’
The Independent, 5th june 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving Provision) Order 2018
The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
The European Communities (Designation) Order 2018
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Time Off for Public Duties Order 2018
The Education (Designated Institutions) (England) Order 2018
The Animal Gatherings (Fees) (England) Order 2018
The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Britain’s biggest police force is to begin deferring prosecutions for minor offences in an attempt to reduce youth crime and lessen racial bias in the criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Some TSB customers receiving letters acknowledging a complaint over the recent IT meltdown have also been sent other customers’ details.’
BBC News, June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A criminal defence solicitor has been struck off for dishonestly claiming £7,000 from the legal aid fund and falsifying documents to cover up his mistakes in double-booking advocates – at a time when he said he was suffering from severe depression which led him to drink and take un-prescribed drugs.’
Legal Futures, 4th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Cambridge graduate who saw himself as a “Christian Grey poseur” has been jailed for 20 years for raping two women.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on Friday 25 May 2018. Ironically, a law designed to protect peoples’ privacy in a digital age has unleashed a torrent of spam emails.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Naive or desperate graduates subjected to ‘desperate unfairness’ under ‘astonishingly asymmetric’ contract, says barrister leading case.’
The Independent, 2nd June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has criticised both parties in a flight compensation group claim for creating a situation where costs finished up ‘out of all proportion’ to the amount sought.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man who sexually abused boys while working at a children’s home in Denbighshire has been jailed for 22 years.’
BBC News, 1st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Drivers delivering goods for Amazon are to fight for better employment rights, including sick pay, holiday pay and the national minimum wage.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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