Children’s rights activist Peter Newell jailed for abuse – BBC News
‘A children’s rights activist has been jailed for six years and eight months for sexually abusing a boy in the 1960s.’
BBC News, 15th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK high court refuses Turkey extradition due to overcrowded prisons – The Guardian
‘The high court in London has refused to return an absconding British prisoner to Turkey on the grounds that the country’s jails are so overcrowded they are unsafe following the 2016 attempted coup.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government agrees to further discussion of clinical negligence costs regime, amid concerns – Litigation Futures
‘Four out of five respondents to the government’s consultation on fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in low-value clinical negligence cases have echoed Civil Justice Council (CJC) concerns about a single joint expert being used, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
LCIA transparency drive welcomed as anonymised challenge decisions published – OUT-LAW.com
‘The recent publication of an online database of anonymised arbitrator challenge decisions by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) is a “significant development in regards to transparency”, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Law Pod UK Ep.23: Lawsuits against the police for arrest operations – 1 COR
‘The Supreme Court’s ruling on police tactics may have implications for other emergency services, as Isabel McArdle explains to Rosalind English.’
Law Pod UK, 14th February 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Salmon fisherman Nigel Mott due quota compensation – BBC News
‘A fisherman who had to limit the number of salmon he was allowed to catch must be compensated, a court has ruled.’
BBC News, 14th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rejects challenge to removal of description in register of political parties – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by the English Democrats to a decision by the Electoral Commission to remove one of 12 descriptions included in the party’s entry in the register of political parties for Great Britain.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th February 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Coroner criticises hospital failings and busy A&E department over death of rape victim who overdosed on diet pills – Daily Telegraph
‘A coroner has criticised hospital failings in an overwhelmed A&E department over the death of rape victim who overdosed on diet pills.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother who murdered baby attacked another child years earlier – The Guardian
‘A mother jailed for murdering her seven-month-old baby had confessed to attacking another child years earlier.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
CPRC backs rule changes to ensure courts sit in public – Litigation Futures
‘The Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) has backed rule changes to ensure that courts sit in public “irrespective of the parties’ consent” unless certain strict conditions are met.’
Litigation Futures, 13th February 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Mother of murder victim fears killer could be released from prison without being put on Sex Offenders’ Register, despite admitting rape – Daily Telegraph
‘The mother of a murder victim fears her killer could be released from prison without being put on the Sex Offenders’ Register, even though he told police he had raped her.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police failing to record thousands of crimes, including rape – The Guardian
‘Thousands of reported crimes including rape and domestic abuse are going unrecorded by police, a watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal castigates judge who thought litigant with severe depression was “putting on act” – Litigation Futures
‘A senior circuit judge who “clearly thought” that a litigant with severe depression was “putting on an act” has been strongly attacked by the vice-president of the civil division of the Court of Appeal.’
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Thousands of crimes going unrecorded by three police forces – BBC News
‘Three English police forces are failing to record thousands of reported crimes each year, new reports have found.’
BBC News, 15th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman abandons rape case in despair at legal process – The Guardian
‘A woman who endured five years of delays due to Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan police errors in pursuing a rape case is abandoning the legal process in despair.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
FCA flexes muscles with first ‘serious crime’ order – Law Society Gazette
“A money lender who ‘flouted the law’ to make more than £2 million from loan agreements despite being refused a credit licence has become the first person to be subjected to a serious crime order imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).”
Law Society Gazette, 14th February
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Freezer body murder: Uncle guilty of Celine Dookhran rape and killing – BBC News
“An uncle has been convicted of kidnapping, raping and slitting the throat of his niece before putting her body in a deep freezer.”
BBC News, 14th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government failure on discrimination and education law services – Legal Action
“It’s not difficult to imagine what would happen if the government announced that it could not guarantee services for, say, something like diabetes. There would be an outcry, ministers would be hauled before parliament to answer questions and would face being skewered on Newsnight. And quite rightly so. In contrast, though, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) announced this week that it is abandoning the procurement process for education and discrimination law advice, leaving a question mark over the continued provision of these services. So far there has been little or no furore over this decision.”
Legal Action, February 2018
Source: www.lag.org.uk
Officials confirm April 2019 for RTA claim reforms – Law Society Gazette
“Ministry of Justice officials have confirmed to personal injury lawyers that key reforms affecting the sector will be implemented next year.”
Law Society Gazette, 12th November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
