Home Office launches review into medical use of cannabis – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary today announced a review into the scheduling of cannabis for medicinal purposes.’
Home Office, 19th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Villiers – a cross border conundrum – Family Law Week
‘Lucia Clark, Partner (dual-qualified in English and Scottish family law) and Alex Critchley, Solicitor, both of Morton Fraser LLP consider the implications of the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Villiers v Villiers.’
Family Law Week, 18th June 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Teenager sentenced after naming sex abuse victims online – Crown Prosecution Service
‘The sister of a convicted sex offender who posted the names of his victims online has been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th June 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Gross: Disclosure – Again – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: Disclosure – Again.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th June 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court: The Foundation for Science and Technology – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Debate on how the adoption of new technology can be accelerated to improve the efficiency of the justice system.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st June 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Preston free range egg fraud farmer to pay back £500,000 – BBC News
‘A farmer who deliberately mislabelled barn eggs as pricier free range ones must pay back his £500,000 profits.’
BBC News, 21st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jeffrey Barry: Brutal murder ‘could have been avoided’ – BBC News
‘The murder of a man by a violent schizophrenia patient “could have been avoided” had a medical tribunal been given complete information on his past, a report has concluded.’
BBC News, 21st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambling firm 32Red fined £2m for handing VIP status to problem gambler – The Independent
‘Online gambling firm 32Red has been handed a £2m fine for failing to protect a problem gambler and granting the customer VIP status. The Gambling Commission identified 22 incidents where the vulnerable customer’s behaviour should have raised red flags, including one where they told 32Red staff that they had spent too much money on gambling.’
The Independent, 20th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family’s £15k debt from fight against Section 322(5) immigration rule – BBC News
‘A family say they have been left £15,000 in debt, without passports and unable to register their son as British because of the Home Office’s actions. The Bristol couple are among 1,000 highly-skilled migrants said to be facing deportation because of how the government has applied immigration law. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered a review into use of Section 322(5).’
BBC News, 21st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government introduces new Offensive Weapons Bill to tackle serious violence – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary has today (Wednesday 20 June) introduced new legislation to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential addresses.’
Home Office, 20th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Call for upskirting bill to include ‘deepfake’ pornography ban – The Guardian
‘Producing fake pornographic images based on pictures of real people should be made a criminal offence in an amended bill to tackle upskirting, an academic expert has argued.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rashan Charles: Family brand inquest a ‘farce’ after jury finds death was accidental – The Independent
‘The family of a young man who died while being restrained by police have branded the inquest a “farce”. Rashan Charles, 20, died in July last year after being chased into a shop in Hackney, east London, where CCTV showed an officer from the Metropolitan Police struggling with him on the floor. The jury found his death was an accident following justified use of force.’
The Independent, 20th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gosport hospital deaths: Prescribed painkillers ‘shortened 456 lives’ – BBC News
‘More than 450 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, a report has found.’
BBC News, 20th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor who left date paralysed in car crash kept his job after he used medical knowledge to try help her walk again – Daily Telegraph
‘A doctor who left his date paralysed in a car crash kept his job after a tribunal heard he used medical knowledge to try and help her walk again.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Barry Bennell victims welcome rejection of appeal against jail term – The Guardian
‘Victims of Barry Bennell, the former football coach who was labelled “sheer evil” after subjecting junior footballers from Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra to hundreds of sexual offences, have welcomed the rejection of his appeal against his 30-year prison sentence.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Abusive Birmingham husband ‘beat wife and locked her indoors’ – BBC News
‘A husband who regularly beat his wife and kept her locked indoors during their 16-year marriage has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doncaster Christmas Day killer jailed for life – BBC News
‘A Christmas Day killer who stabbed her step-grandfather more than 120 times with a steak knife has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 19th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How to tell if your joint venture breaks competition law – OUT-LAW.com
‘Joint ventures can vary enormously in terms of their scope and nature and be pro-competitive and justified, but as businesses increasingly look to collaborate to innovate, the agreements are coming in for greater scrutiny from competition authorities.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
“Poorly drafted” CFA that named wrong defendant still valid, Court of Appeal rules – Litigation Futures
‘A conditional fee agreement (CFA) that named the wrong defendant was still valid when read in the wider context of the claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
