‘A retired teacher and his former partner have been found guilty of indecently assaulting a schoolboy more than three decades ago.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 31st January 2018
Souce: www.cps.gov.uk
‘This amended code provides guidance on the use of investigation powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 by prosecutors (in England and Wales and Northern Ireland) and has been updated following amendment of POCA by the Criminal Finances Act 2017.’
Official Publications, 31st January 2018
The Venture Capital Trust (Exchange of Shares and Securities) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2018
The Natural History Museum (Authorised Repositories) Order 2018
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2017
The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Sub-national Transport Body (Transport for the North) Regulations 2018
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2018] EWCA Civ 51 (31 January 2018)
Ehrentreu v IG Index Ltd (Rev 1) [2018] EWCA Civ 79 (31 January 2018)
Campbell v Campbell [2018] EWCA Civ 80 (31 January 2018)
The Financial Conduct Authority v Grout [2018] EWCA Civ 71 (31 January 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ramasamy v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2018] EWHC 117 (Admin) (31 January 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gaia Ventures Ltd v Abbeygate Helical (Leisure Plaza) Ltd [2018] EWHC 118 (Ch) (31 January 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
A-F (Children) [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam) (31 January 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hutson & Ors v Tata Steel UK Ltd [2018] EWHC 107 (QB) (31 January 2018)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Connect Plus (M25) Ltd v Highways England Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 140 (TCC) (31 January 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Home Office is being urged by leading charities to reverse its decision to refuse asylum to a child slavery victim which would see him forced to return to the country from which he was trafficked.’
The Independent, 1st February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Church of England has been accused of launching a ‘shameful and foolish’ new attack on one of its most revered bishops, by making public an uncorroborated child sex abuse allegation almost 70 years old. The Church announced on Wednesday it had referred to the police a second claim of sexual assault made against Bishop George Bell, who died in 1958.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Antisemitic hate crimes in the UK have hit a record high, new figures show, prompting calls for more “visible and frequent” prosecutions for such incidents. The Jewish community was targeted at a rate of nearly four times a day last year, according to statistics from the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors antisemitism, which recorded 1,382 antisemitic incidents nationwide in 2017.’
The Independent, 31st January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A benefits cheat who claimed he had no use of his arms and legs conned the authorities for 15 years – until he was spotted walking around town pushing his wheelchair-bound wife.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Health service officials have been reprimanded for putting the health of vulnerable migrants, and the wider public, at risk and told to stop handing over confidential information to immigration officials immediately.’
The Independent, 31st January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A librarian stole books from her workplace – including one on the Aberfan disaster – and tried to sell them online for up to £400.’
BBC News, 31st January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The central reason for setting up the £100 million national child abuse inquiry was called into doubt by its own lawyers as it ruled out investigating lurid claims of a Westminster paedophile ring made by fantasists. The inquiry also announced that people making accusations of child sex abuse against politicians and other VIPs will routinely be referred to as ‘complainants’ rather than victims or survivors – in an apparent acknowledgment that many of the claims have proved to be false.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman held in custody for more than 13 months before her trial collapsed has told the BBC she hopes someone will be punished for the failures which led to her giving birth in prison.’
BBC News, 31st January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The United Nations has been urged by the Tax Justice Network to coordinate a global effort to end offshore tax evasion and corruption, amid warnings that the UK is continuing to insulate its overseas territories from financial transparency.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A case before the UK’s Supreme Court is set to provide guidance on whether and to what extent internet service providers (ISPs) will be expected to pick up the cost of blocking customers’ access to websites that facilitate the sale of fake goods, an intellectual property law expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Appeal court judges have ruled the government’s mass digital surveillance regime unlawful in a case brought by the Labour deputy leader, Tom Watson.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Committee on Standards in Public Life has launched a review of local government ethical standards with a call for evidence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘We wrote back in January last year about a case where Mr Justice Peter Jackson (now in the Court of Appeal) had ruled against direct contact between children raised in an ultra-orthodox (Charedi) Jewish community and their transgender father, in essence because in light of the likely community ramifications it would not be in their best interests. You can read our original post here : Transgender v ultra-Orthodox Jewish community?’
Transparency Project, 30th January 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A fine served on an online broker shows that financial firms should not rely solely on group-wide controls and surveillance systems to pick up on suspicious transactions, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
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