First video courts to be used in the UK within weeks – Daily Telegraph
‘The first video courts are to be used in the UK within weeks as a pilot scheme is launched.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thomas Orchard death: police officers to face misconduct proceedings – The Guardian
‘Six Devon and Cornwall police and detention officers will face gross misconduct proceedings over the death of a church caretaker who had a cardiac arrest after being restrained.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lady Hale: ‘Studying law? Make sure you have the stomach for it’ – The Guardian
‘The first female head of the supreme court shares her advice for would-be lawyers, and remembers her rise to the top.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Max Mosley ‘using data protection law to gag the media’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Max Mosley, the former head of Formula 1, has been accused of trying to gag the media, using data protection laws to “erase” his notorious sexual history.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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
