Universities to be warned over misleading adverts – BBC News
‘Universities are going to face a crackdown on how they advertise and market courses to attract students.’
BBC News, 10th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manchester police face legal bid over teen’s naked photo details – BBC News
‘A police force is facing a legal challenge against its refusal to delete the details of a teenager who sent a naked photograph of himself on social media to a girl at his school.’
BBC News, 10th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal costs capped for those who can’t pay energy bills – The Guardian
‘Gas and electricity customers who have fallen so far behind with their payments that they are forced to have a prepayment meter, are to have their court and legal charges capped at £150 by the energy regulator.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Manchester attack: Arena payout for psychological injuries – BBC News
‘Up to £3m from a fund for victims of the Manchester attack is to be given to those with psychological injuries.’
BbC News, 9th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defendants must reveal nationality in magistrates courts – The Guardian
‘Defendants will have to disclose their nationality at their first appearance before magistrates in England and Wales from next week under powers that human rights groups say will undermine the right to a fair trial.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man ‘brutally’ attacked woman, 88, asleep in her Chorley home – BBC News
‘A man who dragged an 88-year-old woman out of her bed and “brutally” assaulted her before ransacking her home has been jailed.’
BBC News, 9th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peanut curry death: Mohammed Zaman fails in appeal bid – BBC News
‘A restaurant owner who was jailed after a customer died from an allergic reaction to a curry has failed in a bid to have his conviction overturned.’
BBC News, 9th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dates of IICSA public hearings to 2019 – Law & Religion UK
‘On 7 November 2017, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published the following dates of its public hearings to March 2019.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th November 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Zaman, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1783 (08 November 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bialon v Regional Court of Bielsko-Biala, Poland [2017] EWHC 2766 (Admin) (08 November 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
Grasso v Naik (twenty-one irregular divorces) [2017] EWHC 2789 (Fam) (08 November 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
BFS Group Ltd (t/a Bidvest Logistics) & Ors v Foley & Ors [2017] EWHC 2799 (QB) (08 November 2017)
McClelland v Elvin & Ors [2017] EWHC 2795 (QB) (08 November 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Chair’s speech marks Parole Board’s 50th Anniversary and looks at the future for parole – Ministry of Justice
‘Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Parole Board, gave a speech looking at the “past, present and future of parole” at event marking the organisation’s 50th Anniversary.’
Ministry of Justice, 8th November 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
City firm fined record £500k over solicitor’s links with investment schemes – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal today confirmed its largest-ever fine levied against a law firm in England and Wales.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Finance and Divorce Update, November 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Rose-Marie Drury, Senior Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during October 2017.’
Family Law Week, 8th November 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Rolf Harris challenges indecent assault convictions – BBC News
‘Former entertainer Rolf Harris has renewed his application to have his convictions for indecent assault quashed at the Court of Appeal. His lawyers said there was overwhelming evidence to show he wasn’t in an area where one of the alleged indecent assaults took place.’
BBC News, 8th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police holding children in custody for too long, says prison watchdog – The Independent
‘Children are being held for too long in police custody once they are charged with an offence, the prison watchdog has warned. A report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary found that too many children in north and north-east London were being kept in cells overnight and even at weekends, despite a statutory duty for authorities to provide them with alternative accommodation.’
The Independent, 8th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teen guilty of bid to import explosives from dark web – BBC News
‘A teenager has been convicted of trying to import explosives from the dark web with intent to endanger life.’
BBC News, 8th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City watchdog swoops on £68bn insurance broking market – Daily Telegraph
‘The City watchdog has turned its attention towards London’s £68bn insurance broking market following “significant changes” to the lucrative sector since its last probe a decade ago.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anthony Grainger: Inquiry into senior officer’s evidence – BBC News
‘A senior police officer is being investigated over evidence he gave to a public inquiry into the death of an unarmed man who was shot by police.’
BBC News, 9th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wannabe YouTube star sentenced for ‘tombstoning’ into swimming pool during water polo match – Daily Telegraph
‘A wannabe YouTube star has been convicted after he filmed himself “tombstoning” into a swimming pool during a water polo match in a bid to make money from social media.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
