Men jailed over huge £100m tax fraud – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Five men have been jailed today (November 10) for their part in a £100m tax fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Five men have been jailed today (November 10) for their part in a £100m tax fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A paedophile who abused three young girls more than 40-years ago has been spared jail after telling a judge he had a bad back.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2017
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‘A “prolific and violent offender” has won £78,500 damages from the Home Office for being unlawfully detained.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2017
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‘A man has been cautioned and ordered to apologise to war veterans after he was seen urinating near a war memorial on Remembrance Sunday.’
BBC News, 12th Novembe 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘CCTV will be made compulsory in all animal slaughterhouses under new government plans announced today. Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, said that, from next spring, all abattoirs where live animals are present will be forced to install cameras in an attempt to clamp down on mistreatment.’
The Independent, 12th November 2017
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‘Thousands of children and teenagers have been injured while being physically restrained in secure facilities, new figures have shown. Ministers have been urged to rethink heavy-handed techniques for restraining minors after official statistics revealed there have been more than 4,800 cases since 2010 where young people were hurt by being pinned down by officials.’
The Independent, 13th November 2017
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‘A fire safety loophole means “dangerous decisions” are being made about building design that could lead to more serious blazes, the London Fire Brigade has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2017
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‘Taxi firm Uber has lost an appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be treated as workers rather than self-employed.’
BBC News, 10th November 2017
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‘There is a scene in “Yes Minister” in which the beleaguered Jim Hacker is contemplating a public inquiry into the latest failing of his department. He warily suggests to his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, that perhaps the judge chairing the inquiry could be leant on to come up with a favourable outcome. Sir Humphrey is outraged at this violation of the separation of powers. Surely the Minister wasn’t serious? After all, wouldn’t it be better to appoint a judge who didn’t need to be leant on in the first place?
Jim Duffy’s recent post on the Contaminated Blood Inquiry – and the importance of an inquiry being independent and being seen to be independent – brought this encounter to mind. The ever more frequent calls for a “judge-led inquiry” must be a source of both pride and concern to the judiciary. Pride as “judge-led” is a synonym for a forensic, thorough and above all independent tribunal to assess the matter in question. We will come to the concern later.
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th November 2017
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‘The Supreme Court has held in P v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2017] UKSC 65, that police misconduct hearings no longer benefit from judicial immunity in respect of discrimination claims. They also held that the Chief Constable is vicariously liable for the discriminatory acts of such panels. However, the decision related to an internal panel under the old regime when a misconduct hearing panel was chaired by an assistant chief constable.’
UK Police Law Blog, 10th November 2017
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Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Khan v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1755 (09 November 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Agrokor DD, Re (Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006) [2017] EWHC 2791 (Ch) (09 November 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ultrabulk A/S v Jagatramka [2017] EWHC 2792 (Comm) (09 November 2017)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2017] EWHC 2702 (Comm) (06 November 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
Richardson-Ruhan v Ruhan [2017] EWHC 2739 (Fam) (09 November 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man has been ordered to pay £12,000 to a council after a court found he falsely claimed he was injured by tripping in a pothole.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th November 2017
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‘A judge has allowed Gloucestershire County Council to be identified in a child guardianship case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th November 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A corporate claimant that accepted a part 36 offer late should not get its costs up to the point where the offer expired because its conduct meant the usual rule should not apply, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 9th November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Legal Service Board has today published a consultation on its internal governance rules (IGR) for the legal services regulators.’
Legal Services Board, 9th November 2017
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘An illegal trader who offered to sell elephant tusks, rhino horns, and hippopotamus teeth has been jailed for a total of 14 months after breaking wildlife protection laws.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th November 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Manchester man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased by 4 years.’
Attorney General's Office, 9th November 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A former Dragon’s Den contestant, jailed for 13 child sex offences, including sexual assault has had his jail sentence increased to 7 years 3 months.’
Attorney General's Office , 9th November 2017
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‘Three men have been found guilty of taking part in a violent brawl that left a Kurdish-Iranian student with life-changing injuries.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A debt-ridden gambler has been jailed for 20 years for killing a father and his eight-year-old daughter by setting their home alight in a “seriously reckless” attempt to cover up a burglary.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com