‘MPs will be banned from hiring their children and spouses on the public purse after the next election, it has been announced.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Electoral Commission has fined the Conservative Party £70,000 over “significant” election campaign expenses issues.’
The Independent, 16th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In R (on the application of Iqbal) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 79 (Admin) the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) was found to have unlawfully detained a claimant whom they had alleged had fraudulently obtained an Educational Test Service (ETS) certificate to show that he spoke English to the level required for his immigration application.’
Free Movement, 15th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A deputy High Court judge has refused to provide a receiving party with an “indication” of whether it acted reasonably in exceeding its costs budget, saying trial judges should “not seek to trammel the costs judge’s jurisdiction” unless there are specific issues they want to raise.’
Litigation Futures, 14th March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A claimant who secured £2 in nominal damages has been told they face a substantial costs bill for turning down an earlier offer to settle.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A disabled man born with a serious genetic disorder, due to an incestuous rape, has failed to obtain compensation for his medical condition.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A father who describes himself as “Anglo-Saxon” has lost a legal battle to prevent his Muslim ex-wife from sending their 10-year-old son to an Islamic secondary school.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Young people are a growing target for identity theft cases, which have reached record levels in 2016, fraud prevention organisation Cifas says. Almost 25,000 victims of fraud were aged under 30, with the number of under-21s defrauded rising by a third.’
BBC News, 15th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Social media companies have been accused of “commercial prostitution” and having “no shame” after being grilled by MPs over their failure to take down abusive content.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A custody sergeant and two detention officers have been found not guilty of killing a man with mental health problems in police custody.’
The Independent, 14th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A six-figure award to a woman who was left out of her estranged mother’s will is at the centre of a ruling by the UK’s highest court today.’
The Independent, 15th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions has told its disability benefits assessors to discriminate against people with mental health conditions compared to those with physical problems.’
The Independent, 14th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘One of the country’s best known private health clinics has been rated “inadequate” for safety by inspectors.’
BBC News, 14th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS’s loss of more than half a million pieces of confidential medical correspondence is so serious that it has triggered five separate investigations, ministers have admitted.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Suzanne Cobourne of Creaseys Chartered Accountants and tax advisers explains the Budget changes of most relevance to family lawyers.’
Family Law Week, 8th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A woman’s first date ended with her being seriously injured when her admirer crashed his car into a tree while showing off to her before fleeing police.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘MPs have won the right to introduce a bill to parliament which would decriminalise abortion for the first time by repealing a law that dates back to Victorian times.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Bailiffs are continuing to intimidate vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a government crackdown on the issue, a group of charities has warned.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Theresa May has been warned that Brexit is heading back to the courts after she refused to give MPs a “meaningful vote” on any final deal.’
The Independent, 13th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.’
BBC News, 14th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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