‘MPs have raised concerns over tougher knife crime sentencing guidelines due to the “substantial” impact it could have on the escalating prison population in Britain.’
The Independent, 8th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A decision not to prosecute a far-right activist with links to Nazi sympathisers is to be re-examined, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
BBC News, 8th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A gay man fighting to win his husband the same pension rights a wife would enjoy if he was in a heterosexual relationship takes his case to the UK’s highest court.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An advertorial article published in the Guardian about a new Jaguar car has been rebuked by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority.’
BBC News, 8th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Report says inspectors witnessed staff struggling to maintain order at Oakhill secure training centre near Milton Keynes.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The parents of a seven-month-old baby who are challenging doctors in court to keep him on life support say they deserve the right to judge his care.’
BBC News, 7th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A venture capitalist was the “real party” in a dispute between two companies over a documentary based on the Beatles’ first concert in the USA, a High Court judge has held.’
Litigation Futures, 7th March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An after-the-event insurer (ATE) has escaped liability to pay out £320,000 after the High Court found that its insured had breached four conditions precedent in the policy.’
Litigation Futures, 7th March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Asda has been fined £300,000 after inspectors found dead mice and flies at a depot that distributes food to online shoppers in London and Essex.’
The Independent, 6th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two brothers who ran a care home where elderly residents lived in squalor have been fined more than £80,000.’
BBC News, 6th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Villagers have defeated Historic England following a row about honouring their war dead, as a Church judge ruled they can use a wreath holder to display poppies all year round.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A legal challenge over a boy locked up for 23 hours a day in a London prison has been given the go-ahead.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Young offenders will have their backgrounds examined in greater detail under a new sentencing regime which will take into account whether they have suffered trauma.’
The Independent, 7th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Government proposals aim to cut costs as ministers believe more people will develop serious health issues, pushing programme over budget.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The chairman of the Commons media committee, Damian Collins, said he had “grave doubts” about the effectiveness of its content moderation systems.’
BBC News, 7th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mental health trust is to be the first NHS provider to be prosecuted under legislation brought in after the Mid Staffs scandal.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A serviceman who urged people to join the military as “you get to kill” black people “without going to prison” has been jailed after a colleague refused to work with him.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In the year to September 2016, UK immigration authorities received almost 2 million applications for visit visas. Just over 15% of these applications were rejected.’
Free Movement, 6th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘After a wait of more than a year from the introduction of class actions in the UK, there were two class certification hearings before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in just over a month. Although in each case the CAT has yet to hand down its certification decision, the hearings have given some clear signals about how the CAT sees the regime.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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