Childlike sex doll man given suspended prison term – BBC News
‘A man who imported a childlike sex doll he bought online has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 29th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Are surrogacy costs a legitimate claim? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Commercial surrogacy arrangements are considered to be against public policy in the UK and therefore illegal. Surrogacy in the UK is only legal where there is no intention to make a profit – though reasonable expenses are recoverable. Where legal surrogacy is
carried out the surrogate mother is the legal mother of the child. In this case the claimant had suffered injury due to the hospital’s failure to diagnose her cervical cancer in time. She had to undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatment which, amongst other things, damaged her uterus so she was unable to bear and carry a child. Before the treatment she had her eggs frozen.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st October 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Two neo-Nazi groups added to banned list – BBC News
‘Scottish Dawn and NS131, both aliases of neo-Nazi group National Action, are to be banned under UK terror law, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 28th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plans for domestic violence register could save women’s lives – Daily Telegraph
‘An MP is to try to introduce a law to create a register of those convicted of domestic violence and make police warn new partners of a repeated offender’s violent past.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family court changes to protect children ‘lifesaving’ – BBC News
‘New family court guidance to protect children from violent parents during custody disputes is “lifesaving,” domestic violence campaigners say.’
BBC News, 29th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge who spared aspiring Oxford student from jail after she stabbed her partner is cleared following investigation into three complaints – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge who spared an aspiring Oxford University student from jail after she stabbed her boyfriend has been investigated over three complaints relating to the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Electoral Commission urged to reconsider view on Vote Leave spending – The Guardian
‘The Electoral Commission is to be challenged in court to reopen its investigation into £625,000 of spending that eventually reached a digital marketing company during the EU referendum last year.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Animal cruelty sentences to rise to five years in prison – BBC News
‘People in England who commit the most serious crimes of animal cruelty could face up to five years in prison, the government has said.’
BBC News, 30th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British courts may unlock secrets of how Trump campaign profiled US voters – The Guardian
‘Legal mechanism may help academic expose how Big Data firms like Cambridge Analytica and Facebook get their information.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Blind burglar jailed for his 192nd offence after leading police on chase from school raid into river – Daily Telegraph
‘A blind burglar has been jailed for his 192nd offence after leading police on a chase from school raid into a river.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sex abuse victims ‘failed’ by criminal payout scheme – BBC News
‘The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority is to be investigated over concerns it is failing child sex abuse victims, the Victims’ Commissioner has told 5 live Investigates.’
BBC News, 1st October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DNA in the dock: how flawed techniques send innocent people to prison – The Guardian
‘Many juries believe crime-scene DNA evidence is watertight – but this is far from the case. As forensic technology gets ever more sophisticated, experts are only just realising how difficult interpreting the evidence can be.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
An Oxford medical student stabbed her boyfriend with a bread knife. So why did she not go to prison? – The Secret Barrister
‘Lavinia Woodward, the 24-year old Oxford student who pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend with a bread knife, was sentenced yesterday at Oxford Crown Court for unlawful wounding. The case caused a splash back in May when, having entered her plea, the defendant was told by the judge that she was unlikely to receive an immediate custodial sentence, in part due to her promising medical career. Thus was born the tale of the rich, blonde, white Oxford student who was “too clever” to be sent to prison. “Too clever” appears in all headlines in quotation marks, notwithstanding that no-one in court, not least the judge, ever used these words; rather this is one of the those splendid auto-generated media myths, where one tabloid shorthand was adopted by all until everyone came to accept that these words must have been said.’
The Secret Barrister, 26th September 2017
Source: thesecretbarrister.com
House of Lords committee to look into need for Brexit transition deal – OUT-LAW.com
‘A House of Lords committee is to examine the legal basis for, and potential costs to the UK of, a time-limited Brexit transitional period.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court to hear appeal against defective service ruling in law firm negligence case – Litigation Futures
‘The Supreme Court will hear an appeal in November by a litigant in person over the defective service of a negligence claim against a Midlands law firm, it has been confirmed.’
Litigation Futures, 29th September 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Press watchdog’s future in doubt after chief’s anti-Mail tweets – The Guardian
‘The future of the only government-approved press watchdog, Impress, is in doubt after an internal report concluded that its chief executive had brought the organisation into disrepute and that his position would be untenable if the Daily Mail and the Sun had applied to join.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal Services Board told not to force lower disciplinary standard of proof “through the back door” – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has been warned against trying to force the introduction of the civil standard of proof in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) without proper consultation.’
Legal Futures, 29th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lavinia Woodward: Sentencing judge investigated – BBC News
‘A judge who spared an Oxford University student jail after she stabbed her boyfriend is being investigated.’
BBC News, 28th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman’s murder in care home could have been prevented, inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘The murder of an 18-year-old woman by a fellow resident at a care home who had previously attempted to strangle other women was both predictable and preventable, a serious case review has found.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
