‘Judges are “left uneasy” by professionals presenting their own challenges to regulators as litigants in person (LIPs) and ignoring the “best points” available to them, the High Court has heard.’
Legal futures, 21st July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A rogue builder who tricked homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has today (20th July) been jailed for fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th July 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Robber to spend another 4 and a half years in prison following Attorney General referral to Court of Appeal.’
Attorney General's Office, 20th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Attorney General gives consent for the family of Private Geoff Gray to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into his death.’
Attorney General's Office, 21st July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The senior judiciary has expressed anxiety about efforts to recruit solicitors to the bench after figures showed the proportions are going backwards.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Abuser John Bell sentenced to 17 years in prison.’
The Independent, 21st July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A jury at the inquest of Sarah Reed, a mentally ill prisoner at HMP Holloway who took her life at the jail last year, has identified serious shortcomings in her care.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who pretended to be a man to trick a friend into having sex with her has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.’
The Independent, 20th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Officials forced to rethink plans as all key campaign groups refuse to attend meeting due to involvement of Department of Health.’
The Guardian, 21st july 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A spurned pilot maliciously signed his former partner up to sadomasochistic dating sites, stalked her and hacked into her bridge club.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Former prime minister Gordon Brown has said the forced migration of children to Australia and other Commonwealth countries during the 20th century is a bigger sex abuse scandal than the revelations about Jimmy Savile.’
The Independent, 20th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘UK laws designed to support the deployment of new digital infrastructure have now come into force.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court
PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2017] UKSC 49 (19 July 2017)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
NRAM Ltd v Evans & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1013 (19 July 2017)
Shaw v Kovac & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1028 (18 July 2017)
The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Mandibaya [2017] EWCA Civ 1002 (17 July 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
D, R (On the Application Of) v White [2017] EWHC 1768 (Admin) (19 July 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kotak v Kotak [2017] EWHC 1821 (Ch) (18 July 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Yukos Finance BV & Ors v Lynch & Ors [2017] EWHC 1812 (Comm) (20 July 2017)
W Nagel (a firm) v Pluczenik Diamond Company NV [2017] EWHC 1750 (Comm) (13 July 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lugay v London Borough of Hammersmith And Fulham [2017] EWHC 1823 (QB) (19 July 2017)
Ministry of Justice v The Prison Officers’ Association [2017] EWHC 1839 (QB) (19 July 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Justice Secretary David Lidington provides an update on the probation system.’
Ministry of Justice, 19th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A man who claimed thousands of pounds in disability benefits despite climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, winning a triathlon and competing at the Phoenix Winter Games, has been convicted of fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th July 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has approved a fine of £250,000 on international firm White & Case for failures over conflict of interest and client confidentiality. The penalty is the biggest ever issued against a single firm at the tribunal and followed an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The former Conservative cabinet minister Steve Norris has agreed to pay £45,000 in costs and issue a public apology to Millwall’s owner, John Berylson, over a comment made by Norris on Twitter.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man suspected of child sex abuse who was arrested but faced no charge can be named after losing a long legal battle to keep his identity secret.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The prison sentence given to disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been referred to the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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