‘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
‘A father who lost a leg and fingers to a flesh-eating bug after he was “lost in the system” at a busy NHS hospital has won the right to million-pound damages.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Campaigners appeal against ruling that government can keep advice secret because it relates to security agencies.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A hospital has been fined £1m over the death of a patient who was impaled through his rectum on a metal physiotherapy hoist.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government has won its High Court bid to obtain a permanent ban on industrial action by prison officers, in a move unionists have warned will leave “only a matter of time” before a member of staff gets killed.’
The Independent, 19th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Reported sexual offences on trains have more than doubled in the past five years, according to statistics obtained by BBC Radio 5 live. British Transport Police figures show 1,448 offences were reported in 2016-17, up from 650 in 2012-2013.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The European Union Financial Sanctions (Amendment of Information Provisions) Regulations 2017
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2017
The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Payment Services Regulations 2017
The Wrexham Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2017
The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Hardship) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The Scottish and Welsh governments have launched a formal dispute with Westminster over their demands for extra funding as a result of the Tory deal with the Democratic Unionist Party.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dozens of leading charities could face insolvency within weeks after the Government ruled they must pay millions of pounds in back payments to overnight carers.’
The Independent, 19th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Urgent action is needed to reduce both the scale and the administrative impact of duplicate registration applications ahead of future polls, the Electoral Commission has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th July 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Nine months after Theresa May first announced that there would be a ‘Great Repeal Bill’, and three and a half months after triggering Article 50, the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) was published on 13 July 2017. The Bill is a complex mixture of constitutional change and legal continuity. This post highlights some of its main elements.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th July 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘National organisation Solicitors for the Elderly has raised concerns at proposals to overhaul the laws governing will writing claiming, saying reform will result in more court action.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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