‘Spiralling NHS negligence bills are set to double in less than five years, and could get even worse amid lengthening hospital waiting times, watchdogs have warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Report finds there were “substantial organisational failings” but author says it was more “cock up than conspiracy.”‘
The Independent, 6th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Asda has been forced to pay back hundreds of thousands of pounds to dozens of suppliers after breaching an industry code governing fair dealing.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Southwark Council has now said it has found an interim placement for a troubled teenager after criticism from a judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There is a massive demand for unbundled – or limited scope – legal services, not just in family law but in almost all areas of legal practice, according to a report on unbundling.’
Legal Futures, 6th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The LASPO ‘safety net’ was leaving thousands of lone migrant children at ‘serious risk’, according to a report published by the Children’s Society last month. As a result of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, support for all non-asylum immigration claims was cut subject to its controversial exception case funding (ECF) scheme.’
Legal Voice, 5th September 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A claims management company (CMC) has withdrawn a YouTube advert designed to generate holiday sickness claims after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that it was misleading.’
Legal Futures, 6th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The leaked Home Office document on Britain’s post-Brexit immigration policy spells out for the first time how ending the jurisdiction of the European court of justice will weaken family reunion rights for EU nationals in Britain.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers have said that “upskirting” could be made a criminal offence after more than 60,000 people signed a petition.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A husband and wife have been sentenced for shooting their children with a BB gun as punishment for not doing their chores satisfactorily.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Social workers missed signs of danger around a toddler who was stamped to death and focused too much on the condition of the mother who killed her, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 5th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Members of a “cynical and well-practised” grooming gang have been jailed for up to 29 years for sexually abusing vulnerable girls in Newcastle upon Tyne after plying them with drugs.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2017
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2017
The Social Security (Infected Blood and Thalidomide) Regulations 2017
The Employers’ Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘A paralegal employed by a personal injury firm under an oral contract was entitled to a bonus payment worth almost £14,000, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 5th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A new video link scheme designed to improve the way police officers give evidence and free up more time for front line duties will be piloted thanks to an £11m government cash injection.’
Home Office, 4th September 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a severely disabled man’s appeal over a decision by a county council to reduce his personal budget from £1,651 per week to £950 per week and to revise his care and support plan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has expressed his contempt for a firm that recruited a claimant and ‘turned his head’ to bring negligence proceedings. In the Court of Appeal Jackson said it was ‘regrettable’ that north west firm Mellor Hargreaves had persuaded a former miner to bring an action against his previous solicitors to ‘top up’ a damages award.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th September 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Councils are to be banned from using bin fines “as a means to generate income” after it emerged that families are risking large penalties and criminal records if they put out overflowing bins.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A litigant in person who “abruptly” walked out of a detailed assessment hearing before the end of the first day and failed to return, has been ordered to pay £82,930 by an employment judge.’
Litigation Futures, 4th September 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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