The Priory hospital ordered to improved after inadequate rating – BBC News
‘One of the country’s best known private health clinics has been rated “inadequate” for safety by inspectors.’
BBC News, 14th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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NHS data loss scandal has prompted five inquiries, ministers say – The Guardian
‘The NHS’s loss of more than half a million pieces of confidential medical correspondence is so serious that it has triggered five separate investigations, ministers have admitted.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family Law Week’s Budget Briefing: March 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Suzanne Cobourne of Creaseys Chartered Accountants and tax advisers explains the Budget changes of most relevance to family lawyers.’
Family Law Week, 8th March 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
First date from hell: Woman’s admirer leaves her unconscious as he flees police after crashing BMW – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman’s first date ended with her being seriously injured when her admirer crashed his car into a tree while showing off to her before fleeing police.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs win right to challenge Victorian law criminalising abortion – The Guardian
‘MPs have won the right to introduce a bill to parliament which would decriminalise abortion for the first time by repealing a law that dates back to Victorian times.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bailiff industry still problematic, say charities – The Guardian
‘Bailiffs are continuing to intimidate vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a government crackdown on the issue, a group of charities has warned.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May warned that Brexit is ‘heading back to the courts’ after she refuses to give MPs a ‘meaningful vote’ – The Independent
‘Theresa May has been warned that Brexit is heading back to the courts after she refused to give MPs a “meaningful vote” on any final deal.’
The Independent, 13th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brexit bill: Parliament clears way for talks with EU – BBC News
‘Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.’
BBC News, 14th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquiry finds peers claiming £300 a day for no work – but it is axed to avoid ‘press storm’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A probe into peers who enjoy House of Lords perks without doing any work was dropped to avoid a “press storm”, a former lord speaker has admitted.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners left in ‘squalid’ cells, damning report reveals – The Independent
‘Prisoners were left exposed to the elements in “squalid” cells with windows missing glass, a highly critical report has revealed.’
The Independent March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
People with dementia ‘failed’ by deprivation of liberty law – BBC News
‘People with dementia and learning difficulties are being detained in care without checks due to a ‘failing’ law, the Law Commission has said.’
BBC News, 13th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Munby: ‘judges should not have to justify themselves’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The most senior family judge has stepped into the controversy over press attacks on the judiciary, telling solicitors that judges should not have to justify their rulings – while conjuring a dystopian vision of judges being hauled on to Newsnight to defend themselves.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge rules campaigners did not have standing to bring procurement challenge – Local Government Lawyer
‘Waverley Borough Council has persuaded a High Court judge that a group of councillors and local residents did not have standing to bring a judicial review claim that a contract with a developer had been varied in breach of procurement law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Daniel Morgan: how a 30-year-old murder still haunts Britain’s powerful – The Guardian
‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Civil procedure: discontinuing an arbitration claim – Law Society’s Gazette
‘What happens if a party to arbitral proceedings decides to commence an arbitration claim in the High Court (CPR part 62) but subsequently files and serves a notice of discontinuance? Will the claim be automatically discontinued with the usual cost consequences? And what approach will the court take if the other side decides to apply to have the notice set aside? These issues were considered in National Iranian Oil Company v (1) Crescent Petroleum Company International Ltd (2) Crescent Gas Corporation Lid [2016] EWHC 1900 (Comm).’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MPs to discuss reform of UK’s Victorian-era abortion law – The Guardian
‘In years to come, it may be regarded as one of the last battles for women’s autonomy. Under an obscure Victorian law, passed when women did not even have the vote, the decision to terminate an unplanned pregnancy using pills in the privacy of a home is punishable by life in prison – for the woman and any doctor who helps her.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What happens when the robots get it wrong? – The Future of Law
‘As new technologies and automation start playing an ever more important role in the legal world, what are the risks in relation to negligence? As new technologies and automation start playing an ever more important role in the legal world, what are the risks in relation to negligence?’
The Future of Law, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk
Ealing defeats latest challenge to siting of QPR training on metropolitan open land – Local Government Lawyers
‘The London Borough of Ealing has successfully defended its decision-making in the latest round of litigation over the proposed siting of training facilities for football club Queen’s Park Rangers on metropolitan open land (MOL).’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Solicitor headbutts EastEnders star’s property developer father inside High Court during £100m legal dispute – Daily Telegraph
‘A top property solicitor headbutted a property developer during a £100m legal battle at the High Court.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK medicines regulator says it is ‘completely impossible’ to control illegal online pharmacies – The Independent
‘It is “completely impossible” to control the vast numbers of unlicensed pharmacies illegally selling drugs online, the British medical regulatory agency has warned.’
The Independent, 12th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
