‘The Law Society has failed in its bid to strike out a negligence claim by a law firm that was the victim of a fraud after the details of another firm it had checked on the society’s online “Find a Solicitor” (FAS) facility turned out to be false.’
Legal Futures, 29th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man from London has been jailed for attempting to smuggle an Iraqi national through the Channel Tunnel.’
Home Office, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Two teenagers have today (24 August) been found guilty of manslaughter after they threw a lit marine distress flare into a car where a man was sleeping.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th August 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who committed a series of sexual attacks in Derby has been jailed for 22 years today (25 August).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 25th August 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Judges are entitled to expect assistance from advocates when dealing with lengthy sentencing lists, the Court of Appeal has said in a case highlighting challenges with “modern” sentencing legislation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Irvine v The General Medical Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1296 (24 August 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Maxwell v R [2017] EWCA Crim 1233 (22 August 2017)
Brooks, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1276 (15 August 2017)
Abuah, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1277 (15 August 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Technomed Ltd & Anor v Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (24 August 2017)
West End Commercial Ltd v London Trocadero (2015) LLP [2017] EWHC 2175 (Ch) (23 August 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
M v F & SM (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) [2017] EWHC 2176 (Fam) (23 August 2017)
High Court (Patents Court)
Neptune (Europe) Ltd v Devol Kitchens Ltd [2017] EWHC 2172 (Pat) (25 August 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘An environmental campaigner who was deceived into forming a long-term intimate relationship with a police spy is refusing to pay Scotland Yard a £7,000 legal bill incurred during her quest for the truth.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a vulnerable teenager who suffered a seizure and drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit has called for an overhaul of medical tribunals, saying she felt “retraumatised” after participating in a two-week hearing into her son’s death.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The murder of a Palestinian cartoonist who was shot dead in the street is being reinvestigated 30 years on.’
BBC News, 29th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Freedom of Information requests have exposed how taxpayers’ money has been spent on futile legal battles to prevent vulnerable people receiving help.’
The Independent, 29th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Britain can only deport foreign terrorists hiding behind human rights laws to two countries at a time because the process is too expensive, a long-awaited review has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Business Secretary Greg Clark has set out the government’s corporate governance reforms to enhance the public’s trust in business.’
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
‘Critics rounded on the Government today as it published the full detail of new laws aimed at cracking down on excessive boardroom pay.’
The Independent, 29th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police missed a string of opportunities over a period of four years to stop the rock star Ian Watkins from committing depraved sex attacks on children and babies, a watchdog has concluded.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Taxi laws need urgently updating to combat child sexual exploitation, councils have warned.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A family judge has told the Legal Aid Agency not to issue a letter ‘almost akin to a tick-box form’ should it refuse to pay an expert’s fee in a case involving a three-month old boy at the centre of care proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Clearing houses in the UK will be subject to new formal cybersecurity incident reporting duties under changes likely to be implemented by 9 May next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘More than 300 vehicle licence plates have been banned from use when the 67 registrations are released on 1 September.’
BBC News, 25th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who made a series of false rape claims and sexual assault allegations has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Charity Commission opened a compliance case in 2015 into Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash in Coventry and has now issued an official warning to the trustees under s 75A(1)(a) Charities Act 2011 on the grounds that “a breach of trust or duty or other misconduct or mismanagement has been committed by or in connection with the control and management of the charity as charity trustees”. This is only the second time the Commission has used its power to issue an official warning’
Law & Religion UK, 24th August 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
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