‘No criminal charges will be brought over the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government is facing a legal battle over whether the UK stays inside the single market after it has left the EU, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 28th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofcom will order BT to legally separate from its Openreach network after the company failed to address “competition concerns” voluntarily.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A disabled dancer is taking legal action after he was banned from an event over claims his wheelchair damaged the dance floor.’
BBC News, 29th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Harsh personal attacks on judges are bad for democracy and in danger of diminishing the independence of the judiciary, the former deputy president of the supreme court has warned.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Controversial plans to delete more than 2.5m public records have been abandoned by the government’s company registration agency.’
The Guardian,24th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has had its defence to a multi-million pound personal injury claim struck out by the High Court for failing to comply with an unless order over its disclosure obligations.’
Litigation Futures,25th November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A fraudster who conned Premier League football stars including former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Further reforms are needed to strengthen the powers of English MPs in Westminster, a new study has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘MPs are calling for a parliamentary committee to investigate whether Mr Blair misled parliament and the public.’
The Independent, 27th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More prisoners than ever before are taking their own lives, with 2016 already the worst year ever recorded for suicides in prison, according to new figures released today.’
The Independent, 27th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Theresa May’s government is facing a fresh legal challenge over whether it should seek to retain membership of the single market after Brexit. Lawyers will argue that June’s referendum asked the public a single question over whether the UK should leave the EU, and did not delve into the more complex issue of economic access.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A pre-inquest hearing today will begin a fresh examination of the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who accused Sir Ted Heath of satanic child abuse contributed to “a catalogue of fabrication” by making outrageous allegations after hypnosis, a leading criminologist has claimed.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four police forces say they are now investigating allegations of historical child sex abuse within football.’
BBC news, 25th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “wicked and monstrous” serial killer who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of a date rape drug has been given a whole life prison term.’
BBC News, 25th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘East Staffordshire BC v SoS for CLG [2016] EWHC 2973 (Admin) raised an issue about the scope and effect of paragraph [14] of the National Planning Policy Framework (“NPPF”) on the presumption in favour of the grant of planning approval to sustainable developments which are consistent with Local Plans.’
Local Government Law, 23rd November 2016
‘Should planning policies be given reduced weight on account of their age? No, says the Court of Appeal in Gladman Developments Ltd v Daventry District Council (2016) EWCA Civ 1146.’
Local Government Law, 24th November 2016
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