‘A rogue builder who tricked homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has today (20th July) been jailed for fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th July 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Robber to spend another 4 and a half years in prison following Attorney General referral to Court of Appeal.’
Attorney General's Office, 20th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Attorney General gives consent for the family of Private Geoff Gray to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into his death.’
Attorney General's Office, 21st July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The senior judiciary has expressed anxiety about efforts to recruit solicitors to the bench after figures showed the proportions are going backwards.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Abuser John Bell sentenced to 17 years in prison.’
The Independent, 21st July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A jury at the inquest of Sarah Reed, a mentally ill prisoner at HMP Holloway who took her life at the jail last year, has identified serious shortcomings in her care.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who pretended to be a man to trick a friend into having sex with her has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.’
The Independent, 20th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Officials forced to rethink plans as all key campaign groups refuse to attend meeting due to involvement of Department of Health.’
The Guardian, 21st july 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A spurned pilot maliciously signed his former partner up to sadomasochistic dating sites, stalked her and hacked into her bridge club.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘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
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