‘A man who posted a Facebook message calling for all British Muslims to be killed in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Lord Chief Justice has today laid his 2017 annual report before Parliament.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 7th September 2017
Source: www.judciary.gov.uk
‘Murderers Stephen Weeks and Drew Thorpe have had their sentences increased following ULS referral.’
Attorney General's Office, 6th September 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Solicitor General discusses preventing and controlling economic crime in the modern world.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th September 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘The lord chancellor has set out long-awaited proposals for calculating the “discount rate” applied to personal injury settlements. Under proposed legislation, the rate will be set by reference to rates of return on “low risk” rather than “very low risk” investments as at present. The rate will also be reviewed at least every three years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th September 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Sue Brookes, Principal Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during August 2017.’
Family Law Week, 1st September 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The energy industry’s regulator is planning to tear up the rule book governing how suppliers must communicate with their customers in a radical shift away from the prescriptive dictats of the past.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As the new academic year begins, a survey of councils shows many are enforcing laws preventing parking immediately outside the school gates, using CCTV cameras and mobile monitoring vehicles to crack down on parents flouting the rules.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw has been fined £375 and suspended from all football activity for two months for breaching betting rules over “piegate.”‘
The Independent, 6th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are to be given additional legal advice on handling criminal cases in which men are victims of sexual and domestic abuse. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published its first public statement recognising the specific needs and experiences of male victims of offences including rape, domestic abuse, harassment, stalking and child sexual abuse.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Six men charged after an investigation into the Hillsborough disaster can go on trial, a judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 6th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Parents call for “adult sentences” for teenage killers to deter use of knives after boy is imprisoned for at least 14 years.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
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