‘Policing in Britain is in a “potentially perious” state with tens of thousands of suspects of crime roaming free in the community, a damning report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ofcom has slammed telecom providers for offering landline-only customers poor value for money, as it unveiled plans to force BT, the dominant provider, to cut bills by at least £5 a month, benefiting about 2.3 million people.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Leading legal expenses insurer DAS is predicting an increase in demand for motor legal expenses insurance (MLEI) as a result of the Ministry of Justice’s response to the proposed personal injury reforms announced last week.’
Litigation Futures, 1st March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A county council has defended a High Court challenge to its decisions to reduce a severely disabled man’s personal budget and revise his care and support plan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The national child abuse inquiry has been criticised by a prominent lawyer representing victims for failing to seize potentially vital caches of evidence before they are destroyed.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘There are some economic terms that are fixed and immutable. Marginal cost will always be the addition to cost from an incremental increase in output, and average cost will never be anything other than total cost divided by output. Other terms have greater fluidity and evolve over time with developments in theory and practice. For this reason, compilation of the Dictionary is never finished and definitions are never final.’
OUP Blog, 1st March 2017
Source: www.blog.oup.com
‘Seventeen British citizens or residents were detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. But who are they, how did they come to be there and what became of them following their release?’
BBC News, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Parents caught practising female genital mutilation on their children should not be prosecuted, a police force has claimed as it says the best course of action is to “educate parents”.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The mother of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police in 2011 triggered riots across the country, is going to the court of appeal on Thursday in what she says is her “continuing search for justice” for her son.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three men involved in a “cash for crash” scam which killed an 88-year-old woman in Leeds have been convicted.’
BBC News, 27th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government has won a High Court bid to stop prison officers staging “plainly unlawful” industrial action.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox is expected to formally notify the European competition regulator of its £11.7bn takeover offer for Sky later this week, after which the UK culture secretary will have to decide whether to launch an investigation into the extent of Murdoch’s control of UK media.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘There is a growing trend to hold care workers in control of risk responsible when things go wrong, a health and safety expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Almost nine out of every 10 Southern rail passengers will not be compensated for poor service, it has been claimed.’
BBC News, 1st March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Legal challenges to government air pollution standards or to the expansion of Heathrow airport have become too risky financially to pursue under new court regulations, environmental groups are warning.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Candy & Ors v Holyoake & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 92 (28 February 2017)
Ipcom GmbH & Co KG v HTC Europe Co Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 90 (28 February 2017)
AXA Versicherung Ag v Arab Insurance Group [2017] EWCA Civ 96 (28 February 2017)
Ahmed v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 99 (28 February 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
McGuinness v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2017] EWHC 325 (Admin) (28 February 2017)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v IM & Ors [2017] EWHC 376 (Admin) (28 February 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Microsoft Mobile OY (Ltd) v Sony Europe Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 374 (Ch) (28 February 2017)
White v Philips [2017] EWHC 386 (Ch) (27 February 2017)
CPL Ltd v CPL OPCO (Trinidad) Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 381 (Ch) (27 February 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A group of influential MPs has demanded “immediate reassurance” from a senior child protection officer after he suggested only paedophiles who pose a physical risk to children should face a criminal sentence.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Five years ago we posted a piece entitled ‘Church and State III – the European dimension’. Perhaps the title was misleading, but some people still don’t seem to be able to understand the difference between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, so the following is an updated version, without the references to freedom of religion and belief.’
Law & Religion UK, 27th February 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
The Employment and Support Allowance (Exempt Work & Hardship Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property etc) Regulations 2017
The Electricity (Applications for Consent) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2017
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2017
The National Health Service Commissioning Board (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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