‘The London Borough of Southwark acted unlawfully when it had refused to accept a third application for homelessness assistance from applicant “JH”, the administrative court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority insists its “radical” handbook reforms will widen access to justice, acknowledging that certain safeguards will be needed if solicitors are given greater freedom to deliver legal services outside regulated firms.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A nurse who was accused of botching the insertion of a feeding tube into a 10-year-old girl’s stomach has been cleared of the child’s manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager has died in the custody of police after being detained by security staff at a shopping centre.’
BBC News, 14th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City watchdog faces a legal battle in its attempts to ban a payday lender from the industry, as financier Andrew Barry Hart fights claims he “took a reckless approach” to lending and “failed to address unfair business practices”.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who admitted sending disturbing Twitter messages to the mother of murdered toddler, James Bulger, has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 14th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A speeding motorist who drove his car straight through the wall of a house – throwing the tenant out of her bath – has been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It should be a separate criminal offence to refuse to hand over money and assets derived from crime, a group of MPs has said. The system for enforcing confiscation orders imposed by the courts is not working, a report by the Home Affairs Select Committee added.’
Home Affairs select committee press release
BBC News, 15th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The father of a 13-month-old girl who died after she was found with serious injuries at her home will not face any criminal charges.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A speech by Solicitor General Robert Buckland to the Public Policy Exchange Symposium on effectively tackling Hate Crime.’
Attorney General’s office, 13th July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A teenager who took photographs in court as his friend was being jailed for murder and then glorified the killer on social media has been given a 15-month sentence.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Thousands of people with haemophilia and others infected during surgery and childbirth in England are to get increased ex-gratia payments for being infected with the hepatitis C virus (Hep C) and/or HIV during the NHS contaminated blood scandal more than 30 years ago.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A police force has become the first in Britain to recognise misogyny as a hate crime, in an effort to make the county a safer place for women. Nottinghamshire Police is recording incidents such as wolf whistling, street harassment, verbal abuse and taking photographs without consent within the hate crime definition.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A high court judge has been asked to overturn an decision on funding for a preventive treatment for HIV that charities say is a “gamechanger”.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are set to announce whether charges will be brought in connection with the death of a 13-month-old girl.’
BBC News, 14th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Church of England has offered a “whole-hearted apology” to hundreds of emotionally disturbed adolescent girls placed at a church-run children’s home where residents were drugged, locked up and physically and sexually abused over a 20-year period.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Defence companies have claimed £61m of expenditure from the taxpayer that was “potentially” not allowed under contract rules, a watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 14th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New immigration offences have now come into force, meaning it will now be easier to prosecute those who employ illegal workers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Six years ago tomorrow [7 July], the UK Supreme Court said that gay people should not have to hide their sexuality in order to avoid persecution in their home country.’
RightsInfo, 6th July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
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