‘Defendants will soon be able to plead guilty, be convicted and pay a penalty immediately and entirely online for certain offences, the Ministry of Justice announced yesterday as digital justice moved a step closer to reality.’
Legal Futures, 9th February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The first man to be extradited to the UK from Pakistan since 2005 has today (8 February) been jailed for life over the murders of two men in Bradford.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th February 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has set out plans to strike out claims automatically where the case fee has not been paid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Cris McCurley, Partner in Ben Hoare Bell LLP and advisory board member of Rights of Women and Women’s Aid, considers recent developments concerning contact where there has been evidence of domestic violence, and the events which have led to them.’
Family Law Week, 9th February 2917
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A soldier who abducted and stabbed his love rival has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Football Association’s ability to govern the sport and reform itself has been passed by a small number of MPs. The backbench motion, proposed by the chairman of the culture, media and sport committee Damian Collins, has no legal force but was intended to increase the pressure on the FA to reform its board and council in line with the new official code for sports governing bodies.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of child murders fell to the lowest level on record last year despite an 11 per cent rise in adult homicides across Britain.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former soldier accused of rape has been cleared after a court heard he was suffering from a sleep disorder.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A blundering nurse whose patient died after she gave him the wrong type of blood has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A high court challenge to Amber Rudd’s decision to close the Dubs scheme for lone child refugees after resettling only 350 from Europe is to be heard in early May.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four members of a child grooming gang are facing deportation to Pakistan after losing a legal appeal against their British citizenship being revoked.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘On 20 February 2015 Matthew O’Connor, the Claimant in this judicial review and the founder of the campaign group Fathers4Justice, was due to go on trial at Aldershot Magistrates’ Court for a public order offence. He arrived at court with around ten of his supporters, but when they tried to gain entry to the court building they were prevented from doing so by HMCTS staff. Only the Claimant and his Mackenzie Friend were allowed to enter.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A High Court judge has backed the decision of the London Borough of Barnet to vaccinate a looked after baby against the wishes of his mother.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The General Teaching Council for England was abolished by Section 7 of the Education Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). Section 8 of that Act enacted a new statutory code for dealing with misconduct by teachers in England. It did so by inserting Sections 141A to 141E and Schedule 11A into the Education Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”). The new scheme came into force on 1 April 2012.’
Education Blog, 7th February 2017
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘Protecting the financial rights of unmarried parents will matter not just to women but to the one in three children born to parents who aren’t married.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Fraud investigations involving foreign aid have quadrupled over five years as more public money is given to “fragile” countries, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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