‘A GP who drove home after drinking almost an entire bottle of vodka at his surgery has been allowed to keep his job after medical watchdogs heard he was stressed at looking after 3,500 patients.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Investigatory powers tribunal finds there was no lawful basis for Cleveland police accessing records in leak inquiry.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2017
Source: www,guardian.co.uk
‘Three of the UK’s most senior judges have rejected a request by the Guardian and other media organisations to sanction the release of video footage showing a British Royal Marine shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A disgraced human rights lawyer accused of hounding British troops earned his firm more than £1.6m from an improper deal carving up fees from pursuing abuse claims against British troops, a tribunal has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Prison inspectors have warned that the situation at Exeter jail is “fragile”, with drugs thrown over the wall on a daily basis and only 29 officers on duty for 490 prisoners. The chief inspector’s report published on Wednesday says staff shortages at the overcrowded category B Victorian prison are exacerbated by problems including drugs and mental health issues, leaving the prison struggling to cope with rising violence and self-harm incidents.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A mother of two has been acquitted of encouraging her boyfriend to shoot a crying toddler in the head with an air rifle to keep him quiet.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The family of Lord Janner yesterday vowed to “undermine from within” the Government’s beleaguered child sex abuse inquiry after being given a formal role in the investigation. The family were granted core participant status which gives them access to documents and to have lawyers attend the inquiry’s hearings.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now-abolished sexual offences have been posthumously pardoned.
Dubbed the “Alan Turing law”, it will in effect act as an apology to those convicted for consensual same-sex relationships before homosexuality was decriminalised in England and Wales in 1967.’
The Independent, 31st January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Caspar Glyn QC considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment today that an employee can be summarily dismissed for negligence and that a wrongfully dismissed employee cannot normally maintain an ongoing claim for wages.’
Cloisters, 24th January 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘The Joint Committee report on high heels and dress codes at work shows that discriminatory dress codes can promote the sexualised objectification of women at work, disadvantage people with disabilities, inhibit employment prospects, impair work performance and cause long term and substantial damage to health.’
Cloisters, 26th January 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘On 24 February 2012, Doug Paulley tried to do something most of us would not think twice about. He went to catch a bus. He wanted to get from Wetherby to Leeds to catch a train. The single wheelchair space was occupied, not by another wheelchair user, but by a pushchair. The bus driver asked the owner to move but did nothing more when she refused. Mr Paulley was unable to travel on that bus, so missed his train.’
Cloisters, 30th January 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘A UK parliamentary committee has opened an inquiry into so-called ‘fake news’.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review challenge brought by four local authorities over the Transport Secretary’s decision to back a third runway at Heathrow Airport.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A transgender woman has been denied direct contact with her five children on the basis they would be shunned by their ultra-Orthodox Jewish community if she were allowed to meet them.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Eyebrows were raised yesterday after a freedom of information request on ‘touting’ by criminal defence law firms – in which agents for rival solicitors poach potential clients even if they have representation – suggested few complaints have been made to the regulator.’
Legal Futures, 31st January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Six people, including two former HBOS bankers, have been found guilty of bribery and fraud that cost the bank’s business customers and shareholders hundreds of millions of pounds.’
BBC News, 30th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A magistrate who refused to sit on a same-sex parenting case has been given a formal warning for misconduct.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Access to the EU’s financial markets should be based on common recognition of global standards instead of the current “granular, technical and detailed” legislation, the head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘More than £1.5m will go to projects that help wildlife and the environment as companies pay for breaking green laws, the Environment Agency has said.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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