‘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
‘The Court of Appeal has invited the Law Society to intervene in a highly significant hearing this month in which insurers are trying to recover millions of pounds in RTA claims portal fees from claimant solicitors in the so-called ‘£400 club’.’
Litigation Futures, 9th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A police inquiry has found no evidence of a cover-up of historical sexual abuse at a residential school linked to the late politician Cyril Smith, prompting criticisms from an MP.’
The Guardian, February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An axe-wielding “killer clown” prankster has been jailed after he chased a pregnant woman the night before Halloween.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A new law designed to help protect people renting homes from rogue landlords isn’t working, say MPs and housing lawyers.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial child abuser who admitted 45 offences going back more than 25 years, and who is feared to have abused many more victims, has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 16 years.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court of Appeal judges have been told to stop unnecessarily long judgments and replace them with more concise rulings.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “violent and volatile prison population” is being fuelled by better access to so-called legal highs, a union has said.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new volunteer-run law centre in Manchester is the exception. More commonly, advice services across the country are either closed or struggling’
The Guardian, 9th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who lost her long-term partner has won a legal battle that is likely to improve the pension rights of unmarried couples in the public sector.’
BBC News, 8th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council guideline on imposition is effective in all courts from today, 1 February 2017. This clarifies that suspended sentences should be imposed only when custody is actually intended and not as a more severe form of community order.’
Sentencing Council, 1st February 2017
‘This White Paper provides Parliament and the country with a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve in negotiating our exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union.’
Official Publications, 2nd February 2017
‘A former master at a prestigious private school has been found guilty of indecently assaulting pupils he taught, over more than a decade.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th February 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Michael Allum, Solicitor with The International Family Law Group LLP, considers the implications of maintenance agreements in financial remedies cases.’
Family Law Week, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Stuart Clark, Associate, and David Hodson, Partner, both of The International Family Law Group LLP, describe what is known, and ask some questions, of the MoJ’s latest initiative to facilitate an online divorce system.’
Family Law Week, 7th February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Disapplication of Sections 88 and 89) Regulations 2017
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017
The Fixed Penalty (Amendment) Order 2017
The Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2017
The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (Penalty Points) (Amendment) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Sinclair [2017] EWCA Civ 55 (07 February 2017)
BS (Congo) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 53 (07 February 2017)
Mikki v Duncan [2017] EWCA Civ 57 (03 February 2017)
Khrapunov v JSC BTA Bank [2017] EWCA Civ 40 (02 February 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Korcala v Polish Judicial Authority [2017] EWHC 167 (Admin) (07 February 2017)
Iacob v Courthouse of Bacau (Romania) [2017] EWHC 155 (Admin) (03 February 2017)
Sutas v Republic of Lithuania [2017] EWHC 156 (Admin) (03 February 2017)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clydesdale Bank Plc v Stoke Place Hotel Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 181 (Ch) (07 February 2017)
RBC Trustees (CI) Ltd & Ors v Stubbs & Ors [2017] EWHC 180 (Ch) (07 February 2017)
A Khan Design Ltd & Anor v Evanta Motor Company Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 126 (Ch) (03 February 2017)
Kimyani & Ors v Sandhu [2017] EWHC 151 (Ch) (02 February 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
SL (Permission to Vaccinate), Re 2017 EWHC 125 (Fam) [2017] EWHC 125 (Fam) (30 January 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hourani v Thomson & Ors [2017] EWHC 173 (QB) (06 February 2017)
Barron & Ors v Collins (Rev 1) [2017] EWHC 162 (QB) (06 February 2017)
MacInnes v Gross [2017] EWHC 127 (QB) (03 February 2017)
Gunn & Ors v Diaz & Ors [2017] EWHC 157 (QB) (03 February 2017)
Kearns v Delta Steeplejacks Ltd [2017] EWHC 149 (QB) (02 February 2017)
Micheal & Ors v Phillips & Ors [2017] EWHC 142 (QB) (02 February 2017)
Denning v Greenhalgh Financial Services Ltd [2017] EWHC 143 (QB) (02 February 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Robert Molloy, 20, was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison over the racist attack filmed by a fellow tram passenger in Manchester.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A driver who told a court her Nissan Qashqai “took off” and sped out control before hitting a pedestrian has been cleared of causing a fatal crash.’
BBC News, 7th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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