‘A solicitor involved in the 2011 litigation between Russian oligarchs Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich has been fined £50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for entering into what was then an unlawful contingency fee agreement, under which he would have netted tens of millions of pounds had Mr Berezovsky succeeded.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has reduced by almost two-thirds the balance awarded to the seller of a law firm by the High Court, after ruling that – among other things – the trial judge had been wrong not to award the buyer damages for misrepresentation of the firm’s finances.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2016
Source: wwww.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of robbery. The new guideline, which has been issued following a public consultation, will come into effect on 1 April 2016.’
Sentencing Council, 28th January 2016
‘Charles Hale QC and Henry Clayton, both of 4 Paper Buildings, outline the debate which the Court of Appeal declined to resolve in the recent case of Ramadani v Ramadani [2015] EWCA Civ 1138.’
Family Law Week, 24th January 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A legal secretary who stole nearly £79,000 from vulnerable clients and spent it on shopping sprees has been jailed for two and a half years.’
BBC News, 28th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An investigation into reports of physical and sexual abuse linked to Kids Company has been dropped after police found no evidence to “justify a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service”.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government has scrapped major cuts to the criminal legal aid system in England and Wales, it has announced.’
The Independent, 28th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The hospital where young mother of two Frances Cappuccini died was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter legislation introduced in the wake of a series of catastrophic disasters in the late 80s and early 90s.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police could face extra expense and confusion as a result of discrepancies in the laws banning the possession of drugs that will emerge once the psychoactive substances bill comes into force, a police and crime commissioner has warned.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions is trying to force a rape victim to pay the so-called “Bedroom Tax” on her police-installed panic room, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 27th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The ‘financial list’ launched by the High Court in October last year for claims linked to the financial markets and worth over £50m is “operating well”, Mr Justice Blair has said.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Last week the Prime Minister entered into the debate on the wearing of veils by Muslim women in schools. This week, it is the turn of the Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshire.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th January 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A Christmas theme park worker who used his smartphone to secretly film women in the toilets at the tourist attraction has been given a suspended jail sentence.’
The Independent, 27th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Crimestoppers ad with an image of a heart that looked as if it was “ripped out of someone’s chest” has been banned by the advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A 25 year old man who used social media to harass a man because of his disability has been sentenced to six weeks imprisonment.’
CPS News Brief, 27th January 2016
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
‘Five former brokers, who were accused of helping the convicted trader Tom Hayes to rig benchmark interest rates, have walked free after a jury acquitted them.’
The Independent, 28th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government has been defeated in the Lords over plans to cut the benefits of people with illness and disabilities.’
BBC News, 27th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thieves armed with guns or knives should get the longest jail terms under new sentencing guidelines for robberies designed to help courts sentence all types of offenders, from a street mugger to a gang guilty of a bank hold-up.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A convicted murderer, recently released from a psychiatric hospital, has won his supreme court battle to keep his identity secret.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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