Former Bedfordshire police officer jailed for abusing girls – BBC News
‘A former police officer has been given a 23-year sentence after using Facebook to find vulnerable girls to have sex with.’
BBC News, 15th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Theresa May to put 72-hour limit on detention of pregnant asylum seekers – The Guardian
‘Theresa May will announce plans to place a 72-hour time limit on the detention of pregnant women at immigration centres after the House of Lords voted in favour of an all-out ban.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drivers could ‘face £70 fine’ for parking on pavements – The Independent
‘Drivers could face fines of up to £70 for parking on the pavement as ministers reportedly look to extend the ban outside of London to the rest of England.’
The Independent, 18th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police given more time to question terror suspects – BBC News
‘Police have been given more time to question four people arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an investigation launched after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels.’
BBC News, 16th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tiny proportion of stalking cases recorded by police, data suggests – The Guardian
‘Only a tiny proportion of all stalking cases are recorded by police, figures have suggested, leading to calls for more training for police to recognise the crime and provide support to victims.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
G4S fined 100 times since 2010 for breaching prison contracts – The Guardian
‘G4S has been fined at least 100 times for breaching its contracts to run prisons since 2010, according to data obtained by Labour.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal court: judge wrong to interfere with exclusion clause when wording sufficiently clear – OUT-LAW.com
‘A High Court judge was wrong to override an exclusion clause in a complex contract for the hire of an offshore drilling rig, as the parties were commercial equals and the wording of the clause was sufficiently clear, the appeal court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Jonas Gutierrez wins discrimination case against Newcastle United – with Alan Pardew criticised – Daily Telegraph
‘Newcastle United’s catastrophic season has suffered another humiliating defeat after Jonas Gutierrez won his discrimination case against the club following a battle with cancer.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London firm in the money after High Court upholds validity of contingency fee agreement – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has upheld a contingency fee agreement under which a well-known London law firm received half of the compensation recovered – which amounted to over £400,000, eight times what it would have billed on an hourly basis.’
Litigation Futures, 13th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judges and lawyers to receive scientific ‘primers’ – Litigation Futures
‘The judiciary is teaming up with the UK’s leading academies of science to produce guides and training that aim to helps judges, lawyers and juries when handling scientific evidence in the courtroom.’
Litigation Futures, 12th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court of Appeal orders retrial over aggregation of claims against solicitors – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that had protected law firms from financial risk through restricting the way professional indemnity insurers could aggregate multiple claims.’
Legal Futures, 14th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Commission examining impact of legal aid cuts ‘to be wound up’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An independent commission set up to examine the impact of legal aid cuts and develop a strategy to help ensure access to justice is to be wound up because of a lack of funds.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th April 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police are inconsistent in tackling online abuse, admits chief constable – The Guardian
‘The police chief in charge of combating digital crime has admitted that an “inconsistent” approach from police forces to online abuse is undermining the confidence of victims.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Didier Drogba: Charity Commission investigating player’s foundation – BBC News
‘A charity run by Didier Drogba is being investigated over “serious regulatory concerns” by the Charity Commission.’
BBC News, 14th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Returning refugees to Yemen may breach human rights, says UK – The Guardian
‘Indiscriminate acts of violence by both sides in the civil war in Yemen, including Saudi bombing of medical centres, is so widespread that the Britain has declared sending asylum seekers back to most parts of the country would likely be a breach of the European convention on human rights.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No child transfer to the EU under Article 15 BIIR without a best interests analysis of its effects on the child – Family Law Week
‘Roger McCarthy QC and Mark Twomey, barrister, of Coram Chambers address the central point of the Supreme Court’s judgment in Re N (Children) [2016] UKSC 15.’
Family Law Week, 13th April 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Family Justice Council Guide to Sorting Out Finances on Divorce – Family Law Week
‘Stuart Clark, Associate Solicitor at The International Family Law Group LLP, reviews the newly published guide for LiPs dealing with their financial matters after divorce or civil partnership dissolution.’
Family Law Week, 14th April 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Kent police officer wins racial discrimination case against force – The Guardian
‘A British Asian police officer stationed at Kent police’s outpost near the Channel tunnel entrance at Calais has won a case alleging that the force victimised and racially discriminated against him.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EU referendum: Leave.EU abandons legal challenge – BBC News
‘A proposed legal challenge to the Electoral Commission’s decision to make Vote Leave the official Out campaign in the EU referendum has been abandoned.’
BBC News, 14th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chilcot report expected to single out senior British military figures – The Guardian
‘Senior military figures will be singled out for criticism alongside Tony Blair and other establishment figures in the long-awaited Chilcot report into the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which is due to be handed to Downing Street next week.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
