‘On Tuesday the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on David Miranda’s detention under the Terrorism Act 2000 and, while upholding the lawfulness of the detention in the immediate case, ruled that the stop powers under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act lack sufficient legal safeguards to be in line with Article 10.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st January 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Children were made to perform “sexual activities” with each other – and animals – at a hotel, a family court judge has concluded.’
The Independent, 21st January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘You rarely get a new law that criminalises the lifestyle choices of gay men, but the legal highs bill is coming to the statute book.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK government has prepared legislation to give effect to EU legislation on the unitary patent and to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which backs the creation of a new UPC for resolving disputes over new unitary patents.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The financial assets of more than 3,600 couples were miscalculated in divorce and separation proceedings due to a faulty Ministry of Justice website.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are to review the death of Poppi Worthington after a family court judge ruled her father sexually assaulted her before she died.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Murders and killings in England and Wales have increased to their highest level for five years, figures show.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father who was publicly identified by a high court judge for sexually assaulting his baby daughter shortly before she died has fled abroad after receiving death threats, his family has said.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are to press ahead with their case against a Sudanese man granted asylum in Britain after walking through the Channel Tunnel from France.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been banned from having sex unless he lets police know at least one day in advance.’
The Independent, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The prime minister has ordered a clampdown on “spurious” legal claims against UK military personnel.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The most vulnerable victims of violent crimes, including abused women and refugees, are being put at a greater risk over uncertainty in funding to frontline services, officials have warned in a letter to the government. Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) from across England have called on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide urgent clarification of the grants available to victims’ services.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The code of conduct for MPs is being reviewed, with the possibility of a new test of whether a politician caught up in a sleaze scandal has damaged the reputation of the House of Commons.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A father has been given a suspended jail sentence for slapping a five-year-old child who he believed had hit his own son in a pub’s soft play area.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New research shows councils in Britain paid out thousands of pounds because of potholes, accidents and other workplace related grievances between 2013 and 2015.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Smith appealed against the decision of the MIB not to meet his personal injury claim when it was discovered that the First Defendant was an uninsured driver.’
Zenith PI Blog, 20th January 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is set to make encouraging comparison sites to enter the legal market one of its goals for the next year, along with telling regulators to be clearer about how they spend the profession’s money.’
Legal Futures, 20th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A high court judge has ruled that one of London’s most famous sights, the black cab, is not that unique after all, concluding that they are “devoid of inherent distinctive character”.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Civilian volunteers with specialist skills are going to be given “police-style powers” to create a more “flexible workforce”, the government has announced.
The Independent, 20th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Nestlé has failed in its attempt to trademark the shape of KitKat in the UK, opening the door for rivals to launch copycat products.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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