‘A children’s dance teacher who invented a dying nine-year-old girl and pretended to raise cash to help her complete her bucket list has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Illegal mobile phone use by drivers is rising, according to new research that found 31% of motorists admitted to using a handheld phone behind the wheel compared with 8% in 2014.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Vulnerable victims and witnesses will be able to give their evidence before a trial starts, as part of planned court reforms in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 15th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is the kind of document in which one might expect to find daunting legal terminology, interspersed with Latin phrases or even a smattering of Norman French.But one High Court judge has gone to previously unheard-of lengths to make a judgment in a family court case comprehensible even for the children it affects – by replacing dry terminology with a battery of down-to-earth phrases and even a smiley face symbol.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government will announce an inquiry into police conduct at the so-called Battle of Orgreave in 1984, it has been reported.’
The Independent, 15th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A farmer’s wife “took advantage” of her husband’s Alzheimer’s in a bid to do their son out of his promised £10 million inheritance, a judge has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain’s failure to protect girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) has been described as a “national scandal” by a committee of MPs, who said it was “beyond belief” that, 30 years since it became illegal, not a single person has been convicted of the crime. They described it as a “hidden crime” and “preventable” child abuse.’
The Independent, 15th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An army veteran has been paid £50,000 in compensation by Bedfordshire police after he was Tasered while suffering a flashback triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new ruling by the information rights tribunal suggests that businesses in the UK should be prepared to make multiple notifications to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the event of a data breach under new EU data protection laws, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A new ruling shows that UK courts are increasingly willing to “show their teeth” in cases where people and businesses fail to comply with court orders, a civil fraud and asset recovery specialist has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
The International Tax Compliance (Client Notification) Regulations 2016
The Côte d’Ivoire (Asset-Freezing) (Revocation) Regulations 2016
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2016
The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees) Regulations 2016
The Insolvency (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016
The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2016
The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016
The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2016
The General Dental Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Al-Saadoon & Ors v The Secretary of State for Defence & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 811 (09 September 2016)
M (Children), Re [2016] EWCA Civ 937 (09 September 2016)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Forbes & Ors, R v [2016] EWCA Crim 1388 (12 September 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Campbell v Campbell [2016] EWHC 2237 (Ch) (13 September 2016)
Wave Lending Ltd v Batra & Anor [2016] EWHC 2238 (Ch) (13 September 2016)
High Court (Family Division)
Case O (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) [2016] EWHC 2273 (Fam) (13 September 2016)
E (A Child : Medical Treatment) [2016] EWHC 2267 (Fam) (12 September 2016)
X (A Child) and Y (A Child) [2016] EWHC 2271 (Fam) (12 September 2016)
Case L (Human Fertilisation And Embryology Act 2008) [2016] EWHC 2266 (Fam) (12 September 2016)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Gamatronic (UK) Ltd & Anor v Hamilton & Anor [2016] EWHC 2225 (QB) (13 September 2016)
Newmafruit Farms Ltd & Ors v Pither & Ors [2016] EWHC 2205 (QB) (09 September 2016)
O’Hare & Ors v Coutts & Co [2016] EWHC 2224 (QB) (09 September 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Two brothers who acted as illegal gangmasters in Wisbech have been given two-year prison sentences suspended for two years at Cambridge crown court.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three of the 21/7 failed London bombers who said their rights were violated when they were arrested have had their claim rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.’
BBC News, 13th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS has apologised after a coroner criticised “serious failings” in medical care that led to a man dying hours after an ambulance crew failed to diagnose his heart attack and take him to hospital.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Personal data security was breached nearly 9,000 times by the government in a year, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. The watchdog revealed the 17 largest departments recorded 8,995 data breaches in 2014-15 – but that only 14 were reported to the Information Commissioner (ICO).’
The Guardian, 14th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government should not trigger Article 50 to leave the EU without first consulting Parliament, an eminent committee of peers has said.’
The Independent, 13th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The British Government has been ordered to pay a convicted terrorist more than £13,000 because his human rights were “violated” during police interviews over a plot to attack London. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that €16,000 (£13,600) of Ismail Abdurahman’s legal costs must be paid at the culmination of a seven-year court battle.’
The Independent, 13th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rupert Murdoch’s media company News UK is to be censured by Parliament for its conduct in the aftermath of the phone hacking scandal. It is understood that the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee will find the company and a number of senior individuals guilty of misleading Parliament.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Seventeen care workers are alleging failure to be paid the minimum wage in the sector’s biggest ever legal claim.’
BBC News, 14th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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