Nanny faces extradition to US over child abuse charge – BBC News
‘A nanny wanted in the US on a child pornography charge has lost a UK court fight against extradition.’
BBC News, 25th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Look on bright side of diversity progress, says Sikh top judge – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The first Sikh High Court judge has urged solicitors to be optimistic about diversity in the judiciary, despite acknowledging recruitment challenges.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MoJ set to press ahead with regulatory independence – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has no intention of dropping its plans to separate the legal regulators from their representative bodies, it said yesterday as it unveiled reviews of how the Legal Services Board (LSB) and Legal Ombudsman (LeO) are operating.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Bournemouth man who punched and killed girlfriend jailed – BBC News
‘A man who punched and killed his girlfriend just days after he was overheard saying he would kill her has been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government forced to pay out £14m to hundreds wrongly imprisoned under immigration powers – The Independent
‘The Government has been forced to pay out millions of pounds in compensation to innocent people who were illegally locked up in Britain under immigration powers, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 26th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear trio of cases on continuing success fee and ATE recoverability – Litigation Futures
‘The Supreme Court has consolidated three cases on whether the continuing recoverability of additional liabilities in publication and privacy cases are incompatible with publishers’ rights to freedom of expression.’
Litigation Futures, 27th October 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Vicarious Liability Considered by the Court of Appeal- Fletcher v Chancery Lane Supplies Ltd [2016] – Zenith PI Blog
‘An employer appealed a first instance decision in which it was held vicariously liable for the actions of employee.’
Zenith PI Blog, 26th October 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
SQE will become part of law degrees and make LPC “redundant” – Legal Futures
‘Some universities will incorporate the first stage of the proposed Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) into their law degrees, the education and training director of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Police satisfied with stop and search reform despite racial inequality – The Guardian
‘Police believe they have done enough to avert the government’s threat to pass new laws outlawing the abuse of stop and search powers, despite new figures showing that black people are six times more likely to be targeted by officers than white people.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law concerning use of sexual history in rape trials ‘could be reformed’ – The Guardian
‘The law could be reformed to make clear that an alleged rape victim’s sexual history must not in future be used routinely as evidence in court, the attorney general has suggested.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pizza Hut delivery driver Ali Qasemi’s killer found guilty – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of killing a takeaway delivery driver in a “snatch and grab” robbery for three pizzas.’
BBC News, 27th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cyber security for SMEs – taking it seriously – Technology Law Update
‘Getting cyber security right is not easy. Even the largest organisations can find themselves in difficulties – as the recent high-profile problems encountered by Yahoo and TalkTalk show. But it is especially challenging for smaller organisations without the headcount or budget to cover every angle in detail. What should you do to give your organisation the best chance of success?’
Technology Law Update, 27th October 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
As many as 10 sex offenders released into the community every day, new figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
‘As many as 10 sex offenders are released into the community everyday, according to new figures.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Maternity leave sackings cost £280m a year, says equality watchdog – The Guardian
‘British businesses are losing hundreds of millions of pounds every year as a result of women being forced out of jobs after having a baby, a damning report from the equalities watchdog has revealed.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison violence epidemic partly due to staff cuts, MoJ admits – The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice has explicitly acknowledged that staff cuts are a factor in the rising tide of violence in prisons in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal judge dismisses challenge to removal of climate change levy exemption – OUT-LAW.com
‘A legal challenge to the government’s decision to end the climate change levy (CCL) exemption for renewable source electricity with only 24 days’ notice has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Homeless Reduction Bill – part 2 – Nearly Legal
‘After my rantette about clause 1 of the Homeless Reduction Bill as published for second reading, it is time to turn to the substance of the Bill in terms of new duties and so on. And, some drafting issues aside, these are broadly positive.’
Nearly Legal, 26th October 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Local councils “put off by lack of clarity on weight given to neighbourhood plans” – Local Government Lawyer
‘Parish and town councils have been keen to embrace neighbourhood planning but have been put off “as it was unclear what weight they were given in the planning process especially where there was no local plan or five-year land supply”, the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Father found guilty of killing toddler who ‘drowned in food’ – The Guardian
‘A man has been found guilty of killing his toddler son by force-feeding him a mixture of bread and cereal.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
