‘The proposed merger of two suppliers of electronic gadgets for children will be the subject of an in-depth competition investigation in the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Is 2016 the year of technology assisted review, ask Andy McGregor & Daniel Wyatt.’
New Law Journal, 17th August 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘A pub landlord from Dorset who travelled to south-east Asia and filmed himself sexually abusing children as young as eight has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government should designate an official public body as a watchdog to intervene when factually incorrect political claims are made in future referendums, it has been recommended.’
The Independent, 31st August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Wyatt v Vince illustrates the growing trend towards openness of family proceedings, says Sarah Hughes.’
New Law Journal, 17th August 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The County Court has refused costs protection to a claimant after his solicitors had wrongly told the defendants that a funding agreement was in place.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘All iPlayer users must now own a TV licence, regardless of whether or not they watch programmes live.’
BBC News, 1st September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘PricewaterhouseCoopers has been fined £2.3m by the accountancy watchdog over its auditing of the subprime lender Cattles and its biggest division, Welcome Financial Services, in 2007.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police forces in England and Wales are failing to take action on a new law against psychological abuse, it has been revealed, prompting concerns that domestic violence is not being targeted effectively.’
The Independent, 31st August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than five years after his death in custody, the family of Kingsley Burrell is still waiting to learn if three police officers will face charges. His case has now been taken up by the Black Lives Matter movement. But after years of delays, the family’s questions are still the same – just how and why did he die?’
BBC News, 1st September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of crime in England and Wales should be given the right to restorative justice – where they can confront the criminal who harmed them – once the criminal justice system develops sufficient capacity, a parliamentary committee is to recommend.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A company that obtained a freezing injunction which prevented a businessman from investing his assets has been told it will have to pay “tens of millions of dollars” in damages by the High Court in London.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Supreme Court has refused to give the London Borough of Enfield permission to appeal in a dispute with the Government over the number of trains stopping near a major regeneration scheme.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The decision not to press charges in the abuse investigation against Sir Cliff Richard is being reviewed.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court is to return to the issue of recoverability after granting permission to appeal in a case leapfrogged from the High Court about costs in defamation.’
Litigation Futures, 30th August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Councils can expect costly challenges and appeals as more than 70,000 social housing tenants face £1,000 a year average rent rises under the ‘pay to stay’ regime.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The planned merger between Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf will be subject to an in-depth competition investigation, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Law firm Leigh Day is representing the SOS Grantham Hospital campaign group in its bid to try to prevent the partial closure of its A&E department by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT).’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A pensioner who battled with his neighbours over a patch of land could be sent to jail if he walks on the grass outside his home.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 20-year-old man who stabbed his younger half-brother to death during an argument over how the teenager was speaking to their mother has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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