‘Levels of violence in young offender institutions have been described as unacceptably high, with inmates and staff facing the daily threat of beatings and stabbings. The government is promising a thorough review of the system. But what’s life like for young people who get locked up?’
BBC News, 12th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers representing a Libyan husband and wife who were kidnapped and flown to one of Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons are seeking to overturn a decision that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute a former MI6 officer for his alleged role.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Smith v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust & Anor [2016] EWHC 2208 (QB) (08 September 2016)
Eurasia Sports Ltd v Tsai (k/a Martin Tsai) & Ors [2016] EWHC 2207 (QB) (08 September 2016)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Paice & Anor v Harding (t/a MJ Harding Contractors) [2016] EWHC B22 (TCC) (05 August 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Jennifer Kotilaine, barrister of 42 Bedford Row, analyses the duties of local authorities to unaccompanied migrant children in the light of the House of Lords European Union Select Committee’s recent critical report on the subject.’
Family Law Week, 1st September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Written Ministerial Statement made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice, Dr Phillip Lee.’
Ministry of Justice, 8th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Court of Appeal today increased the sentence of Evesham child sex offender Daniel Mills after an intervention by Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP.’
Attorney General’s Office, 8th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Credit card group MasterCard is being sued for £14bn, the largest legal claim in British history, in a landmark lawsuit over allegations that it overcharged 46m UK consumers.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Even the fiercest critic of Dame Lowell Goddard must admit she’s got a point. Earlier this week, Goddard revealed why she resigned last month as chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. She sent a 10-page critique of the setup of the inquiry to the home affairs select committee, saying it was too big, took in too many institutions (church, councils, schools, Westminster, Medomsley detention centre – to name but a few of its 13 strands), was too complex, went back too far (60 years), would take too long (possibly 10 years), and was underfunded.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A dealer who tried to sell an elephant tusk at Christie’s has been spared a fine after claiming he was “misled” by their antiques experts.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Prosecutions for disability hate crimes surged by more than 40 per cent last year compared to the year before, official figures show. The Attorney General’s Office released statistics showing that the Crown Prosecution Service completed 941 prosecutions for such crimes in 2015/16 compared to 666 in the previous year. Convictions were also up by a similar rate, from 503 to 707, also around a 40 per cent increase.’
The Independent, 8th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Theresa May is on a collision course with Parliament over controversial plans to redraw the election map of the UK after Conservative MPs attacked them, with one branding them “perverse”. The review of constituencies due to be published next week will see the number of MPs in the Commons slashed from 650 to 600.’
The Independent, 8th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A fugitive from Poland who came to the UK and “transformed” his life has won a High Court battle against extradition for old criminal offences.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Theresa May will set aside decades of cross-party consensus in education policy by ending the ban on the creation of new grammar schools and attempt to head off critics by proposing measures intended to prevent poorer children losing out.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Individuals providing certain evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry can do so without fear of prosecution.’
Attorney General’s Office, 6th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Young v R [2016] EWCA Crim 1321 (07 September 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Chancery Client Partners Ltd & Ors v MRC 957 Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (23 September 2016)
Process Components Ltd v Kason Kek-Gardner Ltd [2016] EWHC 2198 (Ch) (05 September 2016)
Taylor v Van Dutch Marine Holding Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 2201 (Ch) (05 September 2016)
Golstein v Bishop & Anor [2016] EWHC 2187 (Ch) (02 September 2016)
High Court (Patents Court)
Nicocigs Ltd v Fontem Holdings 1 BV [2016] EWHC 2161 (Pat) (02 September 2016)
The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016
The Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2016
The Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Bank Levy (Amendment of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 2011) Regulations 2016
The Education (Designated Institutions) (England) (No. 3) Order 2016
The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016
The Postal Services Act 2011 (Taxation) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Acquisition of Land (Rate of Interest after Entry) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Rentcharges (Redemption Price) (England) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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