Claims Management Regulator – Misleading marketing statements – Ministry of Justice
‘We have put together a list of misleading statements which demonstrate some of the types of advertising and marketing that is not compliant with our rules.’
Ministry of Justice, 29th July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Claimant who only beat part 36 offer because of post-Brexit fall in sterling denied usual rewards – Litigation Futures
‘A claimant who only beat his part 36 offer because of the fall in the value of sterling since the Brexit vote has been denied the usual benefits of enhanced interest, indemnity costs and an additional payment that would have been the maximum £75,000 given the sums at stake.’
Litigation Futures, 29th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Modern Slavery Act 2015 review: one year on – Home Office
‘An independent review into the effectiveness of the criminal justice provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 one year after coming into effect.’
Home Office, 31st July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Teenager sentenced for Derby knife murder – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A 16-year-old has been sentenced to 14 years in custody for the murder of 22-year-old Tom Webb, who was stabbed to death in the centre of Derby in January 2016.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Cybercriminal “Sir King Cash” ordered to pay back over half a million pounds – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Fraudster Sean Benson, who went by the screen name “Sir King Cash”, has been ordered to pay back £554,000 by a judge at Southwark Crown Court. Benson now has three months in which to pay back the money or face a further five years in jail. All of the money will be paid back to the victims of the fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Linklaters escapes ‘unprecedented’ disclosure order – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The High Court has decided against making what would have been an unprecedented order in relation to e-disclosure in an action brought over the behaviour of a mining company in Peru.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Black box’ recorder used in liability trial defence – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A telematics-based motor insurer has claimed a first after data from a “black box” recorder was successfully used in a defence at a collision liability trial.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge jails ‘childish’ man who brought M1 to standstill because of grudge with police – Daily Telegraph
‘A “childish” man who cost the economy £28 million when he brought the M1 to a standstill for 28 hours has been jailed for two years after he caused hundreds of holidaymakers to miss their flights.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ellie Butler murder: Father displayed ‘pattern of impulsive violence’ – BBC News
‘A man who murdered his six-year-old daughter was described as displaying a “pattern of impulsive violence” months before she died, it has been revealed.’
BBC News, 30th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trevor Gray: Wife’s battle to clear wrongly jailed detective’s name – BBC News
‘A High Court judge has said a police force was wrong not to reinstate a former detective wrongly jailed for raping a woman in 2011. Trevor Gray’s wife Alison told BBC News how her family won a five-year, £150,000 battle to clear his name.’
BBC news, 30th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Key Janner witness lied about abuse by care home boss – Daily Telegraph
‘A former children’s home resident who accused the late politician Lord Janner of Braunstone of being a paedophile made false claims of being sexually abused by the home’s manager, it has been alleged.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police watchdog IPCC ‘favours black complainants’ – BBC News
‘The police watchdog is now “more likely to believe black complainants than white police officers”, according to a former officer and equality campaigner.’
BBC News, 31st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Retired businessman loses battle with archaeological society over ‘plebeian’ tour groups spoiling his elevenses – Daily Telegraph
‘A retired businessman has lost his battle with a local archaeological society after complaining about “plebeian” members of historical tour groups spoiling his elevenses.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rise in child sexual abuse cases threatens other policing, warns chair of commissioners – The Guardian
‘Police struggling to cope with a huge escalation in the number of child sexual exploitation cases fear it “may grow to threaten other aspects of effective policing”, the new chair of police commissioners has warned.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brexit Briefing NO. 2 The implications for extradition – 6 KBW
‘This second paper examines the impact of the decision to withdraw from the EU on the UK’s current extradition arrangements, in particular the European Arrest Warrant (“EAW”) system. The focus of the paper is on the legal consequences that will follow from a decision to trigger the process of withdrawal under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, and possible alternatives to the current system of extradition that could be adopted in any post-EU legal system.’
6 KBW, 13th July 2016
Source: www.6kbw.com
Raising the Bar with Rob Rinder – BBC Radio 5 Live
‘Leading barrister Rob Rinder takes us into the private chambers of judges to discuss their work as part of the legal profession. In this programme he talks to Lord Judge, circuit judges and the judiciary appointments committee about life as a judge.’
BBC Radio 5 Live, 24th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sexual Risk Orders – BBC Law in Action
‘A man living in Yorkshire has been told he must give the police 24 hours before he plans to have sex – despite having no conviction, after being cleared during a rape trial last year.’
BBC Law in Action, 23rd July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former British judo champion jailed for attempting to smuggle Albanian asylum seekers into UK – The Independent
‘A former judo champion who represented Great Britain has been jailed for attempting to smuggle Albanian migrants into the UK.’
The Independent, 29th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
