Disabled man born after incest rape wins right to claim compensation – BBC News
‘A man born with severe disabilities after his mother was raped by her father has won the right to claim compensation.’
BBC News, 1st June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Birmingham pub bombings: coroner orders new inquests – The Guardian
‘An inquest into the Birmingham pub bombings, one of the worst terrorist attacks in British history, is to be reopened 42 years after they claimed the lives of 21 people.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families’ fury over ‘painfully slow’ progress after Winterbourne View scandal – Daily Telegraph
‘Families of the victims of the Winterbourne View care scandal have written to David Cameron accusing ministers of betrayal by leaving vulnerable disabled people at risk of abuse five years on.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Successful challenge to OFSTED nursery inspection – Education Blog
‘There is a rare example of a successful challenge to an OFSTED nursery inspection in R ota Old Co-operative Day Nursery Ltd v OFSTED [2016] EWHC 1126, handed down last week, which can be found here.’
Education Blog, 1st June 2016
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Court of Appeal: SDLT not payable by company using Shari’a finance scheme – OUT-LAW.com
‘Project Blue Limited (PBL) was not liable for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) in respect of its acquisition of the former Chelsea Barracks by means of a Shari’a finance scheme, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Back to the drawing board: it’s time to rethink LASPO – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Four years ago the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) received royal assent. In the following April cuts to legal aid were introduced that according to the government’s own estimates denied access to justice to over 300,000 people. Since the controversial legislation was approved by parliament there have been calls for it to be reviewed (see “Overdue review?”, Jon Robins, NLJ, 22 April 2016, p 7). In the Cabinet Office guide to making legislation it was recommended that a review should take place three to five years after the legislation received royal assent. So a review of LASPO should happen soon.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
DfE to axe serious case review system in favour of national and local reviews – Local Government Lawyer
‘Ministers are to scrap the serious case review system used when children have suffered severe harm.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Examining the effectiveness of celebrity injunctions – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Is the Supreme Court’s decision in PJS v NGN [2016] UKSC 26, [2016] All ER (D) 135 (May), as Lord Toulson suggests, out of touch with reality? Sara Mansoori, barrister at Matrix Chambers, considers the wider consequences of the case and suggests that even when information is in the public domain, the law of privacy can prevent repetition of that information where such repetition can cause unwarranted distress.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexhange.co.uk
Drug counsellors, how could drug legislation be improved? – The Guardian
‘As an annual survey finds MDMA is making a comeback, we want to hear from those who work with addiction about reducing the damage of drug misuse.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Senior EU lawyer backs workplace ban on Muslim headscarves – The Guardian
‘Companies should be free to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves at work if they have a general policy barring all religious and political symbols, a senior EU lawyer has said.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham pub bombings: Bombers will not be jailed – ex-IRA man – BBC News
‘The Birmingham coroner is to decide later whether to reopen inquests into the victims of the 1974 IRA pub bombings. But one former member of the terror group says the men behind the attacks will never be brought before a court.’
BBC News, 1st June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Odd laws you may unknowingly break – BBC News
‘An 800-year-old dress code banning women from taking off their hats may finally be overturned later in Norfolk. But what other old-fashioned, or just plain strange, rules are in place around England?’
BBC News, 31st May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Relatives campaign for ‘Robin’s law’ to oblige care homes to inform family if a loved one is ill – The Guardian
‘As a new inquest approaches into the death of their autistic sister, family continues to fight for a law to boost the rights of relatives.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug driving: Almost 8,000 arrests in England and Wales – BBC News
‘There were almost 8,000 arrests last year for drug driving in England and Wales, figures obtained by BBC Radio 5 live have suggested.’
BBC News, 1st June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Wills ad banned by Advertising Standards Authority over ‘irresponsible’ sexualised images – Daily Telegraph
‘An ad for the teenage clothing brand Jack Wills has been banned for using sexualised images and text inappropriate for young people.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Birmingham pub bombings: Coroner to rule on resuming inquests – BBC News
‘A coroner is due to rule on whether the inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings will resume.’
BBC News, 1st June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Birds Eye ad gets banned for exaggerating size of portions – The Guardian
‘The advertising watchdog has censured Birds Eye for running a TV campaign that exaggerated the size of its ready meals which the company argued was necessary to “bring life to the ingredients”.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court battle over six-year-old boy missing in Afghanistan – Daily Telegraph
‘A six-year-old boy who was born in Afghanistan and is never thought to have set foot in Britain is at the centre of a taxpayer-funded family court dispute between his separated Afghan parents.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court rejects appeal from solicitor who “neither thought nor cared about” the rules – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has rejected an appeal against striking off from a solicitor who “neither thought nor cared about” the rules governing his profession.’
Legal Futures, 31st May 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
