‘Families of more than a dozen current and former pupils at a London school where the serial paedophile William Vahey abused at least 53 boys are seeking financial compensation that could run to more than £1.5m.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pride in London is held this week (10-26 June) with events taking place around the city.
Originating in 1970 in the United States, Pride events are now held around the globe. They serve as both a celebration and a platform, sending a powerful message of solidarity.
To mark this year’s Pride we have put together a timeline charting the first Pride events held worldwide, with information on each country’s LGBTI related laws: www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/pride-timeline/
‘Changes to court rules to encourage more defendants to plead guilty earlier may lead to more miscarriages of justice as well as increasing the prison population, MPs warn today.’
The Independent, 14th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has accused the Law Society of misrepresenting its views on McKenzie Friends.’
Legal Futures, 14th June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A total lack of “professional curiosity” by health workers about the troubled family background of the toddler Poppi Worthington meant vital questions which might have prevented her death were never asked, an official report finds.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain’s equality watchdog has criticised British airlines and British Airways (BA) in particular – for their treatment of disabled customers as legal action is taken by an actor over alleged damage to her wheelchair.’
The Guardian. 13th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A challenge to the UK’s right to deny some EU migrants child benefit and child tax credits has been rejected by European judges.’
BBC News, 15th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court will next week (23 June) hear a borough council’s appeal over an order that it should pay more than £2m in compensation plus legal costs to the operators of a business on a seaside pier it temporarily shut down.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernment.co.uk
‘Damian Clarke, a former equities trader at Schroders Investment Management, has been sentenced to two years in prison for insider trading.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A district council has revoked the licence of a private hire operator, as well as hackney carriage licences for five of his vehicles, after he was found to be running his taxi business outside of the district.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘When unaccompanied asylum-seeking children turn 18 their support can be completely cut off – no matter how long they have been in the UK.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Last year 32,446 people subject to immigration control in the UK were detained by the government. Some had entered the country irregularly and were quickly removed. Others were detained pending removal or deportation. More than half of them were released back into the community, meaning that their detention had served no purpose.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Some county court cases reported in the indispensable ‘Housing: Recent Developments’ in Legal Action for May 2016. Cases involve introductory tenancies, deposits, harassment and illegal eviction.’
Nearly Legal, 12th June 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘If I am an extremely well-regarded academic at Cambridge (don’t snigger at the back, I could be) and due to my eminence I do some unpaid voluntary work for a major international group (here, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change), the work in relation to which I do over my university email account, are those emails held by the University under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“EIR”)?’
Panopticon, 10th June 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘The UK Pensions Ombudsman has begun publishing adjudicators’ opinions and formal ombudsman determinations on its website and will make the complainants anonymous in most cases.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘One of the advantages of the Competition Appeal Tribunal is said to be the fact that its three-member panel typically includes an economist. But is that really such a big advantage over the High Court?’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 9th June 2016
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Last year, the chief prisons inspector called Yarl’s Wood ‘a place of national concern’ following concerns over alleged sexual abuse and intimidation of women detained there.’
The Independent, 13th June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A British company has been found liable for the first time for victims of modern slavery in a landmark high court judgment.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A wealthy businessman who drunkenly ploughed his new Mercedes into a marquee at a charity ball injuring 21 people has been jailed for more than a year.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A drug dealer who drove at speeds of up to 150mph with a three-year-old girl in his car during a police chase has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
BBC News, 10th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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