Gang jailed over pensioner phone scam – BBC News
‘Eight men from London have been jailed for a phone scam that defrauded UK pensioners out of more than £1m.’
BBC News, 4th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thousands of court cases adjourned due to failures in interpreting services – The Guardian
‘More than 2,600 court cases have been adjourned over the past five years because of failures in the interpreting service, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bill forcing people to prove nationality slammed as discriminatory – The Guardian
‘Government measures making people prove their nationality or face prosecution risk damaging community relations and are discriminatory, critics have warned.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former chief constable calls for public inquiry into Orgreave clashes and beyond – The Guardian
‘A public inquiry should examine the way Margaret Thatcher’s government used the police to occupy communities during the 1980s miners’ strike, a former chief constable has said. Sir Peter Fahy said the police attitudes that caused public outrage last week, following the Hillsborough inquest verdicts, were fostered by events such as the government using officers to crush one of Britain’s bitterest industrial disputes.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge overturns ‘absurd’ NHS decision not to treat narcoleptic 17-year-old – Daily Telegraph
‘NHS England has been ordered by the High Court to treat a teenager with a severe neurological condition.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
George Bell: The battle for a bishop’s reputation – BBC News
‘George Bell was one of the most influential Anglican bishops of the last century. But, almost 60 years after his death, he was accused of having been a child abuser. Now campaigners are battling to defend his reputation.’
BBC News, 5th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kandyce Downer: Foster mother guilty of murdering toddler in her care jailed for life – The Independent
‘A foster mother who battered an 18-month-old baby to death just months after becoming her guardian has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 4th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tough talk on crime has led to a crisis in Britain’s prisons – The Guardian
‘The rapid rise in suicides and assaults behind bars was inevitable, given the UK imported an experiment that had failed – disastrously – in America.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teach that judge a lesson – Technology Law Update
‘Patent litigation in the English courts can be a bit of a see-saw, with experts from either side weighing in with their own perspective on technical matters. The judge must then make a choice between their views and come up with what he or she feels is the right answer.’
Technology Law Update, 4th May 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Rotherham abuse survivors press for stricter taxi safety measures – The Guardian
‘All taxis drivers in Rotherham will be required to have CCTV cameras installed in their cars from July, in an attempt to prevent child sexual exploitation. Drivers will also have to activate an audio recording device whenever they transport an unaccompanied child or vulnerable adult , under a series of measures introduced by the council to rebuild trust in the taxi industry.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Undercover police denied automatic anonymity at inquiry – BBC News
‘Undercover police officers facing claims of wrongdoing will not automatically get anonymity at a forthcoming major public inquiry.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother who tried to move family to Syria ordered to give up children – The Guardian
‘The high court has ruled that the three children of a Leicester woman who tried to take them to Isis-controlled territory must live with their grandmother.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serious case review to probe whether toddler battered to death by foster mother could have been saved – Daily Telegraph
‘Social services are facing questions after a “barbaric” woman beat an 18-month-old girl in her care to death, inflicting 200 injuries on her and trying to blame her eldest son for the child’s death.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Refugee held illegally after Home Office refused to believe he was 16 – The Guardian
‘Call for investigation into case of Syrian boy who was locked up for almost a month despite having documents proving identity.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Misleading broadband prices to be reformed in major crackdown – as BT faces ban over TV adverts -Daily Telegraph
‘Three adverts by Britain’s biggest telecoms provider have been banned for making misleading claims about the quality of its broadband being better than rivals.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Israel boycott ban: Local councils face legal action at High Court over boycott on Israeli goods made in West Bank – The Independent
‘Local councils are facing legal action at the High Court today over their decisions to impose boycotts on Israeli goods produced in “illegal” Israeli settlements in the West Bank.’
The Independent, 4th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK’s claims over Saudi bombing in Yemen ‘deeply disappointing’, say MPs – The Guardian
‘The British government’s claim that Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen has not breached international humanitarian law is “deeply disappointing” and contributes to an “anything goes” attitude from the opposing sides in the conflict, the international development select committee has said.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Compensation for health and safety breaches depends on actual harm, Court of Appeal confirms – OUT-LAW.com
‘Employees must be able to prove that they have suffered actual harm as a result of breaches of health and safety law by an employer in order to claim compensation, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Time to challenge appeal begins at date of award, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
‘The time allowed to challenge an arbitration award begins on the date that the award is made, and not when the parties receive it, the High Court in England has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
