‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK is to review the way it conducts market investigations, it has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
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‘A planning inspector failed to apply a required test when allowing a development that would cause ‘less than substantial harm’ to a designated heritage asset, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Last week the UK The Supreme Court ruled against the designer of the award-winning Trunki children’s suitcase. PMS International Group’s competing product, the Kiddee Case, does not infringe Magmatic’s registered design rights.’
Technology Law Update, 15th March 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A highly experienced magistrate – Richard Page – has been sacked for airing views opposing same-sex couples being allowed to adopt.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th March 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A Family Court judge has ordered a council to pay a 10-year-old boy £5,000 in damages after it failed for three years to seek to revoke a placement order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th March 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This study assesses the impact on crime of the Metropolitan Police’s Operation BLUNT 2, which ran from May 2008 to April 2011.’
Home Office, 17th March 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘An inquiry that found “no evidence” of historical abuse by establishment figures in former north Wales children’s homes has been backed by a review. Lady Justice Macur published her two-year review into the 2000 Waterhouse inquiry on Thursday.
She said there was “no reason” to undermine its findings.’
BBC News, 17th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The price of getting divorced will soar by 34% from Monday as the Ministry of Justice raises its fees to pay for the overall cost of administering justice. The increase, from £410 to £550, is unlikely to deter many of those determined to separate, but it has provoked anger among family lawyers who say the amount is far higher than the actual cost of the legal procedure.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A public inquiry has been ordered into the death of a man shot by police. The home secretary, Theresa May, announced that the inquest into the 2012 killing of Anthony Grainger would be converted into a statutory inquiry led by a judge with greater investigative powers.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Colombian national certified as a danger to the public and convicted of crimes including blackmail, kidnapping and assault causing bodily harm is entitled to general damages for unlawful detention, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.
But appeal judges reduced the period for which Isaias Gaviria-Manrique is entitled to an award.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A doctor has been found guilty of fondling the breasts of a teenage girl and three women patients during unnecessary clinical examinations.’
BBC News, 17th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The use of large “surge” stop-and-search operations by the police has no discernible effect in reducing crime, according to newly released Home Office research. The study looks at the mass use of stop and search by London’s Metropolitan police to tackle knife crime in 2008/09, at a time when officers were carrying out one search every 20 seconds on average nationwide.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More than 200 people have died of “non-natural” causes in detention in Britain since the start of 2014, says the Equality and Human Rights Commission.’
BBC News, 18th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A wealthy couple who said “shattering” helicopter noise stymied their hopes of selling their £4m home to Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly have scored a landmark High Court victory.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Universities should overhaul guidelines on dealing with allegations of sexual assaults and harassment, according to a taskforce set up by the government. Current guidelines were written in 1994 and should be updated to reflect legal changes and the effect of social media, the Universities UK taskforce said.’
BBC News, 18th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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