‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘A rapper who groomed schoolgirls on social media then filmed himself having sex with them has been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bhardwa v FDA & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 800 (28 July 2016)
Hampshire v The Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2016] EWCA Civ 786 (28 July 2016)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Palmer, R v [2016] EWCA Crim 1049 (28 July 2016)
Oliver v R [2016] EWCA Crim 1053 (28 July 2016)
Denham & Anor v R [2016] EWCA Crim 1048 (28 July 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Manak & Anor [2016] EWHC 1914 (Admin) (28 July 2016)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Haque v Raja & Anor [2016] EWHC 1950 (Ch) (28 July 2016)
Richards v Worcestershire County Council & Anor [2016] EWHC 1954 (Ch) (28 July 2016)
Royal National Lifeboat Institution & Ors v Headley & Anor [2016] EWHC 1948 (Ch) (28 July 2016)
High Court (Commercial Court)
National Bank Trust v Yurov & Ors [2016] EWHC 1991 (Comm) (29 July 2016)
National Bank Trust v Yurov & Ors [2016] EWHC 1913 (Comm) (28 July 2016)
IMS SA & Ors v Capital Oil And Gas Industries Ltd [2016] EWHC 1956 (Comm) (28 July 2016)
Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd v Sumitomo Corporation [2016] EWHC 1909 (Comm) (27 July 2016)
High Court (Family Division)
MG v FG [2016] EWHC 1964 (Fam) (28 July 2016)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Daley v Bakiyev [2016] EWHC 1972 (QB) (29 July 2016)
Bukovsky v Crown Prosecution Service [2016] EWHC 1926 (QB) (28 July 2016)
Foster v McNicol & Anor [2016] EWHC 1966 (QB) (28 July 2016)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Private individuals should have the right to bring a claim against another on the grounds that that person sued them in the civil courts with “unnecessary malice”, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘New rights for third parties to bring direct actions against insurers in the event that an insured party against which they have a claim becomes insolvent will come into force on 1 August 2016.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘One of the central principles of the family justice system has long been ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of the families involved. Families going through divorces, child custody proceedings or cases involving child abuse have typically had their identities and the details of their cases protected. But over recent years there has been a rising perception that the family courts are secretive and unaccountable – sparking calls for increased transparency, and raising important questions for human rights.’
Rightsinfo, 27th July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
‘A borough council is facing a payout following the loss of a Supreme Court battle over compensation payable when the local authority used its emergency powers to close a pier.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed an appeal against a decision that a top-100 regional law firm was not guilty of age discrimination against one of its partners, after he was not offered a new partnership when it restructured.’
Legal Futures, 29th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘When a public body makes a mistake in its treatment of one person, can fairness require it to treat other people in the same way – even if that means amplifying the effects of the mistake?’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 27th July 2016
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
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