The tech start-up planning to shake up the legal world – BBC News
‘A career in law and extremely long hours tend to go hand in hand. When you’re starting out it’s often particularly gruelling.’
BBC News, 17th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Holocaust survivor was not a tax cheat, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
‘A holocaust survivor, who overcame the horror of his entire family’s murder by the Nazis to make millions in Britain, has been posthumously cleared of tax evasion by a judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Orgreave inquiry calls grow after damning Hillsborough verdict for police – The Guardian
‘South Yorkshire police’s alleged ‘frame-up’ of striking miners in 1984 is consistent with force’s conduct five years later.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK proposes ‘sweeping changes’ to corporate liability for economic crimes – OUT-LAW.com
‘The planned introduction of a new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud, money laundering and other economic crimes would have an “even bigger impact on businesses than the introduction of the Bribery Act”, a corporate crime expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Profession unites to create mental health taskforce – The Lawyer
‘Fifteen organisations from the legal profession have joined forces to create a new taskforce promoting mental wellbeing in the legal community.’
The Lawyer, 16th May 2016
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Family: needs and standard of living – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The issue for many judges is the period over which the standard of living is to be maintained.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal unhappy with Home Office position and submissions in student case – Free Movement
‘Technical”, “deeply unattractive”, “disingenuous”, “singularly lacks merit”, “ridiculous”, “inappropriate”, “extraordinary”. All words used by Elias or Vos LLJ to describe the arguments advanced by the Home Office in the course of their judgments in the remarkable case of R (On the Application Of Ufot) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 298.’
Free Movement, 16th May
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Increasing costs budget – what constitutes “significant development” – Zenith PI Blog
‘In Churchill v Boot 2016 (QBD 22/04/2016) permission to appeal against a master’s order refusing permission to amend a cost budget was refused.’
Zenith PI Blog, 13th May 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
How the other half live – Nearly Legal
‘Eclipse Film Partners v HMRC [2016] UKSC 24 has almost nothing to do with housing law. It was an appeal from the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber), via the UT (TCC) and the CA. It wasn’t even about the substantive issues in the case, rather, it was about who should pay for the costs of the bundles (which cost over £215,000 to produce – more than 700 files in the trial bundle!).’
Nearly Legal, 12th May 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Teenager jailed for life over machete killing in London park – The Guardian
‘A 17 year-old has been jailed for life after hacking another teenager to death with a Zombie Killer machete.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge rejects misfeasance in public office claim against council and employee – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for damages for misfeasance in public office brought against a council and one of its employees, a senior street works engineer.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th May 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ofsted finds 100 suspected illegal schools in England – The Guardian
‘Many more children are hidden from authorities in unregistered schools across England than previously thought, Ofsted’s chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned.
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Men who view rape as ‘lads’ banter’ attacked by judge as she jails shop assistant for attacking woman so his friend could not sleep with her – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has condemned men who view rape as “lads’ banter” after she jailed a Primark shop supervisor who had sex with a woman while she slept.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Metropolitan Police officer jailed for child sex abuse offences – The Independent
‘A Metropolitan Police officer from a sex abuse unit has been jailed for more than five years for child sexual abuse offences.’
The Independent, 13th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Suicides of benefit claimants reveal DWP flaws, says inquiry – The Guardian
‘A series of secret internal inquiries into the deaths of people claiming social security reveal that ministers were repeatedly warned of shortcomings in the treatment of vulnerable claimants facing potentially traumatic cuts to their benefits entitlements.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Revenge porn man’s caution ‘correct’, Sussex Police say – BBC News
‘The decision to caution a man who posted revenge porn images online was correct, a police force has said.’
BBC News, 14th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS forced to remind police investigating historical sex abuse to ignore dead suspects – The Independent
‘Chief constables have had to be reminded that the dead cannot be charged with criminal offences, after the Crown Prosecution Service complained of receiving a number of requests regarding dead suspects.’
The Independent, 13th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Agricultural Subsidies – Fraudulent Claims – 36 Bedford Row
‘This is a very busy time of year for farmers applying for their subsidies under the Basic Payment Scheme. In England the Rural Payment Agency administers the Basic Payment Scheme whereby farmers complete a single application form for farm subsidies. The deadline for 2016 is 16 May 2016.’
36 Bedford Row, 12th May 2016
Source: www.36property.co.uk
Human rights must be protected against the abuse of power – The Guardian
‘The Tories’ British bill of rights could deprive victims of the right to seek redress. It must be fought.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
US air base attack plot: British man Junead Khan jailed – BBC News
‘A delivery driver from Luton has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 12 years, for plotting to kill US personnel outside an air base.’
BBC News, 13th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
