Braintree care home abuse: Workers jailed after TV investigation – BBC News
‘Three care workers have each been jailed for four months for assaulting an elderly woman in a residential home.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
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‘Three care workers have each been jailed for four months for assaulting an elderly woman in a residential home.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
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‘Victims of child sexual abuse in Rotherham are set to take South Yorkshire police to court to force them to hand over confidential records on how they handled decades of abuse in the town.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2016
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‘Prosecutors from across the UK have signed up to new commitments to tackle human trafficking and exploitation. It comes as figures suggest trafficking prosecutions in England and Wales have increased since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in April.’
BBC News, 26th February 2016
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‘John Hayes on the powers we need to keep Britain safe in the digital age.’
Home Office, 25th February 2016
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‘UK law makers are not likely to ratify the creation of a new Unified Patent Court (UPC) until after the UK public votes on whether the country should remain a member of the EU, the UK government has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2016
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‘An application for interim relief in a judicial review of Lambeth’s refusal to provide interim accommodation pending review of the claimant’s homeless application, but one that leaves me thinking (or perhaps hoping) that there must have been more to this than appears in the Lawtel note.’
Nearly Legal, 24th February 2016
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‘”Serious failings” at the BBC allowed Jimmy Savile to sexually abuse 72 people without detection for decades, according to a damning report published on Thursday, which insisted that the corporation still had lessons to learn.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2016
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‘The High Court has ruled that Anwar Hussain was a victim of a ‘systematic failure’ after his Parole Board hearing was delayed.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2016
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‘Six men and women were found guilty of offences relating to the sexual exploitation of teenage girls in Rotherham, as it emerged that the conduct of more than 50 officers from South Yorkshire who had dealt with the victims is now under investigation.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2016
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‘The Court of Appeal in London must maintain the right of brand owners to obtain website blocking orders against internet service providers (ISPs) as a means of enforcing their trade mark rights against infringers, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2016
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‘The introduction of a £1,600 fee to bring a case to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has deterred many ‘good’ appeals while having no effect on those that are ‘bad’ or ‘opportunistic’, the former president of the EAT has claimed.’
Litigation Futures, 25th February 2016
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‘The Crown Prosecution Service should have had closer oversight of the police to control the “disgrace” of some historical child sexual abuse investigations, a former director of public prosecutions has said.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2016
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‘The press has been awash with reports of the recent case in which Lord Bingham, the son of the 7th Earl of Lucan, obtained a Court Order which finally allowed him to succeed to the title held by his father – who had been missing for over 40 years following the death of a former nanny. The case attracted frenzied press coverage in 1974 when the family nanny, Sandra Rivett, was found dead at the home of Lord Lucan’s estranged wife in Belgravia. Suspected of her murder, Lord Lucan fled and was never seen again. However, this was only the beginning of the saga for the family. Over the ensuing years there were regular reports of sightings of the fugitive peer. None were confirmed, and an alternative theory was that he had committed suicide shortly after the murder.’
Park Square Barristers,
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‘The Supreme Court has ruled that a mesothelioma victim’s family was under-compensated because of the date when damages were calculated.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2016
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‘A mother-of-three has been found guilty of failing to inform authorities that her husband intended to join the so-called Islamic State.’
The Independent, 24th February 2016
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‘Six women and seven men have avoided jail for trespassing at Heathrow, following a protest against the possible expansion of the airport.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2016
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‘The Supreme Court has overturned two House of Lords judgments in ruling that the multiplier in assessing damages for fatal accident claims should be calculated from the date of the trial, not the date of death.’
Litigation Futures, 24th February 2016
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‘It is not uncommon for a lease to impose an obligation on one party or another to insure the subject property against the usual insured risks. But difficult questions can arise when the party placing the insurance is not the party in occupation. When and to what extent can the proceeds be shared? And what impact does such an arrangement have on damage caused by the occupier’s negligence?’
Tanfield Chambers, 9th February 2016
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‘What if an elderly client, whose state of mental health is uncertain, approaches you and asks you to prepare her will?’
Tanfield Chambers, 8th February 2016
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