Crackdown on student loan repayment avoiders – BBC News
‘Graduates in England and Wales who fail to repay their student loan in time could be prosecuted, ministers warn.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court upholds 5-year ASBO preventing harassment of local authority employees – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Administrative Court has upheld an anti-social behaviour order prohibiting a man from engaging in any behavior likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to any of a local authority’s employees for five years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th February 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Restricting the use of police cells for those experiencing a mental health crisis – Home Office
‘Banning the use of police cells as a place of safety for under 18s and ensuring they are only used for adults in exceptional circumstances’
Home Office, 8th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Review of the youth justice system – Ministry of Justice
‘An interim report of emerging findings from the review of the youth justice system.’
Ministry of Justice, 9th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Langley Mill fire deaths: Father and sons guilty of murder – BBC News
‘A man and his two sons have been found guilty of murdering two teenagers and a baby in a house fire in Derbyshire.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HM Courts and Tribunals Service estate – Ministry of Justice
‘The government is committed to modernising the way in which justice is accessed and delivered. We are investing over £700m over the next 4 years to update the court and tribunal estate, installing modern IT systems and making the justice system more efficient and effective for modern users.’
Ministry of Justice, 11th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
No 10 faces legal challenge over ministerial code rewrite – The Guardian
‘Downing Street is facing a legal challenge to restore 13 words deleted from the ministerial code that appeared to remove the government’s obligation to uphold international law.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Analysis: What MPs say is wrong with spy bill – BBC News
‘Everyone agrees a new law governing surveillance powers is required but the devil is in the detail, as a series of parliamentary reports have illustrated.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Google to extend ‘right to be forgotten’ to all its domains accessed in EU – The Guardian
‘Google will begin blocking search results across all of its domains when a search takes place within Europe, in an extension of how it implements the “right to be forgotten” ruling.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Separated people face more violence, figures suggest – BBC News
‘People separated from their partners are more than four times more likely to be victims of violent crime than those who are married or in civil partnerships, figures suggest.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for life for killing unborn son in attack on ex-girlfriend – The Guardian
‘The teaching assistant who brutally attacked his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend in Peckham, killing his unborn son by repeatedly stamping on her stomach, has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More than one in ten rape victims under ten, figures show – Daily Telegraph
‘Alarming analysis shows the extent of serious sexual assaults on young children for the first time.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Criminal trials to be held in universities after closure of one in five courts – Daily Telegraph
‘Alternative venues including universities, town halls and community centres will stage legal proceedings as ministers announce closure of 86 courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Manchester student guilty of terror offences – BBC News
‘A cousin of sisters dubbed the “teenage terror twins” after they joined so-called Islamic State has been convicted of terrorism offences.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailing Heathrow 13 poses ‘massive threat’ to peaceful protest rights – The Guardian
‘Jailing the 13 activists who last year chained themselves on Heathrow’s northern runway in protest at the airport’s expansion would represent a “massive threat” to the right to peaceful protest in the UK, according to John McDonnell and Caroline Lucas.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
English councils to get powers over Sunday trading hours from autumn, says government – OUT-LAW.com
‘Local councils and elected mayors in England and Wales will be given the power to extend Sunday trading hours in their high streets and city centres from this autumn, the UK government has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Three men found guilty of helping teenage jihadi travel from UK to Syria – The Guardian
‘Three young British men have been found guilty of encouraging and helping a 17-year-old boy to join Islamic State by supplying him with money, equipment, expertise and contacts.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Part 36 offer which did not reflect “available outcome” was valid – Litigation Futures
‘A part 36 offer which did not reflect an “available outcome of the litigation” was nonetheless valid, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 10th February 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judges ‘not always best placed’ to decide public interest – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Politicians are sometimes better placed than judges to decide what is in the public interest in disputes over freedom of information, the government’s most senior lawyer has said.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th February 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
