‘Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have issued a report today [2 February 2016] which reviews the Crown Prosecution Service’s handling of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd February 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘ A man who successfully fought a prosecution for taking his kids out of school for a family holiday has been fined a second time by the same council. Jonathan Platt made headlines in October last year when he avoided prosecution for taking his six-year-old daughter to Disney World in term time, arguing that her unauthorised absence did not mean she failed to attend school on a regular basis.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The conduct of a doctor who began 99 employment tribunal claims against the NHS in eight months fell “far below the standards to be expected” and was likely to “erode public confidence in the profession”, a disciplinary tribunal has ruled.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) found Dr Farhan Hussain Zaidi’s fitness to practice was impaired by his misconduct and imposed conditions on his registration for 12 months.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A highly-commended detective has been cleared of giving a misleading account to the public of what was said during a meeting with the MP Andrew Mitchell over the Plebgate affair.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A thief who stole a grieving father’s laptop from the funeral of his six-year-old has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Schools and policymakers have a responsibility to address the lack of diversity in the judiciary to better reflect society as a whole, a top judge has said. The UK’s “white, middle-class, middle-aged, male” courtrooms do not represent the diverse communities they are supposed to serve, Judge Wendy Joseph QC said, emphasising her strong desire for “change”.’
The Independent, 4th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Parents who stole and sold laptops from a cancer ward where their terminally-ill son was being treated are facing prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Poor supervision of investigations and unacceptable delays led to a situation where a child abuse suspect was allowed to continue offending, according to a report by the police watchdog into Nottinghamshire police.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Bernard Hogan-Howe to meet Brittan’s widow to discuss Scotland Yard’s failure to confirm former home secretary’s innocence before his death.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lord Lucan is now presumed to be dead, a High Court judge has ruled. A death certificate has been issued 42 years after the peer vanished when his children’s nanny Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in London.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has been urged not to act on her threat to jail 13 peaceful environmental protesters – as campaigners warn that the British legal system’s long-standing tolerance towards non-violent direct action is under threat.’
The Independent, 2nd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A boy with a rare sleeping illness caused by a swine flu vaccine has won £120,000 in damages.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the case of R (on the application of Babbage) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 148 (Admin) Mr Justice Garnham ordered the release of a detained Zimbabwean foreign criminal. In the process, he was corruscating critical of the conduct of Government lawyers acting for the Secretary of State for the Home Department.’
Free Movement, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A High Court judge has said there is a “strongly arguable case” that collapsed firm Blavo & Co, formerly the UK’s leading mental health practice, made “many thousands” of false legal aid claims.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man from Ceredigion has successfully sued Apple after his watch broke – forcing the company to change its product description.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A formal application to obtain a death certificate for Lord Lucan, who disappeared more than 40 years ago after the murder of his children’s nanny, will be heard by a London court on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In a debate, held on 10 December 2015 (Human Rights Day), Lord Howarth of Newport succinctly summarised the consequences of the legal aid cuts as a; “denial of access to justice, human suffering, failure to achieve the intended savings, and damage to the legal profession.”’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd February 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal tackles the bedroom tax and discrimination again, and, a year on from MA & Ors, there is quite a difference.’
Nearly Legal, 31st January 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Lawyers have responded negatively to Lord Justice Jackson’s call last week to introduce fixed costs for all civil claims worth up to £250,000.’
Litigation Futures, 1st February 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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