‘Ministers have ordered an immediate inquiry into allegations that former senior civil servants from the Ministry of Justice have used their Whitehall knowledge and contacts to help private companies secure government contracts worth millions.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘UK Anti-Doping has been given the task of coordinating the global fight against performance-enhancing drugs in the build-up to this summer’s Rio Olympic Games.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A businesswoman who left behind her career in order to become a “stay at home mum” while her husband continued with his high-flying career has been awarded virtually all of the family fortune by a divorce judge.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Retired as a Court of Appeal judge warns the judiciary get little thanks for its work.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The second reading of the bill today is an opportunity for Labour to challenge the government on substance and process – and fight for a law fit for the 21st century.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This paper will offer some crystal ball gazing about how Brexit might take legal effect. It is necessarily speculative and uncertain. It looks at:-
(1) the referendum;
(2) withdrawal from membership of the EU under the Treaty for European Union (“TEU”);
and
(3) the effect of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the ECA”).’
11 KBW, 1st March 2016
Source: www.11kbw.com
‘While the Apple v FBI row makes world headlines, people in the UK are disregarding a bill that permits hacking and gagging.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A leading doctor faces being struck off for challenging the theory about the infant condition. It’s like Galileo all over again.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Advertisements for junk food on online children’s programmes are set to be banned under new guidelines, it has been reported.’
The Independent, 13th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new forensic and biometrics service is planned by the Home Office, four years after it controversially abolished its predecessor.’
BBC News, 12th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Europe’s new unitary patent is still on track, with a start date in spring 2017 now viewed as likely. Among the ongoing business of the Unified Patent Court’s Preparatory Committee a final publication on court fees and recoverable costs has recently been issued.’
Technology Law Update, 11th March 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Lawyers are using the European Convention on Human Rights in support of the triple murderer.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain’s changing demographics will mean a huge shift in demand for legal services, towards managing the wealth and lives of the growing proportion of elderly people in the population, according to a study forecasting legal needs in 2025.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Surrey Police issue unreserved apology and pay substantial damages after admitting failings in the case of Breck Bednar, the 14-year-old schoolboy who was groomed online and then murdered by sadistic killer Lewis Daynes.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has criticised failings in the care of a woman who killed herself in a police cell, saying that insufficient steps had been taken to protect her welfare.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police have investigated a claim a five-year-old boy raped a 14-year-old girl in Manchester, it has been revealed.’
The Independent, 14th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Leading doctor who cast doubt on claims that parents had shaken their babies to death has been found guilty of misleading the courts.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The human rights of banned drinkers may be breached if customers see their mugshots.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Strike plans by sixth-form college teachers are “unlawful”, the government will argue in the High Court later.’
BBC News, 14th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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