‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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 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
‘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 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
‘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
‘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
‘Terrorism has brought many changes in the ways in which we go about our lives. Many of these are quite minor, irritating but generally sensible. The holding of trials where much of the evidence is kept secret is not minor, and in principle must be considered an outrage rather than an irritant. But there are clearly occasions when this has to happen, and it is a great challenge to those who on the one hand have responsibility for preventing terrorism and those on the other hand responsible for ensuring that justice has been done.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th February 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Described by his most high-profile victim’s family as “truly heinous”, who is serial killer Levi Bellfield?’
BBC News, 10th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been awarded £27,000 after a hospital began a Caesarean without giving her adequate pain relief.’
The Independent, 10th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Cabbies have lost a high court challenge that could have disrupted completion of London’s £47m flagship east-west cycle superhighway.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The home secretary has yet to make a conclusive case for giving spying agencies new snooping powers to track the web browsing histories of all British citizens, a key committee of peers and MPs has concluded.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Most of Britain’s police forces are still failing to obey rules to prevent abuse of their stop and search powers, according to the police regulator, raising the prospect that the government will legislate to force them to do so.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Offenders will have to plead guilty at the earliest opportunity to secure the biggest discount on their jail sentence under new proposals.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The new system of “English Votes for English Laws” is overly complicated and may not last long, MPs have warned.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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