‘Lawyers and justice campaigners have raised fresh concerns about the government’s court closure programme, alleging that the proposals are based on out-of-date travel times and other dubious data.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during September 2015.’
Family Law Week, 11th October 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Government proposals to legally require landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants risk a serious breach of human rights, an official watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man in his 20s who suffered severe brain damage in a car crash when he was a teenager is to get more than £4m compensation, lawyers say.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘DNA evidence could be used for the first time to resolve a feud over a hereditary title after the Queen personally intervened in the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An increasing number of child abuse cases involving accusations of witchcraft and exorcism are being reported to police.’
The Independent, 11th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government’s offer to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years is far “too low, too slow and too narrow”, according to a statement published by 300 senior lawyers, former law lords and retired judges.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The wheeled vehicles, which are an evolution of the infamous Segway “personal transportation device”, are too unsafe to ride on the road, but too dangerous to ride on the pavement, according to British legislation. As a result, they are only legal to use on land which is private property, and only with the landowner’s permission, the CPS says.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New figures showing that criminals have still to re-pay a total of £774 million in ill-gotten gains highlights the need for law enforcement agencies to give greater priority to asset recovery in their criminal investigations, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Delvigne (Judgment), [2015] EUECJ C-650/13. In a judgment much anticipated on both sides of the Channel, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has held that French restrictions on the eligibility of prisoners to vote are lawful under EU law.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Today, the Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for how offenders convicted of theft should be sentenced.’
Sentencing Council, 6th October 2015
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision striking out a negligence claim against Birmingham law firm Blakemores, now in administration, and also set aside a default judgment obtained by the firm for £635,500 in costs.’
Legal Futures, 8th October 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Leeds-based hacker used a notorious piece of malware called BlackShades to spy on people via their webcams.’
BBC News, 8th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Wrexham teacher convicted of making her own Doctor Who merchandise and selling it on eBay has been reprimanded at a disciplinary hearing.’
BBC News, 8th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Guidance issued by Sir James Munby President of the Family Division on 8 October 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th October 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘An asylum seeker who says she fled from torture in Sudan is entitled to damages from the government after she was held unlawfully, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 8th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘“The Legacy of Magna Carta: Justice in the 21st Century” speech by the Lord Chief Justice, The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, to the Legal Research Foundation on the 25 September 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th October 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The two Met officers’ messages only came to light during investigation into Andrew Mitchell-Plebgate affair.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police and health officials are investigating claims of an NHS “cover-up” over the death of a three-year old boy at Stafford Hospital.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown.’
BBC News, 9th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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