Max Clifford to stand trial on indecent assault charge – BBC News
‘Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford is to stand trial in February accused of indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 10th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Councils have lost or misused private data thousands of times, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Sensitive personal information has been lost or stolen in thousands of data breaches by councils, according to a study by privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council criticised over refusal of direct payments based on Working Time Regulations – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has admitted wrongly using the Working Time Regulations to refuse the direct payments they assessed a young man as needing, following an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge upholds anonymity of 14-year-old convicted of stabbing teacher – The Guardian
‘A judge has refused to allow the media to name a 14-year-old boy who admitted stabbing his teacher, saying the teenager’s welfare had to come before public interest in his crime.’
The Guardian, 10th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed after seeking sex with 13-year-old in sting by Dark Justice – The Guardian
‘A disabled man who tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex and brought a morning-after pill with him to stop her getting pregnant has been jailed for three and a half years.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
In sexual assault cases, the idea of the ‘perfect victim’ is pernicious – The Guardian
‘Compensation has been reduced for sexual assault victims who have criminal convictions. But we need to stop insisting that traumatised people should be model citizens.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog asks DWP for ‘objective and impartial’ sanctions statements – The Guardian
‘The UK statistics watchdog has asked the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure its statements on jobseeker sanctions are “objective and impartial” following a series of complaints by leading experts.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Half a million missing out on flight delay compensation – Daily Telegraph
‘Passengers more than three hours late to their destination can claim up to £420, but more than 500,000 have failed to do so over the past year.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court: up to directors to prove they took ‘every step’ to minimise potential loss to creditors – OUT-LAW.com
‘It is up to the directors of an insolvent company to prove that they took “every step” to minimise the potential loss to creditors as soon as they knew that the company could not reasonably avoid liquidation, the High Court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Remorseless’ Stechford concrete slab attacker jailed – BBC News
‘A “remorseless” attacker who hit a stranger over the head with a concrete slab until he was unconscious has been jailed for 17 years.’
BBC News, 7th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suffolk extradition suspect Lauri Love’s ‘fair trial’ fears – BBC News
‘A British man facing extradition over claims he hacked into US government computers has said he fears he will not get a fair trial.’
BBC News, 9th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court overturns relaxed planning requirements for smaller English housing sites – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has been forced to withdraw the exemption from affordable housing contributions and the vacant building credit (VBC) for small housing developments in England after the High Court ruled it was unlawful.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Bus driver escapes jail sentence for killing cyclist – The Independent
‘A bus driver who failed to stop for 24 metres after hitting and dragging a cyclist under his vehicle has escaped jail despite causing his death.’
The Independent, 8th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serial bigamist is convicted of illegal marriages twice in one year – Daily Telegraph
‘A successful businessman has been convicted of bigamy for the second time in less than a year after it emerged that he never got round to divorcing his first wife of 35-years. ‘
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Google, Facebook and Twitter to block ‘hash lists’ of child abuse – BBC News
‘Web giants Google, Facebook and Twitter have joined forces with a British charity in a bid to remove millions of indecent child images from the net.’
BBC News, 10th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Social care regulators receiving 150 allegations of abuse towards vulnerable adults every day – The Independent
‘Social care regulators receive 150 allegations relating to the abuse of vulnerable adults and the elderly every day, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 8th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mental health background checks: new guidance issued by Home Office – The Guardian
‘New guidelines to be issued by the Home Office will make clear the factors that must be considered before mental health crises are disclosed in background checks made on people applying to work with vulnerable groups.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
On fairness and principle: the legacy of ZZ re-examined – Michael Rhimes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Kiani v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 776 (21 July 2015). In my last post on UKHRB I commented on developments in UK, ECHR and EU jurisprudence relating to procedural fairness in the context of national security.
The developments in this recent case offer some further interesting thoughts on the topic.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th August 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
First fine issued against rogue claims management company – Ministry of Justice
‘A firm responsible for bombarding people with millions of nuisance calls has become the first to be fined under new claims management regulation powers.’
Ministry of Justice, 5th August 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Councils win battle over threshold on developments and s.106 agreements – Local Government Lawyer
‘Two councils have won a High Court challenge over Government proposals for a threshold on the size of developments beneath which planning authorities should not seek affordable housing contributions through section 106 agreements.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
