‘A former Serbian general convicted of genocide for his part in the Srebrenica massacre has been awarded more than £50,000 in compensation from the Ministry of Justice after his throat was cut in a British prison.’
the Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has ruled that the way the taxi-hiring app firm Uber calculates fares based on a “meter-like” system is not illegal.’
BBC News, 16th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Neglect contributed to the death of an Oxford teenager who drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit, a jury inquest has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The new incarnation of the Saatchi bill to allow doctors to innovate without fear of negligence actions has continued its progress through parliament – but the legislation continues to divide opinion among MPs.’
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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man who was acquitted of conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after he was found with a bag of cocaine on him while he sat in the dock.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A recent unreported decision over a royalties and audit clause shows that the court’s interpretation will not necessarily harmonise with what the contract draftsman intended.’
Technology Law Update, 16th October 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal in Alpha Rocks Solicitors v Benjamin Oluwadare Alade [2015] EWCA Civ 685 dealt with the issue of when it was appropriate to strike out a claim on the grounds that the claimant has abused the process of the court.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A businessman who used LinkedIn to reveal his plan to end his life on Monday wants his death to support a new drive to change the law on assisted dying, a group supporting him has said.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has given judgment in the case of Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 59 about the interpretation and application of the Home Office’s Points Based System evidential flexibility policy. Regular followers of the blog will be familiar with this policy, which was first published here on Free Movement courtesy of Jane Heybroek. This was in 2012, despite the policy being in operation since 2009. It was later also published to the Home Office website.’
Free Movement, 19th October 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A man has been jailed for a “vicious” and “unprovoked” attack on another man outside a nightclub in Nottingham.’
BBC News, 21st October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed two wives to have financial settlements set aside on the basis that their former husbands failed to provide full and frank disclosure.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 16th October 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A magistrate who resigned in disgust at criminal courts charges being imposed on defendants who plead or are found guilty has told the Guardian the fine “disproportionately punishes the poorest in our community”.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former policeman who worked in Tony Blair’s protection force has been jailed for illegally claiming more than £55,000 in benefits, which he used to fund holidays and a private-school education for his children.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new investigation has begun into allegations that corruption in the Metropolitan police shielded the murderers of Stephen Lawrence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Child abuse linked to exorcism and witchcraft accusations is on the rise, figures obtained by the BBC suggest.’
BBC News, 11th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Leveson’s Illiberal Legacy: Report into implications of Crime and Courts Act warns of ‘most substantial threat to press freedom in modern era’.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘What is the role of parliament in the protection and realisation of the rule of law and human rights? Should there be a set of internationally agreed principles and guidelines on this issue to help parliaments develop their role? If so, what should be the content of any internationally agreed principles and guidelines? And how do we get international agreement on them? These were some of the questions posed and addressed at a recent high-level international conference held last month at Westminster. ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A woman who stabbed a man in a drunken row in her flat has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder.’
BBC News, 15th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first substantial increase in the murder rate for some years – up by 44 to 569 in the year to June in England and Wales – lies buried in a set of statistics that illustrate the changing nature of crime in an increasingly digital world.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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