‘Ex-prisoners with common mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder, and who misuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to commit violent offences after their release than other former prisoners, according to research.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2015
Source: www.guaridan.co.uk
‘A Civil Justice Council (CJC) report has made 45 recommendations aimed at boosting the uptake of Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs), which were a key part of the Jackson reforms but whose use has been limited.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd September 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘FOCUS: As universities adopt increasingly innovative tactics to recruit new students, they must be careful not to ignore their obligations under consumer protection law and must comply with regulatory guidance.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Almost all of the 200 “fit for work“ test appeals undertaken by a student volunteer project have been won, providing more evidence of the unreliability of the government’s controversial work capability assessment (WCA).’
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The Guardian, 2nd September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Judge orders the 4ft marble statue smuggled into Britain in 2011 was “unlawfully excavated”.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The latest in the increasingly long line of cases in which the judiciary has administered public dressings down for immigration lawyers is R (On the Application Of Akram & Anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 1359 (Admin). The cases are often referred to as Hamid cases, after the first such case, Hamid [2012] EWCA 3070 (Admin).’
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Free Movement, 2nd September 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘UNISON’s case against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees could be heading for the UK’s highest court after the Court of Appeal rejected the union’s legal challenge to the policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Earlier this year, I suggested that the law on when an asset acquisition might amount to a merger was somewhat opaque. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Eurotunnel II [2015] EWCA Civ 487 has brought some additional clarity, although the messy procedural history of that case has caused its own problems.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 1st September 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘A paramedic who admitted sexually assaulting a teenager and possessing indecent images of her has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Businesses are not expected to scour the internet and other sources to check whether there is any information that, when linked with personal data they hold, would mean the data they hold is in fact sensitive personal data, according to a new UK ruling.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A rickshaw driver who caused £5,500 of damage to the Houses of Parliament during an overnight rooftop standoff has been spared further time in custody after admitting criminal damage and trespassing.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge will decide at a hearing on 7 December whether Lord Janner, who is facing child sex abuse charges spanning three decades, is fit to plead.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A clergyman who wed his partner in a same-sex marriage may have to wait until next year to find out whether a decision by the church to remove his right to officiate was discriminatory.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘High Court judge has made clear that his costs judgment against a dishonest party should act as a deterrent to others considering deceiving the court.’
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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The first woman to be prosecuted under new “revenge porn” laws has avoided being sent to jail.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Anjem Choudary, the radical Muslim preacher, is to go on trial in January accused of inviting support for Islamic State.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Compensation payments to victims of crime are being affected by a new charge imposed on criminals.’
BBC News, 28th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are considering a file for a possible corporate prosecution over phone hacking at the News of the World.’
BBC News, 28th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The British Library has refused to host a unique digital archive of Taliban documents because officials fear that holding the collection would violate British anti-terrorism laws.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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