Roger Griffiths cleared of historical sex abuse charges – BBC News
‘One of seven men on trial for historical child sex offences has been cleared of all charges against him.’
BBC News, 26th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Lord Janner U-turn is the CPS’s own fault – The Guardian
‘Between the independent reviewer and the DPP there’s no disagreement on facts, but ultimately it’s highly unlikely Janner will appear in court.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Right to rent: all landlords must check immigration status or face £3,000 fine – Daily Telegraph
‘Landlords in England will be responsible for spotting illegal tenants ‘from September’ after a trial in the West Midlands results in fines.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK’s ‘structurally unfair’ asylum appeals process suspended by court after legal challenge – The Independent
‘A court has suspended the UK’s fast-track asylum appeals system after a legal challenge by a charity that says it is “structurally unfair”.’
The Independent, 26th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sadie Jenkins given supervision order for slitting children’s throats – BBC News
‘A woman who slit the throats of two children has been given a two-year supervision order.’
BBC News, 26th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Janner: DPP Alison Saunders was wrong not to bring charges against peer, lawyer rules – The Independent
‘Accusations that Greville Janner, the former Labour MP, sexually abused a number of children are to be tested in court after an independent lawyer ruled the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was wrong not to bring charges.’
The Independent, 28th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Broadmoor nurse who sold stories about killers is jailed – BBC News
‘A mental health nurse at Broadmoor hospital who sold stories about patients has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 27th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Protection: Press will still need judge’s permission to attend hearings – The Independent
‘Cases heard at Britain’s most secretive court will remain largely closed to public scrutiny after the Government decided not to change the law which obliges the media to apply in advance if they would like to attend.’
The Independent, 26th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police face flood of compensation claims over child abuse failures – Daily Telegraph
‘Sir Thomas Winsor, the official police watchdog, says senior officers share the blame for failures to properly investigate paedophile abuse, opening door to legal action.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Medical legal costs ‘excessive and should be capped’ – BBC News
‘The government intends to put strict limits on the “excessive fees” some lawyers claim in medical negligence cases against the NHS in England.’
BBC News, 28th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court challenge to government over services to Saudi prisons – The Guardian
‘The legality of a bid by the commercial arm of the Ministry of Justice to provide services for Saudi Arabia’s prisons is to be challenged in the high court.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stocker v Stocker [2015] EWHC 1634 (QB) – Zenith PI Blog
‘Whilst the recent case of STOCKER v STOCKER [2015] EWHC 1634 (QB) is a libel case, the guidance on cost budgeting is relevant to all civil proceedings. Mr Justice Warby, who adjudicated on costs budget in Mr Yeo MP’s libel claim (Yeo v Times Newspapers 2015 EWHC 209)) has given some further guidance of general interest on proportionality, costs of budgeting, experts, trial preparation and costs of the trial in Stocker v Stocker. By the way, he reduced the Defendant’s estimated costs by 40%, from £330,000 to £197,000, not a good outcome for Mrs Stocker and her legal team.’
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Zenith PI Blog, 26th June 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
High Court judge declares part of housing allocation scheme to be unlawful – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has declared unlawful a London council’s policy of suspending an unintentionally homeless person’s right to bid for social housing for 12 months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th June 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Three men guilty of historical Wrexham sex abuse – BBC News
‘Three men have been found guilty of historical sexual offences against children carried out in the Wrexham area during the 1980s.’
BBC News, 25th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Liz Fisher: A Decade in the Glasshouse – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The UK Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) came fully into force on the 1 January 2005. There is thus now over a decade’s worth of law in relation to it. Yet, discussions of FOIA have remained marginal to administrative law. It tends to be only touched on in administrative law textbooks and any substantive treatment of the topic is in specialist texts. One only needs to look at this blog to see it isn’t seen as a major topic of debate among public lawyers (although note Judith Bannister’s recent post).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th June 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of numerical ranges in patent claims – OUT-LAW.com
‘The way numerical ranges used to limit the scope of a patent claim should be interpreted has been clarified by the Court of Appeal in London.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
The 50 human rights cases that transformed Britain – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Today, I am delighted to launch a major new RightsInsfo infographic, the 50 Human Rights Cases That Transformed Britain. For the full experience, make sure you access it on a desktop computer.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Essex police officers put on notice over child abuse case handling – BBC News
‘Twenty-nine serving and former police officers have been put on notice as part of an investigation into Essex Police’s handling of child abuse cases.’
BBC News, 25th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
