‘The independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in England and Wales will be formally opened next Thursday, it has been announced.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have been criticised for not arresting a man who walked through Westminster apparently displaying the black flag associated with the Islamic State group. Is such an act against the law, asks Finlo Rohrer.’
BBC News, 6th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A group of MPs is urging the director of public prosecutions to publish guidance for police and prosecutors on how to handle allegations that British spies shared intelligence that led to covert US drone strikes.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former mayor has had hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of assets frozen by a High Court judge after being found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices.’
The Independent, 7th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who falsely claimed to be a solicitor has been jailed for 15 months after being guilty of providing unregulated immigration advice and services, while another who was actually a bus driver has been handed a suspended sentence.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has found that a planning inspector did not make errors of law in his decision to dismiss an appeal that would have permitted a 320-home development on a greenfield site to the south of Stafford.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Desmond Rutledge reviews the prospects of the bedroom tax litigation succeeding in the light of the recent Supreme Court judgment in the household benefit cap case.’
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 6th July 2015
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
‘In the second of Oxford’s new series of Law Vox podcasts, Jeremy Phillips, editor of Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, describes how the field of intellectual property law looked when he started his illustrious intellectual property law career. Jeremy’s conversation with Law Vox also addresses how intellectual property evolved and grew to encompass many different features.’
OUP Blog, 7th July 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
‘Hundreds of torture victims may sue the government for unlawful detention after a landmark ruling in the high court. Many of these cases could now be reconsidered by the Home Office.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new Uninsured Drivers’ Agreement will come into force for accidents occurring on or after 1 August 2015, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) has announced.’
Litigation Futures, 7th July 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that the police have a positive duty under Article 3 ECHR to conduct investigations into alleged ill-treatment by private individuals. There is a sliding scale from deliberate torture by State officials to the consequences of negligence by non-State agents. The margin of appreciation enjoyed by the State in terms of complying with the Article 3 procedural duty widens at the bottom of the scale but narrows at the top.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The information commissioner is to investigate what he called “boiler room” tactics used by leading charities after claims they secured telephone donations from people with dementia and those who are terminally ill.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Luke Gutteridge immediately picked the peel up but the council insisted on pursuing the case, costing the taxpayer up to £8,000.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A legal duel between two ukulele orchestras competing over the right to their British-themed names has seen a German-backed group ordered by a court to change its name or stay out of the UK for fear of confusing fans.’
The Independent, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Shops in England and Wales could be allowed to open for longer on Sundays, under plans to be unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne.’
BBC News, 7th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The law should be changed to protect police officers who shoot people in the line of duty, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.’
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The Independent, 6th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Legal highs are suspected to have been a factor in 19 self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales over the past two and a half years, an official investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who called himself the “son of Lucifer” and attacked two strangers with an axe has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police marksman has been cleared of murdering a suspect he shot six times, a killing that the dead man’s mother said had effectively seen her son subjected to the death penalty.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The regulator in charge of data protection and consumer protection has given a staunch defence of Britain’s embattled transparency laws, only days after Justice Secretary Michael Gove confirmed he was considering a crackdown on freedom of information laws.’
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The Independent, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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