‘A high-profile faith school won a High Court judicial review last month over the Schools Adjudicator’s finding that its admission arrangements for 2014 and 2015 were unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A First-Tier Tribunal judge has dismissed a challenge by developer Banner Homes to the listing of a 4.83 hectare site by St Albans City and District Council as an asset of community value (ACV).’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th May 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Officers failed to act 10 years ago when reports warned about extent of problem because they did not understand what grooming was, says Alan Billings.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The major modern and historic human rights documents recognise human rights as inalienably and universally attaching to individuals by virtue of their humanity. However, this justification for rights possession in dignity or any other foundational human characteristic is absent from the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA). This lack of recognition of a deeper fundamental basis for Convention rights underlies both the euro-sceptic and party political hostility to rights in the UK, and the lack of ownership of rights amongst the public recognised by the Commission on a Bill of Rights. If the conception of human rights accepted and respected within the UN rights documents it to take root in the UK, our courts or a new Bill of Rights must recognise a moral, more fundamental, justification for human rights.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th May 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The negotiations are over, the deal is done. Now it’s time to sign the contracts. But before popping the champagne corks, you’ll need to make sure that those signatures are valid. Here’s a cautionary tale of what can go wrong.’
Technology Law Update, 1st May 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A Greenpeace advert opposing fracking has been banned for claiming experts agreed that the process would not cut energy bills.’
The Independent, 6th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In 2011, DECC decided to change the rules about subsidies for photovoltaic schemes, and caused substantial losses to those who had contracted or were about to contract on the basis of the more generous old subsidies.’
Full story
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th May 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A woman who was banned from using raw placenta to make smoothies for new mothers, has said she cannot afford the legal battle to fight her case.’
BBC News, 5th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court Judge has ruled that a baby girl conceived through surrogacy should be placed with her father and his partner after her biological mother was deemed “homophobic”.’
The Independent, 6th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than 100 judges, peers, lawyers and doctors write open letter to the Guardian calling on new government to prevent ‘widespread miscarriages of justice’.’
Full story
The Guardian, 1st May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A pregnant woman left brain damaged after her heart was accidentally punctured during an NHS operation has won an £8m compensation pay-out.’
BBC News, 5th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two dominatrix pornographers have become the first adult filmmakers to fall foul of strict new regulations governing online pornography.’
The Independent, 5th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An ad campaign for fashion brand Miu Miu that ran in Vogue magazine has been banned for appearing to sexualise a child.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Disrepair claims against private landlords are often interesting. Not least because said landlords have a tendency to take ridiculous positions and stick with them to trial, even when represented. This case is a glorious example of that.’
Nearly Legal, 4th May 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) was one of the last bills to receive Royal Assent before Parliament was dissolved for the election. Schona Jolly, head of her chambers at Cloisters’ human rights group, considers the new law and its shortfalls.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 1st May 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘DJ Neil Fox will stand trial on sex charges on 5 November, a London court has ruled.’
BBC News, 1st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who had sex with vulnerable women while on duty has been jailed for three years.’
Full story
BBC News, 1st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Never, it seems, should you underestimate the British public’s hatred of parking charges. When Barry Beavis, an Essex chip shop owner, asked the public for money to help take his appeal against an £85 parking ticket to the highest court in the land, he doubted he would get anything.’
The Independent, 3rd May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Fylde Council in Lancashire, confirms it ends eight years of legal wrangle by settling claim involving man who fell when lavatory bowl collapsed.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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