‘Hundreds of possible suspects, including two serving or former Rotherham councillors, have been identified so far by an investigation into child sexual abuse in the town, the National Crime Agency has said.’
The Independent, 24th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Decision to let DS Robert Dawson retire contradicts new regulations by Theresa May to stop officers avoiding disciplinary action by quitting the force.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In R(Alemi) v Westminster CC [2015] EWHC 1765 (Admin), which has been widely reported already (eg here; and all over my twitter feed), HHJ Blair QC found that Westminster’s allocation scheme was unlawful in disbarring successful homeless applicants (other than a small group) from bidding for social housing in their first 12 months on the list. During that period, Westminster would be seeking to find a suitable private rented sector property.’
Nearly Legal, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Court hears Ian Salter-Bromley, 55, stuck a sucker dart on his forehead and filled his mouth with dominoes before shouting: ‘Exterminate! Exterminate!”
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Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘We must modernise our courts but that won’t address the fact that those who need it most are failed by the system. Only investment can redress the balance.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In an important step away from Pretty v UK, the Grand Chamber of the Strasbourg Court has upheld the right of to die with dignity by ruling that there would be no violation of Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights if artificial nutrition and hydration were to be withdrawn from a patient in a persistent vegetative state.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Recent scientific advances have enabled us to have more control than ever over how and when we reproduce. However, these developments have resulted in serious legal discussions, raising the question: Do we lose the right to control what happens to our reproductive materials once they have left our body? Here, Jesse Wall discusses the courts’ different approaches for such disputes and the justification for their decisions.’
OUP Blog, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.blog.oup.com
‘A London Underground worker, who falsely claimed she was raped after a night out, has been jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice, with the judge adding she had “let down genuine rape victims.”’
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Michael Gove has provoked a row with some of London’s leading lawyers, after he demanded that they contributed “much more” to ensure justice was available to all.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An independent review is being launched to examine why so many children in care in England and Wales end up in the criminal justice system.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to sexual assault, threatening and abusive behaviour, assault and being drunk whilst on a plane between Glasgow and Turkey.’
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The scandal which enveloped the Co-operative Bank was reawakened on Tuesday when the bank revealed it was facing fines from City regulators over the events that led to its near collapse two years ago.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The man who beheaded an elderly great-grandmother in a London suburb last year has been found not guilty – but will be confined in a high-security psychiatric hospital for life.’
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A nationally-acclaimed head teacher has been found guilty of having underage sex with two boys.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A date has been set for High Court civil action following the collapse of the UK’s biggest police corruption trial.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Conditions at Pentonville Prison have been criticised in a damning reports cataloguing blood stained cells, habitual violence and prisoners claiming to have easy access to drugs.
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Of course prisons are by their nature closed institutions, but we know what goes on in our schools and hospitals. The media shouldn’t be shut out.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK’s private copying regime is “unlawful”, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘ Companies repeatedly convicted of regulatory offences should expect fines to be in the millions of pounds following a string of recent court cases.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
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