HMO corner – Nearly Legal
‘A couple of recent Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber) decisions on HMOs under licensing schemes.’
Nearly Legal, 27th April 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘DNA’ child killer Colin Pitchfork gets parole review – BBC News
‘The case of a notorious child killer who became the first man to be convicted under DNA evidence is being considered by the Parole Board.’
BBC News, 27th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court ruling paves way for courts to decide whether bridge is a sport – The Guardian
‘Bridge, the genteel and physically unchallenging card game played by millions, may exercise the brain muscle, but is it a sport?’
The Guardian, 27th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jackson: ‘Professional negligence’ could disappear as attitudes to professionals change – Legal Futures
‘Professional negligence as a discrete body of law could disappear if restrictions on the liability of professionals continue to be swept aside as social attitudes towards them also change, Lord Justice Jackson has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 28th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Foreign criminal can stay in Britain because he is an alcoholic – Daily Telegraph
‘A persistent offender from Libya cannot be deported because he would face severe punishment for drinking in his homeland, immigration court rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two men jailed for life for murder of east London partygoer – The Guardian
‘Two men have been jailed for life for a group attack on a young father after a party in east London.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nurse jailed for 18 years after admitting string of ‘depraved’ sexual assaults including rape of unconscious patients – The Independent
‘A nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients in A&E has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.’
The Independent, 27th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘All creatures’ mansion owner admits illegal changes – BBC News
‘A property developer has admitted making illegal alterations to a Monmouthshire house that is said to have inspired the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful.’
BBC News, 27th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK housing crisis ‘in breach of human rights’ – The Guardian
‘The UK is in breach of its own United Nations human rights commitment to provide people with adequate homes because the housing crisis is so serious, a consortium of leading housing charities has warned. They cite soaring housing rental costs, unhealthy conditions in homes, and rising levels of homelessness and warn of “profound issues of lack of supply, increasing housing costs, lack of security of tenure and homes of such poor quality that they are unfit for habitation”.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Sun reporter Tom Wells will not face retrial – BBC News
‘Sun journalist Tom Wells will not face a retrial over a charge of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office, the Old Bailey has heard.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Confusion reigns over new social care laws – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A statute modernising adult social care law that came into force this month could expose local authorities to greater litigation risks.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Man jailed for life over Eni Mevish murder in Stoke – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a student found stabbed at her flat in Stoke-on-Trent.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Operation Elveden: 13th Century Justice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Operation Elveden was prompted by the Leveson Inquiry – evidence heard at the Inquiry suggested there was a culture of tabloid newspapers paying public officials for stories. At a time when the tabloid press was being vilified for intruding in people’s private lives through phone hacking, this was seen as further evidence of out-of- control journalists, ignoring the law for their own gain.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th April 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Derby man who got daughter pregnant is jailed for life – BBC News
‘A father who repeatedly raped his daughter over a four-year period resulting in her having a baby has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Scott Sheard death: Bouncer Stuart Humphreys guilty – BBC News
‘A nightclub bouncer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a man who died more than two years after he felled him with a single punch.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man, 70, jailed for skippering £200m cocaine plot yacht – BBC News
‘A 70-year-old man who skippered a yacht across the Atlantic in a calamity-riddled £200m cocaine smuggling operation has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sofyen Belamouadden murder: The inside story of a crime that horrified Britain – The Independent
‘It is five years since the schoolboy was murdered in Victoria Station. His mother Naima talks to Joshi Herrmann about that terrible day.’
The Independent, 25th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Attempt to ban toxic ‘diet drug’ DNP fails – The Guardian
‘An attempt to ban the possession of the toxic “diet drug” DNP has failed, it has emerged just days after student Eloise Parry became the fifth person in three years to die after taking the pill bought over the internet.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
