‘This recent domestic violence case involving a child and the comments made by Mrs Justice Pauffley have been exciting the interest of both the media those agencies involved in child protection, such as the NSPCC.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘It would be wrong for judges to “intervene or to comment while a matter is being hotly debated in Parliament”, Lord Justice Beatson has said.’
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Legal Futures, 15th June 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Arnold v. Britton & Ors. [2015] U. K. S. C. 36, concerning the construction of service charge clauses for holiday chalets in Oxwich Bay, South Wales (pictured). In so doing, it has taken the opportunity to reiterate and re-emphasise some fundamental principles of contractual interpretation.’
36 Bedford Row Property Blog, 11th June 2015
Source: www.36property.co.uk
‘Potentially damaging reports into the running of two immigration detention centres by private contractors must be released by the Home Office within weeks, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision against one solicitor in favour of her former partner, after expressing surprise that the pair had no more than a verbal agreement made in the pub over a drink.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘British legal history has long inspired the common law world. The Magna Carta, an 800-year-old agreement between a King and his barons, remains an icon of liberty, seen around the world as the foundation stone of the rule of law. In contrast, British law on online surveillance and privacy has been arcane and obscure – a field that is for reluctant experts if it is for anyone at all.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Find out for yourself what Magna Carta says by consulting the original document, with English translation, Latin transcription, and expert commentary from the AHRC’s Magna Carta Project.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of disgruntled spouses returning to court to try and win more money from former partners after a divorce has already gone through has more than doubled in a year.’
The Independent, 15th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sending boy whose father murdered his mother to live with maternal grandparents in China could add to his trauma despite their ‘primal link’, Family Court rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two speeding drivers have been jailed for killing a man as they raced at high speed through a town centre.’
BBC News, 15th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first priest to marry his same-sex partner has begun a discrimination case against the Church of England over its withdrawal of his right to officiate as a priest following the union.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Comedian Freddie Starr is claiming damages from a woman who says he groped her when she was 15.’
BBC News, 15th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta has sparked calls for a constitutional convention to settle the outstanding arguments about how the United Kingdom is to be governed in the 21st century.’
The Independent, 16th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Jewish community centre in north west London has cancelled plans to show the controversial Israeli drama Gift of Fire after admitting proposals to ban men from a screening were most likely illegal under UK equality laws.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A nursery worker has lost her appeal to wear a head-to-toe Islamic jilbab dress to work, after a judge upheld a previous ruling that it was a “tripping hazard”.’
The Independent, 13th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former cricketer who stole more than £100,000 meant for young players has been jailed for two years.’
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BBC News, 12th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A grandmother has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for lying in court about the disappearance of her daughter and three-year-old grandson.’
BBC News, 12th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother spared prison for having sex with a schoolboy has been given a two-and-a-half year jail term after judges overruled her original punishment.’
BBC News, 12th June 2015
‘A nurse who gave a patient a lethal overdose of a prescription drug has been found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence.’
BBC News, 15th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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