Zakariya Ashiq trial: Guilty of trying to join Islamic State – BBC News
‘A British man has been convicted of trying to join Islamic State in Syria.’
BBC News, 26th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Supreme Court judges show little appetite for extending ‘Fairchild’ exception to other scenarios, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Comments made by some of the UK’s top judges during a recent ruling appear to signal their reluctance to extend the so-called ‘Fairchild’ exception to the normal rules of causation to cover any more types of damage or injury, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th May 2015
Source: www.out-law.co.com
Famous woman wins court injunction to stop details of her affair with high profile married man being leaked by lover – The Independent
‘A high profile celebrity woman, who has been described as a “figure of trust”, has been granted a court injunction to prevent her lover from leaking details of her affair with a famous married man to the press.
The Independent, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mayfair squatters granted extension in court battle against landlord – The Guardian
‘About 40 homeless people squatting in an empty building in one of London’s most upmarket areas have won the first round of a legal fight with a landlord.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father forced to fight hospital in courts to keep son alive spends funeral cash on lawyers – Daily Telegraph
‘Man uses money for teenage son’s funeral to pay for lawyers to argue at Court of Protection doctors should continue giving him chemotherapy.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Unlawful for Home Office to ignore expert evidence in trafficking decisions – Free Movement
‘The Administrative Court last week (22.5.15) handed down judgment in the case of R (on the application of AB) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 1490 (Admin), quashing a decision not to recognize AB as a victim of human trafficking for the purposes of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking (CAT), and mandating that the Secretary of State remake that decision.’
Free Movement, 27th May 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Phone hacking: massive privacy damages – UK Human Rights Blog
‘For some years in the early and mid 2000s, a routine form of news-gathering in the Mirror Group was phone hacking – listening to voicemails left for celebrities by their friends, and then dishing up revelations in their papers. And this judgment amounts to a comprehensive pay-back time for the years of distress and upset sustained by those celebrities, as the ins and outs of their private lives were played out for the Mirror Group’s profit. The damages awarded well exceeded those previously payable, as justified in the tour de force of a judgment by Mann J.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Tories’ legislation to protect zero-hours workers called ‘toothless’ by lawyers – The Guardian
‘Legislation that the prime minister, David Cameron, boasted will protect workers on zero-hours contracts has been described as toothless by employment lawyers.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The assisted dying debate – BBC News
‘Nearly 300 Britons have travelled to Zurich to die with the help of the Swiss suicide group Dignitas.’
BBC News, 26th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banks face bigger PPI mis-selling bill as regulator considers compensation rules – The Guardian
‘Banks could face a bigger bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance after the City regulator said it was considering new rules on how customers should be compensated.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun crime reporter found guilty of paying police officer for stories – The Guardian
‘A Sun crime reporter has been found guilty of paying an anti-terrorism police officer more than £22,000 for story tips relating to Heathrow airport.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London taxi driver jailed for minimum 38 years for killing US soldier in Iraq roadside bombing – The Independent
‘A London taxi driver convicted of killing a US soldier in an Iraqi roadside bombing has been sentenced to life with a minimum 38 years in prison.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Schoolgirl jailed for filmed attack on young boy ‘told magistrate whatever, whatever, whatever, whatever when asked for her address’ – The Independent
‘A schoolgirl detained for eight months after attacking a boy reportedly told magistrates “whatever, whatever, whatever, whatever, whatever” when she was asked to list her address.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman jailed for hiding son’s cremation from ex-husband – The Guardian
‘A “vindictive and spiteful” woman who filled in false paperwork to stop her ex-husband attending their son’s cremation has been jailed for four months.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attempt to scrap Human Rights Act will not get past Lords, Falconer warns Gove – The Guardian
‘A new British bill of rights is expected to be included in the Queen’s speech, but shadow lord chancellor says upper house would be within its rights to reject it.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Toblerone lorry thieves jailed – The Guardian
‘Six men have been jailed after lorries and their loads including Toblerone chocolate and whiskey were stolen in Kent.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DVLA release latest list of banned licence plates – The Independent
‘The DVLA have released a list of banned licence plates, revealing while you can ORG45M you can’t have a VA61ANA on the roads.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New law will force councils to merge services to improve adoption rates – The Guardian
‘Councils will be forced to merge services in order to speed up adoption rates, according to plans to be set out in the Queen’s speech next week. Adoption is “happening at too small and localised a scale”, the Department for Education said, and mergers would slash waiting times by increasing the pool of potential adopters.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gang leader who smuggled £5m of cocaine in children’s jigsaws jailed for 15 years – The Independent
‘The head of a drug smuggling gang, which hid £5 million-worth of cocaine in children’s presents, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
