‘A restaurant worker accused of using a giant oriental pestle to club to death a 74-year-old love rival has been cleared of murder at the Old Bailey.’
BBC News, 28th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘You call the police in your moment of need and they don’t turn up until it’s too late.’
BBC News, 28th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family has lost its battle in the supreme court for the right to sue police for negligence over the death of a young mother killed by her ex-boyfriend in fit of jealous rage.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The judgment in SR v RS demonstrates that parties cannot, in the face of reasonable offers to settle, continue to litigate matters indefinitely without the spectre of cost sanctions.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th January 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘David Ho, a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, said there was no evidence to show that therapy prevented further offending.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed after saying he had a bomb and would blow up a commuter train.’
BBC News, 28th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paul Moffitt is the second juror to cast doubt on the 2008 conviction of the nurse Colin Norris for killing four elderly hospital patients.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A new law on domestic violence that criminalises “coercive control” could exclude women with disabilities, who are particularly vulnerable to such abuse, say campaigners.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Welsh engineering firm of Taylor & Sons has won a major claim against the government agency after they mixed it up with another firm of a similar name.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The maximum administrative penalty for benefit fraud that can be offered as an alternative to prosecution could be doubled under government proposals.’
BBC News, 29th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Half the women in jail should not be behind bars, the Justice minister will admit today, as he launches fresh moves to tackle the vicious cycle of imprisonment and reoffending faced by many female inmates.’
The Independent, 29th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The chief inspector of schools has been forced to deny that Ofsted had a political agenda against Christian schools after he came under fire from MPs following damning reports by inspectors for two free schools.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘José Mourinho has been fined £25,000 and warned as to his future conduct by the Football Association after claiming a “campaign” was being mounted against Chelsea in the wake of last month’s draw at Southampton, though the manager has avoided a touchline ban for the comments.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A solicitor’s retainer is not rendered “impossible of performance” simply because a claimant loses mental capacity and cannot give instructions personally, the Court of Appeal ruled today.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A claimant’s failure to update his budget in advance of an unplanned preliminary hearing has led a High Court judge to rule that “every assumption” would be made against him in assessing the costs.’
Litigation Futures, 28th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Sir Brian Leveson, The President of the Queen’s Bench Division publishes his review into efficiency in criminal proceedings today (Friday) with a wide ranging set of recommendations. He was asked by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas to find ways to make criminal justice more efficient and streamlined.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Financial Remedies Working Group (“the group”) was established by the President of the Family Division in June 2014. It has been chaired by Nicholas Mostyn J and Stephen Cobb J.
The group produced an interim report on 31 July 2014, making a number of recommendations. This final report should be read in conjunction with that interim report.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th January 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘At the end of the investigation into the disappearance and death of Alice Gross, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) submitted a report to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). That report proposed that Arnis Zalkalns was responsible for her abduction and murder.’
Corwn Prosecution Service, 27th January 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
The Hydrocarbon Oil (Marking and Designated Markers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015
The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2015
The Gender Recognition Register (Marriage and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2015
The Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund Order 2015
The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2015
The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Transport Tribunal) Order 2015
The Capital Allowances Act 2001 (Extension of first-year allowances) (Amendment) Order 2015
The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2015
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
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