‘Terrorists could use swarms of drones to bring down passenger aircraft, disperse chemical or biological weapons and target a nuclear power plants in Britain because of our lax aviation rules.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former Royal Navy sailor has been jailed for 14 years for a series of horrific child sex offences including the rape of a six-month-old baby.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Government regulations on access to legal aid for victims of domestic violence have been upheld by the high court.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Too many CCTV cameras are ineffective and useless, the government’s surveillance commissioner has warned.’
BBC News, 26th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A groundbreaking scheme that allows women to discover if their partner has a history of violence has been hailed a success after figures showed that more than 1,300 such warnings have been issued in less than a year.’
The Independent, 26th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Senior politicians have called for the immediate publication of all documents cleared for release by the Iraq war inquiry.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two police officers who bludgeoned an injured deer to death have been removed from firearms duties after being found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘With Professor David Ormerod, Barrister (Bencher of Middle Temple).
David Ormerod was appointed Law Commissioner for Criminal Law and Evidence on the 1 September 2010 and is on secondment from Queen Mary until 2015.
He is Professor of Criminal Justice at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, and several hundred case commentaries.
The lecture will be followd by a reception.’
Date: 28th January 2015, 6.30-8.30pm
Location: Edmond J Safra Lecture Theatre, Strand Campus, King’s College London, London WC2R 0RN
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘The High Court has rejected a challenge to the legality of government changes to legal aid for victims of domestic violence.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Cilla Black is among the latest group of celebrities to settle phone hacking claims for “substantial” damages with the publisher of the Mirror titles, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A seven-year-old girl whose mind is “trapped in a body” that will not do as she wants has been awarded £10.1m.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘UK regulators have published final rules governing how they will treat banks and investment firms in financial difficulty, following changes to EU law which will require investors and bondholders to bear the cost of bank failure.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The number of rapes recorded by the police in England and Wales has risen by 31% in the past year to 24,043 – the highest level for at least 10 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Doctors should be prevented from performing cosmetic surgery outside their speciality, according to the Royal College of Surgeons.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A senior judge has set out plans to “streamline” the “inefficient, time consuming and… very expensive” justice system in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sadistic couple who bullied a schoolgirl into submission with “black magic” threats before she was raped have been jailed for 17 years.’
The Independent, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer who kicked and hit a mother as she sat by the hospital bed of her sick child, leaving her with more than 40 injuries, has been cleared of actual bodily harm.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www,guardian.co.uk
‘A man who raped and sexually assaulted a tourist in Manchester city centre has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Rotherham couple have fallen foul of a government crackdown on term-time holidays after they applied for permission to take their two children on a family trip and were told that their daughter’s school had approved the request but their son’s had turned it down.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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