Girl, 7, awarded £10m in damages from King’s College Hospital Trust – BBC News
‘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
New rules governing UK banks and investment firms in financial difficulty come into force – OUT-LAW
‘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
Number of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales leaps 31% in a year – The Guardian
‘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
Cosmetic surgery ‘should be done by specialist surgeons’ – BBC News
‘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
Inefficient court system should be streamlined, Leveson says – BBC News
‘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
Sadistic pair jailed for ‘black magic’ rape of 11-year-old girl – The Independent
‘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
Met policeman cleared after kicking mother tending to her child in hospital – The Guardian
‘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
Man jailed for 12 years for Manchester tourist rape – BBC News
‘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
Parents face court over term-time break after schools split on permission – The Guardian
‘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
Nonagenarian unlawfully detained in care home for nearly two years – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Court of Protection has castigated the actions of a County Council in depriving an old person of his liberty and dignity in their overreaction to reports that he might be subjected to financial exploitation. This, said the judge, amounted to punishing the victim for the acts of the perpetrators.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Pop star Rihanna wins image battle – BBC News
‘Singer Rihanna has won a legal battle with high street store Topshop over a T-shirt bearing her image.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Webber v Department for Education – WLR Daily
Webber v Department for Education [2014] EWHC 4240 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 14
‘It was prima facie a matter for the ombudsman to assess whether and to what extent an oral hearing was necessary either to enable the investigation to be satisfactorily completed or out of fairness, and such decisions could only be challenged on appeal on the familiar basis that they exceeded the generous ambit within which reasonable disagreement was possible.’
WLR Daily, 19th December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Street butcher fined after boy loses hand in mincing machine – BBC News
‘A butcher has been fined £3,000 after a teenage apprentice’s hand was chopped off in a mincing machine.’
BBC News, 21st January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison suicide rate at highest level since 2007, figures show – The Guardian
‘Prison suicides in England and Wales have risen to the highest level for seven years with 82 prisoners taking their own lives last year, according to new figures.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cigarette package law to be voted on by MPs before election – BBC News
‘A law introducing plain cigarette packaging in England could come into force in 2016 after ministers said MPs would be asked to vote on the plan before May’s general election.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman guilty of assault for throwing water – Daily Telegraph
‘Michelle Dodd convicted after Stockport magistrates hear of her long-standing dispute with neighbour over ‘noisy’ children playing outside on trampoline.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ofgem tightens up rules for comparison websites – The Guardian
‘The energy regulator Ofgem has announced new rules for comparison websites which will force them to give consumers more information on the tariffs they show, amid allegations that they are hiding the best deals from consumers.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cocaine conspiracy fugitive Paul John Scott jailed – BBC News
‘One of the UK’s most wanted fugitives, who was arrested on his return to Britain in a light aircraft, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 21st January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
