‘A fifth of law firms admit to providing a substandard service at some point in the past year, with extra training for staff the common response, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) research has revealed.’
LegalFutures, 18th September 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In a recent case the Court of Appeal found fault with a sentence of 2 years imprisonment imposed on a man who had in his possession indecent images of children. The Court thought the appropriate starting point after trial to be in the order of 15-18 months, meaning in this case an actual sentence of 10 – 12 months, of which the offender would serve only half. So be it you might think.’
CrimeLine, 17th September 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
Swift (trading as A Swift Move) v Robertson: [2014] UKSC 50; [2014] WLR (D) 396
‘A failure by a trader to give written notice of the right to cancel a contract for the supply of goods or services made during a visit to a consumer’s home did not deprive the consumer of his right to cancel the contract pursuant to regulation 7(1) of the Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work etc Regulations 2008.’
WLR Daily, 9th September 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Decisions
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Two days ago I reported that the Military Court Service (MCS) had been withholding from journalists vital information about trials. Now, it would appear, there has been a climbdown or, to quote the official version of events, an announcement that a review of the system has resulted in a change of mind.’
The Guardian, 17th September2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A career judiciary with fast-track promotion to higher courts may be required to overcome lack of diversity on the bench, the UK’s most senior judge has suggested.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Greater Manchester Police officer has been forced to step down over the fatal shooting of an unarmed colleague during a training exercise.’
BBC News, 17th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Child abuse investigators CEOP were told in July 2012 Bradbury bought suspect movies online, but did not act. The National Crime Agency (NCA), which took over CEOP, said a case review took place and action was taken. It said CEOP’s delay in disseminating the information was “unacceptable”.’
BBC News, 17th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Disgraced PR guru Max Clifford has launched an appeal against his eight-year prison sentence. The 71-year-old was convicted in May of eight counts of indecent assaults on four women, carried out between 1977 and 1984.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A series of police blunders contributed to the death of a woman who was murdered by her estranged husband after years of domestic abuse.’
BBC News, 17th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) opened a consultation last week on a series of proposed changes to the existing system of housing standards, which seek to reduce and simplify the rules house builders must comply with.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th September 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rentokil Initial 1927 Plc v Goodman Derrick Llp [2014] EWHC 2994 (Ch) (12 September 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
MPloy Group Ltd v Denso Manufacturing UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2992 (Comm) (15 September 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Michael Jones, barrister of 15 Winckley Square, considers recent developments in respect of care proceedings involving another European state.’
Family Law Week, 16th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A former deputy news editor of the Sunday Telegraph has been jailed for seven years for raping a woman.’
BBC News, 16th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The advertising watchdog has banned three “copycat” websites masquerading as government channels for health insurance cards, passports and birth certificates, leaving consumers thousands of pounds out of pocket.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Steve McFadden, the actor who plays Phil Mitchell in EastEnders, has settled his damages claim against the News of the World and the police over hacking and leaks about his private life to the paper.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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