‘Housing experts have called for minimum standards to be better enforced in the private rental market to stop landlords exploiting vulnerable tenants.’
BBC News, 30th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Thai surrogate mother, C, gave birth to twins on behalf of Australian nationals D and WF in an arrangement where C was paid £9,000. When one of the twins, G, was born with Down’s syndrome, C alleged that D and WF abandoned the baby boy, taking only the healthy sister back to Australia. D and WF deny this.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A High Court bid to halt this year’s badger culling, which will take place without independent monitoring, has failed.’
BBC News, 29th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has given an appellant permission to appeal a Court of Appeal ruling over the relevant time for a council to consider whether her homelessness was intentional.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘These factsheets set out how the measures in the Modern Slavery Bill will help stamp out modern slavery.’
Home Office, 29th August 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014
The Special Educational Needs (Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) Order 2014
The Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd: [2014] EWHC 2853 (QB); [2014] WLR (D) 383
‘Since all factual issues in a libel action were for the eventual substantive tribunal it was inappropriate that the outcome of a preliminary application for trial by jury in such an action should be informed by a decision as to whether the case was about factual allegations or about value judgments.’
WLR Daily, 20th August 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bailey & Anor v Barclays Bank Plc [2014] EWHC 2882 (QB) (27 August 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Kellie & Anor v Wheatley & Lloyd Architects Ltd [2014] EWHC 2886 (TCC) (27 August 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A deacon convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys at a Greater Manchester school has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four teenagers have been convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a man with a mental age of nine who was stabbed during a mugging in west London.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bank hit with its sixth penalty in four years, showing it is still far from being in proper shape to return to the private sector.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A minibus driver has been jailed for five years for killing a cyclist, whom he hit while looking at photographs on his mobile phone.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police force at the centre of the Rotherham child abuse scandal is still failing to record crimes against children properly, a report has said.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It’s not about individuals. Abuse scandals on the same scale will happen again unless we root out systemic failings in Britain – Keir Starmer.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hospitals in England will be expected to provide a higher standard of food under new measures being announced by the health secretary.’
BBC News, 29th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former assistant head teacher who kissed and hugged a pupil has been banned from teaching.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Several criminals have been found guilty after victims of crime successfully appealed against the CPS’ original decisions not to bring charges. What has been the effect of the introduction of the “right to review scheme”? And could it affect the criminal justice system?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Four teenagers have been convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a man with a mental age of nine who was stabbed during a mugging in west London.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has recently revisited how loss of chance damages will be quantified in professional negligence claims.’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 26th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
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