‘A solicitor has won a High Court battle to prove he was an employee and not a partner at a firm subject to legal action.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The first priest to marry his same-sex partner is to issue a legal challenge to the Church of England after his offer of a job as an NHS chaplain was withdrawn when his bishop refused the necessary permission.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two men who kicked a snooker club worker to death in a Northampton churchyard have been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Local authorities proposing sensitive budget cuts inevitably cross minefields laden with lethal legal ordnance. This generally includes volatile consultation and equalities devices. But following the decision of Collins J on 17 July in Draper v Lincolnshire County Council [2014] EWHC 2388 (Admin), consultation may have become more complex.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A couple from Hertfordshire who had their five-month-old baby taken off them because they refused to name him, have won the right to appeal the decision.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Public bodies must generally adhere to individuals’ requests for information to be provided in a specific electronic format under freedom of information (FOI) laws, the Court of Appeal in London has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘We have already reported briefly on the Supreme Court decision to refuse permission to appeal to the tenant in the case of a Spencer v Taylor on the grounds that no new points of law were raised.’
NearlyLegal, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Google is set to restrict search terms to a link to a Wikipedia article, in the first request under Europe’s controversial new “right to be forgotten” legislation to affect the 110m-page encyclopaedia.
The Guardian, 2nd August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for five years for supplying drugs after a 16-year-old boy died at a rave in west London.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Swansea family has lost its bid to prevent a health board moving their autistic daughter to a specialist unit in Brighton.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sir Robert Francis, head of the Mid Staffs public inquiry, calls for an end to a culture of ‘denial and fear’ as he launches first ever independent review of whistleblowing
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Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who shook his newborn son, causing catastrophic brain injuries said to have led to the child’s death more than a decade later, has been found not guilty of manslaughter following a landmark trial.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Medical assessment fees for people who claim they have suffered whiplash are to be cut in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Google knows what you’re looking for. Facebook knows what you like. Sharing is the norm, and secrecy is out. But what is the psychological and cultural fallout from the end of privacy?’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Entertainer Rolf Harris has applied for permission to appeal against his conviction for indecent assaults, a spokesman for the Judicial Office says.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court, 30th July 2014
Supreme Court, 30th July 2014
Hounga (Appellant) v Allen and another (Respondents) [2014] UKSC 47 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 30th July 2014
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