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English landlords will not need to re-comply with tenancy deposit requirements when tenancy ‘rolls over’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘English landlords that secured deposits from fixed-term tenants would not have to re-comply with the deposit protection rules if that tenancy later ‘rolls over’ to become a statutory periodic tenancy or if the landlord enters into a new tenancy with the same tenant for the same premises, the UK government has proposed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Peterborough ‘Facebook grooming’ sex attackers jailed – BBC News
‘Two sex attackers from Peterborough who targeted teenage girls via Facebook have been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court ruling shows the importance of a properly drafted dispute resolution clause, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘A clause which said that parties to a contract would “endeavour” to resolve any dispute through Swiss arbitration, failing which the English courts would have non-exclusive jurisdiction, was not a valid arbitration agreement within the meaning of the Arbitration Act, the English High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
They think it’s all over … – NearlyLegal
‘We covered the case of Beech v Birmingham CC in the High Court here. The appeal to the Court of Appeal was heard on 11/6/2014 and judgement was given on 17/6/2014.
I will not repeat the facts here except to say that the appeal was narrowed down to only two grounds of challenge: namely that the notice to quit was procured from the late Mrs Warren under undue influence from the housing officer, Mr Pumphrey, and that it had been given when no formal mental capacity assessment had been carried out, in breach of the Code of Practice issued under s.42(1)(a) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the ‘public law defence’).’
NearlyLegal, 22nd June 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Thousands of mothers have multiple babies removed – BBC News
‘Thousands of mothers over the past seven years have had successive children removed by family courts in England, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Probation service in chaos as systems wipe offenders’ data – The Independent
‘Britain’s probation service is in chaos after a series of crippling computer failures over the past three weeks, with thousands of offenders’ case files lost, frozen or wiped.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Khat ban: Why is it being made illegal? – BBC News
‘The leafy plant khat, which acts as a stimulant when chewed, is about to become a banned class C drug in the UK. But how big a problem is it and why are ministers making it illegal?’
BBC News, 21st June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New taxi rules undermine safety, warn campaigners – The Independent
‘Ministers have been accused of undermining women’s safety by weakening the regulation of private-hire taxi drivers.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Plans to relax licensing laws lambasted by doctors and alcohol groups – The Guardian
‘Ministers are under fire because of plans to let the Women’s Institute, bed and breakfasts and charities start selling alcohol, which doctors and local councils warn could worsen Britain’s drink problem.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
North Somerset care home staff sentenced for ill-treating resident – BBC News
‘Three former care home workers who mistreated a resident with Alzheimer’s disease have been barred for life from working with vulnerable adults.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher given suspended jail sentence for sex with pupil – The Guardian
‘A woman discovered her daughter was having sex with a teacher after she found him hiding under the teenager’s bed, a court has heard. Married maths teacher Andrew Welsh, 36, was caught when the girl’s mother returned home unexpectedly one morning last July, Bolton crown court was told on Friday.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Norfolk Police employee jailed for voyeurism – BBC News
‘A former temporary Norfolk Police employee has been jailed after pleading guilty to voyeurism offences.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Businessmen and footballer jailed over match-fixing – BBC News
‘Two businessmen and a footballer convicted of plotting to fix the results of football matches have been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK religious leaders unite against FGM – The Guardian
‘Religious and community leaders have signed a historic declaration condemning female genital mutilation, but said there are still barriers to ending the practice in the UK.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Janet Brown murder: Donald Graham jailed for 32 years – BBC News
‘A “controlling and manipulative” man who killed his wealthy lover to fund a lavish lifestyle will serve a minimum of 32 years in jail, a judge has said.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pair guilty of 1998 Mansfield ‘garden bodies’ murder – BBC News
‘A husband and wife have been found guilty of the murder of the woman’s parents, whose bodies lay undiscovered for 15 years, buried in a back garden.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Glucosamine: is it a medicine or not a medicine? Blue Bio v Secretary of State for Health – Technology Law Update
‘Medicines are tightly regulated – for good reason. But what about those products occupying the grey area around obviously medicinal products: food supplements, sports nutrition, herbal and homeopathic remedies, for example? When should these borderline products receive the same scrutiny and control?.’
Technology Law Update, 20th June 2014
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
EAT: clause in contract deducting a month’s pay for failure to work notice not an unenforceable ‘penalty clause’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘A clause in a contract of employment permitting an employer to deduct one month’s pay in respect of a departing employee’s failure to work her notice period was not a “penalty clause”, and was therefore enforceable, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
