The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Gangs – Channel 4 Dispatches
“In 2010 Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what was to become one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in the UK.”
Channel 4 Dispatches, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.channel4.com
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Talent show mum Amanda Webber guilty of £350,000 benefit fraud – BBC News
“A mother of eight has been found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report into Rochdale grooming a ‘damning indictment’ of council – Daily Telegraph
“A new report into the child sex grooming scandal in Rochdale is a ‘damning indictment’ of the local council, the town’s MP said.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ban for teacher who spent two years trying to woo pupil, 15 – Daily Telegraph
“A geography teacher has been banned from teaching indefinitely after she
‘romantically pursued’ a pupil for almost two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Flaws in fraud case show worrying lapses by judges and lawyers – The Guardian
“Anthony White admitted fraud over mortgages, but analysis seems to show problems that senior judges failed to spot.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GP Davinder Jeet Bains jailed for filming abuse of patients – BBC News
“A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients at his surgery has been jailed for 12 years.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Genson Courtney murder: Pair jailed for ‘execution’ of drug dealing stepson of gangland author Dave Courtney – The Independent
“Two men have been jailed for life for shooting the stepson of gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough – How They Buried the Truth – Panorama
“A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain’s worst football disaster.
Never-before-broadcast footage of the FA Cup semi-final in which 96 Liverpool fans died reveals a catastrophic failure by the emergency services, how lives might have been saved and how subsequent inquiries were misled.
And a former home secretary and former police chiefs are put on the spot about why a succession of official investigations left the truth hidden for a generation.”
BBC Panorama, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Law and Cohabitation – BBC Unreliable Evidence
“In the first of a new series, Clive Anderson’s guests struggle to reconcile their differences regarding reform of the way the law treats unmarried cohabiting couples when their relationships break up.”
BBC Unreliable Evidence, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers protest outside parliament against legal aid cuts – The Guardian
“Hundreds, some wearing wigs and gowns, demonstrate against justice secretary’s plans, which they say undermine UK justice.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for smothering mother – The Guardian
“A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Part 36: Dominic Regan’s cut out & keep survival guide – New Law Journal
“Dominic Regan’s exclusive Pt 36 survival guide.”
New Law Journal, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.newjournal.co.uk
High Court bares post-Jackson teeth with stricter approach to relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures
“The High Court has sent the first sign of a hardened stance against missed deadlines since the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force.”
Litigation Futures, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Closing the loophole: Care services and human rights protection – UK Human Rights Blog
“Much of the House of Lords debate surrounding yesterday’s Second Reading of the Care and Support Bill focused on seeking solutions to complex issues around the future provision of care. Additionally, as several peers flagged, the Bill also provides a timely opportunity to clarify which bodies have legal obligations to uphold protections under the Human Rights Act. Baroness Campbell noted ‘those who receive their care not from a public authority but from a private body lack the full protection of the Human Rights Act…[This] is a loophole that must be closed.'”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Out-of-date planning guidance will not be cancelled immediately, says Boles – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has rejected a recommendation in a planning guidance review by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to immediately cancel all out-of-date guidance before new guidance is published.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court rules that billionaire fraudster should lose three luxury properties – The Independent
“A billionaire fraudster is set to lose three of his luxury properties in Britain’s most exclusive postcodes after a High Court ruling.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Banned driver who mowed down cyclists is jailed for 10 years – The Guardian
“A disqualified driver fleeing police was jailed for 10 years and six months on Wednesday for killing a couple he mowed down in a car as they rode their tandem bike.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Closed material and closed proceedings in FOIA litigation: authoritative guidance from the Upper Tribunal – Panopticon
“Closed material and closed proceedings are commonplace in FOIA litigation. As regards the disputed information itself, the need is self-explanatory. But what about closed material other than the disputed information, such as evidence in support of a public authority’s reliance on exemptions? To what extent is it appropriate for FOIA proceedings to be determined by reference to such material which the requester is unable to see and challenge? Also, if the public authority’s concern is with public disclosure of such material, is the solution to be found in a readiness to bring the requester’s legal representatives into a ‘confidentiality ring’? In other words, do natural and open justice demand that requesters’ legal representatives be allowed to attend the closed part of the hearing and see the closed material?”
Panopticon, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Two win sickness benefit test legal challenge – BBC News
“Two people with mental health problems, who claimed the test for sickness benefit would discriminate against them, have won their legal challenge.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Norwich child sex abuser sentence ‘not unduly lenient’ – BBC News
“A child sex abuser who was spared jail due to the impact on his family was not given an ‘unduly lenient’ sentence, the solicitor general has decided.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
