‘Paedophiles will be handed the same treatment as terrorists under a crackdown on child abuse to be included in the Queen’s speech.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman jumped to her death from a motorway bridge after living in “fear and torment” of her ex-boyfriend who was stalking her, a court heard.’
BBC News, 25th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “very unusual” Magistrates’ Court decision to refuse the grant of an emergency protection order (EPO) for a baby boy disempowered agencies, a serious case review into his death has concluded.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “moronic” hoaxer who claimed a pub had banned military personnel to avoid offending the immigrant population has been given a community order.’
BBC News, 25th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Highly confidential documents that were subject to legal professional privilege (LPP) did not lose this status when they were emailed by a party to his girlfriend, who then forwarded them to and accessed them through her work email account, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th April 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A woman has won a temporary reprieve in her fight against being deported to her native Nigeria where she says her children face being subjected to female genital mutilation.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Airline passengers could be entitled to billions of pounds’ worth of compensation, depending on the outcome of two flight delay cases at the court of appeal next month.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who attempted to strangle his wife of 10 years while she lay in bed sleeping has been jailed.’
The Independent, 26th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Vulnerable witnesses can give evidence before a trial starts from Monday as part of a pilot scheme in three Crown Courts in England.’
BBC News, 28th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A triple killer has won £800 in compensation after some of his belongings, including nose hair clippers, cranberry juice and an alarm clock, were lost or broken in prison.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A landowner has secured an injunction preventing a county council – in its role as a commons registration authority – from convening a committee of its councillors to hear an application to register land as a village green.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There has been an odd bedroom tax development, one on which details are tantalisingly still absent. Mr & Mrs Carmichael have won their appeal to the First Tier Tribunal, apparently on the basis of Mrs Carmichael’s disability, so on grounds of Article 14 read with Art 1 Protocol 1. The Tribunal apparently found that it would be unjustifiable discrimination to impose the bedroom tax.’
NearlyLegal, 24th April 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will not normally be able to resolve factual disagreements between parties involved in an employment dispute without parties’ permission, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A teenage boy who carried out a “campaign of rape” against his younger sister has been given a 10-year custodial sentence.’
BBC News, 24th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A baby boy who suffered head injuries inflicted by his father was refused a protection order by the courts, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 24th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the 1980s, Tony Colston-Hayter was the floppy-haired “King of Acid”, the fresh-faced advocate of the emerging rave scene and feisty battler of tabloid critics who suggested his events were drug-fuelled dens of vice and sin.’
The Independent, 24th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Fiona Leonard, who was 20 weeks pregnant, left her victim with permanent scars following the vicious attack at Royal Ascot.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The largest family justice reforms for a generation will come into effect today.’
Ministry of Justice, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Supreme Court will next week hold an expedited hearing of a challenge to the Government’s introduction of the controversial “benefit cap”. The case of R on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others) (Appellants) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondents) will be heard over two days on 29-30 April by a panel comprising Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hughes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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