‘The conviction rate for sex offences has fallen sharply in England and Wales despite drives by the police and prosecutors to put more rape and other sexual assault cases before the courts.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The family of a private investigator found murdered outside a London pub is to be paid £50,000 for highlighting the failings of the Met Police.’
BBC News, 15th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) must repay over £1 million to the landlord of its former head office after the Court of Appeal ruled that it was not entitled to reclaim rent and other charges covering the period after it exercised a break clause.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A circuit judge has ruled that a personal injury claimant who exaggerated the extent of his ongoing symptons should be denied the protection of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) on the grounds that the claim was “fundamentally dishonest”.’
Litigation Futures, 14th May 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Response of the Judicial Executive Board, drafted with input from the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges and the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judges.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 13th May 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘This revised version of PACE Code C sets out the requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects not related to terrorism in police custody by police officers. The revised 2014 code was laid in Parliament on 14 May 2014 and will only apply after midnight on 2 June 2014.’
Home Office, 14th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has today proposed changes to the way the CPS considers domestic violence cases that would instruct prosecutors to consider the use of social media, gang culture and peer pressure when looking at cases involving teenagers.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th May 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2014
The Child Benefit (General) and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Offender Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd v Su & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 636 (14 May 2014)
Crossland v OCS Group UK Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 576 (14 May 2014)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Sandhu v R. [2014] EWCA Crim 927 (14 May 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Teshome v The Lord President of the Council [2014] EWHC 1468 (Admin) (14 May 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sun United Maritime Ltd v Kasteli Marine Inc [2014] EWHC 1476 (Comm) (14 May 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
Chai v Peng [2014] EWHC 1519 (Fam) (01 May 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
SPA v TAS [2014] EWHC 1512 (QB) (14 May 2014)
Groves v Studley [2014] EWHC 1522 (QB) (14 May 2014)
Wissa v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 1518 (QB) (14 May 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A judicial review has been granted challenging the prosecution service’s decision to allow the son of Bahrain’s ruler immunity in the UK over torture allegations.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th May 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Senior judges have launched their most scathing attack yet on the government’s cuts to civil legal aid. In written evidence responding to the government’s consultation on the first year of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act, the Judicial Executive Board said courts have faced an ‘unprecedented increase’ in numbers of litigants in person (LiPs).’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th May 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘James Addison fined £6,000 after admitting he sent pornographic videos and stills to colleagues using WhatsApp.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who killed his crying baby by throwing him so violently into his cot that he suffered massive head injuries has been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Award-winning line-dancing teacher Val Myers given apology in High Court after rival falsely accused him of assault and harassing members of the line-dancing community.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A High Court judge will decide this week whether doctors should stop feeding a brain damaged man and allow him to die.’
The Independent, 14th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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