“A High Court judge has given a group of Romany Travellers permission for a judicial review over a council’s decision to evict them from an unauthorised site on Green Belt land.”
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“Leading search engine companies Google and Microsoft have agreed measures to make it harder to find child abuse images online.”
BBC News, 18th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The bankrupt tycoon embroiled in Britain’s most high-profile divorce has been labelled a ‘fraudster’ in a separate High Court judgment. Scot Young, a property and telecoms magnate in the middle of an acrimonious battle against his estranged wife, has been caught up in separate litigation involving a former lawyer and one of his alleged creditors.”
The Independent, 17th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Doctors and other professionals moving from Europe to work in the UK will have their fluency in English checked under new rules governing language skills and other safety issues.”
BBC News, 15th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five Royal Marines have lodged a challenge against a ruling they can be named, after one of them was convicted of the murder of an Afghan insurgent, the Judicial Office has said.”
BBC News, 15th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Emotional cruelty to children should be made illegal, according to almost 70 per cent of police officers in England and Wales.”
The Independent, 17th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A human rights organisation that supports gay and lesbian individuals in countries where homosexuality is outlawed has been denied charitable status on the grounds that it is not sufficiently of ‘public benefit’.”
The Guardian, 17th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A wealthy family seems to be ‘tearing itself apart’ in a legal battle which has already cost more than £700,000, a High Court judge has said.”
The Independent, 15th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Doctors, nurses and NHS managers will face up to five years in jail if they are found to have wilfully neglected or mistreated patients under a new law aimed at stopping a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Essex police dismiss unnamed constable who tried to start a relationship with a victim and sent her sexually suggestive messages.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The senior British Airways cabin crew member smashed a glass in the pilot’s face when he told her their affair was over.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 for claims management companies.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Criminals should no longer be able to receive a second caution for the same, or similar, offence committed in a two year period Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“In July 2012, the government published its response to the EHRC recommendations from its inquiry into disability related harassment. Our response set out our commitment to tackle disability related harassment and how we planned to take forward work to address the issues identified, including through ‘Challenge it, Report it, Stop it’, the government’s plan to tackle hate crime. This update provides an overview of the government’s specific achievements to address hate crime and disability-related harassment to date. Over the last year we have made significant progress in a number of areas to identify gaps and improve our response to disability equality, change negative attitudes and provide support for disabled people and disabled people’s organisations.”
Home Office, 14th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“The absolute exemption at section 41 extends to information obtained by the public authority the disclosure of which would give to an actionable breach of confidence. Does the obligation of confidence survive the death of the confider? If so, would a breach of that obligation be actionable, even if it is not clear exactly who could bring such an action? These issues arise most notably in the context of medical records. The Upper Tribunal has had something to say on this in two recent decisions.”
Panopticon, 14th November 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“A pharmaceuticals company did not act in breach of UK competition rules when it placed restrictions on its supply of a drug to one of its customers, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The High Court has granted a possession order to West Sussex County Council, allowing it to remove anti-fracking protestors from where they have camped alongside a busy main road.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
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