“A man who assaulted, raped and held a woman prisoner after she was snatched from Slovakia and trafficked to Lancashire has been jailed.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Female lawyers receive just 68 per cent of male lawyers’ total remuneration, while the average bonus given to a woman equals just half that of men’s bonuses, research by recruiter Laurence Simons has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 10th October 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The NCA began its work this week, just over two years after it was announced. Taking over from SOCA – the Serious Organised Crime Agency – it is the latest incarnation of the body responsible for tackling ‘serious, organised crime’.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The Government has confirmed its intention to give employment tribunals the power to impose financial penalties on employers where they breach a worker’s rights and there are ‘aggravating features’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“As I mentioned in my post last week, the case of T v Secretary of State for the Home Department, which concerns the legality of the current CRB regime, is shortly to be considered by the Supreme Court. The issue in T is whether the blanket requirement that criminal convictions and cautions must be disclosed in the context of an enhanced criminal record check (“ECRC”) undertaken for the purposes of certain types of employment (particularly employment with children or vulnerable adults), even though they are spent, is Article 8 compliant.”
Panopticon, 10th October 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“Magistrates court closes to all other cases as people aged 23 to 71 face conspiracy charges over fraud involving repair garage.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Arbitration is increasingly sport’s forum of choice for determining disputes. But the widespread adoption of this private and confidential process brings problems of its own. For example, how can parties ensure consistency of decision-making if they are unable to access decisions that have gone before? And what is to be done if different parties have the same dispute with a governing body, but there is no consent that the disputes be heard together?”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 10th October 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
“The Senior Costs Judge has slashed the after-the-event (ATE) premium claimed in a payment protection insurance (PPI) case, giving hope to defendants currently facing huge bills for mis-selling.”
Litigation Futures, 10th October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The Government has today published the Immigration Bill in the Commons. We have previously commented on this planned bill and we had been hoping that it might be quietly shelved or downgraded. However that appears not to be the case. From our point of view we are only interested in the housing related provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 3 (which start here) and I am not going to discuss the rest of the Bill.”
NearlyLegal, 10th October 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Scotland Yard acted unlawfully after failing to fully investigate claims that innocent Muslims were detained and harassed at airports under sweeping anti-terrorism laws, the police watchdog has claimed.”
The Independent, 10th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Dealing with confidential information in competition cases can be tricky. The CAT’s recent judgment in BMI Healthcare and others v Competition Commission [2013] CAT 241 provides some help.”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 11th October 2013
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
“It is a job which has always required the skills of a diplomat, conflict negotiator, property expert and financial whizz all rolled into one.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More than 450,000 people could already have received a court summons because they have fallen into arrears with their council tax payments following changes to the system, it was claimed.”
The Independent, 11th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The trial of a man for the attempted murder of a woman in York has been abandoned after DNA evidence was lost.”
BBC News, 9th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Passing a driving test and getting a licence is a rite of passage for many teenagers. But they may have to wait an extra year if the government implements changes being proposed.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Closing a Suffolk prison will breach an inmate’s human rights, lawyers have told the government.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An award-winning actor is suing the Metropolitan Police for assault and false imprisonment after he was wrongly suspected of drug dealing.”
The Independent, 10th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The council that dealt with the Baby P and Victoria Climbié cases has apologised after failing to prevent the abuse of a toddler who suffered extensive injuries at the hands of his family.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prison Ombudsman has identified ‘serious failings’ by staff at the UK’s largest privately-run prison after the death of an inmate.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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