“An undisclosed settlement has been paid by a health trust to the family of a woman who died after a hospital failed to treat her diabetes.”
BBC News, 13th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Desmond Rutledge considers the scenarios in which judicial review is available as a solution to certain housing benefit issues and provides specific examples of housing benefit decisions that are susceptible to judicial review.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 13th August 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
“Public authorities could be required to make copyrighted information contained in datasets available in a re-usable format under changes to freedom of information (FOI) laws even if they are not in a position to sanction re-use.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK government is considering legal action against Spain over the imposition of additional border checks in Gibraltar, Downing Street has said.”
BBC News, 12th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A nudist spa in a quiet Surrey village complete with a dungeon, pool and sauna has been ordered to close after a council ruled it breached planning laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A refugee group said it would not take legal action over a scheme that saw vans drive through London calling on illegal immigrants to leave.”
BBC News, 12th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police marksman who had sex with another man’s wife while on duty avoided the sack because he had control of his loaded gun, even though it was on a holster around his ankles, a police force has ruled.”
The Independent, 12th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A convicted paedophile who escaped jail after his 13-year-old victim was described by a prosecutor as predatory has had his sentence increased because of a technicality.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Do CPS press conferences after charge risk prejudicing a trial, asks Dan Bunting.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 10th August
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ahmad v Secret Garden (Cheshire) Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1005 (06 August 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Thomas Cook Tour Operations Ltd & Anor v Louis Hotels SA [2013] EWHC 2469 (QB) (09 August 2013)
N and N v London Borough of Newham & Anor [2013] EWHC 2475 (Admin) (09 August 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A mother who falsely accused a taxi driver of raping her has been jailed for 20 months at Mold Crown Court.”
BBC News, 10th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government is introducing measures which it says will take pressure off the courts and tribunals, and in the case of family law disputes fill the gap left by cuts to legal aid. But many practitioners say the policies have not been properly thought through – and may actually hinder the use of mediation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th August 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A High Court judge has rejected claims that a council unlawfully decided to introduce a ‘maximum expenditure policy’ on funding for adult care packages where people choose to live in the community.”
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“Yesterday I posted about a new and important High Court judgment on the application of the subject access regime. As it happens, yesterday was also the day on which the Information Commissioner published his new ‘Subject Access Code of Practice’. This is an important document which requires careful consideration by anyone working in the DPA field.”
Panopticon, 9th August 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“The Home Office is to be monitored for three months over concerns it takes too long to respond to Freedom of Information requests.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Law firms are receiving up to 100 applications for every paralegal vacancy as graduates become desperate for work and firms seek out lower staff costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th August 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A group of London councils is preparing to take legal action over the decision to shut 10 fire stations as part of plans to make £28.8m savings.”
BBC News, 10th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A trade mark owner has won the right to stop its mark being adopted as a new generic ‘top-level’ domain (gTLD) by a rival company.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a 13-year-old girl on her way to school in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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