“A leading East Midlands firm is to take court action against the lord chancellor Chris Grayling over restrictions on its legal aid contract.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Passengers face higher fares after the Civil Aviation Authority rejected pleas from airlines for landing charges to be cut over the next five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ten men have been jailed after a 13-year-old girl from North Yorkshire was sexually exploited by 30 different attackers.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One of the officials at England’s health regulator accused of a cover-up has been cleared of wrong-doing in an internal inquiry.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK spy agency GCHQ is facing a legal challenge in the European courts over claims that its mass online surveillance programmes have breached the privacy of tens of millions of people across the UK and Europe.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prisoners convicted of raping a child or of terrorism offences will no longer qualify for automatic release after serving half their sentence, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mother was on Thursday found guilty of starving her four-year-old son to death and letting his body mummify unseen in a cot for two years.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The widespread use of on-the-spot fines, fixed penalties, cautions and other ‘out of court disposals’ has raised concerns that the criminal justice system is being undermined.”
BBC Unreliable Evidence, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
RD, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1592 (10 September 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
KNN Colburn LLP v GD City Holdings Ltd [2013] EWHC 2879 (QB) (02 October 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
H (Father) v B (Mother) [2013] EWHC 2950 (Fam) (23 September 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“The government has played down claims by charities supporting asbestos victims that minister Helen Grant agreed not to introduce changes to the compensation regime that they did not support.”
Litigation Futures, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“A 21-year-old driver caught on CCTV ploughing into a group of friends as they crossed the street has been convicted of four counts of attempted murder.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law has launched its own review of how to improve the conduct of judicial review cases in light of the government’s own proposals.”
Litigation Futures, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson is expected to decide whether the former chief whip, Andrew Mitchell MP, can break a costs order restricting his legal spend on a defamation claim against The Sun to £2,000.”
The Lawyer, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The president of the Supreme Court has urged the government to tread very carefully when considering whether to restrict the ability of people to bring judicial reviews.”
Litigation Futures, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“A new law targeting trade in stolen metal has come into force.”
BBC News, 1st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior female judge has expressed disappointment at the failure of her male colleagues to promote another woman to the top of the judiciary.”
The Independent, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The recently released statistics from the Department for Education showing an increase of 15% in the adoption of looked after children in the last year further highlights the government’s preferred strategy for ensuring the welfare of children in care.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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