Car insurance: MPs to investigate impact of whiplash claims – BBC News
“MPs are to investigate the extent to which claims for whiplash injuries are
pushing up the cost of car insurance.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Violence risk’ after military tours – BBC News
“Younger members of the armed forces returning from duty are more likely to
commit violent offences than the rest of the population, a study suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crown Prosecution accountant faces jail after £1m taxi fraud – Daily Telegraph
“A Crown Prosecution Service accountant who fiddled £1 million of taxi fares has been warned that she faces a lengthy jail sentence after admitting fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court to rule on bid to derail HS2 – Daily Telegraph
“Opponents are asking a judge in London to declare in a series of five cases that
the multi-billion pound project is legally flawed and must be sent back for
reconsideration.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police surveillance of this kind undermines our democracy’: Judges rule that action against peaceful protester John Catt was unlawful – The Independent
“Police face having to rethink their whole strategy for public demonstrations after judges ruled today that the surveillance they placed a peaceful protester under was unlawful.”
The Independent, 14th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges would regret Human Rights Act repeal, warns Lady Hale – The Guardian
“UK’s most senior female judge says withdrawing from Strasbourg human rights court would require Britain to exit EU.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paralysed man to continue right-to-die battle – The Guardian
“A paralysed road accident victim has won the right to continue the right-to-die campaign started by locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson, who died last year.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs alarmed at rising use of force to restrain young offenders in detention – The Guardian
“MPs have raised serious concerns about the rising use of force to restrain young offenders in detention last year.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith returns to court – BBC News
“The former head of Haringey Council children’s services has returned to court over her sacking following the death of Baby P.”
BBC News, 13th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The future of personal injury – land of opportunity or time to get out? – Legal Futures
“What many personal injury (PI) firms have long feared is finally upon us, and there is no turning back.”
Legal Futures, 14th March 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce sentences ‘unduly lenient’ – The Guardian
“The Tory MP David Burrowes has written to the attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC, asking him to review the eight-month sentences imposed on Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce on the grounds that they are ‘unduly lenient’.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judiciary: from friend of the state to champion of the people – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“This week, statements about the role of Parliamentary government in ensuring our liberties seems to die on our lips, while judges seem to enjoy an increasingly high profile in promoting human rights and mitigating the apparent harshness of government schemes. Roll back the clock a few centuries, however, and you find the popular view of the judiciary as self-serving, or delighting in pointless legal technicalities at the expense of justice. The future seemed to require more Parliamentary statutes and less work by judges.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th March 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Inter-authority recoupment – Education Law Blog
“The Inter-authority Recoupment (England) Regulations 2013 have now been made and will come into force on 1 April 2013.”
Education Law Blog, 13th March 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
More consumer bodies given right to bring “super-complaints” to financial regulators – OUT-LAW.com
“Bodies representing consumers and small businesses can now apply to be designated as a ‘super-complainant’, making it faster and easier for them to raise concerns about financial products with the new regulator, the Treasury has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Fly-tipping fines should be tougher, says Sentencing Council – BBC News
“People responsible for repeatedly dumping waste should face larger fines, says the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.”
BBC News, 14th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police ‘should be given more powers to charge offenders’ – Daily Telegraph
“Police should be given more powers to decide whether to charge offenders in routine, non-contested cases to free up prosecutors to focus on more serious crimes, the Attorney General has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has gun possession conviction quashed – The Guardian
“An SAS sniper has had his convictions for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition quashed by the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Warning over ‘needless criminalisation’ of children in care – BBC News
“Children in care in England and Wales are being needlessly criminalised for ‘trivial incidents’, MPs have warned.”
BBC News, 14th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Energy giant EDF drops lawsuit against climate change protesters after backlash – The Independent
“Energy giant EDF today dropped a £5m law suit against 21 climate change protesters that shut down the company’s new West Burton gas-fired power station last October.”
The Independent, 13th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ban on NHS gagging orders – The Guardian
“Gagging clauses that stop departing NHS staff from speaking out about patient safety or care have been banned by the government.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
