‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by a developer in a dispute with a national park authority over the implementation of successive planning permissions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A high-value serial romance fraudster has been found guilty today (3 November 2022) of duping victims out of just over £324,000 in an investment scam.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd November 2033
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The UK subsidiary of commodities trader Glencore was today ordered to pay £281 million in a fine, confiscation order and costs in the largest ever such penalty in a corporate criminal conviction. Glencore is the first business to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010 for the active authorisation of bribery rather than a failure to prevent it.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man has been found not guilty of intent to cause criminal damage after turning up at Sajid Javid’s home with adhesive spray and posters.’
The Independent, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior coroner has urged National Highways to take action to improve smart motorway safety. Nicola Mundy wrote to the Government-owned company to express concern that 153 vehicles passed a stranded car before a fatal collision on one of the roads without a hard shoulder.’
The Independent, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman and her partner have each been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the “horrific” murder of 15-year-old Sebastian Kalinowski.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘GPs are breaching medical guidelines by prescribing antidepressants for children as young as 11 who cannot get other help for their mental health problems, NHS-funded research reveals.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after admitting to the racially aggravated assault of a former member of the band Earth, Wind and Fire.’
BBC News, 4th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Manchester Arena Inquiry has published a catalogue of failings and mistakes by the emergency services following the terror attack in 2017.’
BBC News, 4th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A disabled woman has won damages after her local authority took almost a year to decide on an application for a stairlift in her home.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What type of legal property is cryptocurrency? How might the law deal with NFTs? Do any of these new assets require lawyers? Dive into the future with Rosalind English and Robert Kellar KC, as they consider the UK Law Commission’s Digital Assets consultation paper.’
Law Pod UK, 2nd November 2022
Source: audioboom.com
‘A scandal over sexual abuse in the submarine service has deepened as it emerged that eight in 10 rape charges tried by a military court martial over the past three years ended without conviction.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over their education during the pandemic.’
BBC News, 1st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Law Society has said that reforming the Mental Health Act “must be a priority for the government” after annual statistics on the Mental Health Act have revealed that Black British people are still disproportionately affected in terms of detention and treatment compared to white people.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three teenage girls died after major failings in the care they received from NHS mental health services in the north-east of England, an independent investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defective vetting and failures by police leaders have allowed a “prevalent” culture of potentially thousands of officers who are “predatory” towards women to join and stay in the ranks, a damning official report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Facebook ad for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was likely to cause serious offence by reinforcing negative stereotypes about black men, a watchdog has ruled.’
The Independent, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The head of the Crown Prosecution Service has warned that cutting its budget would have a “catastrophic” impact on the backlog in the crown courts, as he revealed that almost 75,000 defendants were awaiting trial at the end of last month.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Laurence Fox has lost the latest round of his High Court libel case with three people he referred to as “paedophiles” on Twitter.’
The Independent, 1st November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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