‘Lawyers are expecting a surge in applications from separating couples when no-fault divorce is introduced in England and Wales on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A damning report this week revealed the catastrophic failings at an NHS trust, where at least 201 babies and nine mothers might have survived with better maternity care. Michael Buchanan has led the BBC’s investigation into the scandal and first reported concerns five years ago, but he says he’s not done in Shrewsbury yet.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s top union leader has written to the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, to warn the government that dropping plans to legislate for tougher employment rights after mass sackings at P&O Ferries would “side with bad bosses”.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An MP who campaigned against the release of double child killer Colin Pitchfork has welcomed “landmark” changes to the parole system.’
BBC News, 1st April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Potential Individual (HPI) route is similar to the Graduate route but offered to recent graduates of the top ranking universities outside the UK. This route opens on 30 May 2022.’
EIN Blog, 31st March 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The owner of a property company has been jailed for 18 months for controlling or coercive behaviour after refusing to grant his wife a religious divorce.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan police officer has been charged with grievous bodily harm after a black man was shot with a Taser and left paralysed from the chest down.’
The Guardian, 31st March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A babysitter who murdered a married couple in a “frenzied” stabbing while their young son slept in his room has been jailed for a minimum of 34 years.’
BBC News, 31st March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government insists it will ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales – but not for transgender people.’
BBC News, 1st April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘British nationals living overseas for more than 15 years are set to get the right to vote in UK general elections, after a proposed change in the law passed a critical stage in the House of Lords.’
The Guardian, 31st March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to make a placement order for an 18-month-old boy after finding that the judicial analysis “fell significantly short”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A conman who posed as an antiques dealer from a Chelsea auction house to dupe elderly and vulnerable victims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.’
The Independent, 31st March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary to ask Parole Board to reconsider decision to free 40-year-old, jailed for ‘causing or allowing’ death of her son.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A female police worker has been jailed for having an affair with a convicted rapist she was supposed to be supervising.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for life with a minimum 20-year term for murdering his new girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter.’
BBC News, 30th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The high court has directed that a protester against the HS2 rail line who was originally acquitted of aggravated trespass should be convicted after an appeal by the director of public prosecutions.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Kent County Council has agreed to pay £80,000 in compensation after it admitted a school it ran breached its policy and the Department for Education’s guidance by using mechanical restraint chairs against two boys when they were aged between five and eight years old.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Nationality and Borders Bill sets out the Government’s provisions to overhaul the UK’s asylum system. The Bill has been highly controversial from the outset and was quickly labelled by campaigners as the “Anti-Refugee Bill”. The UN Refugee Agency (“UNHCR”) has also highlighted significant concerns regarding many of the Bill’s provisions.’
Mills & Reeve, 30th March 2022
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
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