‘Ministers are to encourage courts to make more use of deferred sentences – when judges give offenders a chance to turn themselves around before being punished – as part of a £500m shake-up of criminal justice in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rahman v Rahman & Ors [2020] EWHC 2392 (Ch) (15 September 2020)
Penta Ultimate Holdings Ltd & Anor v Storrier [2020] EWHC 2400 (Ch) (14 September 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The family of a teenager found dead 11 days after going missing nearly three years ago said “vital questions” about her death remain unanswered.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for important changes to the sentencing and release framework in England and Wales.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th September 2020
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A jury at Aylesbury Crown Court found her guilty of two sex offence charges relating to the topless pictures and a video, but they have not yet reached verdicts on three more serious charges of causing or inciting a child aged under 16 to engage in a sexual act.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The shooting of a man with a crossbow in London has sparked fresh questions over the lack of restrictions on such weapons in the UK.’
The Independent, 15th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sexual and violent offenders will serve at least two-thirds of jail terms, rather than half, as part of changes to the criminal justice system in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Judges ruled that the disease clauses in some business interruption policies should have meant they were covered.’
BBC News, 15th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Increasing the age at which women born in the UK in the 1950s are entitled to receive their state pension to 66 is lawful, the court of appeal has ruled. The unanimous judgment is a major setback for campaigners who have argued that the government’s changes will be a “disaster” for those on lower incomes.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ex-Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women.’
BBC News, 15th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Fakhry v Pagden & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 1207 (15 September 2020)
G (A Child : Child Abduction) [2020] EWCA Civ 1185 (15 September 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Codere Finance 2 (UK) Ltd, Re Companies Act 2006 [2020] EWHC 2441 (Ch) (13 September 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A residential care home business in Cardiff has been fined more than £430,000 for serious fire safety failings, following a prosecution brought by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has upheld a decision not to allow a claimant in a noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) case to rely on a different expert because a joint expert produced an unfavourable report.’
Litigation Futures, 15th September
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Women hit by the state pension age rise are “sick with anxiety” as they wait for their Court of Appeal judgment to be handed down on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 14th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Increase to two years is among series of sentencing reforms announced by Ministry of Justice.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ruling says travel and waiting time between cases should be treated as working time.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
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