‘Up to 52 children may have been victims of a sex abuse scandal in Greater Manchester, with most offenders getting away with their crimes because of errors by police and children’s services, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Liaw v Sohal. Central London County Court, 10 January 2019. (unreported elsewhere, we’ve seen the approved judgment). A county court first instance deposit claim decision, but with elements of interest and broader relevance (as well as some lessons to landlords as to how not to conduct a case.).
Nearly Legal, 11th January 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The High Court has characterised a liquidator’s firm as a real party to the litigation which it funded as it stood to make financial gain from the action and was therefore found not to be a pure funder facilitating access to justice.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A former lawyer who said he could not walk without help, but was spotted driving a miniature locomotive, has been sentenced for benefit fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th January 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A police constable who falsely accused a council street cleaner of sexually assaulting a child after an argument about cleaning up his garden hedges has been jailed for three years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th January 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Almost half of people charged with knife killings in London over the past three years had previously committed an offence involving a blade, Metropolitan police figures suggest.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women are missing out on top jobs across a variety of sectors, showing that a “step change” is needed to boost the number in senior roles, campaigners have said.’
The Independent, 13th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of serious crime now wait almost a year-and-a-half for the suspects to go on trial while judges sit “idle” after the government cut their sitting days – despite Guardian analysis finding almost half of all crown courtrooms in England and Wales are empty each day.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The home secretary, Priti Patel, has defended anti-terror police for putting the Extinction Rebellion environmental protest group on a list of extremist ideologies, saying it was important to look at “a range of security risks”.’
Home Office, 13th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for 28 months for trying to sit driving theory tests for other people just months after being released from prison, where he has served three previous sentences for similar crimes.’
The Independent, 11th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Manchester City have banned one of their own supporters for life after he was found guilty of racially abusing Raheem Sterling.’
The Independent, 11th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Investigations into alleged misconduct by prison staff have risen by a third in a year, figures have revealed.’
BBC News, 13th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have refused to apologise to a man wrongly jailed for 25 years because officers lied at his trial, even after the now-retired appeal court judge who quashed the conviction told the Guardian that the force should say sorry.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A recent Upper Tribunal decision has potentially far-reaching implications for schools considering excluding pupils with disabilities, write Tom Amraoui and Rachel Sullivan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important public law cases concerning children.’
Family Law Week, 9th January 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Law Commission has set out a range of proposals which it said will make it cheaper for Britain’s 4 million leaseholders to buy their freehold or extend their lease. However, the reforms were immediately branded by campaigners as “nothing more than tinkering”.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who was sacked by a beauty company when she was eight months pregnant has been awarded more than £17,000 by an employment tribunal.’
BBC News, 10th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Homophobic hate crimes in London have increased by 55% in five years, prompting calls for changes to the law. Latest figures show there were 3,111 hate crimes based on sexual orientation in the 12 months up to October. Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for mayor of London, called for new laws and tougher sentencing for homophobic attacks.’
BBC News, 10th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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