‘A British Falklands war veteran has been given his medals back and received an apology from the Ministry of Defence after being forced out of the navy over his sexuality.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A solicitor has been sanctioned for sending a client a cheque for his damages which bounced.’
Legal Futures, 10th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Sandeep and Reena Mander are of Sikh heritage and were born and brought up in the UK. They identify as part of the wider Sikh community but are not religious:
“They go to Temple a few times a year much as, they say, some of their non-practising Christian friends go to church at Christmas or Easter. They consider themselves culturally British, whilst acknowledging their Indian heritage”.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th December 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Striking out a £120,000 claim for late payment of court fees was disproportionate and the claimant was entitled to relief from sanctions, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 10th December 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A data rights group has threatened legal action against the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats over the parties’ use of personal data ahead of Thursday’s election.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over whether a charitable housing association’s arrangements for allocating housing, which amount to direct discrimination on the ground of religion, were lawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The serial rapist Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences with a minimum term of 30 years.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘English judges deciding Scottish divorce cases is a “recipe for chaos”, the Supreme Court has heard in a landmark case between an aristocrat and his estranged wife.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The children’s commissioner has been called on to intervene in the case of a vulnerable teenager alleged to have been the victim of a catalogue of failures at the hands of social workers, medical authorities and police.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stop and search is a controversial police power to stop, question and search a person who is suspected of doing something illegal, including carrying drugs.’
BBC News, 7th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There is no basis for a law firm’s challenge to a Legal Aid Agency (LAA) decision to reject its tender for a legal aid contract, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 9th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than 350 people with special needs have been detained in hospitals for more than 10 years, analysis has revealed.’
The Independent, 8th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A partner who said she felt “threatened and intimidated” by clients who would not accept her advice to discontinue has been struck off for lying about the progress of their cases.’
Legal Futures, 9th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘His Honour Judge Dancey has published a judgment in which he explains why he has decided that social services have failed to prove that either parent caused a skull fracture sustained by their baby, with the result that the baby is going home. The judge decided that the evidence did not prove that the fracture had been inflicted as opposed to caused accidentally, and the injury just remained unexplained. The baby has made a full recovery, by the way.’
Transparency Project, 7th December 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A British couple have won nearly £120,000 in damages following a landmark discrimination case after they were told they could not adopt a “white child” because of their Indian heritage.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal heard this week that the government’s passport rules, which force non-gendered people to apply as either male or female, are a human rights breach. The case was brought by activist Christie Elan-Cane, who has campaigned on the issue for more than 25 years, and believes the rules are “inherently discriminatory”. How could what is written on our passports affect our rights? Emily Kent examines.’
Rights Info, 6th December 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Witness statements are “over-lawyered” and too long and argumentative, a Commercial Court working group has found, but it has shied away from recommending radical reform.’
Litigation Futures, 9th December 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over empty commercial properties and whether councils are owed more than £10m in business rates arrears.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, should not be freed from jail or moved to an open prison, the Parole Board has decided.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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