Jamie Cooper-Hohn wins £337m in High Court divorce case – BBC News
‘The American wife of a London financier has been awarded £337m by a High Court judge in a divorce case.’
BBC News, 27th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 28 November 2014
Judge attacks social workers for “grossly overstating” case in evidence – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judge has sharply criticised social workers for giving “visibly biased” evidence when a local authority applied for a final care order in relation to a three-year-old boy with a view to placing him for adoption.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th November 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
13 men guilty of enforced prostitution and rape of vulnerable girls in Bristol – The Guardian
‘Thirteen men, all of Somali origin, have been convicted of the systematic sexual abuse of vulnerable girls as young as 13 in Bristol and officers are investigating claims against 49 other suspects.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Dog sat on my accelerator’ speeding driver is jailed – BBC News
‘A driver who claimed his excessive speed during a police chase was due to his dog sitting on the accelerator pedal has been jailed for 13 months.’
BBC News, 27th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court agrees to hear case on breach of unless order – Litigation Futures
‘The Supreme Court is to consider the consequences of failing to comply with an unless order for a second time, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Music bodies launch legal challenge against new UK private copying rules – OUT-LAW.com
‘A number of UK music industry bodies have launched a legal challenge against newly introduced UK rules that enable consumers to make private copies of lawfully acquired copyrighted material without be held as copyright infringers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Andrew Mitchell loses Plebgate libel trial – The Guardian
‘Andrew Mitchell, the Tory MP and former cabinet minister at the centre of the Plebgate row lost his high court libel trial on Thursday in a ruling which sees him facing a legal bill of millions of pounds and leaves his political career in tatters.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Monster’ who beat baby is given 17-year term – BBC News
‘A “monster” father who pretended to dote on his four-month-old daughter but broke her neck and damaged her spine has been given a 17-year term.’
BBC News, 27th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison numbers could push 100,000 by end of decade – Daily Telegraph
‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, defends revised figures showing an expected surge in the number behind bars.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid contracts for on-call criminal solicitors to be slashed by two-thirds – The Guardian
‘On-call, duty contracts for criminal solicitors to attend police stations and courts will be slashed from 1,600 to 527 in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
