‘Two women who said that their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth win right to have settlements re-examined.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Mishcon de Reya has failed in its bid to overturn the grant of relief from sanctions made in favour of claimants who are suing the London law firm for professional negligence but failed to serve their funding notice in time.’
Litigation Futures, 13th October 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A solicitor who deceived his firm and his clients for 13 months into thinking that he was pursuing their group employment tribunal (ET) claims, when in fact they had been struck out because of his inactivity, has been removed from the profession.’
Legal Futures, 14th October 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has overturned a ruling that found a defendant had agreed a Part 36 offer to settle.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man from Merseyside has escaped a prison sentence after he tried to blackmail a celebrity by threatening to release sexually explicit photos of him with a famous woman.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 27-year-old man who stabbed his pregnant wife to death has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office won a key legal challenge on Tuesday over the “deport first, appeal later” policy, which removes the right of foreign prisoners to appeal against deportation from within the UK.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Tom Watson’s controversial letter to Britain’s top prosecutor did not lead to Leon Brittan being interviewed by police over sex abuse allegations, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager hanged by a man obsessed with asphyxiating girls was failed by police and social services assigned to her killer after an earlier attack, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 14th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two women who want their divorce settlements increased because they say their ex-husbands misled courts are to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling later. Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil say the men hid the true extent of their wealth when the deals were made. The BBC’s Clive Coleman said it was the “first time in a generation” the court had examined how much a person can lie about assets before a divorce deal can be scrapped or renegotiated.’
BBC News, 14th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Defendants accused of a crime they have not committed will be incentivised to plead guilty to avoid new court charges in criminal cases, warns the Bar Council ahead of a debate in the House of Lords.’
The Bar Council, 13th October 2015
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The president of the Queen’s Bench Division has branded quotas as “demeaning” to women and minority ethnic groups.
Sir Brian Leveson (pictured) waded into the controversial debate over quotas ahead of the publication of a government-backed report that could put law firms under new pressure to promote women in senior posts.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former Conservative MP has told a court his reputation had been “trashed” by a national newspaper which alleged he breached parliamentary codes of conduct.’
BBC News, 12th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The accountability of MI5 and MI6 and the question of whether they are fully subject to the rule of law lie at the heart of attempts by the media to sweep away the secrecy surrounding a major terrorism trial, the lord chief justice said on Monday. In a series of remarks that disclosed publicly for the first time the role that the UK’s security and intelligence agencies played in imposing secrecy on the trial of Erol Incedal, a London law student, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd told the court of appeal that public confidence in the way they do their work was a key issue in the case.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Eight former police officers involved in the Cardiff Three miscarriage of justice murder case have cast doubt on the freed men’s innocence as they sue their own force over the saga.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Legalising cannabis would raise taxes worth hundreds of millions of pounds and produce large savings for the criminal justice system, a private analysis for the Treasury has concluded.’
The Independent, 13th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Anti-Muslim hate crimes will be recorded as a separate category by all police forces in England and Wales, the prime minister has said.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police officers have stopped guarding the embassy in London where the Wikileaks founder took refuge, saying it is no longer “proportionate.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A top actor has won a High Court ruling preventing sexually explicit material and “revenge porn” from being published.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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