‘A tipper truck driver has been jailed for five-and-half years after the lorry he was driving rolled, killing his son.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘As if tenancy deposits weren’t complicated enough, now we can add libel claims to the consequences of a heated deposit dispute. It turns out that sending potentially libellous accusations to the deposit scheme adjudication service is possibly covered by qualified privilege.’
Nearly Legal, 21st November 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A mother whose son was left brain damaged after midwives allegedly failed to act on signs of jaundice has won compensation at the High Court.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A young girl contacted ChildLine with a “cry from the heart” hours before she was raped – predicting in detail the attack that was about to take place.’
The Independent, 22nd November 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘It is a ghastly truth that newspapers come into their own when something terrible has happened. The horrors witnessed in Paris just over a week ago resulted in some excellent reporting and analysis. There have been some exceptions – though, given the confused nature of the situation, that is perhaps inevitable.’
The Independent, 22nd November 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who threw his girlfriend off the balcony of a fourth floor flat leaving her with severe injuries has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A locum doctor has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a male patient he was treating in hospital.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This was an appeal arising from a claim for possession against three properties by the trustee in bankruptcy of a bankrupt landlord. The Lawtel note rather confusingly refers to it as “accelerated possession proceedings for an order for sale”, which it can’t possibly have been.’
Nearly Legal, 22nd November 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Police forces in England and Wales have been urged to review their handling of child grooming cases after inspectors found serious failings in the case of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old who was murdered in a “sexual and sadistic” attack by a teenager he met online.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two former prison officers have been jailed for leaking information about inmates to newspapers.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Daily Telegraph misled readers by suggesting NHS radiology departments were closed on Sundays in an article about Justice Secretary Michael Gove breaking his foot, according to a ruling from the Independent Press Standards Organisation.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A “cruel” ex-butcher who killed and dismembered a woman before carrying her severed head through a town to hide it has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Anthony Dennis and Anthony Wilson were sentenced yesterday at the Old Bailey to over 25 years for a major drug smuggling operation.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th November 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Costs judges have a broad discretion when considering what amount to “special circumstances” that allow them to depart from the “one-fifth” rule on the costs of a Solicitors Act assessment, the Court of Appeal has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 19th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Regulators will conduct a review into whether enforcement action against management team should be taken “as early as possible next year.” ’
The Guardian, 19th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Journalists and members of the public are to be given greater access to the Court of Protection, where issues affecting sick or vulnerable people are heard – under a new pilot scheme.’
BBC News, 19th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman in the end stage of multiple sclerosis has been granted the right to die, in a landmark legal ruling.
The woman’s daughter had told how her mother was “completely incapacitated” and had asked Mr Justice Hayden to allow doctors to stop providing “clinically assisted nutrition and hydration”.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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