‘Garage in south Wales faked accidents in its yards so that bogus insurance and compensation claims totalling £750,000 could be made.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The “slave” daughter of the Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan has revealed her identity for the first time as her father was jailed for 23 years for her imprisonment and repeated sex attacks on other followers.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two men from Luton have been jailed for promoting the so-called Islamic State outside Topshop in London’s Oxford Street.’
BBC News, 29th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A heterosexual couple who want to have a civil partnership rather than get married have lost a legal challenge.’
BBC News, 29th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In a ruling that has been described as “a blow for civil liberties”, appeal judges have effectively limited legally aided claims against the police to situations where claimants can show there was dishonesty.’
Legal Voice, 27th January 2016
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘A solicitor involved in the 2011 litigation between Russian oligarchs Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich has been fined £50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for entering into what was then an unlawful contingency fee agreement, under which he would have netted tens of millions of pounds had Mr Berezovsky succeeded.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has reduced by almost two-thirds the balance awarded to the seller of a law firm by the High Court, after ruling that – among other things – the trial judge had been wrong not to award the buyer damages for misrepresentation of the firm’s finances.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2016
Source: wwww.legalfutures.co.uk
‘What is misconduct? And who is in public office? The existing law that governs misconduct in public office does not provide clear answers to either of these questions, according to the Law Commission.
Today the Law Commission launched a consultation aimed at exploring how the current law is being used and discovering the problems caused in practice by the law’s lack of clarity.’
Law Commission, 20th January 2016
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
‘The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 receives Royal Assent.’
Home Office, 28th January 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of robbery. The new guideline, which has been issued following a public consultation, will come into effect on 1 April 2016.’
Sentencing Council, 28th January 2016
‘Lord Justice Jackson gave the IPA Annual Lecture on the 28 January 2016. “The purpose of this lecture is to argue that we should now introduce an extensive regime of fixed costs for civil litigation as proposed in chapters 15 and 16 of the Review of Civil Litigation Costs Final Report. In the light of recent developments the time is now ripe to take this substantial step…” ‘
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th January 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Charles Hale QC and Henry Clayton, both of 4 Paper Buildings, outline the debate which the Court of Appeal declined to resolve in the recent case of Ramadani v Ramadani [2015] EWCA Civ 1138.’
Family Law Week, 24th January 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A legal secretary who stole nearly £79,000 from vulnerable clients and spent it on shopping sprees has been jailed for two and a half years.’
BBC News, 28th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An investigation into reports of physical and sexual abuse linked to Kids Company has been dropped after police found no evidence to “justify a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service”.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government has scrapped major cuts to the criminal legal aid system in England and Wales, it has announced.’
The Independent, 28th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The hospital where young mother of two Frances Cappuccini died was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter legislation introduced in the wake of a series of catastrophic disasters in the late 80s and early 90s.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A pilot scheme begins today which will see the public and media gain access to Court of Protection hearings across England and Wales for the first time.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th January 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Police could face extra expense and confusion as a result of discrepancies in the laws banning the possession of drugs that will emerge once the psychoactive substances bill comes into force, a police and crime commissioner has warned.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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