Partner wins battle with estranged wife over share of house – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2016 in appeals, cohabitation, costs, families, housing, news, probate by sally

‘A woman who lived with her partner for 18 years has won a legal battle with his estranged wife for his share of their home.’

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BBC News, 16th February 2016

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Prison ‘did not always know whereabouts of inmates’ – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2016 in news, prisons, reports by sally

‘Staff at an overcrowded, chaotic and violent prison did not always know where inmates were, an inspection has revealed.’

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The Guardian, 17th February 2016

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Freedom, Asylum Seekers, and Two Lots of European Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 18th, 2016 in asylum, deportation, detention, EC law, human rights, news by sally

‘In this post I will set out the facts, give a quick refresher of the relationship between the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Charter). I will conclude with an overview of the decision itself.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th February 2016

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Ex-golf club captain vanishes from court before he is sentenced for £300k VAT fraud – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2016 in fraud, fugitive offenders, news, sentencing, warrants by sally

‘Arrest warrant issued for businessman James Turner, who disappeared from Nottingham Crown Court after telling family he was popping to canteen.’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2016

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Joint enterprise law wrongly interpreted for 30 years, court rules – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2016 in appeals, evidence, interpretation, joint enterprise, judgments, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘A key test imposed by judges in assessing guilt in so-called joint enterprise killings has been wrongly interpreted for the past 30 years, the supreme court has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 18th February 2016

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