‘Five former Barclays bankers accused of conspiring to rig Libor interest rates were “driven by money” and their offence “is no different from stealing,” a court has been told.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Duchy of Cornwall was established by Edward III in 1337 for his son. There is a landed estate (the Duchy) and a title (the Duke). Edward III was no doubt unconcerned about any legal duties that may attach to the Duchy; he had bigger fish to fry. In the 21st century, however, at least one knotty question of legal duty has surfaced.’
Panopticon, 5th April 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘PowerPoint slides prepared by external counsel for training at the Ministry of Justice were subject to legal professional privilege and did not have to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 7th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Following the introduction of the National Living Wage and unwelcome increases to council tax, today sees another wave of new laws come into force in the UK.’
The Independent, 6th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The amended costs management rules came into force today as part of the latest CPR update, following the review carried out by a Civil Procedure Rules Committee group headed by Mr Justice Coulson.’
Litigation Futures, 6th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has held the election of three town councillors in Cheshire to be void after it emerged that their nominations were defective.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th April 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘I was one of the victims of unscrupulous newspapers that David Cameron pledged to protect in the of wake of the Leveson report. Let’s ensure he keeps his promises.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who discovered she had married a convicted paedophile during their honeymoon is still trying to divorce him after five years.’
The Independent, 6th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A leading media lawyer has claimed that celebrities have been given carte blanche to use their children to prevent stories about their sex lives being published, after a court upheld an injunction against the Sun on Sunday.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The jury in the trial of two girls convicted of murdering a vulnerable woman heard graphic evidence of how they tortured and beat her to death. But the crime sparked such abusive comments on Facebook that a judge feared the girls could not have a fair hearing. He scrapped the case and ordered a retrial for the following year – leading to a seven-month fight by the media to be allowed to report on it. This is what happened.’
BBC News, 7th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 has been sent out to consider its verdicts, more than two years after the proceedings began in court.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The sudden closure of a college for vulnerable people was due to the serious abuse of residents by staff, the health and social care regulator has revealed.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bell & Anor v Northumbrian Water Ltd [2016] EWHC 133 (TCC) (5 April 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A former assistant police chief constable will lead an independent review into the handling by UK Anti‑Doping of the Dr Mark Bonar affair. The inquiry has been set up following allegations Bonar prescribed performance-enhancing drugs to 150 professional athletes.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two schoolgirls who took selfie pictures as they tortured and killed a frail alcoholic in her own home had run away from local authority care 18 times in the month leading up to the killing, it has emerged.
After the guilty verdicts were delivered, Hartlepool Council announced the launch of a serious case review to establish if more could have been done to prevent the out of control pair carrying out the appalling murder.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Commons culture, media and sport committee inquiry is to explore homophobia in sport.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A major review of new pension freedoms announced by George Osborne last year is to be carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority amid fears of mis-selling.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 have been told that they must come to a unanimous decision if they are to reach a verdict of unlawful killing.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘England prop Joe Marler has been banned for two matches and fined £20,000 for calling Wales forward Samson Lee “Gypsy boy”.’
BBC News, 5th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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