Criminal injuries compensation – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The courts have tackled the issue of compensation for criminal injuries inflicted before birth.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Month: July 2016
Failure to serve costs budget limits claimant’s recovery to court fees in £3m quantum-only dispute – Litigation Futures
‘The fact that a clinical negligence case had become a quantum-only dispute did not take it out of the costs management regime, meaning that the claimant’s failure to serve a costs budget restricted its recoverable costs to the court fees only, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 25th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Sports Direct: Could Human Rights Have Helped? – RightsInfo
‘Could human rights have helped Sports Direct workers? Yes. Read this post to find out why.’
RightsInfo, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
Facing the Facts – Nearly Legal
‘R (on the application of Hoyte) v London Borough of Southwark [2016] EWHC 1665 Admin is a useful decision of the High Court on the subject of repeat homelessness applications.’
Nearly Legal, 25th July 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Severely disabled baby should be allowed to die, judge rules – The Guardian
‘A severely disabled baby who has been on a ventilator since he was 18 minutes old should be allowed to die, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
There is widespread inequality for the LGBT community – so why isn’t the Government doing anything about it? – The Independent
‘LGBT people are at an increased risk of falling victim to hate crime, the incidences of which continue to rise. That being the case, it is wholly reasonable to question the 18 per cent cut in real terms to police budgets – safety is not at the heart of policymaking.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Chief coroner calls for legal aid provision in state-involved inquests – The Guardian
‘Legal aid should be provided for families at inquests in which the government pays for lawyers to represent police officers or other state employees, the chief coroner has recommended.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cliff Richard set for court battle with BBC after corporation rejects damages claim – Daily Telegraph
‘Sir Cliff Richard is set for a court battle with the BBC, after the corporation rejected a demand that it pay damages for its controversial live coverage of a police raid on the singer’s home.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hate crime: Prosecutors told to push for tougher sentences – BBC News
‘Prosecutors will be urged to push for tougher sentences for people committing hate crimes, following a rise in incidents after the EU referendum.’
BBC News, 24th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Goddard inquiry truth project to hear first testimony on child sexual abuse – The Guardian
‘The first of hundreds of people are to begin giving testimony to a public inquiry into child sexual abuse, in an unprecedented national “truth-telling” project designed to catalogue decades of suffering.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
One Year Since Nicklinson v UK – What Did It Mean For Assisted Dying? – RightsInfo
‘One year ago, the European Court of Human Rights handed down its decision in a UK case on the law of assisted suicide, declaring it inadmissible for the Court’s consideration. The case was brought by Mrs Jane Nicklinson, widow of Tony Nicklinson, and Mr Paul Lamb.’
RightsInfo, 16th July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
Ben Butler to appeal against conviction for murdering daughter Ellie – The Guardian
‘A man who murdered his six-year-old daughter 11 months after the high court returned her to his custody is appealing against his conviction and life sentence.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Seaside trip mum and friend locked up naked boy for hours – BBC News
‘A mother and her friend who locked her young son naked in a cupboard for hours while they went on a day trip to the seaside, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A Grand and Disastrous Deceit – London Review of Books
‘The Iraq Inquiry, chaired by Sir John Chilcot and composed of five privy councillors, finally published its report on the morning of 6 July, seven years and 21 days after it was established by Gordon Brown with a remit to ‘look at the run-up to the conflict, the conflict itself and the reconstruction, so that we can learn lessons’. It offers a long and painful account of an episode that may come to be seen as marking the moment when the UK fell off its global perch, trust in government collapsed and the country turned inward and began to disintegrate.’
London Review of Books, 28th July 2016
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
Social landlord wins Civil Injunction Orders against youth and two men – Local Government Lawyer
‘Salix Homes has secured three civil injunction orders (CIO) against two men and a youth using legislation under the Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Members of 1960s band the Tremeloes acquitted of assaulting teenager – The Guardian
‘Two members of the 1960s pop group the Tremeloes have been formally acquitted of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl after a gig nearly 50 years ago.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Excluding a party from Court in fraudulent claims – Zenith PI Blog
‘There is a common trend in County Courts up and down the country for witnesses to be excluded from the courtroom during the evidence of another witness and/or a party when there are allegations of fraud or collusion, commonly in relation to a road traffic accident. The pragmatic rationale for such an approach is quite clear- if witness X hears what the Claimant says in cross examination, X may tailor his or her evidence to be consistent with that of the Claimant in a bid to bolster the case.’
Zenith PI Blog, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
