‘More than 23,000 allegations of abuse by home care workers against elderly and vulnerable people were made in the last three years, yet just 15 people were prosecuted as a result, new figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2017
Source; www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two police officers who delayed attending a 999 call about a suicide to get refreshments from McDonald’s are likely to keep their jobs, a disciplinary hearing has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The cases of 173 patients are being urgently examined to see if they have suffered harm after the loss of 500,000 pieces of NHS data, MPs have been told.’
The Independent, 27th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Paedophiles who view indecent images but go no further should not be jailed but rehabilitated, a leading child protection police officer has said.’
BBC News, 28th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Watchdog Ofcom will force BT to cut phone bills of 2m customers by at least £5 per month, saying competition has failed a “vulnerable” group of elderly customers.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Criminal justice agencies are at risk of failing children and young people who come forward to report crimes because they are not being taken seriously, Victims’ Commissioner has today warned.’
Victims’ Commissioner, 22nd Febraury 2017
‘If a career on the bench is not made more attractive financially, the rule of law could be undermined, and with it lucrative industries vital to post-Brexit economic prosperity, the departing president of the Supreme Court has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 24th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An approved or agreed budget will bind the parties at detailed assessment unless there is good reason not to, the High Court has ruled in a decision that is almost certain to go to the Court of Appeal.’
Litigation Futures, 24th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Divided by a common language: American and British perspectives on constitutional law.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th February 2017
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
The Trade Union Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional) Regulations 2017
The Important Public Services (Border Security) Regulations 2017
The Important Public Services (Transport) Regulations 2017
The Important Public Services (Education) Regulations 2017
The Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017
The Trade Union Act 2016 (Political Funds) (Transition Period) Regulations 2017
The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2017
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 2017
The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2017
The Important Public Services (Fire) Regulations 2017
The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2017
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2017
The Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Railway Pensions (Substitution) (Amendment) Order 2017
The National Health Service Litigation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017
The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 2017
The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017
The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
Homes and Communities Agency v JS Bloor (Wilmslow) Ltd [2017] UKSC 12 (22 February 2017)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Wodzicki v Wodzicki [2017] EWCA Civ 95 (24 February 2017)
Samarkand Film Partnership No. 3 & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2017] EWCA Civ 77 (24 February 2017)
Banerjee v The General Medical Council [2017] EWCA Civ 78 (24 February 2017)
Grizzly Business Ltd v Stena Drilling Ltd & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 94 (24 February 2017)
McGeer v McIntosh [2017] EWCA Civ 79 (23 February 2017)
Elim Court RTM Company Ltd v Avon Freeholds Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 89 (23 February 2017)
Frugal v Nottinghamshire Police [2017] EWCA Civ 86 (22 February 2017)
UB (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 85 (22 February 2017)
Archbishop Bowen & Anor v JL [2017] EWCA Civ 82 (21 February 2017)
Workman v Forrester & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 73 (21 February 2017)
Balogun v Boyes Sutton and Perry (a firm) [2017] EWCA Civ 75 (21 February 2017)
J (A Child) (Finland)(Habitual Residence) [2017] EWCA Civ 80 (21 February 2017)
Steinfeld & Anor v Secretary of State for Education [2017] EWCA Civ 81 (21 February 2017)
Dawson – Damer & Ors v Taylor Wessing LLP [2017] EWCA Civ 74 (16 February 2017)
Savills (UK) Ltd v Blacker & Anor (Rev 1) [2017] EWCA Civ 68 (16 February 2017)
Oakley v South Cambridgeshire District Council & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 71 (15 February 2017)
M (Children : Care Proceedings : Passport Order) [2017] EWCA Civ 69 (14 February 2017)
Webster (A Child) v Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 62 (13 February 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Recycled Materials Supplies Ltd, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 58 (24 February 2017)
Garwood & Ors, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 59 (22 February 2017)
Reynolds v R [2017] EWCA Crim 57 (22 February 2017)
Tsekiri, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 40 (17 February 2017)
Leathem & Anor v R [2017] EWCA Crim 42 (15 February 2017)
Bailey, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 35 (10 February 2017)
Halim, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 33 (10 February 2017)
Lunn, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 34 (10 February 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Ben Mansfield, barrister of The 36 Group, examines the judgment of Mr Justice Keehan in H (A Minor) v Northamptonshire County Council and the Legal Aid Agency [2017] EWHC 282 (Fam).’
Family Law Week, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘An Army widow who suffered five miscarriages after her husband attacked her while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has launched a legal case against the Ministry of Defence for failing them both.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A five-year-old girl died of an asthma attack after an “unapproachable and volatile” doctor refused to see her because she and her mother arrived a few minutes late for her appointment, the General Medical Council has found.’
The Independent, 27th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman living in the UK who has been married to a British man for 27 years has been forcibly removed from the country.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The BBC has ordered an urgent investigation into the behaviour of television licence fee collectors amid allegations they are using underhand tactics and aggressive incentive schemes to catch evaders.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Thousands of NHS patients may have come to harm because of an administrative mix-up, says NHS England. Some 500,000 documents containing medical information, including cancer test results, were mistakenly put in storage rather than being sent to the GP or filed in the patients’ records.’
BBC News, 27th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ministry of Justice says security was upgraded at judges’ homes, with figures showing many in judiciary fear for safety.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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