‘Ministry of Justice welcomes Lord Farmer’s recommendations to strengthen family ties to help offenders turn their lives around and protect public safety.’
Ministry of Justice, 10th August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The High Court has ordered well-known Formula 1 personality Eddie Jordan to pay indemnity costs after he accepted a “very historic” £15,000 part 36 offer that was still open on the eve of trial – and which was £85,000 less than he had been offered a year earlier.’
Litigation Futures, 10th August 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a negligence claim against London law firm Farrer & Co in a case involving a client with a $300m (£231m) trust fund.’
Legal Futures, 10th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Maria Wright, PhD Student at the University of Bristol, addresses how courts must now approach Article 15 transfers of public law proceedings in the light of CJEU and Supreme Court judgments.’
Family Law Week, 9th August 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Supreme Court
R v M & Ors [2017] UKSC 58 (3 August 2017)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
London Borough of Southwark & Anor v Transport for London [2017] EWCA Civ 1220 (04 August 2017)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Barkauskas v R [2017] EWCA Crim 1210 (08 August 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
SB, R (on the application of) v NHS England [2017] EWHC 2000 (Admin) (08 August 2017)
Shaw v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 2076 (Admin) (07 August 2017)
High Court (Family Division)
X (A Child) (No 4) [2017] EWHC 2084 (Fam) (07 August 2017)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Landmark Mortgages Ltd v Bamrah & Anor [2017] EWHC 2041 (QB) (04 August 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A woman who was refused permission to divorce her husband is to take her case to the Supreme Court. Tini Owens, 66, has so far failed to persuade judges in the High Court and Court of Appeal to allow her to divorce Hugh Owens, 78, by claiming their 39-year marriage had broken down following an affair she had several years ago.’
The Independent, 9th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘There is no “conflict of interest” over a former role held by the woman leading a probe into building regulations in the wake of the Grenfell disaster, the Government has said.’
The Independent, 9th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The home secretary, Amber Rudd, has backed the Metropolitan police commissioner over the use of stop and search in tackling rising knife crime in a move that marks a change in tone since Theresa May was in the Home Office.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police chief has said paying a child rapist £10,000 as part of an investigation into a grooming gang was the “right thing”.’
BBC News, 10th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When a man took a picture up Gina Martin’s skirt when she was enjoying herself at a festival, she was sure he could be punished. However, after being told he did nothing illegal, she has taken things into her own hands and started a campaign which has reverberated across the country – to make ‘upskirting’ a specific offence under the law.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Under-age girls and vulnerable young women were taken to parties in Newcastle and groomed with drugs before being raped and sexually abused, it can now be reported.’
The Independent, 9th August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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