Children: Public Law Update (December 2018) – Family Law Week
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent, important Children Public Law cases.’
Family Law Week, 13th December 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Month: December 2018
Watchdog plans purge of rip-off rates for loyal broadband customers – The Guardian
‘The UK media regulator, Ofcom, is to crack down on broadband providers who rip off loyal customers by offering better deals to new subscribers.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two in three knife crime offenders being spared jail as offences hit eight-year high, MoJ figures show – Daily Telegraph
‘Two thirds of knife crime offenders are escaping jail as the number of offences has hit an eight-year high, Ministry of Justice figures reveal.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog bans ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes in adverts – BBC News
‘The UK’s advertising watchdog has said it will ban “gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or widespread offence”.’
BBC News, 14th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wetherspoons wins court battle to reveal person behind ‘abusive’ parody account on Twitter – Daily Telegraph
‘The identity of a mystery tweeter responsible for fake Wetherspoon Twitter accounts will be revealed to the pub chain following a judge’s ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Cambridge University rugby player jailed for sexually assaulting student in college room – The Independent
‘A former Cambridge University rugby player has been locked up after forcing himself on a fellow student in her college bedroom..’
The Independent, 13th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cheshire PC jailed for raping 13-year-old girl – BBC News
‘A police officer who only joined the force “to gain the keys to a sweetshop” has been jailed for raping a girl.’
BBC News, 13th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Wolff v Trinity Logistics Usa Inc [2018] EWCA Civ 2765 (12 December 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Pearse v Revenue and Customs [2018] EWHC 3422 (Ch) (12 December 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
University of Warwick v Balfour Beatty Group Ltd [2018] EWHC 3230 (TCC) (11 December 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Speech by the Right Honourable Lady Justice Rafferty to the Criminal Law Review Conference – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Right Honourable Lady Justice Rafferty to the Criminal Law Review Conference.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 12th December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
Home Office trying to force two disabled children to leave country – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is trying to force two British-born children with lifelong and complex physical and mental disabilities out of Britain in a move which experts say breaches UK and UN law.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Girl starved of oxygen at birth gets £22m compensation from hospital – BBC News
‘A girl starved of oxygen during birth who needs 24-hour care has been awarded compensation totalling £22m.’
BBC News, 12th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police win Michael Barrymore wrongful arrest challenge – The Guardian
‘Police have won a challenge against a decision that had paved the way for entertainer Michael Barrymore to receive substantial damages over a wrongful arrest he says destroyed his career.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
New inquest ordered for 1975 ‘Little Girl Blue’ murder – BBC News
‘A new inquest into the unsolved murder of a girl found dead in a wood 43 years ago has been ordered by the high court.’
BBC News, 12th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for staging her own kidnap and harassing ex-boyfriend online – The Independent
‘A woman who orchestrated an online harassment campaign against her ex-boyfriend, before lying about being pregnant and even staging a fake kidnapping, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.’
The Independent, 12th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landlord fined £25,000 over lack of hot water for disabled tenant – The Guardian
‘The wife of Britain’s most controversial buy-to-let landlord, Fergus Wilson, has been ordered to pay £25,000 in fines and legal costs after a court ruled that she had failed to supply hot water to a disabled tenant.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
How outdated tree-felling laws are putting rare woodland wildlife at risk – The Independent
‘A loophole in the Forestry Act means the habitats of protected species can be cut down – no matter how rare, how vulnerable or how much effort has gone into the regional conservation of the animal.’
The Independent, 13th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gambling chiefs confirm ‘whistle-to-whistle’ television sport advertising ban – BBC News
‘Gambling chiefs say they are “responding to public concerns” after confirming plans to effectively ban television betting adverts during pre-watershed live sport.’
BBC News, 13th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
