‘Environmental campaigners have accused the UK advertising watchdog of bias for overturning a draft ruling that banned adverts for a mud-splattered Land Rover Defender off-roader after previously saying it encouraged “socially irresponsible” driving that could “cause damage to vulnerable habitats”.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been found guilty of killing an elderly woman 20 years ago after advances in DNA technology linked him to the crime.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Just 5% of Windrush victims have received compensation four years after the scandal emerged, according to a damning report by cross-party MPs which called for the scheme to be taken out of Home Office control.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has recently upheld the High Court decision that Section 38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“PACE”) is not incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) insofar as it purports to authorise the detention of minors for their own protection, in the case of Archer v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2021] EWCA Civ 1662.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘An online troll who abused a woman because she had defended celebrity Danniella Westbrook has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fourth member of the so-called Stockwell Six, a group of friends accused of trying to rob a corrupt police officer nearly 50 years ago, has had his conviction quashed by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The London Borough of Newham is to pay more than £8,000 to a mother of four after failing to move her and her family from “overcrowded and hazardous” accommodation for almost two years, following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who carried out a series of horrific sexual attacks on a vulnerable woman over several years has been jailed following a “harrowing” police investigation.’
The Independent, 24th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police must do more to support and listen to survivors of child sexual abuse, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), following a major investigation into South Yorkshire police’s response to allegations made in Rotherham.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kensquare Ltd v Boakye [2021] EWCA Civ 1725 (22 November 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Briedis & Anor [2021] EWHC 3155 (Admin) (23 November 2021)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
F v M [2021] EWHC 3133 (Fam) (23 November 2021)
Source: www.bailii.org
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