‘On Wednesday [26 July], the Competition Appeal Tribunal handed down a judgment that is particularly significant for its analysis of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “2018 Act”) and the scope of retained EU law.’
Blackstone Chambers, 28th July 2023
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘A police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman nine years ago.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police sergeant has been cleared of gross misconduct after he removed the head covering of a Sikh man in custody.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A cocaine dealing gang who set up a fake computer company to cover up their operations has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new government-backed scheme providing free legal advice to help 38,000 people a year at risk of losing their home launches today (1 August).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Stricter rules to govern how police use cautions will ensure they should only be used for minor, first-time offences under a new code of practice published today (2 August).’
Ministry of Justice, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Colin Ricciardello and Jonathan Blunden analyse the increasing number of challenges to councils’ use of s123 of the Local Government Act 1972 (the “1972 Act”).’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Philip McCourt looks at a recent Court of Appeal case and what that means for committee members who aren’t present for a full item of business but may still wish to vote.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A British man who tried to smuggle migrant children as young as 1 into the UK by hiding them behind boxes in his van has been jailed for 4 years.’
Home Office, 28th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The existing framework of out of court disposals, used when it is not in the public interest to go to court, has been described as ‘unwieldy’ by the government which is now proposing a “simplified, strengthened two-tier framework”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Foreign Office failed to notice signs of torture and provide help to a British academic during his detention in the United Arab Emirates, a watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 4th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who died with convictions based on evidence from a disgraced police officer with a history of racism and corruption have had their cases referred back to the courts.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The operators of a cannabis factory targeted by a thief who was then murdered have been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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