‘Politicians need to question if the UN’s 1951 Refugee Convention is “fit for our modern age”, Suella Braverman is expected to say in a speech.’
BBC News, 26th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Privy Council ruling in a case originating in Jamaica has sought to clarify what constitutes “new” evidence for claimants seeking to set aside a judgment or settlement based on fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Insurer assertions that the number of mixed injury cases has risen dramatically since the launch of the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal are not borne out by the evidence, it was argued last week.’
Legal Futures, 25th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for killing his “caring” neighbour in a violent row last year.’
The Independent, 26th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former police officer has admitted to multiple sexual assaults on a night out.’
The Independent, 25th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lucy Letby will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a newborn baby girl, a court has been told.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prisoner escape, widespread overcrowding and the refusal of a German court to extradite a man to the UK because of concerns about jail conditions in Britain have all put the focus back on the creaking prison system.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cazalet v Abu-Zalaf [2023] EWCA Civ 1065 (22 September 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Amathus Drinks PLC & Ors v EAGK LLP & Anor [2023] EWHC 2312 (Ch) (22 September 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Nash v Volskwagen Financial Services (UK) Ltd [2023] EWHC 2326 (KB) (21 September 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘News that the UK government is set to intervene in the financial problems at Birmingham City Council has again focused attention on the statutory provisions that apply where a local authority in England finds itself in severe financial straits.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Law firms often adopt diversity initiatives “because they are fashionable, not because they work”, an academic and diversity specialist has argued.’
Legal Futures, 25th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who pretended to be a teenage girl on social media to blackmail young boys into sending him nude images has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd September 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for terrorism offences.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prosecutors will decide on Monday whether to seek a retrial for child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby on a number of outstanding allegations.’
The Independent, 25th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has called on the SAS to provide counter-terrorism support after firearms officers downed their weapons in protest at the charging of their colleague with murder. Suella Braverman ordered a review of armed policing to calm a growing rebellion of about 100 officers over the charging on Wednesday of an officer for the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba, an unarmed man killed last September by a single shot to the head.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A wealthy couple are locked in a court row with their “devious little sod” of a nephew over claims he “stole” their £4m house in a celebrity millionaires’ row.’
The Independent, 24th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sheffield city council is to become the latest local authority to face a mass equal pay claim from women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a year, the GMB union has said.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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