‘The Ministry of Defence has been accused of trying to bury an admission that the special forces had power over the UK sanctuary applications of Afghan allies amid an ongoing inquiry into potential war crimes in Afghanistan.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior nurse who fraudulently claimed for shifts that he did not work has been struck off.’
BBC news, 23rd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have agreed to pay the £1,500 legal fees of a driver they wrongly prosecuted for a parking offence.’
BBC News, 24th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence failed a soldier killed in a crash during a training exercise, his family have said.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The carer of a blind former film-writer and director has been jailed after stealing £75,000 from him to fund his gambling addiction.’
BBC News, 24th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of asylum cases that Rishi Sunak claimed had been cleared are on course to be returned to the Home Office because of soaring appeals blamed on “rushed” decisions and processing errors.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 200,000 people have wrongly faced investigation for housing benefit fraud and error after the performance of a government algorithm fell far short of expectations, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A boy has been found guilty of attempted murder after attacking two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers in a devastating rampage in the middle of the night at a private school.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A water company fined £90,000 for dumping sewage into a river has been unable to explain two of the spillages.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy who murdered Leeds teenager Alfie Lewis in a knife attack outside a primary school has been detained for life with a minimum term of 13 years.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fee-earner who has not complied with a court order to return documents taken from his former law firm has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence for contempt.’
Legal Futures, 21st June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has imposed a control order on a law firm’s office manager who took money from client account to pay wages and “prop” up the practice.’
Legal Futures, 21st June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has clarified the meaning of “antisocial behaviour” for the purposes of Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Sian McGibbon examines the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In the case of Bellway Homes Ltd v Surgo Construction Ltd [2024] EWHC 10 (TCC), the Court decided that a party can pursue both a smash & grab adjudication and, in the alternative, a true valuation in the same adjudication. The adjudicator will have jurisdiction to consider both arguments if they relate to one dispute i.e. the payment sum.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent UK Upper Tribunal decision reaffirms the principles governing the application of double tax conventions and provides clarity on the interpretation of treaty provisions aimed at preventing tax avoidance, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘International Distribution Services (IDS) has been served with an £878m action by a newly formed company that said it represents an estimated 290,000 customers who claim they were overcharged as a result of Royal Mail’s behaviour.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Indeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the most vulnerable inmates often have the least chance of getting out – as John’s case shows.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
Mueen-Uddin v Secretary of State for the Home Departments [2024] UKSC 21 (20 June 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
D and A (Fact-Finding : Research Literature) [2024] EWCA Civ 663 (19 June 2024)
Clark & Anor v Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 676 (19 June 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Stojcevic v County Court Of Osijek, Croatia [2024] EWHC 1477 (Admin) (18 June 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
SwissIndependent Trustees SA v Sofer & Ors [2024] EWHC 1543 (Ch) (20 June 2024)
29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Ltd v White [2024] EWHC 1480 (Ch) (19 June 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
BR v SN [2024] EWHC 1512 (Fam) (13 June 2024)
High Court (Patents Court)
Salts Healthcare Ltd v Pelican Healthcare Ltd [2024] EWHC 1539 (Pat) (20 June 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Prospect v Evans [2024] EWHC 1533 (KB) (20 June 2024)
LN v Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 1478 (KB) (18 June 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
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