‘The director of a law firm and the firm itself have each been fined £25,000 for a series of compliance failures, including widespread accounts rule breaches and anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings.’
Legal Futures, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said: “Criminal prosecutions brought against police officers for actions taken in the course of their duties are extremely rare and these decisions are only made after careful consideration of all the relevant evidence and circumstances.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 31st January 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Lady Chief Justice gave a lecture on 28 January 2025 to the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. In the lecture, entitled Mediation after the Singapore Convention, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill explored how mediation is likely to play an important role in promoting the rule of law domestically and internationally, as is happening with the promotion and development of international commercial courts.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th January 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its annual summary of the latest available diversity data for the Bar. It covers pupils, practising King’s Counsel – KC – and practising non-KC barristers. Last year’s report is available on the BSB website.This report assists the BSB in meeting its statutory duties under the Equality Act 2010 and sets out an evidence base from which relevant and targeted policy can be developed.’
Bar Standards Board, 31st January 2025
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Family Justice Council (FJC) has published Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for practitioners (PDF). The guidance is aimed at legal practitioners working with neurodivergent users of the Family Justice System.’
Family Justice Council, 30th January 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The High Court ordered parties to mediate despite defendant arguments that there was no real chance of success, in a newly published ruling thought to be the first time the court has used its new powers under the amended Civil Procedure Rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Husband is 70. The Wife is 51. They have a 9-year-old daughter. They cohabited from February 2003 and in early 2012 separated due to the wife’s affair. In August 2012 – c.9 months later – they reunited. They married on 8 October 2012. In November 2020 the parties relocated to England from abroad. They came as non-doms to take advantage of the tax regime. The wife applied for divorce in May 2023. They therefore had nearly 20 years together, albeit not seamless cohabitation.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 29th January 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The last convicted member of the Stockwell Six, a group of young black men falsely accused of trying to rob a corrupt police officer more than half a century ago, has had his case referred back to the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of bereaved parents and children of victims of the infected blood scandal will be able to claim compensation for the first time under new proposed laws to be laid in parliament this month.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother has been paid £2,600 after her local council caused “significant anxiety” by failing to provide her autistic son with the right tutoring.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Brothers who lead an organised crime group known as the Scouse Dave Line have been jailed for a combined total of more than 30 years.’
BBC News, 31st January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thames Water will seek approval for an emergency cash lifeline in court on Monday as it faces running out of money in four weeks’ time.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Creators of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse will face up to five years in prison in a new government crackdown. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse.’
The Independent, 2nd February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Bridget Phillipson will promise a “new era for school standards” as Labour and Ofsted replace single-word judgments for schools with more detailed report cards.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Coercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of blocking a whistleblower who repeatedly raised the alarm about carer’s allowance from giving evidence to an independent review of the scandal-hit benefit.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
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