‘Matthew Timm analyses a Family Court ruling that a local authority had failed to discharge the burden of proof in asserting that injuries to a child when he was eight months old were inflicted by one or other of his parents.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government could miss its own cladding removal completion date if progress is not made to speed up the process, the UK’s spending watchdog has said. In a new report, external, the National Audit Office (NAO) said up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding had still not been identified by the government, and at its current rate of progress it was due to miss its own estimated completion date of 2035 for the works.’
BBC News, 4th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police is to carry out a new investigation into the Wimbledon school crash in order to further examine a number of lines of inquiry.’
BBC News, 24th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The courts have served up further signs that lying on a personal injury claim is not to be treated as the death knell for other heads of loss.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The number of people to die in police custody last year is the highest in almost two decades, new figures have revealed.’
The Independent, 17th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has raised concerns about young, newly qualified drivers being allowed to carry passengers, during an inquest into the deaths of four teenagers who drowned after a crash in north Wales.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has warned that gas piston ottomans could present a risk to life, after a woman died when her bed collapsed on her, trapping her between the mattress and the base.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “Hillsborough law” will be introduced in Parliament before the next anniversary of the 1989 football stadium tragedy, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.’
BBC News, 24th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Public inquiries should be shortened and the progress of their recommendations tracked, according to a House of Lords committee, which says a major overhaul is required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Master Thornett has ordered a 35% reduction in the claimed budget of a man who suffered an accident while working for Thurrock Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Grenfell families have criticised the final inquiry report on the disaster for failing to fully address the disproportionate impact the tragedy had on diverse and marginalised communities.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Justice for those responsible for the 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire may not come until the end of this decade, a former chief prosecutor has warned, as survivors voiced growing fury over building firms’ “arrogant” refusal to admit wrongdoing.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has said lessons will be “properly learnt” in the case of a teenage motorcyclist killed outside an airbase in a crash with an American driver.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The recent Court of Appeal decision in D and A (Fact Finding: Research Literature) [2024] EWCA Civ 663 considered issues about the use of medical research literature as evidence in care proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989. This case is an important decision, reminding practitioners of the importance of oral evidence and the evidence provided by expert witnesses in a time when the Government is running a pilot programme which might limit both of those things.’
St Ives Chambers, 8th August 2024
Source: www.stiveschambers.co.uk
‘As the Grenfell inquiry prepares to publish its final report into the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72, Nadine White speaks to those still grappling with its tragic legacy.’
The Independent, 1st September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A logistics company has been fined £1m after an employee fell 36ft (11 metres) on to a concrete floor.’
BBC News, 6th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Since the 1800s, laws had been passed to try to keep people safe at work.’
BBC News, 31st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this case Master Brown ordered that a case involving a child claimant should be subject to costs management, despite falling within an exception to automatic costs budgeting, and despite the medical prognosis not yet being finalised.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 12th July 2024
Source: costsandlitigationfunding.com
‘Insurers have hailed a county court judgment on credit hire – the provision of a temporary vehicle by a claims management company in an RTA claim – as a significant turning point on costs liability.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A driver who hit a seven-year-old boy in his van and left the scene of the crash has been given a suspended sentence at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court.’
BBC News, 17th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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