‘The “deliberately ambiguous” television advert urged concerned neighbours not to call 999 if they hear a baby crying next door, suggesting they call the local council instead.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Online estate agent Purplebricks has said it is “surprised” the Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint against it for misleading viewers over its fee structure.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A crown court judge has been cleared of making inappropriate comments about Travellers when sentencing 11 members of the same family for modern slavery offences.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘”Significant failures” by Staffordshire Police over a gangland killing led to the unsafe convictions of five men, a police watchdog report has found.’
BBC News, 4th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The advert for the bingo company, which was created by its affiliate, was seen on the 365dailynews website and described a man who was in debt and ‘stumbled on’ an ad for Gala Bingo.’
The Independent, 4th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judge who spared an aspiring Oxford University student from jail after she stabbed her boyfriend has been investigated over three complaints relating to the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge who spared an Oxford University student jail after she stabbed her boyfriend is being investigated.’
BBC News, 28th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A crown court judge is being investigated over comments he made about the Traveller community when sentencing 11 members of the same family for modern slavery offences.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan police have been criticised by the family of Rashan Charles for ignoring the advice of the police watchdog and refusing to suspend the officer involved in his death.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police missed a string of opportunities to help a young man with mental health problems who died after he was restrained by officers, locked up in a van on a hot night and then left naked in a cell, a watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Claims in the Mail on Sunday that global warming data had been exaggerated in order to secure the Paris climate change agreement have been criticised by the UK’s press regulator.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised a London borough over repeated failures in relation to a boy with special educational needs, in a case where at one stage a council decision-making may have acted illegally when it withdrew support.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In February 2017, there was something of a falling out between the police and the IPCC regarding post-incident procedures when police firearms are deployed. Reasonable arguments were made on all sides, robustly and publicly.’
UK Police Law Blog, 15th September 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘A specialist police team set up to investigate crimes against MPs has dealt with 102 complaints in its first year of operation.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The police officer who initially restrained a man whose death sparked violent street protests is being investigated for gross misconduct, the police watchdog has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Monmouthshire GP is being investigated over complaints about her giving gender-change hormones to children as young as 12.’
BBC News, 10th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has criticised a London borough after two brothers with learning difficulties saw their care and support packages reduced without their mother being told why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th September 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A claims management company (CMC) has withdrawn a YouTube advert designed to generate holiday sickness claims after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that it was misleading.’
Legal Futures, 6th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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