‘The former international development secretaries have called for an inquiry into the way in which UK counter-terrorism laws are hampering the humanitarian work of Islamic charities, including some of the few British charities capable of operating inside Syria.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Poor supervision of investigations and unacceptable delays led to a situation where a child abuse suspect was allowed to continue offending, according to a report by the police watchdog into Nottinghamshire police.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police investigating the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993 have contacted an unspecified number of people to request DNA samples.’
BBC News, 30th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Crimestoppers ad with an image of a heart that looked as if it was “ripped out of someone’s chest” has been banned by the advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Jimmy Carr’s joke about dwarves on BBC1’s The One Show was offensive and broke broadcasting rules, the media watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A district judge who is suing the Ministry of Justice after whistleblowing her complaints about courtroom dangers – death threats, violent claimants and hostage-taking – has spoken out for the first time about her experience of an under-resourced justice system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who stabbed a paedophile to death in east London has had her three-and-a-half-year jail sentence more than doubled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost half of asylum seekers are not satisfied with the service provided by their lawyers, a report for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has found.’
Legal Futures, 18th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A TV ad showing women using a corset to squeeze their waists to a “sexy, tiny” size has been banned for being irresponsible.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘BuzzFeed has broken the UK advertising rules for failing to make it clear that an article on “14 laundry fails” that promoted Dylon was an online advertorial paid for by the dye brand.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police is examining whether its staff need to change the way they engage with members of the two ethnic minority groups, despite its official investigation into the racism claims concluding without any officers being formally disciplined or charged.’
The Independent, 9th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A taxi driver in Kent has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 in costs after losing an appeal against a council’s decision to suspend his licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘More lawyers are to be recruited to a scheme that reviews “unduly lenient” sentences after a sharp rise in the number of complaints about judges’ decisions on jail terms.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Police Federation official accused of giving a misleading account of a meeting with Plebgate row MP Andrew Mitchell has been found guilty of breaching standards of professional behaviour.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK’s advertising watchdog is investigating claims made by the makers of Nurofen after an Australian court ordered the company to step selling several versions of the popular painkiller.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A company promoting sexual liaisons using pictures of a naked woman has been reprimanded for running ads in a children’s smartphone game.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The brother of a man murdered 31 years ago is to complain to a police force after it emerged 170 case exhibits had been destroyed, returned or lost.’
BBC News, 8th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A company which made almost six million nuisance calls in the space of six months has been fined £850,000.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint by Gtech over press and YouTube campaign, saying tests “did not reflect normal conditions”.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A bride-to-be tried to win a competition for a £25,000 wedding by using thousands of fake email addresses to secure the highest vote.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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