‘The jury in the Hillsborough inquests has been told it can return a majority decision on whether the 96 victims were unlawfully killed.’
The Independent, 25th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The British military could face charges of corporate manslaughter under landmark changes in law being proposed by a parliamentary committee.’
The Independent, 24th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Drone pilots are liable to criminal prosecution if they fail to conduct a flight in a safe manner.’
The Independent, 18th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The reach of the Defective Premises Act and what ‘defective’ means within the context of the Act, was the subject of detailed consideration in the QBD recently, in Dodd v Raebarn Estates [2016].’
Hardwicke Chambers, 8th March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 has been sent out to consider its verdicts, more than two years after the proceedings began in court.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 have been told that they must come to a unanimous decision if they are to reach a verdict of unlawful killing.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This week, the mosaic shrine adorning the wall outside Stockwell underground station once again became the focal point for difficult questions surrounding the police response the terrorist attacks of 2005.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st April 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A renowned viola player is suing the Royal Opera House for ruining his hearing and his career during rehearsals of Wagner’s Die Walkure.’
BBC News, 1st April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK was right not to charge any police officers over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an electrician who they thought was a suicide bomber, in 2005.’
The Independent, 30th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has been warned he could be in contempt of Parliament if he continues to refuse to appear in front of a committee of MPs. It sounds serious – but what could actually happen to him?’
BBC News, 16th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Organisers of the Shoreham air show were unaware of the display plans of a pilot whose jet crashed last year, killing 11 people. An Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report found the organisers failed to carry out a proper risk assessment.’
The Independent, 10th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A prison branded inadequate two years ago remains “very poor”, with “many violent incidents” leaving staff and inmates injured, inspectors have said. Privately-run HMP Doncaster suffered from a “lack of staff” and “ineffective initiatives” aimed at reducing violence, a report said.’
BBC News, 9th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police refused to respond to calls for help from staff at psychiatric units covering a large swath of east London and Essex on more than 125 occasions last year. The figures were released in response to a Guardian freedom of information request that sheds new light on how overstretched staff in mental health units are increasingly on the receiving end of violence.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence has escaped prosecution over the deaths of three soldiers on an SAS selection course, only thanks to a convention that it is granted immunity, it has been confirmed.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A three-year police review has found insufficient evidence to charge a single manager, doctor or nurse.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The private security firm G4S is to sell its UK children’s services business, including its contracts to run two youth prisons, weeks after damning footage emerged of its staff using excessive force on children.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The owner of Alton Towers is to be prosecuted over the Smiler rollercoaster crash which left five people seriously injured.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rachel Barrett discusses Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP, in which the Supreme Court has given detailed and practical guidance on the admissibility and use of expert evidence in the course of a judgment concerning the remit of employers’ duties to take care for their employees’ safety at work.’
Cloisters, 10th February 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘A programme in which illusionist Derren Brown suffocated himself as part of trick has broken broadcasting rules.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two further significant provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 have been brought into force. First, on 10 November 2015, section 79 created section 40CB of the Prison Act 1952, which provides for an offence of throwing any article or substance into a prison without authorisation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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