‘A fourth member of the so-called Stockwell Six, a group of friends accused of trying to rob a corrupt police officer nearly 50 years ago, has had his conviction quashed by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police must do more to support and listen to survivors of child sexual abuse, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), following a major investigation into South Yorkshire police’s response to allegations made in Rotherham.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An independent inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard will receive greater powers if the newly appointed chairwoman is unable to fulfil her remit, the home secretary has said.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Julie Bann and James Hughes discuss the importance of fairness in employee conduct investigations, taking a look at the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham -v- Mr S Keable case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A police officer who pursued inappropriate relationships with a woman feared to have suffered an overdose and another whose mother died would have been dismissed without notice had he not already retired, a watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The disciplinary regime for judges is set to become quicker and clearer but – unlike for solicitors and barristers – hearings will remain behind closed doors, under plans published yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who was shot dead by police at his home was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.’
BBC News, 16th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former digital forensic police expert had admitted to unlawfully accessing and storing photos of corpses on his personal computer.’
The Independent, 9th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A solicitor has won her claim for wrongful dismissal after being sacked by a law firm for pushing back against a direction to relocate with immediate effect to another office.’
Legal Futures, 9th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has refused permission for judicial review of changes to the rules governing applications for permission to appeal. A pharmacist struck off for improperly touching a patient’s breasts argued that changes to CPR 52.5 made in 2016, which generally requires the Court of Appeal to determine applications without an oral hearing, were unfair.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A watchdog has issued a warning over police officers’ “unacceptable” use of WhatsApp to share sensitive operational information and discriminatory comments.’
The Independent, 7th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An experienced solicitor who worked at Slater & Gordon has been struck off after telling a personal injury client that her case was ongoing when it had actually settled and using some of the money to pay other clients damages they were not entitled to.”
Legal Futures, 4th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘When DCI Simon Harding said that police officers viewed Wayne Couzens not as a police officer who was a murderer but as “a murderer who happened to be a police officer”, he was perhaps telling us more than he meant to about police culture. You might think that his cue came from the very top, after, in June, Dame Cressida Dick described the police as a body where you might find an “occasional bad’un”.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 5th October 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘A police officer made degrading and sexist insults about two murdered women as he shared pictures from the scene where they were found with a colleague photographing their bodies and also sharing the images via WhatsApp.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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