‘More than 330 shops, takeaways, tattoo parlours, petrol stations and newsagents have stopped selling formerly legal highs three months after the blanket ban on novel psychoactive substances, according to newly released Home Office figures.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of under-18s detained under the Terrorism Act when entering or leaving the UK has more than tripled over two years, new figures suggest.’
BBC News, 28th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 100 offenders had their prison sentences lengthened following referrals by the Attorney and Solicitor General to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme during 2015.’
Attorney General’s Office, 24th August 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Businesses and individuals seeking money owed to them are being priced out of court, warns the Bar Council, as figures from the Registry Trust show a 19 per cent drop in county court judgments against businesses in the first half of 2016.
The Bar Council, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Family law specialists should be required to work under fixed fees, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested as it ramped up its call for regulatory intervention to improve transparency in the market.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The family courts must plan on the basis that there will continue to be significant increases in care cases, the President of the Family Division has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘More than half of the challenges brought by taxpayers against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) decisions last year were successful, according to figures obtained by Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘People found carrying powerful laser pointers should be arrested even if they are not using them, the head of the UK’s aviation regulator has said.’
The Independent, 24th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Law Society has welcomed a government decision not to raise the threshold for permission to take cases to the Court of Appeal as part of a package of reforms to reduce delays.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th August 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The end of the summer holidays is a peak period for breakups. But now couples are looking for fast and amicable ways to avoid being mired in the blame game, will the law finally catch up?’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Just one in four people caught with cannabis are charged by police across England and Wales, new figures reveal, while arrests and cautions have fallen by almost half and charges have fallen by a third since 2010.’
The Independent, 13th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Salvation Army says it has seen nearly a fivefold rise in the number of slavery victims it has helped in England and Wales since 2012.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of suspected race hate crimes on Britain’s railways jumped sharply following the EU referendum, figures show.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cosmetic surgeons will be named and shamed for poor practice for the first time as part of a Government crackdown.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As a reader has been told he must serve as a juror for the fifth time. He’s happy to do so, but repeated summons anger others.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New mothers are facing increasing discrimination when they take maternity leave including being made redundant and switched to zero-hours contracts.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Customers on the London Underground have suffered a 41 per cent increase in violent crimes, including sex crimes, in the past year, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 16th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Twenty-five years ago, Britain became one of the first countries in the world to ban certain breeds of dog. BBC News examines whether the Dangerous Dogs Act has been effective.’
BBC News, 13th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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