‘A 20-year-old criminology student with a fascination for knives has been found guilty of stabbing a woman to death on a Dorset beach after spending months plotting the attack and quizzing university lecturers about how a killer would get away with murder.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A senior judge who jailed the killers of Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old’s murder “starkly illustrates the dangers” of parents automatically being able to homeschool their children.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofcom has apologised for what it admits was an “ill-judged” employee post about a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content and stopping children accessing them.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers who were serving life sentences for the murders of a couple in Cornwall have been cleared nearly 20 years after they were jailed.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Lloyds Banking Group advert has been banned for making false environmental claims, making it the second major lender to break the UK advertising watchdog’s rules against greenwashing.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The “sadistic” father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Road safety campaigners in east London have lost a high court challenge against the mayor of Tower Hamlets over his decision to remove three low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bethnal Green.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who killed his three-week-old baby while suffering from the onset of a severe psychotic illness has been given a hospital order.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A council solicitor who amended a signed witness statement without express confirmation of the changes before submitting it to the High Court has been cleared of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 17th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed a challenge against a declaration that claims against Shell over oil spills in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria were “global claims”, finding that the right of a litigant to bring a claim and determine how it is proved “should be respected in all normal circumstances”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An appeal against a child arrangements order has been granted after it emerged that a barrister who represented the mother in proceedings had also been approached in a professional capacity by the father.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to give evidence in his own defence in a civil action being brought against him in London by three IRA bomb victims. The case has been set for trial in early 2026.
Mr Adams is being sued for symbolic damages of £1 for “vindicatory purposes”.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sri Lankan Tamil migrants were unlawfully detained for years on the remote British territory of Diego Garcia, a judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Social media platforms have a “job of work” to do in order to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act and have yet to introduce all the measures needed to protect children and adults from harmful content, the communications regulator has said.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who threw a milkshake over Nigel Farage during the general election campaign has been given a 13-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government, its water regulator and the Environment Agency could all be taken to court over their failure to tackle sewage dumping in England after a watchdog found failures to comply with the law.’
The Guardian 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The European Commission is taking Britain to court over its alleged failure to comply with EU law on freedom of movement after Brexit.’
The Independent, 16th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lucy Letby’s lawyers are seeking to launch a fresh appeal over her convictions after claiming the prosecution’s lead witness was “not reliable”. The serial killer nurse’s barrister, Mark McDonald, said he would immediately seek permission from the Court of Appeal to take the “exceptional, but necessary, decision” to apply to reopen her case.’
The Independent, 16th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In SAG & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2984 (Admin), the High Court considered challenges to the Secretary of State’s determination of applications to remove no recourse to public funds (“NRPF”) conditions placed on the Claimants’ leave to remain.’
EIN Blog, 13th December 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
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