‘The former page three model Samantha Fox has been fined after threatening to knock out a police officer’s teeth while drunk during a brawl at Heathrow Airport last December.’
The Independent, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A nursery worker has been jailed for three years after she verbally abused four children in her care and threatened to kick one in the head.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women who have fled rape, forced marriage and sexual exploitation are being subjected to coercion and control by Home Office contractors in hotels, according to new research.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A City law firm will be able to fully defend itself from serious allegations in the High Court after a judge held that its former clients cannot claim legal professional privilege (LPP) because of the iniquity exemption.’
Legal Futures, 29th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The financial watchdog is to review the UK’s pure protection insurance market, amid concerns that competition in the sector is “not working well”.’
The Independent, 28th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lucy Letby has become arguably the most notorious serial killer of modern times.’
BBC News, 29th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NSPCC has called for greater legal protection for children against physical punishment, after recording a substantial increase in reports of children being hit, slapped and shaken.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Dozens of Muslim organisations have called for the government to “take concrete steps” to tackle Islamophobia in the wake of the far-right riots.’
The Independent, 28th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A partner who acted for both sides of a property transaction where there was a conflict of interest has been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 28th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Mann v Martin (2024) EW Misc 23 (CC). Standalone section 4 Defective Premises Act 1972 cases are quite unusual. It is more common as an additional/secondary head in a disrepair claim, but this county court case is such a relatively rare beast.’
Nearly Legal, 26th August 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found fault in the actions of Devon County Council after it left a teenager with needs including Autism and ADHD less than a week away from being made homeless because the council had not decided where he should live when he became 18.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found that Birmingham City Council failed to provide suitable accommodation to a family placed in bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for more than 26 weeks, 20 weeks over the maximum time such accommodation can be used for homeless applicants with dependent children.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A judge has set aside his order for payment of a law firm’s administrator after new evidence raised “a sense of real unease and concern” about the decision.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Members of a people-smuggling ring have been jailed yesterday after being caught cramming 2 Afghan migrants into a tiny car boot.’
Home Office, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A clinical negligence claimant who saw their unrealistic costs budget slashed cannot claim for the costs of sorting out the argument, a court has ruled.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for judicial review in a case where legal aid for a Home Office asylum interview was refused because the interviewee had turned 18 by the time of his interview.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay.’
BBC News, 27th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of women who were sexually abused as children could be unable to obtain justice because of an anomaly in the law of England and Wales that is being challenged at the European court of human rights.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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