‘A former US Air Force pilot accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods and then sexually assaulting her has been found not guilty.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old robber has been jailed for life for the “torture” murder of a cannabis dealer for £30,000 of drugs in north London.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An ambulance worker who texted a friend saying “I’ve smashed her head in. Oppsie!” after attacking her boss with a hammer in a row over shift patterns has been jailed for 20 years.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Moh & Ors v Rimal Properties Ltd (2024) UKUT 324 (LC). An appeal from two rent repayment order applications, in both of which the FTT had decided it had no jurisdiction to make a rent repayment order because the applications were made outside the statutory period.’
Nearly Legal, 27th October 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Significant changes to data protection law have been proposed by the UK government, including to rules relevant to the use of AI systems in decision-making processes and to the use of data for the purposes of scientific research, as well as new rules aimed at liberalising data held by public sector organisations and businesses alike.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A well-known sports law firm has failed to convince the High Court to restrain a litigation funder from advertising a winding-up petition over a loan it has not repaid.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has opened the door to billions of pounds worth of claims for mis-sold motor finance after finding dealers in breach of their fiduciary duty to customers.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The announcement will reassure both the police and the public that the system of vetting and accountability is working.’
Home Office, 24th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Home Secretary commits to a “fundamental reset” in the government’s response to the appalling Windrush scandal.’
Home Office, 24th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A new insurance fraud charter was announced at the latest Joint Fraud Taskforce meeting.’
Home Office, 25th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Mansion House speech by the Lady Chief Justice, 22nd October 2024″
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A tribunal judge who did not hand down her judgment for more than 17 months has been issued with formal advice for misconduct. Lynn Griffin, who accepted responsibility for the delay, said she had been “required to fit the completion of the complex judgment around other work and her extensive judicial roles and responsibilities”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers acting in head injury claims for retired sportspeople have added another batch of 50 individual cases to proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘If ever there were any doubts as to the importance of the FDR appointment and the parties’ attendance at one, then Mr Justice Peel has unequivocally put those doubts to rest in his judgment in GH v GH [2024] EWFC 272, published on 3 October 2024. The court’s ongoing focus on assisting parties to resolve financial remedy proceedings in a timely and proportionate manner means that FDRs (including private FDRs) are, perhaps unsurprisingly, still receiving significant praise and judicial support.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 21st October 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘No Special Favours: Litigants in Person and the Financial Remedies Court’
Financial Remedies Journal, 23rd October 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘A doctor found to have urinated in a consultation room’s sink and failed to adhere to restrictions on his registration has been struck off.’
BBC News, 28th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who broke his wife’s back after kicking her down stairs has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 25th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial catfish abuser from Northern Ireland who caused one of his victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.’
The Independent, 26th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An East Anglian man who lost his home to coastal erosion has lost his high court challenge against the government’s climate adaptation plans.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The founder of the money transfer service Wise has been fined £350,000 for failing to inform the City regulator that he had failed to pay his taxes.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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