‘Staff at a hospital in Nottingham missed two opportunities to treat a woman found dying under a coat in a crowded emergency department, a coroner has concluded.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A tale of small win against airline leads to big Supreme Court ruling on pre- and post- Brexit compensation. Rosalind English in conversation with David Hart KC.’
Law Pod UK, 25th July 2024
Source: audioboom.com
‘The UK government scheme allowing EU citizens to remain post-Brexit is in danger of being upended, legal experts have warned, after a series of conflicting court rulings over social welfare payments to French and Slovenian citizens and the relative of a Spanish woman living in Britain.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘No arguable public law error arose when the London Borough of Hounslow assessed a Sudanese asylum seeker as being an adult.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “sadistic and manipulative” former Spandau Ballet singer has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Keir Starmer is under pressure to fulfil a promise to allow a parliamentary vote on legalising assisted dying as a bill is to be introduced into the House of Lords on Friday.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on today’s decision, in which the CA dismissed the appeal against the judge’s decision that the contracting-out legislation required amendments which only affected future service benefits to be accompanied by written actuarial confirmation.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘Violence and self-harm in Britain’s prisons is soaring while drugs are readily available with almost a quarter of jails overcrowded, grim new data has revealed.’
The Independent, 25th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists who threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers have been found guilty of criminal damage.’
BBC News, 25th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has removed a housing licensing penalty imposed on one member of a married couple and reduced the penalty on the other.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Prisoners facing indefinite sentences will not have their cases addressed as part of the new Labour government’s planned sentencing review, prisons minister Lord Timpson has said.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Claimant costs bills for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000 now exceed damages for the first time, according to NHS data.’
Legal Studies, 25th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The former head of the police watchdog has been found not guilty of raping and molesting two 14-year-old girls 40 years ago.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, should be forced to be more transparent about whether foreign powers are behind posts on their platforms, a watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing the terrorist group al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and drumming up cross-border support for the banned organisation online.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The London Borough of Barnet has successfully prosecuted a tenant who illegally sublet her social housing property.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Complaints about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) handling of cases rose by 29% last year, with the increase in interventions part of the reason.’
Legal Futures, 24th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
In December, council officials ordered Kevin Jordan to leave his home, warning him it was at risk of falling into the sea at any moment.
The Guardian, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A string of new probation watchdog investigations have laid bare the staffing crisis blighting the service’s ability to supervise offenders in the community and keep the public safe.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi took his own life and drowned within hours after carrying out an attack on a woman and two girls, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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