Lancashire Telegraph A CONCERNED resident is calling for action about the poor condition of his road after claiming it has become a ‘health hazard’. Dr Mridul Datta, 75, of Whinney Lane, Langho, contacted Lancashire County Council about the state of the road after noticing an increasing amount of pot holes appearing week by week. The…
Law Gazette A 66-year-old law that governs how and where couples in England and Wales can marry is restrictive, confusing and inconsistent, the Law Commission said today. The Marriage Act 1949 has its roots in legislation passed in 1836 and ‘reflects the needs of society at that time’, the commission says in a scoping paper.…
The Guardian Persistent offenders will be given four penalty points under proposals The government is targeting repeat offenders. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Image Motorists who use handheld mobile phones while driving are to face increased penalties and higher fines under proposals from the Department for Transport. As part of the government’s Road Safety Plan, to be…
lancashire telegraph A BLACKBURN teen who attempted to travel to Syria to fight for Islamic State has been jailed for four years. Ednane Mahmood, 19, was convicted last month by a jury of preparing terrorism acts. The trial at Manchester Crown Court heard that university student Mahmood had downloaded videos showing British aid worker David Haines being…
Nottingham Post A Nottingham barrister will spend Christmas behind bars after being charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine. Omar Khan appeared before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody until next year. The 31-year-old was working at The Johnson Partnership, but the company says he was due to launch his own chambers…
Law Gazette Litigation over the government’s award of new criminal legal aid contracts will not be ‘straightforward’, the High Court heard yesterday during a lengthy hearing on how 115 procurement law challenges and a judicial review should be managed. Hearing the lord chancellor’s application for a possible group litigation order in the Technology and Construction…
Figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown that accidents at work has increased and reveal that, in the years, 2013/2014, 15 people lost their lives while at work across the North West, and 9,432 were injured in the workplace. These figures compare to 14 deaths and 9,401 work-related injuries across the…
Lancashire County Council has paid out £672,094 in compensation and costs over the last four years to people with conditions linked to asbestos. Asbestos claims It has been revealed in new figures that, since 2010, 17’people have contacted Lancashire County Council regarding asbestos claims. Of these 17 claims one of the cases was related to…
Before 1987, the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 prevented military personnel from making personal injury claims against the Crown. The Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987 has suspended that rule and since 15th May 1987, much the same as employees in normal jobs, military personnel, who have sustained injury during service, can claim compensation if the…
Thousands of people could be denied free hearing aids on the NHS because of funding cuts. Hearing aids have been free on the NHS ever since the health service was founded in 1948 however NHS leaders are considering saving £1.2 million by no longer giving the aids to people with mild or moderate hearing loss.…
