The Guardian High court judge says case involving British woman in Saudi Arabia raises serious issues that need to be heard in public Amina al-Jeffery moved from Swansea to Saudi Arabia at her father’s insistence. Photograph: PA An academic accused of imprisoning his 21-year-old daughter at their home in Saudi Arabia has failed in an…
The Independent Comments made as recent report shows New Zealand’s grads leave with just £23,300 in student debt, compared to England’s almost £45,000, one of the highest in the world ‘Tax evasion and benefit fraud rip taxpayers off. Defaulting on your student loan could be regarded as just as bad,’ says Hepi director Getty Images/Susan Chiang Graduates who move…
The Law Gazette In a landmark ruling for lawyers and insurers, the Supreme Court has paved the way for personal injury settlements to be successfully challenged if the claimant is subsequently found to have lied. The court ruled that a settlement in Hayward v Zurich for almost £135,000 be set aside and the claimant instead…
The Guardian In wide-ranging interview, soon-to-retire Peter Thornton QC says bereaved families are entitled to ‘equality of arms’ Peter Thornton QC, the outgoing chief coroner of England and Wales. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi for the Guardian Legal aid should be provided for families at inquests in which the government pays for lawyers to represent police officers…
The Independent Children are being sent back to a centre resembling a prison The Government has been accused of quietly ditching its policy of ending child detention in prison-style immigration centres after it announced the closure of new flagship accommodation for families being removed from the UK. On the final day of parliament before summer…
The Guardian Cross-party committee says there is no need for a new law, adding that proposals are alarmingly vague and will lead to people being wrongly suspected Armed police at St Pancras station in London after the Brussels airport blasts in March 2016. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA The government’s planned laws for countering extremism and terrorism…
The Independent The case was originally brought by a member of Ms May’s own cabinet During her speech at the 2011 Conservative Party conference, Theresa May announced plans to clamp down on illegal immigrants hiding behind the human rights act Getty A European Court of Justice ruling could deal a “serious blow” to Theresa May’s…
The Guardian Employment law’s ‘case of the year’ will assess claim by 19 drivers that they are not technically self-employed The case involving Uber is part of a growing drive for workers’ rights for self-employed people in the UK’s ‘gig economy’. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP Uber is facing a legal challenge from drivers who say that…
The Law Gazette The UK legal profession has led international expressions of concern about the threat to the rule of law in Turkey in the aftermath of the attempted military coup. According to the Turkish judiciary, 2,745 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed since the coup attempt on Saturday.Profession condemns threat to rule of law…
The Guardian Lawyers representing a British citizen bringing the case claim article 50 can only be triggered if authorised by parliament The lawyers say David Cameron’s resignation speech made it clear the government considers it in the prime minister’s power to trigger article 50. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images The first legal challenge aimed at preventing…
