The Law Gazette Police have released footage of a driver caught making an entirely bogus injury claim, as the authorities bid to deter other fraudsters. The City of London police posted a video of a minor shunt between a reversing car and another parked in a Slough car park last November The owner of the…
The Independent The number of convicted paedophiles in UK prisons has soared in recent years, as high profile cases such as Jimmy Savile have encouraged abuse survivors to report such crimes to police. The police officer has called for more ‘alternative’ thinking about how to deal with child sex offenders Getty Images One of the…
The Independent ‘His nose was very badly damaged, literally bent the other way. He’s got external and internal stitches, including several inside his mouth. He can’t feel a thing on the left side of his face’ The attack reportedly occurred in the canteen at Wayland Prison, Norfolk Wikipedia A prison governor was so badly wounded…
The Guardian High court rules in favour of group who said decision to bar 130,000 new members from ballot denied them legal right Labour party vote placards. Five new members have won their case to be allowed to vote in the leadership battle. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Labour’s governing body was not entitled to bar…
The Law Gazette ecovery of criminal assets is poor and will remain so unless government adopts radical recomendations from an influential committee of MPs, a leading international law firm has said. However, Pinsent Masons’ stance places the firm at odds with respected defence lawyers at City practices. Pinsents, whose specialist fraud team provided evidence cited…
The Law Gazette The criminal justice system is replete with examples of ‘everyday’ institutional racism, a practitioners’ group has claimed in a hard-hitting response to a government-sponsored review of possible racial bias. Labour MP and barrister David Lammy (pictured) is currently investigating evidence of possible discrimination against black defendants and other ethnic minorities in the…
The independent Exclusive: Airline urged to apologise after honeymooner ‘made to feel like a culprit’ Faziah Shaheen was quizzed under terror laws after Thomson Airways cabin crew saw her reading a book about Syrian art on her honeymoon flight A Muslim NHS worker was detained at a UK airport and questioned under terror laws after a cabin…
The Law Gazette Two non-solicitor police station representatives authorised by the Legal Aid Agency have been banned from working in the legal profession after being convicted of criminal offences. The Solicitors Regulation Authority said it would be undesirable for Derek Martin Parker and John Bull to be involved in a legal practice without seeking permission…
The Times With so many innocent men having their reputations ruined, it’s time we went back to a system of automatic anonymity The media searchlight sweeps briefly over the face of the wrongly accused man: cleared of sexual offences; bathed in the light of vindication; the ordeal telling in the hollows and lines of his…
The Law Gazette Following a landmark Supreme Court decision last week, insurers have vowed to seek to overturn personal injury settlements if they believe dishonesty has been involved. Ruling in Hayward v Zurich, the court ordered a claimant to repay around £120,000 after his claim against an insurer was proved to be false. The claimant,…
