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Lord Chancellor sets out new fees for for claims made to an employment tribunal and appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. 5 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order with the consent of the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42(1)(d) and (2) and 49(3) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2...
Action on compensation claims for slips and trips 5 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
Schools, businesses and councils will all be helped by the latest stage of major law changes turning the tide on compensation culture. The Ministry of Justice issued the following Press release (here)...
Myths about rape – new research findings 5 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
Myths about rape myths – OUP Blog “In recent decades, England and Wales have experienced extensive rape law reform and a substantial rise in rape reporting, but the number of rape convictions has not ...
Teacher cleared of raping pupil 5 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
A schoolteacher who was accused of raping a 15-year-old girl after finding out that she had a crush on him has been cleared of all charges. Stephen Bowers, 36, was accused of beginning a relationship ...
eview concludes that criminal injuries compensation must continue and that CICA was the appropriate body to deliver this. 22 Jul 2013 | 04:43 pm
Ministry of Justice’s Triennial Review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) has been completed and the MoJ has today published the full report on www.gov.uk/moj.The review concluded ...
Spiked Online debate abuse scandals 16 Jul 2013 | 01:28 am
There are two interesting articles in Spiked Online which will be of interest to those concerned about the need for more balanced reporting of abuse scandals. (subscription may be required) TIM BLACK...
Reports of sex offences, both historic and current, have also increased since Saville Affair emerged 16 Jul 2013 | 01:02 am
According to an article in the Daily Telegraph (here) reports of sex offences overall, both historic and current, has also increased, with one police force seeing allegations almost double since last ...
Jillings child abuse report angers victims 16 Jul 2013 | 12:52 am
The Guardian have reported that the decision to continue to withhold crucial details from a damning report on widespread abuse in children‘s homes has been strongly criticised by victims, lawyers and ...
A woman who made a string of false rape allegations against former partners jailed for two years 16 Jul 2013 | 12:43 am
The Daily Telegraph has reported that a woman from Newport in Wales who made a string of false rape allegations against former partners has been jailed for two years. Full story “Source: www.telegraph...
New report suggests that Criminal solicitors are losing their “moral compass” – and pushing clients towards early guilty pleas. 16 Jul 2013 | 12:38 am
Criminal solicitors “losing moral compass” – and not just because of falling legal aid pay According to a report on the Legal Futures website (here) new research suggests defence lawyers bear partial ...
