An advertisement for Center Parcs has been banned because it was found to be ‘irresponsibly’ encouraging parents to take their children out of school for a holiday. Two complaints were made about the television ad which promoted four-night midweek breaks showing images of school aged children taking part in various outdoor activities. The small print…
A Labour government would consider introducing quotas to achieve a more diverse judiciary, the Shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan, has said. It has been a problem for many years. How do you achieve a more diverse judiciary? At present there is only one female sitting in the Supreme Court, Lady Justice Hale. There are currently…
The changes being made to the family law system are a “revolution” Sir James Munby has said. On Tuesday the 22nd April the ‘single family court’ will be introduced which will replace the family proceedings court. The single family court will not exist as its own separate building or location, it will be an entity…
A baby who was removed from its Mother after a forced caesarean is to be adopted. The mother, who is an Italian national, was sectioned after suffering “paranoid delusions” while she was on a work training scheme in the UK in December last year. The then-pregnant 35 year-old woman suffered a panic attack at her…
A top judge has spoken out, saying that Christian beliefs should be better accommodated by the law The comments were made by Lady Hale, deputy president of the Supreme Court. She said that Christians with traditional beliefs about issues such as homosexuality should be given “reasonable accommodation” in English law. The issue of religious beliefs…
Criminal barristers have gone on strike for the second time over legal aid cuts. The Government is aiming to reduce £220m from the £2bn annual cost of legal aid. The reforms which are to come into force in April have been heavily criticised by those who work in the justice system. Tensions have been rising…
A 28 year old widow has won a legal battle to use her dead husband’s sperm if she wants to have children in the future. Warren Brewer died in February 2012 at a hospice after battling a brain tumour. He had been in a relationship with Beth Warren for eight years, since she was 18…
A woman has been jailed for 8 weeks after she cancelled her brother’s wedding behind his back because she didn’t like the bride-to-be. Ann Duffy rang the wedding venue that had been booked for the impending nuptials and impersonated her brother’s fiancée, telling them that she wished to cancel the wedding. Plymouth magistrates’ court heard…
Concealed families are on the rise, new figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown. More homes are being shared between two or more families. There has been a 70% increase in this type of household between 2001 and 2011. The 2011 census showed that there were 289,000 concealed families in England and Wales. In…