17th March 2020
The hearing of a judicial review brought by the parents of a woman murdered by a double killer is to take place at the Royal Courts of Justice on 24 and 25 March 2020. The parents of Susan Nicholson are challenging the refusal by the Coroner for West Sussex to hold a full inquest into…
10th March 2020
Before H.M. Assistant Coroner, Miss Laurinda Bower Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Coroner’s Court, The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2DT Inquest heard between 26 February and 6 March 2020 Benjamin Ireson, known as Ben, was found hanged in his cell at HMP Nottingham on 13 December 2018. He was 31 years old. The…
19th February 2020
In the first event of its kind, organised by three paralegals at the start of their careers, an evening of talks on well-being and resilience for junior lawyers has proven extremely popular, selling out all its tickets in just 48 hours. The event will be hosted at Doughty Street Chambers; a set pioneering the prioritisation…
6th February 2020
The family of a two-year old boy with a rare epileptic condition are taking legal action, having been refused potentially life-saving medication due to his NHS Trust and the National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence (NICE) disagreeing as to the effect of guidelines published by NICE. However, Charlie’s parents have been refused legal aid…
14th January 2020
A barrister who is also a trade union official was unlawfully arrested yesterday on a picket line during an industrial dispute over the role of outsourcing at St. George’s University in London. The independent trade union, United Voices of the World (UVW), which organised the industrial action, has said that the arrest marks a potential…
