The Weekly Update - 18th February 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre reached a settlement in their case. Link.
The UK’s legal sector has posted its largest ever turnover. Link.
A decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed Kamila Valieva to compete in the Winter Olympics despite a failed drugs test. Link.
The decision to charge Caroline Flack before she committed suicide had come under renewed scrutiny. Link.
In the first case of its kind, HMRC seized an NFT as part of a fraud case. Link.
Police will investigate allegations of a cash-for honours system operating within Prince Charles’ charity. Link.
A failure by the government to expedite its response on the subject of criminal legal aid reform means criminal barristers will be balloted on taking further action. Link.
A Supreme Court decision held that a person under criminal investigations retains a reasonable right to privacy. Link.
There was some controversy surrounding the Good Law Project after they reported to have won a case that they, in fact, lost. Link.
Today Prince Harry begins his case against the Home Office over the question of police protection. Link.