The Weekly Update - 22nd December 2023
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
Prince Harry won a major court victory over Mirror Group Newspapers. Link.
Latest figures from the Ministry of Justice show that the court backlog continues to worsen. Link.
The government has still not made a decision regarding the contaminated blood scandal. Link.
Russell Brand was questioned over six more sex offences. Link.
Ireland will launch a formal inter-state case over the recent Troubles legislation passed by the UK. Link.
The government set out more employment rights for workers including a significant increase to the national living wage. Link.
New laws will seek to offer greater protection against spiking. Link.
Slaughters has made ‘reduced hours for reduced pay’ a permanent option for lawyers. Link.
The Post Office Horizon Scandal compensation body has called for all sub-postmaster convictions to be automatically overturned. Link.
A jury only took 40 minutes to find two teens guilty of murdering 16 year old Brianna Ghey. Link.