BPTC applications now open – Bar Standards Board

Posted November 7th, 2011 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“BPTC applications open on Monday 7 November at 9am. The first round deadline is 12 Jan 2pm.”

Further information about the BPTC and timetable

Bar Standards Board, 7th November 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Bar Chairman Tells Conference “Shape the Future or Become The Past” – The Bar Council

Posted November 7th, 2011 in barristers, news by sally

“The Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will tell delegates at the 26th Annual Bar Conference that they need to shape the future or risk being part of the past.”

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The Bar Council, 5th November 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Ombudsman will name lawyers and firms ‘in public interest’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 7th, 2011 in complaints, disclosure, legal ombudsman, legal services, news, public interest by sally

“The Legal Ombudsman has taken the highly controversial decision to name lawyers and law firms in circumstances where there is a ‘pattern of complaints’ against them or when it is in the ‘public interest’ to do so.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lawful for Home Secretary to deport Palestinian activist accused of fostering hatred – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 7th, 2011 in deportation, inciting racial hatred, inciting religious hatred, news by sally

“The First-Tier Tribunal (Asylum and Immigration Chamber), has upheld the decision of the Home Secretary to deport Raed Mahajna, who had come to the UK to attend a number of meetings and speaking engagements.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

No court ‘for some serious crimes’, FOI request shows – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2011 in news, police, prosecutions, statistics by sally

“Offenders behind serious crimes such as sex assault and use of indecent images of children were punished without going to court, police figures show.”

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BBC News, 6th November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court of protection should be open to public scrutiny, says leading judge – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2011 in Court of Protection, news, private hearings by sally

“The tortuous decision-making processes of the most controversial – and intensely private – court in England should be opened up to public scrutiny, Sir Nicholas Wall, the head of the court of protection, says.”

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The Guardian, 6th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The court of protection: defender of the vulnerable or shadowy and unjust? – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2011 in Court of Protection, news by sally

“Court hears 23,000 often harrowing cases a year, making decisions for people unable to manage their own affairs.”

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The Guardian, 6th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wayne Rooney and a decade of .uk domain name disputes – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2011 in domain names, news by sally

“The battle for Wayne Rooney reached its climax in October 2006.”

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BBC News, 7th November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Interns work – and should be paid, lawyers warn ministers – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2011 in minimum wage, news, remuneration by sally

“Thousands of unpaid interns could be entitled to compensation after government legal advice emerged suggesting employers are breaking the law by not following national minimum wage rules.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Theresa May to be grilled over terror threat from relaxed border controls – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2011 in immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“Theresa May will come under pressure on Monday to disclose whether any terror suspects are believed to have entered the country when border controls were secretly relaxed this summer.”

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The Guardian, 6th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk