Fee remissions in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 19th, 2012 in asylum, consultations, immigration, legal aid, news by sally

“The consultation is aimed at anyone who has an interest in immigration, asylum and nationality matters or who would be affected by the removal of legal aid for most non-detention immigration appeals when the relevant provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force in April 2013.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Barnet library squatters to be evicted, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2012 in budgets, demonstrations, libraries, news, squatting by sally

“Squatters who have occupied a north London library for more than three months with the blessing of the local community are to be evicted, a judge has ruled. However, the court recognised their right to protest and the illegal tenants have been given a six-week stay of execution before they will be moved on.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

DPP launches public consultation on prosecutions involving social media communications – Crown Prosecution Service

“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has today published interim guidelines setting out the approach prosecutors should take in cases involving communications sent via social media.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 19th December 2012

Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk

UK bill of rights: Grayling wrote off the report long ago – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2012 in bills, human rights, news, reports by sally

“Commissioners Lady Kennedy and Philippe Sands’ concerns are important, but are unlikely to impact the justice minister’s desire to withdraw from the European convention.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police conduct undermining service’s reputation, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2012 in corruption, internet, media, news, police, professional conduct, reports by sally

“Police officers have been warned that the ‘very legitimacy’ of the service risks being undermined unless more is done to take issues of integrity more seriously, a watchdog says.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

GP jailed for 11 years for sex assaults that stretched across two decades – The Independet

Posted December 19th, 2012 in doctors, news, professional conduct, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“Police have thanked the women who came forward to help convict a GP who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting patients.”

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The Independent, 18th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Baha Mousa army doctor found guilty of serious misconduct – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2012 in armed forces, doctors, Iraq, news, professional conduct, torture, tribunals by sally

“A former British army doctor has been found guilty of serious misconduct by medical watchdogs over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and will now face possible sanctions against his working as a medic.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kwame Ofosu-Asare murder: Two teenagers detained – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2012 in gangs, murder, news, sentencing, young persons by sally

“Two teenagers have been given life terms for the murder of a schoolboy.”

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BBC News, 18th December 2012

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Crimes of the Benefit-Bashers – Garden Court Chambers Blog

Posted December 19th, 2012 in benefits, children, housing, news, social security, unemployment by sally

“Liz Davies paints a bleak picture of what the government’s spending cuts and benefit caps mean to the least advantaged in society.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 18th December 2012

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

Neon Roberts to have surgery against mother’s wishes after court ruling – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2012 in cancer, children, medical ethics, medical treatment, news by sally

“A high court judge has ordered that a seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute must have an urgent life-saving brain operation despite his mother’s refusal to give her consent.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk