“There are unacceptable delays in Magistrates’ Courts which slows down justice for victims, said Justice Minister Damian Green as he announced plans to modernise the system.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Joining us this week is Theo Huckle QC, the chief legal officer of Wales who – controversially – says it’s ‘inevitable’ that Wales will become a separate legal jurisdiction. Are centuries of legal union with England really coming to an end?”
BBC Law in Action, 19th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) (No. 2) Order 2013
The Water Fluoridation (Proposals and Consultation) (England) Regulations 2013
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations 2013
The Teachers’ Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The recent suicide of Frances Andrade has sparked debate once again on the treatment of victims by the court system. Mrs Andrade had, days earlier, testified at the trial of her former music teacher, accused of rape and sexual abuse of her over a period of years during her teens. She took her own life whilst the trial was still continuing, but this information was subject to a reporting injunction until the trial had concluded.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th February 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A man who deliberately blew up his house in an explosion that killed a neighbouring toddler has been jailed for 10 years.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There is a private members Bill making its way slowly through Parliament seeking a simple change in the law by replacing the word ‘ten’ with the word ‘twelve’ in s 50 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th February 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Completion of the much-anticipated Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) has been delayed once again.”
Legal Futures, 20th February 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Businesses will be given more freedom to compare the price of their products to those of rivals under changes made to the UK’s advertising rules.
OUT-LAW.com, 20th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“An Iranian army conscript has been refused UK citizenship after a judge ruled he had been too closely linked with ‘crimes against humanity’.”
BBC News, 19th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A drunk burglar who led police from the scene of a break-in to his own doorstep with a trail of footprints in the snow has been spared jail.”
The Independent, 19th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Carina Trimingham, the partner of the former energy secretary Chris Huhne, has withdrawn her appeal against a high court ruling rejecting her privacy claim against the Daily Mail.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An Oxfordshire bank robber has had his indeterminate prison sentence overturned after a court heard a brain tumour had changed his personality.”
BBC News, 19th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An investigation has been launched into the behaviour of five police call handlers following the death of a man with mental health problems.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
