Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 26th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

MoJ pushes for increased take-up of mediation with £10m budget injection – Legal Week

Posted September 26th, 2011 in budgets, dispute resolution, news by sally

“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will add £10m to the UK’s publicly funded mediation budget next year as part of an effort to promote the use of mediation over litigation.”

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Legal Week, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Prisoners to pay back victims – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, prisons, remuneration, victims by sally

“Up to £1million a year is to be seized from prisoners’ pay packets and used to fund victim support services, the Ministry of Justice announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 26th September 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Courts mistreating cases as riot-related, says defence lawyer – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, prosecutions, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Is a Tottenham solicitor alone in having clients charged as part of riots, despite them having no connection other than being in the same borough?”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Barristers get green light to take ‘direct action’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 26th, 2011 in advocacy, barristers, competition, fees, news by sally

“The Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association believe it would be lawful for them to take direct action to protect members’ interests, it has emerged.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

UK firm unfairly dismissed employee for Facebook comments, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 26th, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, internet, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“A worker who was sacked after criticising her workplace on Facebook was unfairly dismissed, an Employment Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Deporting prisoners: efficacy of the prison system – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 26th, 2011 in deportation, human rights, news, rape by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights has held in AA v United Kingdom (no. 8000/08) that a young Nigerian man cannot be deported back to his country of birth after serving almost half of a four year sentence for the rape of a 13-year-old girl. The applicant was 15 at the time of the offence, and had shown exemplary conduct during his time in custody and beyond, studying for his A levels and completing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. However the government had argued that the applicant had been involved in luring the victim, showing a degree of planning and sophistication, and pointed out that his original plea of not guilty had forced the victim to relive the ordeal at trial. Some may feel that the seriousness of the crime warranted automatic deportation after the completion of sentence, and provision is made for this in the UK Borders Act 2007.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Teenager jailed for taking photo at Luton Crown Court – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2011 in contempt of court, news, photography, sentencing by sally

“A teenager has been jailed for two months for taking a photograph of a court room from the public gallery during proceedings.”

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BBC News, 26th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone hacking: Andy Coulson sues newspaper group – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 26th, 2011 in corruption, fees, interception, legal representation, media, news by sally

“Former News of the World editor and Downing Street aide Andy Coulson is suing a division of News International after it stopped paying his legal fees over the phone-hacking scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Met offer £5,000 compensation to arrested royal wedding protester – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in compensation, freedom of expression, news, police, public order, stop and search by sally

“A protester who was held in police cells for six hours during a crackdown on street protests during the royal wedding has received £5,000 compensation and an official apology from the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teacher sentenced for pupil ’embrace’ – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A teacher caught by a caretaker in an embrace with an underage schoolgirl in a darkened classroom after hours avoided a prison sentence today.”

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The Independent, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stalking victims failed by the law – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in harassment, news, victims by sally

“Victims of stalking are being failed by the law, according to the first study of its kind, which has resulted in calls for new ways to tackle the crime.”

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The Guardian, 24th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Squatting law is being misrepresented to aid ministers’ reforms, claim lawyers – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, squatting, trespass by sally

“Letter from 160 leading legal figures says law change is not needed and accuses ministers of fostering ‘ill-informed debate’.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man who raped Manchester students jailed indefinitely – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A 21-year-old man who raped two students in Manchester and threatened one of his victims with a knitting needle has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BT advert contained claims that were not suitably qualified, advertising watchdog rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 26th, 2011 in advertising, consumer protection, internet, news by sally

“The UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled that a BT press advert was misleading and should not appear in its current form again.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Broadmoor patient becomes first to have his appeal heard in public – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in mental health, news, private hearings, secure hospitals, tribunals by sally

“A man detained at Broadmoor high-security hospital has spoken of his ‘determination to get heard’ ahead of becoming the first psychiatric patient to have an appeal against detention open to the public.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Riots, camera, action: what media footage should police be allowed to see? – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in evidence, media, news, police, video recordings, violent disorder by sally

“Media should not be an evidence-gathering arm for the police, and the constant demands for it to play that role undermine the independence of journalism.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: English riots: ‘Journalists’ video footage should be protected in law’

Timothy Bradley jailed for drunken rant on BA flight – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2011 in aircraft, alcohol abuse, assault, news, sentencing by sally

“A US businessman who drunkenly abused staff on a British Airways flight to London has been jailed for three months.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fresh ruling due on Dale Farm traveller eviction – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2011 in enforcement notices, housing, injunctions, local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

“Travellers fighting to stay on the UK’s biggest illegal site should today discover whether they have won the latest round of a legal battle.”

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The Independent, 26th September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

NHS hospital managers may seek court orders to halt strikes – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in hospitals, industrial action, injunctions, news by sally

“Hospitals are being advised to consider blocking tactics to thwart as many as 700,000 staff taking industrial action on 30 November as part of the public sector day of action over pensions.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk