Can an employer increase the sanction for misconduct on appeal? – UK Human Rights Blog

“The answer of the Court was that clear and express words in the contract would be required in order to confer a power to increase a sanction on an Appeal Panel.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013

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Lawyers In Revolt – BBC Law in Action

“Will the Ministry of Justice back down over cuts to legal aid? Radio 4’s legal magazine follows the bitter dispute between the profession and the government.

This week, Maura McGowan QC of the Bar Council is in the studio with Joshua Rozenberg, making the lawyers’ case. But is she right that the legal profession will be undermined? Lord McNally responds for the government.”

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BBC Law in Action, 11th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme court urged to reject challenge to prisoner voting ban – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in bills, elections, human rights, news, prisons, Supreme Court by sally

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has urged the supreme court to dismiss legal challenges by two convicted murderers who are seeking the right for prisoners to vote.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2013

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Murderer told police ‘let me finish her off’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 12th, 2013 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“A killer who begged police to let him ‘finish off’ his victim after being arrested midway through a knife attack on his girlfriend has been found guilty of murder.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2013

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Chambers becomes first ABS licensed by the SRA without a solicitor – Legal Futures

“A London chambers has become the first alternative business structure (ABS) licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority that does not have any solicitors.”

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2013

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When is an insurance premium reasonably incurred? – NearlyLegal

Posted June 12th, 2013 in insurance, landlord & tenant, leases, news, tribunals by sally

“In Avon Estates (London) Limited v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited [2013] UKUT 0264 (LC) [not online yet we have a transcript] the Upper Tribunal considered the question of whether an insurance premium had been reasonable incurred.”

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NearlyLegal, 11th June 2013

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The Chagossian Wikileaks cable judgment, fishing rights and a dose of EU law – UK Human Rights Blog

“The Divisional Court has now dismissed the claim by Mr Bancoult on behalf of the Chagossian islanders. He had challenged the designation of the waters around the islands as a ‘no take’ Marine Protected Area, i.e. one which could not be fished.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013

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Can we really trust the Mental Capacity Act? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted June 12th, 2013 in consent, disabled persons, mental health, news by sally

“The introduction of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) was celebrated for establishing a groundbreaking legal framework which empowers and protects those who lack capacity. Yet only six years after its implementation, the criticisms of MCA 2005 have grown to such an extent that the House of Lords has established a post-legislative scrutiny committee. So what has led to this apparent volte face?”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th June 2013

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Sun holiday competition banned over rules breach – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in advertising, complaints, exclusion clauses, families, news by sally

“The advertising watchdog has said that the Sun broke its rules for refusing to honour a family holiday prize won by a woman who said she intended to take her sister’s children on the trip.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

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Hundreds of millions from legal aid budget helps banks defend fraud cases – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2013 in banking, barristers, budgets, fraud, legal aid, news by sally

“The poorest and most vulnerable people in society are being hit by cuts to the legal system while the government bankrolls the wealthiest, a senior QC said today [11 June].”

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The Independent, 11th June 2013

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Keir Starmer: terrorists could escape prosecution without ‘snoopers’ charter’ – Daily Telegraph

“There is a ‘real risk’ that terrorists could avoid prosecution if proposed internet monitoring powers are abandoned, the country’s top prosecutor has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013

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Record rise in child custody cases before legal aid cuts – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2013 in children, custody, dispute resolution, divorce, legal aid, news, statistics by sally

“A record number of child-custody cases were fought in court last month, in what experts believe may be a rush before cuts to legal aid start to bite.”

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The Independent, 11th June 2013

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Four sex-abuse cases referred to police for reconsideration – BBC News

“Police have been asked to reconsider their decision to drop four sex-abuse cases, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.”

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BBC News, 11th June 2013

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Case discontinued over social media comments after Woolwich murder – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in armed forces, internet, malicious communications, murder, news, prosecutions by sally

“A 19-year-old man accused of making comments on a social media website following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby has had his court case discontinued.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2013

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Family’s ‘torture’ as they face losing home under anti-terror law – The Independent

“The family of a grandfather convicted of attempting to recruit two undercover police officers to fight for the Taliban have spoken of their ‘torture’ as they face the prospect of becoming the first in Britain to have their home seized by the courts under anti-terrorism laws.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2013

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Too many human traffickers escape justice in UK, says solicitor general – The Guardian

“Too few of the human traffickers who force women to work in the sex trade and children to labour in cannabis farms are being prosecuted in the UK, according to the solicitor general, Oliver Heald QC.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2013

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