Legal Education Foundation launches with grants to promote pro bono, education and social mobility – Legal Futures

Posted July 11th, 2013 in charities, equality, legal education, news, pro bono work by sally

“The charity created following the sale of the College of Law last year has today announced its first grants, with access to justice, the profession and education the focus.”

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Legal Futures, 10th July 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

The Prince Charles veto: JR fails due to availability of JR – Panopticon

“As Chris Knight reported this morning, judgment has been handed down in R (Evans) v HM Attorney General [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin). The Upper Tribunal had ordered disclosure of certain correspondence between Prince Charles and government ministers (termed ‘advocacy correspondence’). The government – the Attorney General specifically – exercised the power of veto under section 53 of FOIA. The requester, Guardian journalist Rob Evans, brought judicial review proceedings. The Administrative Court dismissed his claim.”

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Panopticon, 10th July 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Effecting change in local family justice systems? Findings from the Cafcass Pre-Proceedings Pilot – Family Law Week

Posted July 11th, 2013 in case management, delay, family courts, news, pilot schemes, reports by sally

“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Manchester University explains the findings of a recently completed pilot involving family court advisers in public law pre-proceedings practice.”

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Family Law Week, 10th July 2013

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

EVENT: Gresham College – Law as a New Religion and Other Topics

Posted July 11th, 2013 in Forthcoming events by sally

“Law is everywhere providing answers to almost everything. Ever larger numbers of students want to be part of the legal mechanisms that control us, regulate us and take over from politicians when politicians sense their own incapability. It is almost a new religion. In this lecture – and in the discussion to follow – some of the issues dealt with in earlier years by Professor Bogdanor will be reviewed as will the effect of Europe on our law.”

Date: Wednesday 4th December 2013, 6.00pm

Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 48 | UKSC 2012/0192 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) – YouTube

Posted July 11th, 2013 in appeals, children, detention, immigration, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 49 | UKSC 2013/0032 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Police Taser Use and Training – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted July 11th, 2013 in firearms, news, police by sally

“Police use of Taser is often in the media. Unfortunately, some of the reporting and commentary is inaccurate and misleads the public. Reports of this nature are damaging because they needlessly undermine confidence in the police and do not acknowledge or understand the reason for Taser use.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 10th July 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

CPS severely hampered by lack of resources, says report – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2013 in case management, Crown Prosecution Service, news, prosecutions, reports by sally

“A lack of resources is severely damaging the Crown Prosecution Service’s preparation of cases for court, according to a critical report by the organisation’s statutory watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 10th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hundreds of killers could exploit new human rights ruling – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 11th, 2013 in human rights, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The European court’s controversial ruling on the Jeremy Bamber case could open the floodgates for hundreds of killers to launch legal challenges on the grounds their sentences are unfair, leading human rights experts have said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Keir Starmer to launch inquiry into fall in reports of rape and domestic violence – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2013 in crime, Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, inquiries, news, police, rape by sally

“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is to launch an inquiry into why police forces are reporting fewer cases of rape, domestic violence and child abuse than they were two years ago.”

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The Guardian, 10th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk