Month: September 2013

Modernisation of the prison estate – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 4th, 2013 in news, prisons, Wales by sally

“The Government has today set out the next stage in its prison modernisation programme, with confirmation that its planned new 2,000 place prison will be built in Wrexham, and the news that it has started feasibility work on a second large prison to be constructed in the South East of England. It has also confirmed opening dates for the new house blocks – mini-prisons – being built to create 1200 new places at four sites across England.”

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Ministry of Justice, 4th September 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Changes to Child Maintenance – Family Law Week

Posted September 4th, 2013 in child support, financial provision, news, parental responsibility by sally

“Anna Heenan, Solicitor at Gregg Latchams LLP explains the latest changes to the child support regime.”

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Family Law Week, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Flats less risky – NearlyLegal

Posted September 4th, 2013 in enfranchisement, interest, landlord & tenant, leases, news, tribunals by sally

“At least less risky for property investors. That is the basis of the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Voyvoda v Grosvenor West End Properties, which we have managed to miss reporting because of the Summer break.”

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NearlyLegal, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Lobbying Bill: Government rejects warning by charities that new law will have ‘chilling effect’ – The Independent

Posted September 4th, 2013 in bills, charities, lobbying, news, public interest by sally

“Downing Street has rejected warnings by charities that its new lobbying legislation would restrict voluntary organisations from campaigning on matters of public interest.”

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The Independent, 2nd September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Beware Kite-Flyers – Stephen Sedley – London Review of Books

Posted September 4th, 2013 in constitutional law, judicial review, news by sally

“Writers on the British constitution have always faced the problem that, contrary to what Mr Podsnap thought, it cannot simply be held up to the light and admired. The constitution is simultaneously a description of how, for the moment, we are governed and a prescriptive account of how we ought to be governed. In both respects (the former much more than the latter) it undergoes constant change; and there are concerns, highlighted by the radical changes currently being made to the legal aid system, that the process may be accelerating into a critical and damaging phase.”

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London Review of Books, 12th September 2013

Source: www.lrb.co.uk

Why we would be mad to leave our European Convention on Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 4th, 2013 in human rights, legal history, news by sally

“Six decades ago today, the European Convention on Human Rights came into force. It all started brightly, as a post-war, British-led pact against Fascism and Communism. Now, human rights are under heavy, relentless attack. Politicians, press and public seem to have an endless appetite for tales of human rights gone wrong. The Justice Secretary has recently said ‘all options are on the table’ for ‘major change’ on human rights, and it is likely that the future of the ECHR will be a major general election issue in 2015. In short, the UK may soon withdraw from the longstanding international human rights system which it was instrumental in creating.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Flexibility in financial control rules mean record football transfer spend could be broken, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 4th, 2013 in company law, financial regulation, news, sport by sally

“English Premier League football clubs could set new records for spending on player transfers in the years to come despite being subject to new financial controls, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Sandwich-eating driver sentenced for careless driving death – BBC News

Posted September 4th, 2013 in careless driving, community service, disqualification, news, sentencing by sally

“A motorist who knocked down and killed a cyclist while eating a sandwich at the wheel has been sentenced for causing death by careless driving.”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Al-Sweady inquiry: British soldiers to accuse colleagues of abusing Iraqis – The Guardian

Posted September 4th, 2013 in armed forces, evidence, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture, unlawful killing by sally

“British soldiers have accused colleagues of abusing Iraqis they shot or detained after an intense gunfight with insurgents in 2004, the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident heard on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wolverhampton rubbish chute mother can be freed – BBC News

Posted September 4th, 2013 in children, early release, grievous bodily harm, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother who threw her newborn daughter down a rubbish chute when she had severe post-natal depression can be released from jail, judges have ruled.”

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BBC News, 3rs September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Olympus to be prosecuted by UK fraud agency – BBC News

Posted September 4th, 2013 in accounts, company directors, company law, fraud, guilty pleas, news, prosecutions, sentencing by sally

“Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus and its UK subsidiary Gyrus Group will be prosecuted by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office.”

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BBC News, 4th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Olaseni Lewis death: Family of 23-year-old who died after being restrained by 11 police officers win legal battle to reopen inquiry – The Independent

Posted September 4th, 2013 in complaints, hospitals, inquiries, mental health, news, police, restraint by sally

“The family of a man who never regained consciousness after being restrained by police has won a legal battle to reopen an inquiry to examine the role of 11 officers in his death.”

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The Independent, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police accused as domestic violence cases fall, but allegations by victims increase – The Independent

Posted September 4th, 2013 in domestic violence, freedom of information, news, police, prosecutions, statistics, victims by sally

“The police are referring fewer allegations of domestic violence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) even though the number of allegations by victims is increasing.”

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The Independent, 3rd September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Over-50s make up third of inmates at prison for sex offenders – The Guardian

Posted September 4th, 2013 in elderly, imprisonment, news, sexual offences, standards, statistics by sally

“An English prison that specialises in holding and treating sex offenders has so many prisoners over the age of 50 that it has 26 teams competing in its bowls club, jail inspectors have revealed.”

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The Guardian, 4th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ministry of Sound sues Spotify for copyright infringement – The Guardian

Posted September 4th, 2013 in artistic works, copyright, injunctions, internet, news by sally

“Dance music brand Ministry of Sound is suing Spotify for copyright infringement, claiming the streaming music company has refused to delete users’ playlists that copy its compilation albums.”

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The Guardian, 4th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

First judicial order for non-therapeutic male sterilisation – Sovereign Chambers

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in consent, learning difficulties, news, sterilisation by sally

“A father has become the first man to be sterilised on the orders of a court after a judge ruled that it was ‘in his best interests’. It is the first time in this jurisdiction that a court has made orders permitting the sterilisation for non-therapeutic reasons of a male unable to consent to such a procedure.”

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Sovereign Chambers, 30th August 2013

Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk

Richard III and Judicial Review – Sovereign Chambers

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in burials and cremation, judicial review, news, royal family by sally

“There is a row about the bones of the late King Richard III. Or to be precise, where those bones should be reinterred. As is widely known, they were discovered, remarkably intact, buried beneath what is was now a car park for the Social Services Department for Leicester Council. It had previously been part of the graveyard of a Gray Friars Church, I believe, and Richard’s naked body was flung in to a grave after he had died defending his crown at the Battle of Bosworth on 22nd August 1485. All the evidence, including the skeleton itself with its curvature of the spine (scoliosis, not a hunchback, by the way – a Tudor slur, possibly one of many), the manner and cause of death (see below) and now DNA tests via the line of Richard’s relatives which still survive, prove beyond reasonable doubt that the body is that of the King.”

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Sovereign Chambers, 28th August 2013

Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk

Luis Suarez: When ‘Good Faith’ Bites – Littleton Chambers

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in contract of employment, contracts, news, sport by sally

“Will he stay or will he go? It appears that the future of Luis Suarez at Liverpool hinges on the operation of a release clause in his contract. According to various media sources, it provides that: if, subsequent to a failure to qualify for the Champions League, Liverpool receive a bid to buy Suarez in excess of £40m then the decision as to whether or not to accept the offer must be made in ‘good faith’.”

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Littleton Chambers, 22nd August 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Costs of Third Party Interveners in Regulatory Proceedings – Littleton Chambers

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in costs, health & safety, judicial review, news, third parties by sally

“The issue of the costs of third party interveners in judicial review proceedings was dealt with recently in the case of R (Peel Investments) v Health and Safety Executive [2013] EWHC 1012 (Admin), [2013] Env. L.R. D6. Peel involved a novel application of established principles on costs that will be of interest to all those advising commercial bodies in regulated industries in respect of intervening in judicial review proceedings.”

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Littleton Chambers, 22nd August 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Fighting economic crime in the modern world – Attorney General’s Office

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in banking, bribery, crime, deferred prosecution agreements, fraud, national crime agency, news, speeches by sally

“Solicitor General makes the opening speech of the 31st Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime Originally given at Cambridge.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 2nd September 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/ago