Fake police gang jailed for robberies and kidnappings – BBC News
‘Four men who posed as police officers and handcuffed victims while ransacking their properties have been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: December 2013
Decision-making in the UK’s top court – Professor Alan Paterson OBE
Decision-making in the UK’s top court
Professor Alan Paterson OBE
Second annual BAILII Lecture, 9th December 2013
Source: www.bailii.org
Riley Pettipierre methadone death preventable, report finds – BBC News
‘The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother’s methadone could have been prevented, a report has found.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man wrongly convicted of sexual assault is freed after 17 years in jail – The Guardian
‘A man who spent 17 years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of a sexual assault has been freed by the court of appeal after DNA evidence pointed to another man as the perpetrator.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
You can STILL be jailed for being a republican, government confirms, and it remains illegal to even ‘imagine’ overthrowing the Queen – The Independent
‘The government has confirmed that republicanism is still punishable by life imprisonment and that it remains illegal to even ‘imagine’ overthrowing the Queen.’
The Independent, 13th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ecclestone ‘corrupt payments’ trial judgement reserved – BBC News
‘A judge has reserved judgement in an £85m ($140m) damages claim against the Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘We tinker with assisted suicide laws at our peril’, warns Baroness Butler-Sloss – Daily Telegraph
‘Baroness Butler-Sloss’s message as Supreme Court considers landmark right-to-die challenge.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners ‘damn well shouldn’t’ be given right to vote, says David Cameron – The Guardian
‘Prisoners “damn well shouldn’t” be given the right to vote, David Cameron said as he called for the powers of European court of human rights to be restricted.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Vishing’ and courier scam complaints increase – BBC News
‘Banks are failing to refund some victims of a phone scam that involves people being duped into transferring money from their own bank account to one that is accessible to a fraudster.’
BBC News, 14th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor jailed after stealing £2m from his clients and their families – Daily Telegraph
‘The victims of a corrupt solicitor and former Coroner who stole from their loved ones’ estates have been left asking how he managed to get away with it for so long.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Juror reported rape after sitting through another trial – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for rape after his victim worked up the courage to tell police the day after serving on the jury of another abuse trial.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Right-to-die challenge reaches Supreme Court – BBC News
‘Campaigners for the right to die are to have their arguments heard by the Supreme Court in the latest round of their legal battle.’
BBC News, 16th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man banned from every supermarket in Britain for masturbating in Sainsbury’s meat aisle – The Independent
‘A man who was caught masturbating in the meat aisle of a Sainsbury’s store has been banned from every supermarket in Britain – unless he is supervised by another adult.’
The Independent, 13th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Transsexual PC’s case against Essex Police rejected – BBC News
‘An employment tribunal has rejected claims of harassment and discrimination by a transsexual police officer, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 16th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for phishing scam that targeted UK students to steal £1.5m – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for nearly four years for his part in a phishing scam that targeted UK students to steal in excess of £1.5m.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government’s Modern Slavery Bill will ‘fail victims and spare criminals’ – The Independent
‘The Government’s Modern Slavery Bill is being rushed through Parliament without proper consultation and will offer almost no help to the victims of the crime, sources close to the process have told The Independent on Sunday.’
The Independent, 14th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Google will not answer to British court over UK privacy claim – The Guardian
‘Google has been called “arrogant and immoral” for arguing that a privacy claim brought by internet users in the UK should not be heard by the British legal system.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EVENT: Hart Publishing – The Fourth Annual Jurisprudence Lecture
‘Hart Publishing is very pleased to announce that Professor Thomas Pink will deliver a lecture entitled: ‘Law and the normativity of obligation’ at the 4th Annual Jurisprudence Lecture.’
Date: 31st January 2014, 6.00pm
Location: Clement House, Room 6.02 at the London School of Economics
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
EVENT: UCL CLP – Charitable Purposes and Activities
‘When determining whether a civil society organisation has charitable status, the orthodox position has it that the activities carried on in pursuit of its purposes are not relevant, save in very limited circumstances. This lecture will consider the extent to which this is correct, and whether the reluctance to consider the nature of the activities carried on by a potential charity should be revisited in light of the regulatory consequences of charitable status, outside of which the legal definition of charity has no real meaning.’
Date: 6th February 2014, 6.00pm
Location: UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
