EVENT: IALS – Extradition – is the UK a soft touch for the EU and USA?

Posted November 10th, 2014 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘The House of Lords Extradition Law Committee is once again inquiring into the complexity and fitness for purpose of the law and practice surrounding extradition, and the Extradition Act 2003 in particular. The European Arrest Warrant is slated to be retained under the UK’s opt out and in again arrangement.’

Date: 13th November 2014, 2.00-5.30pm

Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

Delays in prisoner rehabilitation did not breach Convention – Strasbourg Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 10th, 2014 in human rights, news, parole, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

‘Two prisoners have failed in their human rights protest against prison rehabilitation courses in the United Kingdom.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Prisoners’ book limit scrapped – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2014 in libraries, news, prisons by sally

‘The cap on the number of books inmates can have in their cells has been scrapped following pressure from a campaign backed by leading literary figures.’

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The Guardian, 7th November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former Met police officer avoids prison after being caught possessing thousands of child abuse images ‘because of his background’ – The Independent

‘A former Met police officer who was caught with nearly two and a half thousand indecent images and films of children has avoided a prison sentence after a judge cited “his background” as a mitigating factor.’

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The Independent, 8th November 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Neuberger unsure of benefits of single joint experts – Litigation Futures

Posted November 10th, 2014 in cross-examination, expert witnesses, news by sally

‘The use of single joint experts could render the judge purely a “figure head” in proceedings, the president of the Supreme Court has warned.’

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Litigation Futures, 10th November 2014

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Firms’ disability access ‘unlawful’ – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2014 in disabled persons, equality, news, taxis, transport by sally

‘The government is writing to a string of high street chains urging them to improve after a BBC London investigation revealed a “depressing” failure to accommodate disabled people.’

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BBC News, 10th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Alcohol consumed in pregnancy may be deemed to be poisoning – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 10th, 2014 in alcohol abuse, criminal injuries compensation, news, poisoning, pregnancy by sally

‘The Court of Appeal heard a landmark test case this week brought on behalf of a child born with foetal alcohol syndrome against the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th November 2014

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Wind turbines, noise and public information – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 10th, 2014 in consultations, delay, judicial review, local government, news, noise, planning by sally

‘An interesting decision about a Council not supplying some key information about a wind turbine project to the public until very late in the day. Can an objector apply to set the grant of permission aside? Answer: yes, unless the Council can show that it would have inevitably have come to the same conclusion, even if the information had been made public earlier.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

What could be the global impact of the UK’s Legal Services Act? – OUP Blog

Posted November 10th, 2014 in alternative business structures, competition, legal services, news by sally

‘In 2007, the UK Parliament passed the Legal Services Act (LSA), with the goal of liberalizing the market for legal services in England and Wales and encouraging more competition—in response to the governmentally commissioned ‘Clementi’ report finding the British legal market opaque, inflexible, overly complex, and insulated from innovation and competition.’

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OUP Blog, 8th November 2014

Source: www.blog.oup.com

Assisted dying will be made legal in UK ‘within two years’ – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2014 in assisted suicide, bills, doctors, news by sally

‘A change in the law that will allow terminally ill people to be helped to end their lives is inevitable and will happen within as little as a couple of years, according to the deputy chair of the British Medical Association (BMA).’

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The Guardian, 8th November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Foreign Office tells extradited grandfather to go back to US jail for vital medical treatment – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 10th, 2014 in bail, extradition, medical treatment, news by sally

‘Extradited British grandfather Paul Dunham told by Foreign Office it will not pay for urgent heart treatment – and that he should return to maximum security US jail for treatment.’

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Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Dr Daniel Ubani wins costs from Cambridgeshire victim’s son – BBC News

‘A man whose father was killed by a lethal overdose from a doctor said he feels “physically sick” at the idea of paying the physician’s legal costs.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dropped Pringles lid costs Bristol man almost £500 – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2014 in costs, fines, litter, news, penalties by sally

‘A man has been ordered to pay almost £500 in fines and costs for dropping a snack lid on the ground in Bristol.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Relief From Sanction – Without A Formal Application – Zenith PI Blog

Posted November 10th, 2014 in appeals, disclosure, news, repossession, time limits by sally

‘In Cutler v Barnet LBC (QBD 21/10/14) Supperstone J held that a judge had erred in not considering a defendant’s oral application for relief from sanction. The court had a discretion to consider such an application even where a formal application under Part 23 had NOT been made.’

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Zenith PI Blog, 10th November 2014

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Lawyer for Ann Maguire’s killer says rules on anonymity must be overhauled – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2014 in anonymity, murder, news, reporting restrictions, young offenders by sally

‘The law must be changed to ensure that the identities of juvenile killers and their families remain secret, says the barrister who defended the schoolboy murderer of teacher Ann Maguire.’

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The Guardian, 8th November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Magistrates’ leader hits back at ‘blue rinse’ stereotype – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2014 in imprisonment, magistrates, news, sentencing by sally

‘The lay judiciary is fed up of being used as a “punch bag” by ill-informed politicians who have an outdated view of magistrates as “blue-rinse” establishment figures who like sending people to prison.’

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The Independent, 9th November 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Juju’ sex trafficker Lizzy Idahosa jailed for eight years – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2014 in news, prostitution, sentencing, trafficking in human beings, witchcraft by sally

‘A woman who was found guilty of trafficking two women from Nigeria to the UK to work in the sex trade has been jailed for eight years.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Top QC calls for enquiry into expert witness misconduct – Litigation Futures

Posted November 10th, 2014 in expert witnesses, news, professional conduct by sally

‘A leading barrister has called for a study to examine whether anecdotal evidence of abuse and misconduct by expert witnesses is on the “industrial scale” alleged by some, as funding arrangements increase the risk of malpractice.’

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Litigation Futures, 10th November 2014

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

First TV advert in 50 years for someone smoking – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 10th, 2014 in advertising, news, smoking by sally

‘Smoking cigarettes in adverts was banned in 1965, but now it is back.’

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jon Venables leak: journalist found guilty of paying prison officer – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2014 in bribery, media, news, prison officers by sally

‘A former News of the World journalist has been found guilty of paying a prison officer for details about the life behind bars of Jon Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger.’

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The Guardian, 7th November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk