The Law and the Gender Pay Gap – BBC Unreliable Evidence

Posted May 20th, 2015 in equal pay, gender, news, women by sally

‘Clive Anderson and a panel of senior legal experts discuss the apparent failure of the 1970 Equal Pay Act to bridge the gender pay gap.’
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BBC Unreliable Evidence, 13th May 2015

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High Court: Tribunal right to disbar barrister who drafted false grounds of appeal – Legal Futures

Posted May 20th, 2015 in barristers, drafting, news, professional conduct, tribunals by sally

‘The High Court has upheld the disbarment of a barrister accused of drafting false grounds of appeal for a client found guilty on drugs charges.’
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Legal Futures, 19th May 2015

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Legal aid legislation ‘disgracefully complex’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2015 in contempt of court, legal aid, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has called for clarity over ‘disgracefully complex’ legal aid legislation after an elderly man was committed to prison in the absence of publicly funded legal representation to which he was entitled.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th May 2015

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Scott Sheard death: Bouncer jailed for four years – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2015 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A nightclub bouncer convicted of killing a man who died more than two years after being punched outside a bar has been jailed for four years.’
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BBC News, 19th May 2015

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Judgment prompts review of thousands of housing cases – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2015 in homelessness, housing, local government, news, statutory duty by sally

‘Local authority housing lawyers will potentially have to review thousands of applications for accommodation after the Supreme Court widened the scope of vulnerable applicants who are considered homeless.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th May 2015

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Pension reforms loophole: Ex-wives may lose out in rule change over shared pot – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2015 in divorce, news, pensions by sally

‘New rules allowing people to withdraw entire pension funds create loophole that can override agreements to share benefits built up by breadwinner.’

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015

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Paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury’s appeal ‘contemptible’ – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2015 in appeals, child abuse, doctors, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A paedophile doctor’s appeal against his sentence is “utterly contemptible”, the mother of one victim has said.’

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BBC News, 19th May 2015

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Intelligence agencies can hack computers without breaking UK laws – OUT-LAW.com

‘The UK government changed the law to enable intelligence agencies to engage in computer hacking without being said to be in breach of the Computer Misuse Act, privacy campaigners have claimed. The government has said the powers were already in existence and that the reforms merely serve to clarify the legal position.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th May 2015

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Man jailed for West Bromwich body in wheelie bin murder – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2015 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man convicted of bludgeoning to death a Romanian woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 19th May 2015

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Civil procedure: costs recoverability – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A discrete but significant issue on costs recently came before the Court of Appeal in R (on the application of HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport [2015] EWCA Civ 203.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th May 2015

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Garry Newlove killer’s sentence reduction bid rejected – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2015 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who kicked to death a father-of-three outside his Warrington home in 2007 has lost a bid to have his sentence reduced.’

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BBC News, 19th May 2015

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Sex and the selfie generation – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘It is not just people that struggle to keep up with technology, but the law itself often lags behind. We have seen that on numerous occasions with the “Twitter prosecutions”, and had another example of that this week, when the Daily Mirror highlighted the story of “Alison” and “’Peter” (both pseudonyms) a couple aged 17 and 22 respectively.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th May 2015

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Council defeats second judicial review challenge to nursery education decision – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 20th, 2015 in children, education, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘Two mothers have lost a High Court challenge to a council’s decision to stop providing full time nursery education free of charge for three-year-old children.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th May 2015

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Police officer found guilty of assaulting student at tuition fees protest – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2015 in assault, demonstrations, news, perverting the course of justice, police by sally

‘A police officer who knocked out part of a student’s front tooth with his riot shield during a demonstration against tuition fees faces jail after being convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.’

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The Guardian, 19th May 2015

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Female kickboxer knocks out sex attacker who pounces as she walks home – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2015 in assault, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Judge says Mark Willis ‘bit off more than he could chew’ when he targeted young woman as she walked home through Cheltenham.’

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015

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Letting public authorities lose: The dangers of repealing the Human Rights Act – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 20th, 2015 in human rights, news, repeals by sally

‘With the post-election dust barely settled, the Human Rights Act is firmly in the Conservatives’ sights. Caught in the crosshairs is section 2 HRA, which requires UK courts to take into account, but not necessarily follow, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th May 2015

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A home without a household – Nearly Legal

Posted May 20th, 2015 in benefits, children, housing, news, residence orders by sally

‘In MR v North Tyneside Council and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Housing and council tax benefits : other) [2015] UKUT 34 (AAC) [Our report], we saw the Upper Tribunal accept the DWP argument on the position of ‘shared care’ families for bedroom tax purposes. In short, the child’s only ‘home’ was with the person receiving child benefit. It may yet turn out to be significant that that decision was not the result of an argued hearing, only the DWP turning up.’

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Nearly Legal, 19th May 2015

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Family reunited after housing battle led to homelessness and separation – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2015 in benefits, budgets, homelessness, housing, news by sally

‘Titina Nzolameso on her successful fight to be rehoused after the benefits cap left her homeless and her children being taken into care, and the impact this could have on similar cases.’

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The Guardian, 20th May 2015

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Too many are dying without dignity, health ombudsman warns – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2015 in hospitals, medical treatment, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report found ‘tragic’ cases of patients spending their last days in ‘unnecessary pain’.’

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015

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Staffordshire doctor’s ‘sexual touching’ was misconduct – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2015 in doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

‘A doctor who inappropriately touched two midwives while on duty has been found guilty of misconduct.’

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BBC News, 19th May 2015

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