Gove announces review of Legal Services Act – Legal Futures
‘There will a review of the Legal Services Act 2007 during this Parliament, the Lord Chancellor Michael Gove announced today.’
Legal Futures, 15th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Day: 15 July 2015
Criminal record checks: guidance for employers – Home Office
‘How employers or organisations can request DBS checks for potential employees.’
Home Office, 14th July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Company and its senior management sentenced following death of 16 year old apprentice – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Huntley Mount Engineering Ltd has today been sentenced for the corporate manslaughter of apprentice Cameron Minshull. In addition, Company Director Zaffar Hussain has been sentenced for an offence under section 2 and 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and company Supervisor Akbar Hussain has also been sentenced for an offence under section 7 of the same act.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th July 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
No damage caused by civil legal aid reforms, says defiant MoJ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Cuts to civil legal aid have reduced the amount of “unnecessary and adversarial” litigation while ensuring funding is targeted at those who need it most, the government has said in response to a devastating report on changes to civil legal aid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Triennial Reviews of the Civil Justice Council and Family Justice Council Report – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Triennial Reviews of the Civil Justice Council and Family Justice Council were launched on the 4th November 2013.The Ministry of Justice have today (14th July 2015) published the final report of the review.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th July 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Max Clifford fails to block Paul Burrell privacy claim – BBC News
‘Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has failed to block a damages claim brought against him by ex-royal butler Paul Burrell at London’s High Court.’
BBC News, 14th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Where is the diversity in law recruitment? – The Guardian
‘Despite recent initiatives, the legal profession remains a bastion of white, middle-class, privately educated males. So what can be done to make it more inclusive? Harriet Swain reports on a roundtable debate.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GPS tracking of offenders delayed by further 12 months – The Guardian
‘The introduction of the next generation of GPS tracking of offenders, including convicted paedophiles, has been delayed for at least another 12 months, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
If you encourage someone to kill, are you guilty of murder? – The Guardian
‘Does the law of joint enterprise cause injustice? That’s the question the supreme court will confront in October. If its answer is yes, the UK’s most senior judges will have the chance to put things right.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal backs secret hearings as Government faces IRA and Iran cases – The Independent
‘The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for the Government to apply for controversial secret court hearings as it faces being sued for damages by an IRA informant and Iranians subjected to asset freezing orders.’
The Independent, 14th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
David Cameron ‘must strengthen Evel plans to stop SNP maintaining ban on hunting in England’ – Daily Telegraph
‘David Cameron must strengthen his plans for “English votes for English laws”, senior Tories have said, after the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon forced him to shelve a vote on relaxing the fox hunting ban in England.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met police to face tribunal over decision to access Plebgate phone records – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police is being taken to court in a landmark case over its decision to secretly obtain journalists’ phone records in an attempt to identify the mole behind the Plebgate saga involving the then cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poltergeist posters cleared despite more than 70 complaints over clown image – The Guardian
‘People afraid of clowns have failed in a bid to get “distressing” posters for the film Poltergeist banned. More than 70 coulrophobics and parents complained about posters and bus ads featuring the head of a scruffy, smiling clown doll with the tagline “They know what scares you”.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trade Union Bill: Ministers unveil strike law reforms – BBC News
‘Legislation designed to toughen up the laws on strike action is to be unveiled by the government later. The Trade Union Bill proposes minimum turnouts in strike ballots, time limits on mandates for industrial action and changes to political levies.’
BBC News, 15th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
