‘The Ministry of Justice today confirmed that it will ‘bring forward’ proposals for a British bill of rights, to replace the Human Rights Act, this autumn.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th September 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘At least 15,000 children are separated from a parent because of income rules affecting some migrants, says the Children’s Commissioner for England.’
BBC News, 9th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In a judgment that may be of interest to legal aid lawyers, the High Court has overturned a rejection by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) of a legal aid claim by Duncan Lewis solicitors. The Legal Aid Agency should have considered whether the means assessment conducted by Duncan Lewis, which had assessed a client KW as having provided sufficient evidence to show that she came within the financial threshold for legal aid, had made a reasonable judgement. The LAA had erred in refusing to fund the case on the basis that the documents relied upon were outside of the ‘assessment window’, Cranston J held in the case of R (On the Application Of Duncan Lewis (Solicitors) Ltd) v The Lord Chancellor [2015] EWHC 2498 (Admin).’
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Free Movement, 8th September 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘On the facts as we know them, this unprecedented attack on British would-be terrorists appears to be within the law.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two British jihadists from the Islamic State group were killed by a RAF drone strike in Syria. What’s the legal status of the attack?’
BBC News, 8th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Michael Gove has taken the first steps in his plans to introduce an “earned release” scheme for prisoners in England and Wales by announcing a major review of education provisions in jails.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The advertising watchdog has cleared a campaign by bookmaker Paddy Power that called on Fifa president Sepp Blatter to “f**k off”, ruling that it was unlikely to cause widespread offence.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A driver has been jailed for three years and disqualified from driving for seven years after colliding with a 91-year-old man in Sutton Coldfield town centre.’
The Independent, 8th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer accused of lying at the inquest of a man who died in police custody seven years ago has appeared in court.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who poached a deer from a field in south London, took it home and slit its throat has been given a seven month suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 8th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for 15 months for helping a man she had never met travel to Syria after they struck up an online romance.’
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The Guardian, 8th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘When do local authorities have to conduct Housing Act 2004 hazard assessments as part of their homelessness duties?’
Nearly Legal, 9th September 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Myles Jackman is on a mission to change Britain’s obscenity laws. For him, it’s more than a job, it’s a moral calling.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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