Spending review: Nine new prisons to replace Victorian jails – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2015 in budgets, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, rehabilitation, statistics by sally

‘Nine new prisons will open in England and Wales – five by 2020 – under plans to close Victorian jails and sell them for housing, the government has said.’

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BBC News, 9th November 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

No appetite for scrapping Human Rights Act, says Amnesty – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2015 in charities, human rights, Ministry of Justice, news, precedent, statistics by sally

‘Only one in 10 people in Britain believe that scrapping the Human Rights Act should be a major government priority, according to an opinion poll conducted by Amnesty International.’

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The Guardian, 8th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lady Hale: supreme court should be ashamed if diversity does not improve – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2015 in diversity, judiciary, news, Supreme Court, women by tracey

‘The UK’s supreme court should be “ashamed” if it does not radically improve its diversity in the next round of judicial appointments, according to its only female judge, Lady Justice Hale.’

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The Guardian, 6th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nurse Julia Knight jailed for 14 years for trying to kill mother – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2015 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, nurses, sentencing by tracey

‘A nurse who injected her mother with insulin as she lay in hospital after a fall has been jailed for 14 years for attempted murder.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Inquiry to examine claims police spied on Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Livingstone – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2015 in inquiries, news, police, spying, whistleblowers by tracey

‘A public inquiry is to scrutinise allegations that police covertly monitored Labour MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Livingstone in the 1990s.’

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The Guardian, 6th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Offences against the person – modernising the law on violence – Law Commission

Posted November 6th, 2015 in assault, Law Commission, press releases, violence by tracey

‘New rules are needed to tackle violent offences and make better use of court time, according to the Law Commission.’

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Law Commission, 3rd November 2015

Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission

Speech by Lady Justice Arden: International and European Law: A view from the Bench – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted November 6th, 2015 in EC law, human rights, judiciary, speeches by tracey

‘Lady Justice Arden gave the keynote speech at the Government Legal Department International Conference on 15 October 2015.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 5th November 2015

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Bar Council comments on Draft Investigatory Powers Bill – The Bar Council

‘Responding to the publication of the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar, said: “The ‘double lock’ requirement of needing both judicial and senior ministerial authorisation for the most intrusive investigatory powers is not as secure as it is made out to be.” ‘

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The Bar Council, 5th November 2015

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Exeter rapist sees sentence increase – Attorney General’s Office

Posted November 6th, 2015 in appeals, press releases, rape, sentencing by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal today quashed the 6 year sentence given to Exeter rapist Lawrence Fernandes and increased it to 12 years.’

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Attorney General’s Office, 4th November 2015

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

Finance & Divorce Update November 2015 – Family Law Week

‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during October 2015.’

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Family Law Week, 3rd November 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Jose Mourinho: Chelsea boss loses appeal against FA charge – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2015 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct, sport by tracey

‘Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has had his appeal against a £50,000 fine and a suspended one-game stadium ban dismissed by the Football Association.’

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BBC News, 5th November 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man convicted of threatening to behead Ukip candidate – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2015 in news, political parties, sentencing, threatening behaviour by tracey

‘A judge sentencing a man for threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate has told him he was like the fictional character Walter Mitty.’

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The Guardian, 5th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man who threw pensioner’s walking frame off bus in racist attack jailed – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2015 in guilty pleas, harassment, news, racism, religiously aggravated offences, sentencing by tracey

‘A man who shouted racist abuse at a pensioner before throwing his walking frame off a bus has been jailed for 16 weeks, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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The Guardian, 5th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Reckless motorist filmed himself driving luxury cars at speeds of up to 192mph – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 6th, 2015 in careless driving, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A reckless motorist who filmed himself driving luxury cars at speeds of up 192mph along country roads has been jailed for over two years.’

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Last chance for objections to Lucan’s son inheriting title – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 6th, 2015 in news, peerages & dignities, presumption of death orders, succession by tracey

‘Today is the deadline for any objections to the issuing of a death certificate for Lord Lucan, which would allow George Bingham, his son and heir, to become the 8th Earl.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

England and Wales court cells ‘squalid and dangerous’ – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2015 in courts, detention, health & safety, news, prisons by tracey

‘Conditions at cells in courts in England and Wales are an “accident waiting to happen”, a report has said.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Interception, Authorisation and Redress in the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 5th, 2015 in bills, interception, investigatory powers, news, tribunals, warrants by sally

‘The Government has published a draft Bill on Investigatory Powers that it hopes to see through Parliament within a year. If it becomes law, the Investigatory Powers Bill will replace much, but not all, of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, as well as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th November 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Wales – it’s just more appealing – Nearly Legal

Posted November 5th, 2015 in appeals, civil procedure rules, housing, news, tribunals, Wales by sally

‘Clarise Properties Ltd v Rees [2015] EWCA Civ 1118 (Lawtel/Westlaw only from what I can see) is an interesting* permission to appeal decision. It appears that devolution has caused an odd little difference in the test for permission to appeal from the UT(LC) depending on whether the case started in England or Wales.’

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Nearly Legal, 5th November 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Gay canon Jeremy Pemberton was not discriminated against – BBC News

‘A gay clergyman prevented from taking up a post as a hospital chaplain was not discriminated against, an employment tribunal panel has ruled.’

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BBC News, 4th November 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Proportion of rape reports leading to charges falls sharply – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2015 in crime, news, prosecutions, rape, statistics by sally

‘The proportion of rape reports to police that led to a charge fell sharply in 2014/15, according to new official figures.’

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The Guardian, 5th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk