Lords veto powers ‘to be curtailed’ – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2015 in constitutional reform, news, parliament, regulations, veto by tracey

‘David Cameron is preparing to use the full force of the law to clip the wings of the House of Lords after it blocked his welfare cuts, the BBC has learned. A review will say peers should lose their absolute veto over detailed laws known as secondary legislation. Peers will instead be offered a new power to send these laws back to the Commons, forcing MPs to vote again – but will only be able to do this once.’

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BBC News, 16th December 2015

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Met Police chief admits delay in giving officers covert body cameras is ‘frustrating’ following fatal shooting – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 17th, 2015 in closed circuit television, delay, firearms, London, news, police by tracey

‘Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has admitted it was “frustrating” that the undercover officer who fatally shot a suspected gangster was not wearing a covert camera. He acknowledged that it would have been “really useful” in this case, to show exactly what had happened, but claimed there had been difficulties in finding technology that would be suitable for covert operations.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2015

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Prison warned to beware of older offenders grooming younger inmates – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2015 in news, prisons, sexual grooming, young persons by tracey

‘Chief inspector of prisons tells Rye Hill in Warwickshire, a dedicated sex offender jail, that proportion of inmates over 50 increases risk of sexual grooming.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2015

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Librarians take legal battle against library closures to government – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2015 in duty of care, human rights, libraries, local government, news by tracey

‘Department for Culture, Media and Sport challenged over its failure to carry out legal duty of providing quality public library services.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2015

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Sgt Alexander Blackman’s wife ‘cautiously optimistic’ of new appeal – Daily Telegraph

‘The wife of a Royal Marine given a life sentence for murdering a Taliban captive has said she is cautiously optimistic new evidence will see his case sent back to the Appeal Court.’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2015

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Bloody Sunday: Ex-soldiers win High Court fight over questioning in Northern Ireland – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 17th, 2015 in armed forces, demonstrations, news, Northern Ireland, police by tracey

‘Former paratroopers who face questioning over Bloody Sunday have won their High Court battle against being detained and transferred to Northern Ireland for interview by police.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2015

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Muslim Brotherhood will legally challenge UK government report – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2015 in inquiries, Islam, news, proscribed organisations, reports by tracey

‘A critical report calling for greater oversight of the Muslim Brotherhood is expected to be subject to a legal challenge by the Islamist movement after it is published on Thursday by the government. The long-awaited inquiry, ordered by David Cameron, into the Brotherhood’s operation in the UK is expected to include new curbs on the group and its associates in a move that will be presented by ministers as a crackdown on Islamism.’

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The Guardian, 17th December 2015

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BSB metes out hefty punishment to pupil who copied skeleton for moot – Legal Futures

‘A pupil barrister who dishonestly copied his skeleton argument for a moot has been reprimanded and fined £1,000 by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) – the strongest penalty meted out directly by the regulator this year.’

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Legal Futures, 16th December 2015

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DPP faces criticism from MPs for failing to see the “shambles” at magistrates courts – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 16th, 2015 in courts, Crown Prosecution Service, magistrates, news by sally

‘Alison Saunders told she is “living in a bubble” after saying she went to see cases in action only every few months.’

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Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2015

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Mustafa Abdullah of Stockwell jailed over terror videos – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2015 in firearms, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A jihadi has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after police found he had a number of terror training videos.’

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BBC News, 15th December 2015

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Call for tougher laws to stop imitation firearms being ‘reactivated’ – The Guardian

Posted December 16th, 2015 in firearms, Law Commission, news by sally

‘Those “reactivating” imitation weapons should face tougher legal sanctions because of the widespread availability of conversion kits, according to a Law Commission review of firearms legislation.’

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The Guardian, 16th December 2015

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Alexander Litvinenko death inquiry report completed – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2015 in inquests, inquiries, news, poisoning, Russia, spying by sally

‘The inquiry report into the death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 has been completed.’

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BBC News, 15th December 2015

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Legal Aid Agency delays “no longer” a good reason to miss deadlines, CA warns – Litigation Futures

Posted December 16th, 2015 in appeals, delay, legal aid, news, solicitors by sally

‘Solicitors who miss deadlines because they are waiting for a Legal Aid Agency funding decision can no longer rely on this alone as grounds to apply for an extension of time, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 15th December 2015

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Saudi millionaire cleared of raping teenager after claiming he accidentally fell on top of her – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 16th, 2015 in news, rape by sally

‘Property developer accused of forcing himself on 18-year-old is acquitted of rape after telling jury he accidentally fell on her as she tried to seduce him .’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2015

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Woman who used fake penis to have sex with a woman avoids jail – The Guardian

Posted December 16th, 2015 in assault, impersonation, news, sentencing, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

‘A woman who wore a body suit and used a fake penis when having sex with a woman she met online has avoided jail.’

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The Guardian, 15th December 2015

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Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence (No 2) – WLR Daily

Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence (No 2) [2015] EWCA Civ 1241; [2015] WLR (D) 515

‘The primary limitation period of three years under Iraqi limitation law applied to claims in tort brought in the English High Court by Iraqi civilians in respect of alleged unlawful detention and ill-treatment by British armed forces while those forces were in Iraq between March 2003 and the end of 2008.’

WLR Daily, 9th December 2015

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Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWCA Civ 1264; [2015] WLR (D) 517

‘In a claim under section 19 of the Equality Act 2010 for indirect discrimination, based on a system of pay relating to length of service, once the claimant had shown that use of the particular provision, criterion or practice, namely the length of service criterion, had lead to a disparity in pay, it was permissible to consider the reason for the disparity complained of in the sense of the factors which had caused it to occur.’

WLR Daily, 9th December 2015

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DM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted December 15th, 2015 in appeals, crime, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

DM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 1288; [2015] WLR (D) 516

‘Where the Home Secretary was intending to deport a man unlawfully present in the United Kingdom who had been convicted of offences it remained the case that, despite strong pointers towards deportation, the Home Secretary might not make a deportation order if that would breach his rights under article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.’

WLR Daily, 11th December 2015

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The Importance of Keeping Promises: Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Sandoz GmbH and Others – NIPC Law

Posted December 15th, 2015 in appeals, medicines, news, patents, restraining orders by sally

‘In Swiss Style Claims: Warner-Lambert Companv Actavis 25 Jan 2015 I explained that Warner-Lambert LLC had a patent for a drug called pregabalin for treating epilepsy and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). That patent expired in 2013 although the monopoly was extended for a short time by a supplementary protection certificate which has now lapsed. Warner-Lambert discovered a new use for pregabalin in the treatment of neuropathic pain for which it was granted a new patent. Actavis sought the revocation of the new patent on grounds of obviousness and insufficiency and applied for permission to market pregabalin for the treatment of epilepsy and GAD. The case that I discussed in my case note was an unsuccessful attempt by Warner-Lambert to impose conditions on the sale of pregabilin in the UK (see Warner -Lambert Company, LLC v Actavis Group Ptc EHF and others [2015] EWHC 72 (Pat)).’

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NIPC Law, 9th December 2015

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Money, money, money – LAG Housing Law

Posted December 15th, 2015 in benefits, budgets, housing, news, social security by sally

‘Sam Madge-Wyld considers the Autumn Statement and its implications for housing.’

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LAG Housing Law, 10th December 2015

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