Government to introduce rules to stop ‘political’ boycotts – BBC News
‘The government is to introduce new rules to stop “politically-motivated” boycotts by local councils.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Working grandparents to share parental leave and pay – BBC News
‘Working grandparents will be allowed to take time off and share parental leave pay to help care for their grandchildren, the government has said.’
BBC News, 4th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who fled sexual abuse deported to Jamaica ‘because Home Office fax machine broken’ – The Independent
‘A woman who fled sexual abuse in Jamaica was deported back to the country because the Home Office’s fax machine was broken, lawyers have claimed.’
The Independent, 4th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Militant leftwing’ councils to be blocked from boycotting products – The Guardian
‘Councils and local authorities are to be blocked from boycotting Israeli products or pursuing other foreign policy goals that conflict with the government.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay escort jailed after blackmailing a married businessman – Daily Telegraph
‘John Walker, 29, sent the victim’s wife a picture of her husband on a hotel bed wearing a pair of knickers.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for life over chess game murder – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his flatmate through the heart in a row over a game of chess.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scotland Yard’s paedophile unit: Meeting the police men and women doing the most difficult work imaginable – The Independent
‘Paul Gallagher meets the people whose job it is to identify victims, stop abuse material being shared and distributed, categorise extreme imagery ready for court and, hopefully, catch paedophiles before they find a victim ‘
The Independent, 4th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gove plans to give prison governors more powers to educate and reform – The Guardian
‘Prison governors could be given greater powers to educate, punish and reform inmates under plans being considered by Michael Gove to relax the grip of Whitehall on the penal system.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Limits of judicial review in international relations underlined – UK Human Rights Blog
‘How far are the courts willing to go to intervene in matters of foreign affairs in order to protect human rights? Spoiler: they’re not.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sunday league footballer jailed for breaking opponent’s leg in tackle – The Independent
‘An amateur footballer has been jailed after deliberately breaking an opponent’s leg during a Sunday league football match.’
The Independent, 1st October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UN torture investigator says UK plan to scrap Human Rights Act is ‘dangerous’ – The Guardian
‘The UN special rapporteur on torture has accused David Cameron of a “cold-hearted ” approach to the migration crisis, warning that plans to scrap the Human Rights Act risk subverting international obligations designed to protect people fleeing persecution.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Autism and Child Arrangement Disputes – Family Law Week
‘Louise Desrosiers, Barrister, of Lamb Building describes the issues which need to be considered in child arrangement disputes involving children who are on the autism spectrum.’
Family Law Week, 29th September 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Wirral cat killer who broke a puppy’s jaw is jailed – BBC News
‘A man who killed a cat and broke a puppy’s jaw has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for life.’
BBC News, 30th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Should Britain pay reparations for slavery? – The Guardian
‘As David Cameron’s visit to Jamaica becomes dominated by the question of reparations, our panellists discuss whether Britain needs to atone financially for its role in slavery.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Cameron rules out slavery reparation during Jamaica visit – BBC News
‘David Cameron has ruled out making reparations for Britain’s role in the historic slave trade and urged Caribbean countries to “move on”.’
BBC News, 30th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Punitive court fines ‘undermine respect for the law’ – The Guardian
‘The imposition of mandatory, punitive fines in English and Welsh criminal courts has undermined respect for the law and introduced US-style plea bargaining that results in false convictions, an influential legal thinktank has warned.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London borough secures lifting of suspension of award of CCTV contract – Local Government Lawyer
‘A London borough has successfully applied to the High Court to have lifted an automatic suspension under procurement regulations of the award of a contract for a road traffic CCTV system.’
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Local Government Lawyer, 30th September 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
