‘Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has said the regulator has not been hampered by lack of legislation in cracking down on extremist broadcasts following David Cameron said it should be given beefed-up powers to tackle the issue.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three politicians will challenge the lawfulness of the intelligence services’ bulk interception of electronic data at a hearing later.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Home Secretary says review will look at use of restraint techniques and ‘ask difficult questions’.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police by The Sun newspaper – where three reporters say their human rights were breached during the ‘plebgate’ affair – has started at the High Court.’
The Independent, 20th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Police watchdog is investigating Scotland Yard’s stop and searches of a teenager in the years before he died in a collision while apparently being pursued by police.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been ordered to pay £150,000 prosecution costs after his 2014 conviction for phone hacking.’
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BBC News, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Poppi Iris Worthington was just 13 months old when she died in December 2012 and still, nearly three years later, the reasons why remain a secret. This is despite the efforts of several pathologists, a “fact-finding” judgment that remains unpublished, an ongoing Serious Case Review, and a failed police investigation that saw three officers accused of misconduct.’
The Independent, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A London landlord has been convicted for property offences seven times but believes she is the victim, not her tenants.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A paedophile was caught after he wrote to Home Secretary Theresa May asking for sex with children to be legalised.’
The Independent, 20th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Banning smoking in prisons in England and Wales could make them more unstable, the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has warned.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A guilt-racked grandmother has been spared jail after confessing to killing her newborn son by smothering him with a cushion 52 years ago. Melody Casson suffocated 18-day-old Wayne Harper in 1963 when she was a 15 and told police at the time she accidentally rolled on top of her son when she fell asleep on the sofa.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police throughout England and Wales are being urged to end the blanket criminal prosecution of all cannabis growers by a north-east police commissioner who says his force is already by-passing Home Office guidelines on cultivating the banned drug and no longer targets small-scale production.’
The Independent, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Drone pilots who “buzz” passenger jets as they take off and land at British airports have been warned they face jail if caught as the number of companies and unlicensed individuals making use of the relatively low cost flight technology continues to grow.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
‘The government has loosened a controversial restriction preventing some victims of domestic abuse from accessing legal aid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A consultation about baby cremations in England and Wales will take place later this year, Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage has said.’
BBC News, 8th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law – on this website more than most – without always a crystal clear idea of what it means.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Following a period of considered reflection, or laziness depending on one’s view, it is worth noting the decision of the Supreme Court in In the matter of an application by JR38 for Judicial Review [2015] UKSC 42. The case is all about Article 8 ECHR, and is of particular interest because of the dispute about the breadth of the correct test for the engagement of Article 8. The context is also one which will be familiar to English data protection and privacy lawyers: the publication by the police of photographs seeking to identify a suspect. If anyone remembers that famous picture of a youth in a hoodie pointing his fingers like a gun behind an awkward looking David Cameron, JR38 is basically that, but with Molotov cocktails and a sprinkling of sectarian hatred.’
Panopticon, 9th July 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘Commons leader Chris Grayling says the government is rewriting its plans to give England’s MPs a veto over English laws, with a vote delayed to September.’
BBC News, 9th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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