Kyle Farrell murder: Farieissia Martin jailed for life – BBC News
‘A mother-of-two who fatally stabbed her ex-partner in a row at her Liverpool house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Stress-testing Schedule 3: cross-border placements and the Court of Protection
‘In Re PA, PB and PC [2015] EWCOP 38, Baker J has conducted a detailed analysis of the jurisdiction of the Court of Protection to recognise and enforce foreign protective measures under Schedule 3 to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. That Schedule represents the implementation in English law of obligations contained within the 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults (the Convention) (which the United Kingdom has ratified in respect of Scotland, but not England).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th June 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawechange.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes: European court to hear human rights challenge – The Guardian
‘The family of Jean Charles de Menezes will challenge the decision not to bring charges over his death at the European court of human rights (ECHR) on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NSPCC queries High Court judge’s smacking remarks – BBC News
‘Children need to be protected from being physically abused by their parents irrespective of “cultural sensitivities”, a UK charity has said.’
BBC News, 10th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Owner of dog that killed baby girl is jailed for possessing dangerous animal – The Guardian
‘Th owner of a dog that mauled an 11-month-old girl to death has been jailed for 18 weeks after being found guilty of possessing a dangerous animal.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MoD secretary Yasmin Disney jailed for £100k fraud – The Independent
‘A former MoD secretary who submitted £100,000 in false expenses to buy a sports car and luxury holidays has been jailed for her “spree of dishonesty”.’
The Independent, 10th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Make allowances for immigrants who slap their children, says high court judge – The Guardian
‘Police and social workers should make allowances for immigrants who slap or hit their children when investigating allegations of physical abuse, a high court judge has said.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
On Fantasy Island: British politics, English judges and the European Convention on Human Rights – LSE Public Lecture
‘Conor Gearty unpicks the myths, illusions and downright lies that infect political engagement with human rights in Britain – and discussion of the Human Rights Act in particular.’
LSE Public Lecture, Recorded on 6 November 2014
Source: www.lse.ac.uk
Woman who masterminded UK’s biggest illegal high racket jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Paula White, who made £3.6 million from selling illegal highs, which led to one man’s death, has been jailed for nine years.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
What to look out for in Britain’s new surveillance bill – The Guardian
‘The government intends wholesale reform, but will it perpetuate a dark history of invasion of privacy or follow the US example, and end invasive surveillance?’
The Guardian, 5th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No call for revolution – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Last week the Queen revealed that the newly-elected government had delayed its promised proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act. If this signals a willingness to listen and reflect, rather than an opportunity to bring potential rebels into line, then so much the better. Let us keep talking.
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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sam Hallam and Victor Nealon denied compensation – BBC News
‘Two men who served long sentences before their convictions were overturned have lost High Court actions in their fight for compensation.’
BBC News, 8th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant branded “predatory Mrs Robinson” found not guilty of having sex with student – Daily Telegraph
‘Louise Aspinall stood trial charged with seven allegations of having sexual actvity with a child and was compared to sex-mad housewife Mrs Robinson.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aunt and grandmother jailed for death of seven-year-old girl in their care – The Guardian
‘The aunt and grandmother of a seven-year-old girl who died of a brain injury have been jailed for what a judge described as “just about the worst case of child cruelty it is possible to imagine”.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Life sentence for Thirsk woman who smothered friend in care home – BBC News
‘A woman who smothered an elderly man at a care home has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magna Carta: The troubled journey to an independent judiciary – The Independent
‘In popular perception the Middle Ages was a time of lawlessness and cruelty. And to a degree, that characterisation holds true. Crusades abroad, ill-disciplined governance at home, England in the early thirteenth century was not exactly enlightened.’
The Independent, 7th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Heathfield man who mixed explosives in coffee grinder sentenced – BBC News
‘A man who had so many homemade fireworks he could have blown up his house has been given a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pembroke Dock child abuser, 75, jailed for life – BBC News
‘A 75-year-old Pembrokeshire man who abused three children over a 15-year period has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Independent Guide to the UK Constitution: What everyone should know about the most explosive political issue of our time – The Independent
‘The UK’s democratic liberties are the envy of the world. They are also precarious. We have no written constitution, and the unwritten traditions on which we rely instead are increasingly being called into question. Human rights, the monarchy, Europe, the sovereignty of Parliament, the formation of governments – are there any first principles on which we can agree? On the eve of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, Andy McSmith kicks off a week-long series on a subject of vital national importance’.’
The Independent, 7th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
