‘A 21-year-old man is believed to have become the first person in the UK to be jailed for posting revenge porn online.’
Full story
The Guardian, 14th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Detention Centre in Bedfordshire – privately run, but publicly funded – has a dreadful reputation for its treatment of asylum seekers. Cole Moreton found a way inside to see if its notoriety is deserved.’
The Independent, 16th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Daily Mail faces a potential legal bill that could be as high as £3m, believed to be among the highest since controversial no-win, no-fee agreements were introduced, after libelling a businessman.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Internet trolling has become a growing problem in recent years, but is enough being done to teach children about online abuse?’
BBC News, 17th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Violence in jails will be met with tougher repercussions in a new crackdown against serious assaults on prison staff.’
The Independent, 16th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The unnecessary jailing of too many people in England and Wales is leaving resources stretched and vulnerable inmates unsupervised, the head of a review into prison suicides has said.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Successive UK Governments have promised to “put victims at the heart of the criminal justice system” and to “get it right for victims and witnesses”, without necessarily satisfying the requirements of Directive 2012/29/EU – let alone the levels of participation and protection offered by the traditional “parti civile” status in, for example, Italy.’
Date: 8th December 2014, 2.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘In the third and final 2014 Hamlyn lecture Paul Craig will begin with a consideration of the formal Treaty foundations on which the subject has been built, and explores the origins of general principles of law crafted by the Community courts. The focus then shifts to the substantive foundations on which the subject has been constructed, and the role played by the rule of law in this development. The final section addresses the regulatory foundations of EU administrative law and the challenges that this has posed.’
Date: 2nd December 2014, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: Gray’s Inn Hall, London WC1R 5ET
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Organised with the London Legal History Seminar.’
Date: 28th November 2014, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC, 4 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London
Description of responsibilities: Our civil teams are looking for practitioners who are looking to develop in to civil matters. We currently have teams covering PI, Family, Employment, Property & Housing, and general civil.
Contact information: email to Lee Cook – lc@4kbw.co.uk
Deadline for submission of applications – 22nd December 2014
Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC, 4 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London
Description of responsibilities: Our criminal group are looking to strengthen their team at the Junior end. We have a steady flow of work at both magistrates and crown courts and a team that supports is junior colleagues.
Contact information: email to Lee Cook – lc@4kbw.co.uk
Deadline for submission of applications – 22nd December 2014
‘The House of Lords Extradition Law Committee is once again inquiring into the complexity and fitness for purpose of the law and practice surrounding extradition, and the Extradition Act 2003 in particular. The European Arrest Warrant is slated to be retained under the UK’s opt out and in again arrangement.’
Date: 13th November 2014, 2.00-5.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Two prisoners have failed in their human rights protest against prison rehabilitation courses in the United Kingdom.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The cap on the number of books inmates can have in their cells has been scrapped following pressure from a campaign backed by leading literary figures.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former Met police officer who was caught with nearly two and a half thousand indecent images and films of children has avoided a prison sentence after a judge cited “his background” as a mitigating factor.’
The Independent, 8th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The use of single joint experts could render the judge purely a “figure head” in proceedings, the president of the Supreme Court has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 10th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The government is writing to a string of high street chains urging them to improve after a BBC London investigation revealed a “depressing” failure to accommodate disabled people.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal heard a landmark test case this week brought on behalf of a child born with foetal alcohol syndrome against the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
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