Legal Services Board draft business plan response – Bar Standards Board
“The Bar Standards Board today responded to the draft Legal Services Board business plan 2013-14.”
Bar Standards Board, 8th March 2013
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Author: sally
Daejan Investments Limited (Appellant) v Benson and others (Respondents) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 6th March 2013
ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TVCatchup Ltd – WLR Daily
ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TVCatchup Ltd (Case C-607/11); [2013] WLR (D) 92
“The concept of ‘communication to the public’, within the meaning of article 3(1) of Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29/EC covered a re-transmission of the works included in a terrestrial television broadcast where the re-transmission was made by an organisation other than the original broadcaster, by means of an Internet stream made available to subscribers of that other organisation who could receive that re-transmission by logging on to its server, even though those subscribers were within the area of reception of that terrestrial television broadcast and could lawfully receive the broadcast on a television receiver. It was irrelevant that a re-transmission was funded by advertising and was therefore of a profit-making nature and was by an organisation which was acting in direct competition with the original broadcaster.”
WLR Daily, 7th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Man given life sentence for murdering £3,000 casino winner – The Independent
“A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.”
The Independent, 9th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Appeals on the merits: only pick a hole if you can fill it – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“In his recent blog ‘Down the rabbit hole,’ Tom Richards described the ‘quasi judicial review within an appeal’ contained in s.193(7) Communications Act 2003 as something of a Wonderland.”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 11th March 2013
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Government backs Level 4 apprenticeships to offer new route into law – Legal Futures
“A new route into the legal profession is launched today in a bid to improve access and diversity in the law.”
Legal Futures, 11th March 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
A dangerous use of police force to quell protest – The Guardian
“The Alfie Meadows ruling is a reminder of the coalition’s hypocrisy on non-violent protest.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sign error on M42 motorway may mean speeding let-off – BBC News
“Thousands of motorway speeding convictions could be overturned because the font used to display the numbers on some variable speed limit signs may not have complied with traffic regulations.”
BBC News, 9th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailed SAS hero Sgt Danny Nightingale to find out whether his conviction will be quashed – Daily Telegraph
“An SAS sniper jailed for possessing a war trophy given to him by the Iraqi army will learn this week whether his conviction will be quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid cuts force closure of almost a third of Shelter offices – The Guardian
“Cuts to legal aid are forcing the closure of almost a third of Shelter’s housing advice centres and compelling the Red Cross to abandon its assistance for family reunions, the organisations claim.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce to be sentenced – BBC News
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 11th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abu Qatada must remain in custody – The Guardian
“Radical preacher Abu Qatada must remain in custody following his arrest for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, a judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government failing to bring Britain in line with European rules on human trafficking, say charities – The Independent
“The Government has failed to bring Britain in line with European laws on human trafficking, according to leading charities, who say victims of the crime are being left vulnerable to further abuse.”
The Independent, 10th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unauthorised TV live streaming breaches copyright, rules European court – The Guardian
“Websites that retransmit live TV over the internet without permission from broadcasters are in breach of copyright, Europe’s highest court has ruled in a judgment with wide ranging implications.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guilty: Vicky Pryce convicted over Chris Huhne speeding points scam – The Independent
“The woman who plotted Chris Huhne’s downfall was herself facing jail today after a jury found that she was an accomplice in the scam to take her former husband’s speeding points for a driving offence ten years ago.”
The Independent, 7th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fewer jail terms for knife possession, figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
“Fewer jail terms are being handed down to those found in possession of a knife, new Government figures revealed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Student who fried hamster sentenced – Daily Telegraph
“A student who fried a hamster has been ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid of work in the community.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Clinical Legal Education conference report – LegalVoice
“It is well-accepted that clinical projects are an excellent forum for helping law students learn practical skills and formulate real-world solutions to legal problems rather than merely an abstract determination of liability. In the 1970s and 1980s, London South Bank University (LSBU) was at the forefront of clinic but upon the massification of higher education we lost our clinical projects because they were not financially sustainable. Revitalised by the employability agenda, clinic has returned to LSBU as an innovative South London drop-in service where students give face-to face legal advice in an open-door clinic.”
LegalVoice, 7th March 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
