Newly qualified drivers may face ban on non-family passengers – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2012 in careless driving, driving licences, news, road safety, young persons by sally

“Newly qualified drivers could be restricted from carrying non-family members under proposals being considered by the government to cut the number of road accidents involving teenagers.”

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The Guardian, 17th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judicial review ‘industry’ to be restricted, says PM – The Independent

Posted November 19th, 2012 in appeals, fees, judicial review, news, planning by sally

“The right of people to mount legal challenges to decisions taken about them by public authorities is to be restricted, David Cameron will announce today.”

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The Independent, 19th November 2012

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Women to sue police over spy relationships – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 19th, 2012 in damages, investigatory powers, misfeasance in public office, news, police by sally

“Women who claim they were tricked into forming intimate relationships with undercover officers from the Metropolitan Police are taking legal action against the force.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012

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Supreme Court justice calls for positive discrimination on the menu – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 19th, 2012 in diversity, equality, judiciary, lectures, news by sally

“Positive discrimination is the only thing likely to significantly accelerate the rate of progress towards a more diverse judiciary, a Supreme Court judge has suggested.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th November 2012

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Circuses blow their top at lion licensing plan – The Independent

Posted November 19th, 2012 in animals, licensing, news by sally

“A plan to force circuses to license all their lions, tigers and elephants – thrashed out after the Government shelved an outright ban on performing wild animals – could still drive many circuses out of business, owners have warned.”

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The Independent, 18th November 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Prisoner vote bill to be outlined – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2012 in bills, elections, human rights, news, parliament, prisons by sally

“The government’s draft bill on prisoner voting is to be outlined by the justice secretary on Thursday, the BBC understands.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

End of the right to challenge planning rulings – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 19th, 2012 in appeals, delay, judicial review, news, planning by sally

“Residents’ rights to mount legal challenges to controversial development projects will be severely restricted, David Cameron will announce.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

These plans for secret hearings are unfair and implausible – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2012 in bills, civil justice, closed material, news, private hearings by sally

“The government wants to use secret evidence to counter claims against it. This would undermine the rule of law.”

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The Guardian, 18th November 2012

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“No-one should be under any doubt – prisoners are not getting the vote under this government” – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 19th, 2012 in elections, human rights, news, parliament, prisons by sally

“It is being reported that Parliament will, after all, get the opportunity to decide whether the blanket ban on convicted prisoners being able to vote will be lifted. MPs could get three options to choose from, including removing the ban for prisoners serving six months or less and those serving four years or less. A third option will be to maintain the status quo, with no convicted prisoners being able to vote.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th November 2012

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Lawyers say Clarke’s justice bill smacks of repressive and undemocratic regimes – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2012 in bills, closed material, evidence, legal profession, news, private hearings by sally

“Secret trials and withholding evidence are reminiscent of ‘repressive regimes and undemocratic societies’, the legal profession warns in a letter opposing the government’s justice and security bill.”

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The Guardian, 17th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More criminals to escape courts under new police commissioners, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 19th, 2012 in budgets, cautions, courts, fines, magistrates, news, police by sally

“More offenders will be ‘let off’ with cautions and fines following the introduction of police and crime commissioners, magistrates fear.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012

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New immigration rules accused of splitting up families – The Independent

Posted November 19th, 2012 in families, immigration, married persons, news, regulations by sally

“Britons on low incomes are being forced to live apart from their families because of new immigration rules that rate their marriages as ‘second class’, campaigners say.”

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The Independent, 17th November 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Why careless Tweeting could cost a fortune – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 19th, 2012 in communicating false information, damages, defamation, internet, news by sally

“Media lawyer Amber Melville-Brown explains why careless Tweeting of Lord McAlpine’s name could prove expensive for those who publish and repeat libellous remarks.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Concerns raised over number of children held in police cells under Mental Health Act – The Independent

Posted November 19th, 2012 in children, detention, mental health, news, police by sally

“Police officers often face ‘no realistic option’ other than locking children as young as 11 years old in cells under mental health laws, it has emerged.”

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The Independent, 18th November 2012

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Adoption process is being rushed by councils, say judges – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2012 in adoption, children, fostering, local government, news by sally

“Children in care are being threatened with separation from siblings and other family members because local authorities are attempting to rush through inappropriate and premature adoptions, high court judges have told the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 18th November 2012

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IPCC report condemns police handling of killer’s gun licence – report – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2012 in complaints, domestic violence, firearms, licensing, murder, news, police, suicide by sally

“A man who shot dead three women had been allowed to keep his guns by police despite complaints of domestic violence and then threatening to shoot himself, according to a report seen by the BBC.”

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The Guardian, 19th Npvember 2012

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Bundled Feeds: Medical Law

Posted November 16th, 2012 in news by sally

All of the posts on the Current Awareness blog are indexed using a controlled vocabulary.

This means that users are able to filter what they receive by subscribing to individual category feeds. A full list of category feeds can be found here.

Since category feeds are designed to be quite specific we have decided to introduce bundled groups of feeds under broader subject areas.

We are treating this as an ongoing project and will be adding more groups of bundled feeds in the future.

More information can be found on the Bundled Feeds page.

Medical Law

Medical Law RSS.

Medical Law Email.

Retention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 15th, 2012 in cautions, criminal records, human rights, news, Northern Ireland, vetting by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter and for the disclosure of such data in criminal record checks infringe Article 8 of the ECHR.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 15th November 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

EAT provides clarity on what it means to provide a “short-term” service – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 15th, 2012 in appeals, employment tribunals, news, transfer of undertakings by sally

“A contract for a ‘single specific event’ need not necessarily be of ‘short-term duration’ to prevent workers being caught by regulations governing the employment rights and status of a particular worker when there is a change in service provider, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012

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Railway guard Christopher McGee jailed for manslaughter after ‘seconds of negligence’ caused death of drunk teenage girl who fell underneath train – The Independent

Posted November 15th, 2012 in homicide, negligence, news, railways, sentencing by sally

“A railway guard has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of a drunk teenager, after he signalled for a train to move as she was leaning against the carriage.”

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The Independent, 15th November 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk