Votes for prisoners – opening the door? – BBC News
“Polls suggest the public are incredulous at the idea. And, famously, we all know that it makes David Cameron physically sick.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Polls suggest the public are incredulous at the idea. And, famously, we all know that it makes David Cameron physically sick.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“As Harvey points out in Division K, there have been inconsistent decisions over the last year on whether equal pay claims can be brought in an ordinary court, the obvious point being that in a tribunal a claimant must claim within six months of leaving the employment whereas in a court action the limitation period would be six years.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th November 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A teenager who was paralysed in a car crash which killed her mother is to receive record compensation worth £23 million.”
The Independent, 19th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Prosecutors will announce on Tuesday if they believe they have enough evidence to bring criminal charges following a police investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Every prisoner released in England and Wales should have their own mentor to help them get their lives back on track, the justice secretary is to say.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 15-year-old boy denied the chance to give evidence to a legal hearing about whether he should stay with his mother or be taken into care has launched a Court of Appeal test case.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government wants to restrict judicial review cases. But how common are they anyway?”
The Guardian, 19th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“Lawyers could be disciplined for not disclosing ‘all material facts’ in legal bids to halt removal of asylum seekers, a senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
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“Users of the social networking site Twitter who wrongly linked Tory peer, Lord McAlpine, with the North Wales care home child abuse scandal, are bracing themselves for a barrage of lawsuits.”
The Independent, 19th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former canon of Carlisle Cathedral, convicted of a series of child sex offences dating back almost 30 years, has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ken Clarke has defended his proposals to allow judges to hear evidence relating to national security in secret, saying the current law ‘does not work well’ in civil claims.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Prime Minister is to ‘get a grip’ on people forcing unnecessary delays to Government policy by cracking down on the ‘massive growth industry’ of Judicial Review.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Turner v East Midlands Trains Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1470 (16 November 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
JD v Mather [2012] EWHC 3063 (QB) (01 November 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Smith v Trafford Housing Trust [2012] EWHC 3221 (Ch) (16 November 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Four million employees could miss out on employer pension contributions until 2017 because poorly drafted legislation has left a loophole in auto-enrolment, the Government’s flagship pensions policy.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black Holes in the Legal Cosmos – A Hitchhiker’s Guide (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Foskett
King’s College London Law Alumni Autumn Lecture, 15th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The problem of costly and spurious review cases clogging up the courts will be tackled by new plans announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Traditionally, the qualified right to peaceful possession of property conferred by Article 1 of the 1st Protocol (A1P1) has been thought of as a rather feeble entitlement, easily outweighed by public interests. After all, every day of the week, the modern state affects that right – think taxes or planning restrictions, or business bans arising out of public health concerns (e.g. see here), where removal and confiscation or restriction on what we do with property is readily accepted. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) needs a bit of remedial HR surgery as and when its blunderbuss rules would otherwise have a disproportionate effect on those affected. But the importance of the ruling extends far beyond the specific statutory context.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Home Truths about Judicial Diversity (PDF)
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Lord Sumption
Bar Council Law Reform Lecture, 15th Novemeber 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk