Prisoner vote bill to be outlined – BBC News
“The government’s draft bill on prisoner voting is to be outlined by the justice secretary on Thursday, the BBC understands.”
BBC News, 18th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
End of the right to challenge planning rulings – Daily Telegraph
“Residents’ rights to mount legal challenges to controversial development projects will be severely restricted, David Cameron will announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
These plans for secret hearings are unfair and implausible – The Guardian
“The government wants to use secret evidence to counter claims against it. This would undermine the rule of law.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“No-one should be under any doubt – prisoners are not getting the vote under this government” – UK Human Rights Blog
“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.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lawyers say Clarke’s justice bill smacks of repressive and undemocratic regimes – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 17th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More criminals to escape courts under new police commissioners, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph
“More offenders will be ‘let off’ with cautions and fines following the introduction of police and crime commissioners, magistrates fear.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New immigration rules accused of splitting up families – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 17th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Why careless Tweeting could cost a fortune – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
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
“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.”
The Independent, 18th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Adoption process is being rushed by councils, say judges – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC report condemns police handling of killer’s gun licence – report – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 19th Npvember 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Retention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog
“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.”
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
“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.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Railway guard Christopher McGee jailed for manslaughter after ‘seconds of negligence’ caused death of drunk teenage girl who fell underneath train – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 15th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Proportionality: the way ahead? – Speech by The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden DBE
Proportionality: the way ahead? (PDF)
Speech by The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden DBE
United Kingdom Association of European Law Annual Address, 12th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
30 years ago: El Vino’s treatment of women drinkers ruled unlawful – The Guardian
“Today in 1982, El Vino, a traditional Fleet Street bar, lifted its ban on two women who successfully challenged its policy of not allowing women to stand with male colleagues at the bar.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
