The Law Society Family Mediation event – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly speaks at The Law Society Family Mediation event.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Author: sally
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Justice Secretary opening remarks to Brighton conference – Ministry of Justice
“Kenneth Clarke’s opening remarks to the Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, including contribution from Lord William Wallace, FCO minister.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Why Should Family Lawyers be Interested in the Brighton Conference on the European Court of Human Rights? – Family Law Week
“Deirdre Fottrell, Barrister, of Coram Chambers considers the proposed reforms of the ECHR which are under consideration at the Brighton Conference and explains why they are of particular importance to family lawyers.”
Family Law Week, 19th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012
The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012
The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
View from Brighton offers little cheer for Abu Qatada – The Guardian
“If Strasbourg turns him down, the cleric could be deported more quickly than if he’d gone to the English appeal courts.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BOA expects to lose court battle with Wada over drugs ban – BBC News
“The British Olympic Association (BOA) believes it is likely to lose its legal battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), BBC Sport understands.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK vs. Strasbourg: don’t believe the hype – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Abu Qatada deadline debacle has once again thrust the European Court of Human Rights – and in particular, its relationship with the UK – into unwanted controversy just as European representatives gathered in Brighton to debate the Court’s future. This new fracas over the deportation of Abu Qatada has acted as a lightning rod for well-rehearsed criticisms of the Strasbourg Court – that it is a ‘meddling pseudo-judiciary’ and the enforcer of a villains’ charter.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Commission publishes research on European Court of Human Rights judgments relating to UK government – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“Research released by the Commission at this week’s Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, shows that just a tiny minority of rulings by the Strasbourg Court are against the UK government.”
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 19th April 2012
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Related link: The UK and the European Court of Human Rights (PDF)
Our criminal review body has led to dozens of convictions quashed – The Guardian
“The Home Office had abjectly failed victims of miscarriage. The CCRC is putting that right.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
On camera – what impact will televised court proceedings have on justice? – Legal Week
“Television cameras were yesterday allowed to record the sentencing of David Gilroy in the High Court in Edinburgh. This is the first time that sentencing in a UK court has been filmed for broadcast the same day – normally proceedings in Scotland are only occasionally filmed for documentaries to be broadcast weeks or months later and are heavily edited by lawyers involved in the case. Filming in most English courts has been banned since 1925.”
Legal Week, 19th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
OFT warns over ‘misleading’ business names – BBC News
“A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using ‘misleading or undesirable’ trading names.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian
“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom: press self-regulation could work – The Guardian
“Newspaper proprietors and editors hoping to stop David Cameron introducing statutory regulation of the press won support today from the broadcasting regulator Ofcom.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Still suffering from an accident for which you weren’t to blame? – The Guardian
“To nobody’s surprise, the government last night rejected arguments on behalf of mesothelioma sufferers and overturned a Lords amendment that would have exempted them from the effects of Part 2 of the legal aid bill (known as the Jackson reforms).”
The Guardian, 18th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Stapylton v R [2012] EWCA Crim 728 (18 April 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ford v Financial Services Authority & Anor [2012] EWHC 997 (Admin) (18 April 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Finmoon Ltd & Anor v Baltic Reefers Management Ltd & Ors [2012] EWHC 920 (Comm) (17 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
DPP launches public consultation on cases affecting the media – Crown Prosecution Service
“Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has today published interim guidelines on the approach prosecutors should take when assessing the public interest in cases affecting the media.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th April 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mullen & Ors, R. v (Rev 1) [2012] EWCA Crim 606 (01 March 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Adams v The Law Society of England and Wales & Ors [2012] EWHC 980 (QB) (17 April 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
