Will televised trials create celebrity judges? – The Guardian
“Some judges fear that the presence of cameras in court rooms might encourage their colleagues to put on a performance.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Author: sally
Minister: Coroner reforms will put needs of bereaved first – Ministry of Justice
“Reforms to the coroner system will ensure that inquests are more timely, more efficient and more effective, Minister Jonathan Djanogly said.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks to give evidence to Leveson inquiry – The Guardian
“Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is set to give evidence alongside several key victims of press intrusion as the first witnesses in the judicial inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Televised sentencing: a screen test for open justice – The Guardian
“David Cameron’s plan to allow TV cameras into court will shed light on the judicial process but, crucially, leave parts in the dark.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal Aid Bill amendments – LAG News Blog
“The committee scrutinising the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill resumes its work today (Tuesday 6 September). A number of amendments have been put forward for consideration by members of the committee which includes the justice minister Jonathan Djanogly MP and his Labour opposition counterpart, Andrew Slaughter MP.”
LAG News Blog, 6th September 2011
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Malcolm v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2069 (01 September 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Pope v Energem Mining (IOM) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1043 (05 September 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council v Watson [2011] EWHC B15 (Fam) (22 August 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Advertising watchdog reports soar in complaints since online remit was widened – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s advertising watchdog has received a surge in the number of complaints it has had to investigate since it was given oversight of digital marketing regulation, it has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Judiciary of England and Wales, 5th September 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Law Soc raises lawyer surveillance concerns with phone-hacking inquiry – Legal Week
“The Law Society has written to the Leveson Inquiry to express its concerns over fresh allegations that lawyers acting for phone-hacking victims have been targeted by private investigators.”
Legal Week, 5th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Squatters could be good for us all, says judge in empty homes ruling – Daily Telegraph
“Squatters are not criminals and could be good for society, a judge has ruled in ordering a London council to make public a list of empty homes in its area.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron to announce court verdicts will be televised – The Guardian
“Judges’ sentencing of offenders is to be televised under plans to be unveiled by the prime minister shortly, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police and MI5 ‘ready for new terror powers’ – BBC News
“The government has insisted that MI5 and the police will be ready to monitor terror suspects under a revamped system as soon as new laws are passed.”
BBC News, 5th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leveson inquiry: terms of reference – The Guardian
“Terms of reference for the judge-led inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Driver whose car was damaged by potholes wins £2,000 payout – Daily Telegraph
“A driver whose car was damaged by potholes in Coventry has won a payout of £2,000 after taking the city council to court.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Peers concern at ‘tsunami’ of new legislation – BBC News
“A ‘tsunami’ of legislation means laws are being passed without proper scrutiny, peers have told the BBC.”
BBC News, 5th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke blames English riots on a ‘broken penal system’ – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has blamed the riots that swept across England last month on a ‘broken penal system’ that has failed to rehabilitate a group of hardcore offenders he describes as the ‘criminal classes’.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Forced repatriation staff ‘racist and unprofessional’ – The Guardian
“Private security officers employed to remove detainees from the UK showed ‘a shamefully unprofessional and derogatory attitude’, using unnecessary force and racist language, according to the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Riot jail sentences in crown courts up to three times longer than average – The Guardian
“Rioters sentenced in crown courts have received jail terms that are much more severe than usual, replicating the punitive response by magistrates, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK police may be given domain name-suspension powers – OUT-LAW.com
“UK police could be able to order the suspension of website domain names without first having to obtain a court order under new plans being considered by a domain name registry.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
