Bar Standards Board set to become ABS licensing authority – Legal Futures
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has received the green light to license alternative business structures (ABSs).’
Legal Futures, 30th March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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Brothers filmed abusing pet bulldog put on suspended prison sentence – Daily Telegraph
‘Shocking footage has been released showing two brothers abusing their pet dog and a petition has been launched after they walked free from court on a suspended sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ban on legal highs delayed over concerns law is not enforceable – The Guardian
‘The government’s blanket ban on legal highs that was due to come into effect on 6 April has been postponed for at least a month, the Home Office has said.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Controversial online court will need careful piloting – CJC – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Influential advisory body the Civil Justice Council has urged a measured approach to the adoption of a new online court for civil cases.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th March 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes ruling: European Court of Human Rights rejects call to prosecute police officers who shot him – The Independent
‘The UK was right not to charge any police officers over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an electrician who they thought was a suicide bomber, in 2005.’
The Independent, 30th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Protection plans to shift more costs onto deputies – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Protection is considering giving judges more power to make family members cover the legal costs in disputes over an incapacitated person’s property, affairs or care.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th March 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Does Art 5 entail a right to legal representation when facing prison for contempt of court? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The European Court of Human Rights has held that the detention of an individual following his breach of a civil contact order, where he had no legal representation, did not violate his rights under Article 5, ECHR (Right to Liberty and Security of Person). However, the decision not to provide compensation to the individual following a failure to provide him with a lawyer during domestic proceedings resulted in a violation of Article 6 (Right to a Fair Trial).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Action on alcohol to form part of UK’s ‘modern crime prevention strategy’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Better partnerships and more effective information-sharing at the local level will be needed to reduce alcohol-related crime and disorder, the government has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Manchester sex workers’ rights case collapses after five years – The Guardian
‘A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to give evidence.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family member of EU national awarded £136,000 damages against Home Office – Free Movement
‘A High Court judge has awarded the family member of an EU national a total of £136,048 in damages. The award consists of £76,578 for false imprisonment and £59,470 for breach of EU law. The Home Office is also criticised for having made “inaccurate and misleading” submissions to previous judges on multiple occasions and the damages include not just compensatory damages for lost earnings and distress but also special damages, aggravated damages and exemplary damages.’
Free Movement, 30th March 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Hashtag applications on the rise #TimesAreChanging – Technology Law Update
‘Research by Thomson CompuMark has highlighted the effect of the changing social media landscape on trademark applications.’
Technology Law Update, 30th March 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Settlement agreement over unpaid fees protects law firm against £70m negligence claim – Litigation Futures
‘A settlement agreement provides a central London law firm with a “complete defence” against a £70m professional negligence claim brought on behalf of a Russian oil company, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 30th March 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Man jailed for killing friend who asked to be punched – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for three years after killing a friend who asked to be punched in the face, police said.’
BBC News, 30th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May ‘wrongly deported 48,000 students’ after BBC Panorama exposes TOEIC scam – The Independent
‘Home Secretary Theresa May allegedly wrongly deported up to 50,000 international students after an English test cheating scam at one school was used to incriminate all who had sat the test.’
The Independent, 29th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Byron Karemba: The Investigatory Powers Bill: Introducing Judicial Authorisation of Surveillance Warrants in the United Kingdom – Putting the ‘Double-Lock’ in Focus (Part I) – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘When the Home Secretary commended the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny in November 2015, she lauded the oversight mechanisms in the Bill as ‘world-leading.’ A seminal feature of this new regime is the creation of a single Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPCr) who is aided by a set of Judicial Commissioners (JCs) in exercising both ex ante and ex post facto oversight over the use of a range of surveillance measures. The IPCr will replace the existing fragmented (RIPA Part VI) framework of the Intelligence Services Commissioner, the Office of Surveillance Commissioner and the Interception of Communications Commissioner whom hitherto have (largely) conducted ex post facto oversight functions.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Children in care homes ‘excessively criminalised’ – The Guardian
‘Children living in care homes are “excessively criminalised” compared with other boys and girls, campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why you might not be warned of an online security breach – The Guardian
‘Surprisingly, under the Data Protection Act companies have no obligation to tell customers there could be a problem.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Soldiers jailed after beating up disabled teens ‘for entertainment’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Soldiers targeted “naïve, trusting and innocent” pair during a drunken night out from Army camp at Sennybridge in the Brecon Beacons.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EU referendum: Rules giving ‘free pass’ to terror suspects – BBC News
‘Being in the EU makes it harder for the UK to stop serious criminals and those with suspected terror links entering the country, a UK minister is to say.’
BBC News, 30th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes ruling due in European court of human rights – The Guardian
‘A ruling on whether British police officers should have been charged for the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes at a London tube station in 2005 is to be delivered by the European court of human rights on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
