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Babes out of the Forest – NearlyLegal

Posted February 4th, 2015 in carers, children, employment, families, homelessness, housing, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, school children by sally

‘The out of borough temporary accommodation position continues to get worse, with increasing numbers of homeless shipped out of borough (and for London councils, often out of London). London Councils (pace Nzolameso v Westminster CC ) have put the DCLG ‘Supplementary Guidance on the homelessness changes in the Localism Act 2011 and on the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012‘ at naught.’

NearlyLegal, 2nd February 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Judicial College to train foreign judges – for a fee – Litigation Futures

Posted February 4th, 2015 in budgets, fees, foreign jurisdictions, international relations, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Judicial College, which trains UK judges, has said that it intends to “introduce a charging scheme for the delivery of international training”.’

Litigation Futures, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

High cost of Court of Protection cases “a matter of serious concern”: report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2015 in costs, Court of Protection, local government, news, reports by sally

‘The high cost of welfare cases in the Court of Protection is “a matter of serious concern” and – alongside the lengthy duration of such proceedings – requires urgent investigation, researchers at Cardiff University have said.’

Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Politicians have a human right to sound racist, says equalities watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 4th, 2015 in Equality and Human Rights Commission, freedom of expression, homosexuality, human rights, inciting hatred on grounds of sexual orientation, inciting racial hatred, inciting religious hatred, marriage, news, racism, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

‘Equality and Human Rights Commission upholds right to publish Mohammed cartoons but not to teach that gay people will ‘burn in Hell’.’

Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal aid providers “trying to innovate” but destablised by cuts – Legal Futures

Posted February 4th, 2015 in budgets, case management, law centres, law firms, legal aid, legal services, news by sally

‘More than a third of advice agencies that have so far implemented charging for legal services appear to have done so sustainably, a survey of post-LASPO innovations has found.’

Legal Futures, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Relatives of road death victims get ‘poor’ service from prosecutors – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 4th, 2015 in accidents, dangerous driving, news, road traffic, road traffic offences, victims by sally

‘Report calls for wide range of improvements to the way the Crown Prosecution Service handles the prosecution of offenders who cause death on the roads.’

Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

London student jailed over Isis terror plot – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2015 in news, religiously aggravated offences, sentencing, terrorism, video recordings, weapons, young offenders by sally

‘A radical Muslim student who wanted the black flag of the Islamic State (Isis) to fly over Downing Street has been jailed for three and a half years after being found guilty of planning to join rebel forces in Syria.’

The Guardian, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Motorist sentenced to 14 months after driving wrong way around M25 – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2015 in accidents, dangerous driving, news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

‘A motorist drove the wrong way for nine miles down major roads including Britain’s busiest motorway.’

Full story

The Guardian, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Can you stop a paedophile before they even start? – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2015 in alcohol abuse, child abuse, children, crime prevention, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Between 1-2% of men are thought to be paedophiles. Some become dangerous criminals preying on children, while others never act on their feelings. However views are divided on how and when to intervene in order to protect children.’

BBC News, 4th February 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Margate ‘potato masher attacker’ Mariusz Dobkowski who befriended elderly man before beating him almost to death is jailed for life – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2015 in attempted murder, attempts, elderly, fugitive offenders, murder, news, sentencing, violence, violent offenders by sally

‘A young man who befriended an elderly gentleman at a bus stop before following him home and beating him with a potato masher and a poker has been sentenced to life in jail.’

The Independent, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

ASA bans advert implying vitamin pills could help women conceive – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2015 in advertising, complaints, consumer protection, food, health, news, pregnancy, regulations by sally

‘An advert for a vitamin supplement designed for women trying to conceive has been banned after the regulator ruled there was no proof that the product could increase the likelihood of pregnancy.’

The Guardian, 4th February 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

School exclusion revised guidance withdrawn after legal action threat – The Guardian

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in complaints, education, news, school exclusions by sally

‘The government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown on school exclusions just weeks after introducing new guidelines to headteachers aimed at toughening up discipline in schools.’

The Guardian, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Topshop ordered to pay Rihanna’s legal costs – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in appeals, costs, intellectual property, misrepresentation, news by sally

‘Topshop has been ordered to pay pop star Rihanna’s legal costs following their multi-million pound battle over a T-shirt. The high-street store lost the dispute when both the High Court and Court of Appeal declared Topshop had used her image unlawfully on a “tank” sleeveless T-shirt sold to thousands of fans.’

Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Student David Souaan jailed after trying to join Isil in Syria – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in news, proscribed organisations, sentencing, terrorism, young persons by sally

‘A radical Muslim student who wanted the black flag of the Islamic State to fly over Downing Street has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after being found guilty of planning to join rebel forces in Syria.’

Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

British courts can impose whole-life prison sentences – BBC News

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in human rights, news, sentencing by sally

‘British courts do have the right to impose whole-life tariffs on prisoners who are jailed for life, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.’

BBC News, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court of Appeal: conditional fee agreement with consumer unenforceable if notice of right to cancel not given – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in appeals, consumer protection, contracts, fees, news by sally

‘A conditional fee agreement (CFA) that was signed at a client’s home, rather than at the lawyer’s office, was unenforceable because the client had not been given notice of her right to cancel, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.outlaw.com

Foreign nationals who pose a threat to national security may not be deported to Algeria because of human rights – Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in appeals, deportation, human rights, news by sally

‘BB, PP, U and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 9 (23 January 2015). This was an appeal by Algerian nationals who had been found by the Special Immigration and Appeals Commission (SIAC) to constitute a threat to UK national security, against deportation to Algeria.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd February 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Rehabilitation code “needs to deliver faster results” – Litigation Futures

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in codes of practice, delay, mental health, news, personal injuries, rehabilitation by sally

‘There should be tight deadlines on all parties to an injury claim – solicitors, insurers and rehabilitation providers – to ensure that rehabilitation achieves as much as it can, according to one well-known rehabilitation case management company.’

Litigation Futures, 3rd February 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Wrongly accused man case reopened by North Wales Police – BBC News

Posted February 3rd, 2015 in closed circuit television, evidence, news, police, taxis by sally

‘Police are to reopen a case into a taxi driver who sexually assaulted three women after the man initially convicted cleared his name. Mohammed Islam, 40, was found guilty of touching the women as he drove them home to north east Wales in his taxi.
But he paid for an expert to enhance CCTV which prosecutors had claimed showed his taxi – and it proved he had not been at the scene.’

BBC News, 2nd February 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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