Prisoners’ mobile phones to be cut off under new law – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2015 in bills, confiscation, enforcement, news, prisons, statistics, telecommunications by sally

‘Mobile phone companies will be forced to cut off signals to handsets being used by inmates in prisons, under planned new laws.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

English votes for English laws plan ‘could end hunting ban’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2015 in constitutional law, devolution, elections, hunting, news, parliament by sally

‘Constitutional shake-up would shift the balance at Westminster in favour of repealing the Hunting Act 2004, Countryside Alliance believes.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Yarl’s Wood: UN special rapporteur to censure UK government – The Guardian

‘The official report of the UN special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, will censure the UK government for preventing her from inspecting Yarl’s Wood detention centre in Bedfordshire.’

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The Guardian, 3rd January 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rachel Titley death: Yarmouth text message driver jailed – BBC News

Posted January 5th, 2015 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing, telecommunications by sally

‘A driver who was distracted by his mobile phone before a head-on crash which killed a woman has been jailed for six years.’

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BBC News, 2nd January 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lawyers prepare for ‘Divorce Day’ as Christmas holidays take their toll – The Independent

Posted January 5th, 2015 in divorce, news, statistics by sally

‘Legal firms are bracing themselves for ‘Divorce Monday’ when they typically see a surge in queries from spouses planning to break up after limping through the Christmas holidays.’

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The Independent, 3rd January 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ministry of Justice steps in to prevent Ched Evans from playing abroad – The Guardian

Posted January 5th, 2015 in freedom of movement, news, rape, sexual offences, sport by sally

‘Attempts by Ched Evans to resurrect his football career were quashed last night after the British government stepped in to prevent the convicted rapist plying his trade overseas.’

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The Guardian, 3rd January 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Christmas Break

Posted December 19th, 2014 in news by sally

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Government to create new domestic abuse offence – Home Office

Posted December 19th, 2014 in coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, news, victims, women by sally

‘Home Secretary sets out new law to criminalise coercive and controlling behaviour.’

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Home Office, 18th December 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Charities in front seat of new reoffending drive – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 19th, 2014 in charities, contracting out, news, probation, recidivists, rehabilitation by sally

‘The government fired the starting gun today [18 December] on making key reforms to the way ex-offenders are looked after in the community, in an effort to tackle stubbornly high reoffending rates in England and Wales.’

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Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Gemma Simpson death: Martin Bell jailed for 11 years – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2014 in diminished responsibility, guilty pleas, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A killer who bludgeoned and stabbed a woman to death, then kept the location of her remains secret for 14 years, has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 19th December 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

“Good news” for employers as High Court rejects second tribunal fee judicial review – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 19th, 2014 in employment tribunals, fees, judicial review, news, trade unions by sally

‘The High Court has dismissed a second judicial review application by the trade union UNISON against the recent introduction of employment tribunal fees. Lord Justice Elias said that the union had not been able to provide evidence of “any actual instances” of individuals that had been prevented from making a claim by the introduction of fees.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th December 2014

Source: www.out-law.com

High Court: barrister has arguable discrimination claim against BSB – Legal Futures

‘A black barrister had an arguable case that she was indirectly discriminated against by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) through its disciplinary procedures, the High Court ruled yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 19th December 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Employment Tribunal Fees: The evidential ‘hot potato’ to be heard by Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 19th, 2014 in employment tribunals, fees, judicial review, news by sally

‘The Divisional Court (Lord Justice Elias and Mr Justice Foskett) has dismissed Unison’s second-generation attempt to challenge by judicial review the legality of the Employment Tribunal fees system but gave permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The “striking” reduction in claims (79 per cent fewer) presented to Employment Tribunals, Lord Justice Elias accepted, was evidence that the system was “extremely onerous” for people in the position of the hypothetical claimants construed by Unison in their legal argument but “not so burdensome as to render the right illusory” (paragraph 53).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th December 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Latvians guilty of illegal gangmaster role in case exposing debt-bondage – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2014 in debts, gangmasters, intimidation, news by sally

‘Two Latvian men have been found guilty of acting as illegal gangmasters, supplying Latvian and Lithuanian workers from the Wisbech area to pick leeks, cabbages, broccoli and flowers, for supermarket supply chains across East Anglia.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court justices debate decline in dissenting judgments – Litigation Futures

Posted December 19th, 2014 in judgments, judiciary, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Better teamwork, smaller panels and less controversial cases have all been put forward by a seminar attended by Supreme Court justices and other senior judges as reasons for a decline in dissenting judgments at the court.’

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Litigation Futures, 19th December 2014

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Gang involved in £5m mortgage fraud given jail sentences – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2014 in conspiracy, fraud, mortgages, news, sentencing by sally

‘A gang of people who carried out an “audacious” mortgage fraud worth more than £5m have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 18th December 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Domestic abuse charity criticises May’s law criminalising coercive behaviour – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2014 in coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, news, victims, women by sally

‘The home secretary, Theresa May, announced on Thursday that a new domestic abuse offence of “coercive and controlling behaviour” is to be introduced, carrying a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teacher who hit boy, six, over head with ruler acquitted of assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 19th, 2014 in assault, child cruelty, news, school children, teachers by sally

‘Rina Khan walks free from court after being found not guilty of common assault and child cruelty during primary school maths lesson.’

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Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man jailed over cling film mummification ‘sex death’ – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2014 in homicide, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for five years for causing the death of a man covered in cling film during a sex game.’

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BBC News, 18th December 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Some youth offending teams failing to protect at-risk girls, say inspectors – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2014 in children, criminal justice, news, police, probation, young offenders by sally

‘Many girls in the criminal justice system are being sexually exploited and some youth offending teams are failing to provide protection for them, independent inspectors have said.’

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The Guardian, 19th December 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk