Judge resigns after making racist remark about victim – The Guardian
‘An immigration judge has been forced to resign as a district judge after making a racist remark about a crime victim.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
Government launches consultation into mandatory reporting of FGM – Home Office
‘Further details unveiled of funding recipients and new unit to tackle female genital mutilation.’
Full story
Home Office, 5th December 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Legal aid slashed with no thought for consequences, MoJ chief admits – The Independent
‘The legal aid bill is being slashed by £300m without research into the potential effect of the cuts, the most senior civil servant at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted.’
The Independent, 5th Decemeber 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor of Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published by Family Law Week during November.’
Family Law Week, 5th December 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
A Constitutional Convention for the UK: What Form Should It Take? – UCL Constitution Unit
‘Four of the five main UK political parties have voiced support for a constitutional convention based on popular participation. But what form should such a convention take? There are a variety of possible models and some would work much better than others. This presentation will set out criteria that can be used to evaluate the options and then draw on evidence from recent reform processes – notably in Canada, Iceland, and Ireland – to see which options are more or less likely to meet those criteria in the UK.’
Katie Ghose – A Constitutional Convention for the UK: What Form Should It Take?
Dr Alan Renwick- A Constitutional Convention for the UK: What Form Should It Take?
UCL Constitution Unit, 12th November 2014
Source: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
Give child abuse viewers medical help, not prison terms, says police chief – The Independent
‘Child abuse viewers who access images and video on the internet need medical help to overcome “perverse attractions” rather than serve prison terms, said a senior police officer.’
The Independent, 6th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mazher Mahmood: CPS to re-examine 25 ‘Fake Sheikh’ cases – Daily Telegraph
‘The Crown Prosecution Service says 25 cases where the undercover journalist was a prosecution witness will be reviewed.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge issues ultimatum after ‘absurd’ £1.3m family dispute – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A judge has taken the unusual step of removing most case documents from court and giving partners a final ultimatum to settle their separation dispute.’
Law Society’s Gazette,
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
First Bus wins wheelchair court judgement – BBC News
‘Bus companies are not required by law to force parents with buggies to make way for wheelchair users in designated bays on vehicles, senior judges ruled.’
Full story
BBC News, 8th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Too many young adults go from ‘in care’ directly to jail – The Independent
‘Young adults leaving care are being let down by the justice system, according to a new academic study. Despite up to a third of the current prison population having experienced the care system, criminal justice professionals are ignorant of ways to help young care leavers stay out of jail, it warns.’
The Independent, 7th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminals breaching community orders ‘should be jailed for a week’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Major new report calls for new ‘short, sharp shock’ for prolific offenders.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The elephant in the bedroom – NearlyLegal
‘Finally, the long awaited Upper Tribunal decision on room size and the bedroom tax has been released.’
NearlyLegal, 7th December 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Bradford Lidl ‘slip’ fraudster Waheed Iqbal sentenced – BBC News
‘A man who deliberately “slipped” on a wet bag in a supermarket so he could make a £10,000 insurance claim has been given a suspended jail term.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GP ‘disgust’ at watchdog errors – BBC News
‘GPs have told the BBC their reputations have been “tarnished by incompetence” from the health watchdog.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK mass surveillance laws do not breach human rights, tribunal rules – The Guardian
‘Britain’s legal regime governing mass surveillance of the internet by intelligence agencies does not violate human rights, a tribunal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bijan Ebrahimi death: 16 police staff face charges – The Independent
‘Sixteen people from a single police force face criminal and disciplinary charges after the cries for help from a disabled man wrongly accused of paedophilia and killed by a drunken vigilante were allegedly ignored in the days before his murder.’
The Independent, 5th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tragedy of Latvian migrant who buried her baby alive after police decided they couldn’t help her – Daily Telegraph
‘A hearing at the Old Bailey hears Elita Amantova, 39, was living off berries and bread left out for the birds before she gave birth.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two Britons jailed for 13 years for joining jihadi group in Syria – The Guardian
‘Two British men who travelled to Syria to join an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group have been jailed for nearly 13 years.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Probation contracts awarded to private organisations – BBC News
‘Private contracts to run probation services monitoring low and medium risk offenders have been awarded by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
