“G4S is facing a criminal investigation after it billed the taxpayer millions of pounds to electronically tag criminals who had died, left the country or gone back to jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A leading judge has warned solicitors against making ‘hopeless’ applications to halt the deportation of failed asylum seekers “desperate not to leave this country”.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ruling by the High Court has highlighted the need for businesses to operate a ‘clear policy’ on ownership of social media accounts used by staff for business purposes, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In the UK, knife crime and gang crime have been decreasing rapidly. The significant reductions have been achieved largely because of the way police and other investigative agencies manage their intelligence. They’ve prioritised a few key crimes and focused on preventing them.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The tension between transparency and individual privacy is part of what makes information rights such a fascinating and important area. When it comes to high-public interest issues involving particular individuals, prevailing wisdom has tended to be something like this: say as much as possible on an open basis, but redact and anonymise so as to protect the identity of the individuals involved. Increasingly, however, transparency is outmuscling privacy. See for example my post about the Tribunal’s order of disclosure, in the FOIA context, of the details of the compensation package of a Chief Executive of an NHS Trust (the case of Dicker v IC (EA/2012/0250).”
Panopticon, 11th July 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“A man has been convicted of murdering a teenager in a random knife attack in a Manchester street.”
BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“The sentence given to BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall for convictions for sexual abuse will be reviewed following complaints he ‘got off lightly’.”
BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A female teacher who had an affair with a teenage pupil has been spared jail after she claimed the affair was over – despite being spotted with him just two days ago.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A TV ad for soft drink Irn-Bru featuring a mother showing off her ‘push-up’ bra to her son’s teenage friends has escaped a ban despite attracting more than 170 complaints.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An advocacy group for stalking victims in England and Wales – the first of its kind – is to be launched later.”
BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A roundtable meeting took place yesterday at the House of Commons, speakers included Andy Slaughter MP, Sadiq Khan MP, Emily Thornberry MP, Lord Willy Bach and Jeremy Beecham. Gemma Blythe reports.”
LegalVoice, 10th July 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
The Court of Appeal has refused to quash an order preventing two Saudi princes from having their case heard behind closed doors.
The Lawyer, 10th July 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The charity created following the sale of the College of Law last year has today announced its first grants, with access to justice, the profession and education the focus.”
Legal Futures, 10th July 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“As Chris Knight reported this morning, judgment has been handed down in R (Evans) v HM Attorney General [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin). The Upper Tribunal had ordered disclosure of certain correspondence between Prince Charles and government ministers (termed ‘advocacy correspondence’). The government – the Attorney General specifically – exercised the power of veto under section 53 of FOIA. The requester, Guardian journalist Rob Evans, brought judicial review proceedings. The Administrative Court dismissed his claim.”
Panopticon, 10th July 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Manchester University explains the findings of a recently completed pilot involving family court advisers in public law pre-proceedings practice.”
Family Law Week, 10th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Police use of Taser is often in the media. Unfortunately, some of the reporting and commentary is inaccurate and misleads the public. Reports of this nature are damaging because they needlessly undermine confidence in the police and do not acknowledge or understand the reason for Taser use.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 10th July 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“A lack of resources is severely damaging the Crown Prosecution Service’s preparation of cases for court, according to a critical report by the organisation’s statutory watchdog.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The European court’s controversial ruling on the Jeremy Bamber case could open the floodgates for hundreds of killers to launch legal challenges on the grounds their sentences are unfair, leading human rights experts have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is to launch an inquiry into why police forces are reporting fewer cases of rape, domestic violence and child abuse than they were two years ago.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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