“Prison staff drew and threatened to use extendable batons on more than 100 occasions last year to curb high levels of violence inside Britain’s largest youth jail, prison inspectors have revealed.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A British man who threatened to kill 200 people in the US, in posts he made under a false name on Facebook, has been jailed for more than two years.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
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“Despite the government’s ‘profound disagreement’ — foreseen by the Strasbourg judges — compliance with the ruling requires little action.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“European Court of Human Rights rules that sentences for prisoners with no chance of release violate European convention – but ruling does not mean they should be freed any earlier.”
The Independent, 9th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Christian owner of a bed and breakfast has lost her appeal against a ruling that she unlawfully discriminated against a gay couple when she refused to let them stay in a double room.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans to make it easier to prosecute people who drive under the influence of illegal drugs in England and Wales have been unveiled by the government.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards as he was being deported from the UK was unlawfully killed, a jury has found.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who was involved in a plot to rob and murder soul singer Joss Stone has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost his legal battle for compensation as a victim of a ‘miscarriage of justice’.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The attorney general’s decision to block public disclosure of letters the Prince of Wales wrote to ministers has been upheld by the High Court.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Customers taking on the services of claims management companies (CMCs) will be better protected as tough new rules come into effect.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Jessica Craigs, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in June.”
Family Law Week, 8th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Two extremist groups – UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based Boko Haram – are to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws, making membership and support for them a criminal offence.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new self-regulator for the press with ‘very real teeth’ could be established within three or four months to break the political impasse over royal charters, according to a Trinity Mirror executive involved with the project.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“When bringing a second appeal to the Court of Appeal from a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal to the County Court, what is the applicant’s route to challenge a refusal by the local authority to provide accommodation pending appeal to the Court of Appeal?”
NearlyLegal, 8th July 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“A common law rule that the court had no jurisdiction to extend time to a trespasser could no longer stand against the Article 8 requirement that a trespasser be given some time before being required to vacate.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A Scottish trial has been filmed for TV. Could this ever happen in England, asks Neil Midgley.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“As the Information Commissioner’s Office fines Tameside Energy Services £45,000 for unwanted calls, it demands a simplification of the rules around punishment.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has said it will support most of the recommendations produced by the Parliamentary Commission for Banking Standards.”
BBC News, 8th July 2013
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“A woman has won a case of harassment against her bank after she was plagued by more than 500 calls for missing a single loan payment.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2013
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