“One of James Bulger’s killers, Jon Venables, should be released from prison, the parole board has said. Venables was previously paroled, but sent back to jail for accessing child pornography.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A senior lawyer has taken out a gagging order typically reserved for philandering footballers to cover up details of his affair with a younger woman.”
The Independent, 4th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman who falsely accused a taxi driver of a knifepoint sex attack has been
jailed after he exposed her lies using an app on his mobile phone.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“Lawyers for Derrick Kinsasi successfully argued that sending him back to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would breach his ‘right to family life’ under Labour’s Human Rights Act, even though he is unmarried and has no children.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2013
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“The Ministry of Justice will publish a second ‘short’ consultation on its ‘finalised’ legal aid proposals in September before ‘pressing on’, the justice secretary announced this morning.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.lawgazete.co.uk
“Coroners in England and Wales will have to meet a new code of standards to make inquests more efficient.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lord Judge uses lord mayor’s dinner to advise against taking judicial independence for granted.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Sunday Times has won a long-running libel trial brought by an East End businessman it accused of running a vast criminal empire in London.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A spy who was accused by his ex-girlfriend – also an MI5 agent – of assaulting and harassing her has been cleared at Southwark Crown Court.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Small law firms reliant upon legal aid will be forced to amalgamate under plans being examined by the Ministry of Justice to save £220m a year.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As a lawyer acting for whistleblowers, I have been struck by the common message emerging from the public inquiries into scandals across very different sectors.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Private landlords face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to inspect tenants’ passports and other identity documents to establish that they are not illegal immigrants.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
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“The government has launched two consultations seeking views on proposed immigration legislation.”
UK Border Agency, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Students need to learn both the positive and negative impacts of law on human rights and global development, says Robert Tam.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A firm which deals with complaints for Phones 4U has been fined £2.8m for wide-ranging failures in dealing with gripes about mobile insurance policies.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A decision by a Planning Inspector to grant permission for a residential development in Great Dunmow, Essex is set to be quashed following a High Court ruling that the appeal process had been unfair.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A police constable who was secretly recorded using a racial slur against a young black man under arrest in front of several colleagues has been sacked.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In this piece I examine a difficult question. Is there now a need for a duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate abuse of minors over and above the welfare duty in s 11 of the Children Act 2004? (The question can be put in a number of different ways covering exploitation, abuse, and I have not tried to define precisely the social evil to be minimised).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has warned technological advances and other reforms could allow creeping totalitarianism to develop in Britain unless judicial independence is protected.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
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“The 10% increase comes amid cuts to criminal legal aid, leading lawyers to ask whether a better funded CCRC will address the problem of lack of legal representation.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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