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Can you decide who is to be your unpaid advocate? Eleanor Battie – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 24th, 2013 in appeals, litigants in person, McKenzie friends, news by tracey

“RE F (CHILDREN) 14 May 2013, Court of Appeal – A topical case, this, given legal aid cutbacks. It concerns the ability of unrepresented litigants to choose those to help them out as advocates in court. Not an unconstrained right, as this case demonstrates. The High Court ruled that a judge had been entitled to refuse an application for a particular person to act as a McKenzie friend despite that individual not being present in court at the time of the application. The Court of Appeal upheld that decision.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 24th May 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Date cross border group relief claim is made, not end of accounting period, will determine claim success, says Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 24th, 2013 in accounts, EC law, HM Revenue & Customs, news, subsidiary companies, taxation by tracey

“The date when a claim for cross border group relief is made should form the basis of a decision about one of the tests for granting that relief under EU law and not the date of the end of the accounting period in which the claim was made, the Supreme Court has ruled.”

OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Statutes in limbo: the campaign is not won until the law has been brought fully into effect – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 24th, 2013 in legislation, lobbying, news by tracey

“The passing of the Defamation Act 2013 was the cause of great celebration among campaigners for libel reform. This post is not concerned with the legal and social merits of that piece of legislation, which questions I will leave for more learned correspondents. No, amid all the excitement, and prompted by posts on Twitter from @JackofKent and @HalsburysStats, I was struck, as is my wont, by a seemingly minor and technical point of statute law. This post therefore concerns a more general point about the coming into force of Acts of Parliament.”

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 21st May 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Why is Crime Falling? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted May 24th, 2013 in crime, crime prevention, news, statistics, theft, young offenders by tracey

“Vicki Helyar-Cardwell reports on a recent debate among criminal justice experts.”

Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 18th May 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

Benefits cap will have catastrophic effect on families, court will hear – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2013 in benefits, domestic violence, families, judicial review, news by tracey

“Families will suffer catastrophic effects and victims of domestic violence may be forced to return to their abusers, it will be argued in the first test cases challenging the government’s imposition of a £500-a-week cap on benefits. A judge has already given permission for a full judicial review of claims that involve four vulnerable families relying on welfare payments. One household is facing imminent eviction, according to documents filed at the high court.”

The Guardian, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phone-hacking victims reject newspapers’ charter proposal – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2013 in charters, consultations, media, news, regulations, victims by tracey

“Some of the most prominent victims of phone-hacking have written to the culture secretary, Maria Miller, urging her to reject the royal charter proposed by the press industry, saying that it is unacceptable for ‘those responsible for the damage to our lives and the lives of others [to] seek to shrug off responsibility and once again write their own rulebook.’ ”

The Guardian, 24th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bipolar woman wins High Court battle for right to have abortion – The Independent

Posted May 24th, 2013 in abortion, Court of Protection, mental health, news by tracey

“A pregnant woman with severe mental health problems is expected to have an abortion after a High Court judge ruled that she was capable of making the decision.”

The Independent, 21st May 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Gangs – Channel 4 Dispatches

Posted May 24th, 2013 in children, gangs, news, police, sexual grooming by sally

“In 2010 Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what was to become one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in the UK.”

Channel 4 Dispatches, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.channel4.com

Talent show mum Amanda Webber guilty of £350,000 benefit fraud – BBC News

Posted May 24th, 2013 in benefits, fraud, news, obtaining property by deception by tracey

“A mother of eight has been found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits.”

BBC News, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ban for teacher who spent two years trying to woo pupil, 15 – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 24th, 2013 in breach of trust, disqualification, news, teachers by tracey

“A geography teacher has been banned from teaching indefinitely after she
‘romantically pursued’ a pupil for almost two years.”

Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Flaws in fraud case show worrying lapses by judges and lawyers – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in appeals, courts, fraud, mortgages, news, theft by sally

“Anthony White admitted fraud over mortgages, but analysis seems to show problems that senior judges failed to spot.”

The Guardian, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

GP Davinder Jeet Bains jailed for filming abuse of patients – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in doctors, news, sentencing, sexual offences, video recordings by sally

“A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients at his surgery has been jailed for 12 years.”

BBC News, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Genson Courtney murder: Pair jailed for ‘execution’ of drug dealing stepson of gangland author Dave Courtney – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in gangs, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been jailed for life for shooting the stepson of gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney.”

The Independent, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hillsborough – How They Buried the Truth – Panorama

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in health & safety, inquiries, news, police, sport by sally

“A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain’s worst football disaster.

Never-before-broadcast footage of the FA Cup semi-final in which 96 Liverpool fans died reveals a catastrophic failure by the emergency services, how lives might have been saved and how subsequent inquiries were misled.

And a former home secretary and former police chiefs are put on the spot about why a succession of official investigations left the truth hidden for a generation.”

BBC Panorama, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Law and Cohabitation – BBC Unreliable Evidence

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in cohabitation, legislation, news by sally

“In the first of a new series, Clive Anderson’s guests struggle to reconcile their differences regarding reform of the way the law treats unmarried cohabiting couples when their relationships break up.”

BBC Unreliable Evidence, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lawyers protest outside parliament against legal aid cuts – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in criminal justice, demonstrations, legal aid, legal profession, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“Hundreds, some wearing wigs and gowns, demonstrate against justice secretary’s plans, which they say undermine UK justice.”

The Guardian, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man jailed for smothering mother – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in diminished responsibility, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, unlawful killing by sally

“A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today.”

The Guardian, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Part 36: Dominic Regan’s cut out & keep survival guide – New Law Journal

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in civil procedure rules, news, part 36 offers, time limits by sally

“Dominic Regan’s exclusive Pt 36 survival guide.”

New Law Journal, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.newjournal.co.uk

High Court bares post-Jackson teeth with stricter approach to relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in civil procedure rules, courts, news, service, time limits by sally

“The High Court has sent the first sign of a hardened stance against missed deadlines since the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force.”

Litigation Futures, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

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