How To: combine two careers – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Is it possible to pursue a second vocation alongside the law?’
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Category: news
Supreme Court brings private nuisance into the 21st century – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The law of private nuisance is the way of balancing the rights of neighours, the right to be noisy or smelly, and to be free of noise or smells. Hitherto it is has been explicitly a private law remedy, and has slightly odd rules. But it has been struggling with public interests for some years; are they irrelevant, or can they carry the day for claimant or defendant in a private nuisance claim?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Council did not have power to ban live animal exports, says judge – Local Government Lawyer
‘A district council faces having to make a significant payout to exporters of live animals after a High Court ruled that the authority did not have power to impose a temporary ban on shipment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Police forces appeal against A19 retirement ruling – BBC News
‘Five police forces have appealed against a ruling that their use of a regulation to make older officers retire was not “proportionate”.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lewis Dale jailed for life for murdering grandmother – BBC News
‘A teenager who murdered his grandmother and tried to kill his grandfather while high on drugs has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New law to prevent sale of health data for commercial purposes – OUT-LAW.com
‘New UK legislation will ban the disclosure of aggregated patient medical records for commercial purposes, according to media reports.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Baby to undergo blood transfusions despite objection of Jehovah’s Witnesses parents – Daily Telegraph
‘High Court judge agrees to proceedure despite his parents’ objections on religious grounds.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prison officer Julie Turton jailed over sex and drugs – BBC News
‘A prison officer who had sex with an inmate and supplied drugs to prisoners at HMP Birmingham has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PC Keith Blakelock trial: witnesses given immunity from prosecution – The Guardian
‘Witnesses against a man charged with being part of a mob that hacked a police officer to death almost 30 years ago themselves took part in the attack and have been given immunity from prosecution, a jury has heard.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families ‘torn apart’ by immigration rules on spouses – BBC News
‘A minimum income requirement imposed on non-EU migrants limits the number able to enter the UK. But some families claim the system is unfair and is keeping spouses and their children apart, as Inside Out East reports.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What caused the 1985 Tottenham Broadwater Farm riot? – BBC News
‘PC Keith Blakelock was stabbed to death in the Broadwater Farm riot in Tottenham, north London, on 6 October 1985. But what caused the riots?’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
12-year-old boy walks free after raping younger sister as judge rules he is ‘not a danger to society’ – The Independent
‘A 12-year-old boy who raped his seven-year-old sister after watching porn online has walked free after a judge ruled he is not a danger to society.’
The Independent, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Female genital mutilation law must be toughened, UK’s top police officers say – The Guardian
‘Britain’s senior police officers have called for tighter laws to increase the likelihood of prosecution of those who carry out female genital mutilation (FGM) and of the parents who let it happen to their daughters.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shrien Dewani extradited to South Africa ‘within 28 days’ – BBC News
‘A man accused of arranging the murder of his wife on their honeymoon has lost his latest appeal against extradition.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Further torment – New Law Journal
‘Rosalyn Akar Grams reviews the impact of LASPO on the provision of quality legal representation for survivors of torture, as part of an exclusive NLJ online series on legal aid post-LASPO.’
New Law Journal, 19th February 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Reporting Restrictions and the New Transparency – Part 1 – Family Law Week
‘This is the first part of a three-part article by Mary Lazarus, barrister of 42 Bedford Row, reviewing recent developments concerning reporting restriction orders and transparency in the family courts. In this first part Mary considers some procedural issues before concentrating on those cases involving clashes between the need for privacy and the desire to report issues of genuine public interest.’
Family Law Week, 27th February 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Beeres v. The CPS – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
‘Anita Beeres was convicted of assault for beating her partner John Leeson with a baseball bat during an argument at her home. Mr Leeson himself did not complain nor did he give evidence. (History does not relate how then Ms Beeres was arrested.) The only evidence against Ms Beeres was her confession, first at the time of her arrest and then again when interviewed at the police station.’
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 28th February 2014
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
The dependable witness – New Law Journal
‘Martin Burns provides five important factors to consider when instructing an expert witness (or acting as one).’
New Law Journal, 28th February 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
