BIS issues guidance on what costs can be passed to consumers through payment surcharges – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 5th, 2013 in consumer credit, consumer protection, costs, news, regulations by sally

“The Government has issued guidance that sets out the kind of costs businesses incur that they are legitimately able to claim back through payment surcharging under new rules set to come into force this weekend.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Enforcement of custody in the face of children’s dissent: should law prevail? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 5th, 2013 in children, custody, EC law, enforcement, families, news by sally

“This complicated inter-jurisdictional battle between estranged parents is a stark illustration of how difficult it can be in these sorts of cases to apply the law in the fog of family warfare.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

State of the sector report: one in three legal aid practitioners fearful of redundancy – Legal Voice

Posted April 5th, 2013 in legal profession, news, redundancy, reports by sally

“Nearly one in three civil legal aid practitioners reckon the LASPO cuts leave them at risk of redundancy. A report drawing on an on-line survey of 674 individuals working in legal aid found that almost two-thirds of specialist advisers felt at risk of redundancy (63.4%) and almost half of those fearing redundancy (44.8%) had more than 10 years’ experience.”

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Legal Voice, 5th April 2013

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

HBOS: Regulator’s findings shame three executives who brought down a bank – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2013 in banking, financial regulation, news, reports by sally

“The three executives who ran HBOS bank in the runup to its near-catastrophic collapse have been slated for their ‘colossal failure’ of management in a scathing report which calls for them to be held to account by the City regulator.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Facebook blackmailer William Wooles spared jail – BBC News

Posted April 5th, 2013 in blackmail, computer crime, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

“A student who blackmailed a woman by hacking into her email, stealing naked pictures of her and posting them on Facebook has been spared jail.”

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BBC News, 4th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bristol motorist banned for driving ‘under the influence of drum and bass’ – The Independent

Posted April 5th, 2013 in community service, dangerous driving, disqualification, news, sentencing by sally

“A Bristol motorist caught driving erratically was ‘high on drum and bass’ a court has heard.”

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The Independent, 5th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Policy allowing cross-gender searches in prisons not unlawful, says High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 5th, 2013 in news, prisons, search & seizure, sex discrimination by sally

“The secretary of state’s policy in respect of rub-down searches of prisoners, which allows cross-gender searches in the case of male prisoners but not for female prisoners, does not discriminate against male prisoners on grounds of sex.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Teenager killed on Greek island by single punch was ‘unlawfully killed’ – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2013 in inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

“A teenager who was killed on holiday after falling from a stage following a single punch was unlawfully killed, a coroner ruled.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New National Standards for youth justice services – Youth Justice Board

Posted April 4th, 2013 in care homes, news, regulations, secure training centres, young persons by sally

“New National Standards for Youth Justice Services have been launched.”

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Youth Justice Board, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Breaking: Mick Philpott jailed for life over house fire that killed six of his children – The Independent

Posted April 4th, 2013 in arson, conspiracy, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“Mick Philpott was today jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after being found guilty of killing six of his children in a house fire.”

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The Independent, 4th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Practice Bar Course Aptitude Test now available – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 4th, 2013 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Standards Board has created a practice Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) to help students familiarise themselves with the test structure and question style used in the actual BCAT exam.”

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Bar Standards Board, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted April 4th, 2013 in news by sally

Exchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic Amending the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning the carrying of Service Weapons by French Officers on the territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Done at Le Touquet 4 February 2003, Cm 8595 (PDF)

Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning Amendments to the UK/USSR Air Services Agreement of 1957 as amended by the Exchanges of Notes on 22 September and 14 October 1960 and 11 February and 14 April 1969, Cm 8597 (PDF)

Convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Charging of Bank Levies, Cm 8596 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

How will government proposals to reduce reoffending affect charities? – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2013 in charities, news, recidivists, rehabilitation by sally

“The government has laid out plans to open the majority of probation services to competition, in its programme ‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’. The aim is to reform offender management services in the community, in order to reduce re-offending rates, while delivering improved value for money for the tax payer.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Owner wins nine-month cat custody battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 4th, 2013 in animals, custody, news by sally

“An owner has won a nine-month legal battle, fighting tooth and claw for custody of a cat that went missing for six years after its adopted family refused to give her up.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jailed property man hid his assets in offshore network during divorce – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2013 in contempt of court, divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“Ex-wife is suing Scot Young for share of £400m fortune that he claims he lost within three months.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Union conference motions on Israel and Palestine: employment tribunal dismisses harassment claim by member – Employment Law Blog

“The case of Fraser v University and College Union concerned a number of claims of harassment by the Claimant against the Respondent union of which he was a member, under section 57 of the Equality Act 2010. The complaints were based on or stemmed from motions debated at the Respondent’s Congress (annual conference) in the years 2007 to 2011 on proposals for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.”

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Employment Law Blog, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

Doctors inform ICO of concerns over new medical data sharing scheme – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 4th, 2013 in anonymity, data protection, doctors, health, medical records, news by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has highlighted concerns it has with a new information-sharing initiative that has begun operating in the health sector in England.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Behind the scenes at the Crown Prosecution Service – BBC News

“The BBC’s Legal Correspondent Clive Coleman went to see Brian Altman QC who is soon to retire, as First Senior Treasury Counsel, a post that that has seen him prosecute some of the biggest and most notorious criminal cases of recent times.”

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BBC News, 4th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Geoffrey Reed: Three guilty of child rapist murder – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2013 in conspiracy, murder, news by sally

“Three men who killed a sex offender and buried him in a suitcase in a shallow grave have been convicted of murder.”

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BBC News, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Punks and goths can now be hate crime victims – The Independent

Posted April 4th, 2013 in crime, harassment, hate crime, news, police, young persons by sally

“Greater Manchester Police is the first force to treat offences against subculture groups as hate crimes.”

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The Independent, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk