Duress and deprivation of citizenship – BBC Law in Action
“This week, Joshua Rozenberg investigates government powers to strip Britons of their citizenship.”
BBC Law in Action, 12th March 2013
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“This week, Joshua Rozenberg investigates government powers to strip Britons of their citizenship.”
BBC Law in Action, 12th March 2013
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“The UK Border Agency required colleges seeking highly trusted sponsor status to report all students who failed to enrol including those refused entry clearance or leave to remain. A refusal rate of 20% made proper allowance for unsuitable applicants who could not reasonably be weeded out by a college’s admissions staff.”
WLR Daily, 8th March 2013
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“Our new report shows that while false allegations must be taken seriously they are relatively rare and are often complex cases.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
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“A police officer who won a national award for bravery has been jailed after abusing his position to have sex with a vulnerable woman.”
The Independent, 12th March 2013
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“Anti-smoking campaigners have won a battle against Gallaher, which markets brands including Benson & Hedges, Camel and Silk Cut, after the advertising watchdog banned the tobacco giant’s national advertising campaign attacking proposals for plain cigarette packaging.”
the Guardian, 13th March 2013
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“Dominic Raab MP has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill which if passed would stop foreign criminals from using Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right respect for private and family life) to prevent their deportation. The amendment has significant support.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th March 2013
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“A ‘professional criminal’ given a life sentence for a road rage murder on an M25 slip road today (12 March) failed in a bid to get his 16-year minimum jail term cut by the Court of Appeal.”
The Independent, 12th March 2013
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“The age of 18 is widely accepted as the start of adulthood but those one or two years younger occupy a strange twilight zone where they are given many freedoms and responsibilities but denied others.”
BBC News, 13th March 2013
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“Nick Yarris, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for murder, sues publisher over abandoned life story.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2013
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“The High Court is to begin hearing a challenge to government plans to scrap a £320m scheme that helps people with severe disabilities live independently.”
BBC News, 13th March 2013
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“A soldier was unlawfully killed when he was hit in the head by a machine-gun bullet as he rested in a supposedly safe area next to a firing range, an inquest jury has ruled.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
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“The three leading political parties were last night close to signing up to a historic Royal Charter to implement the recommendations of Lord Justice Leveson on reforming regulation of the press.”
The Independent, 12th March 2013
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“A ‘misplaced belief’ that false accusations of rape or domestic violence are commonplace may be undermining police and prosecutors’ efforts to investigate such crimes, the director of public prosecutions has warned.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
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“One of Britain’s most senior police officers has accused defence lawyers of ‘exploiting’ the weakness of sex abuse victims making prosecutors reluctant to bring cases to court.”
The Independent, 12th March 2013
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“This was an application for judicial review, and a claim under the Human Rights Act 1998, in respect of the defendant’s decision to disclose allegations of neglect and ill-treatment of care home residents in an Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate dated 12th October 2012.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th March 2013
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“The prominent international lawyer Prof Philippe Sands QC has resigned from the Liberal Democrats in protest at the leadership’s support for expanding the use of secret courts.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2013
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“UK justice secretary Chris Grayling’s call for the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 has led to claims that he is betraying British values, and damaging Britain’s reputation abroad. But it is time for a grown-up debate about what, exactly, this piece of legislation has done to enhance our civil liberties and fundamental freedoms.”
Hardwick Chambers, 11th March 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers two judgments that illustrate the hazards of the commoditised litigation that will be transformed, for better or worse, by the Jackson reforms.”
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Littleton Chambers, 6th March 2013
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“Two of Baby P’s social workers have lost their appeal against a tribunal ruling that found they were fairly sacked by Haringey Council.”
BBC News, 12th March 2013
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“From next month, divorce may get a little less confrontational – and cheaper. Changes to legal aid mean couples who split won’t be funded through the courts, but that could be a good thing, argues mediator Victoria Scott.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk