Prison day release rules to be tightened, minister says
‘Day release from prison is to be scaled back following a series of serious crimes committed by offenders temporarily out of jail.’
BBC News, 9th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Assisted suicide could be legalised as Government allows free vote – The Independent
‘MPs and peers will be given a free vote on whether to change the law on assisted suicide, the Government said on Sunday.’
The Independent, 10th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Clare’s law letting women know if partner has abusive past rolled out – The Guardian
‘Women will be able to find out if their partners have an abusive past as the domestic violence disclosure scheme – known as Clare’s law – is rolled out across every police force across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid cuts for prisoners face high court challenge – The Guardian
‘The government’s decision to deprive prisoners of legal aid has been challenged in the high court on Thursday by charities warning that it will hamper rehabilitation efforts and fail to save money.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tribunal fees regime rolls on. For now… – 13 KBW Employment
‘The union challenge to the Tribunal fees regime was seen off by Chambers’ own Susan Chan, representing the Lord Chancellor as sole counsel, who herself enjoys a busy employment practice. For obvious reasons she is unable to comment on the matter herself. Though of course a public law case, there can scarcely have been a judicial review decision in recent memory of more interest to the employment practitioner.’
13 KBW Employment, 7th March 2014
‘Sexually motivated’ doctor Srinivas Yenugula struck off – BBC News
‘A doctor whose treatment of some female patients was ruled to be sexually motivated has been struck off the medical register.’
BBC News, 7th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Only Girl in the World”: the Rihanna judgment and the protection of ‘image rights’ in English law – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘Despite the evident commercial value in the ‘image’ of modern sports personalities (indeed there are annual awards held by the BBC to identify the most noteworthy) there is no specific right to protect one’s image under English law. Relying on a cocktail of different causes of action and legal rights, English law offers some protections to a person whose ‘image’ is exploited for commercial reasons. The ingredients include: copyright and trademarks, the torts of defamation, breach of confidence, passing-off as well potentially through statutory rules ensuring data protection.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 7th March 2014
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
Jessemy v Rowstock Ltd: post-termination victimisation and the limits of judicial reasoning – Employment Law Blog
‘Harini Iyengar explains the Court of Appeal’s conclusion in Jessemy v Rowstock Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 185 that victimisation of former employees remains unlawful even though “on any natural reading of the relevant provisions of the [Equality Act 2010], taken on their own and without reference to any contextual material, post-termination victimisation is not proscribed”.’
Employment Law Blog, 7th March 2014
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
Non-payment of TV licence fee may be taken out of criminal law – The Guardian
‘Plans to decriminalise the non-payment of the TV licence fee are being considered by government departments in a move designed to ease pressure on the courts, but which could have major repercussions for the BBC.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man caught on video ‘performing sex act on dog’ escapes jail time – The Indepedent
‘A man who filmed himself having sex with his girlfriend’s dog has avoided jail time.’
The Independent, 6th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abortion provider BPAS fined £200,000 for data breach – BBC News
‘An abortion provider has been fined £200,000 for a data breach that revealed almost 10,000 people’s details to a hacker.’
BBC News, 7th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Norfolk former headmaster admits sex abuse of eight boys – BBC News
‘The headmaster of a former Norfolk boarding school has been warned he could face a life sentence after admitting sex offences.’
BBC News, 7th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Strasbourg on Mormons and their temples – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. the United Kingdom, ECHR, 4 March 2014. An apparently dry dispute about business rates on one of the Mormons’ temples in Preston has reached Strasbourg and raises interesting issues about indirect discrimination on religious grounds. The underlying question was whether the temple was a place of “public religious worship” and therefore exempt from rates.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th March 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Meg Russell: The Byles/Steel bill – unless amended – holds grave dangers for the Lords – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘On Friday 28 February Dan Byles’ Private Member’s Bill on Lords reform completed its Commons passage. It is now in the Lords, and will be sponsored by David Steel. The bill, which allows retirement from the Lords and expulsion of non-attendees and serious criminals, has been presented as a small, uncontroversial “housekeeping” measure. But as already argued in an earlier blog post, as currently drafted it would in fact introduce a very major change that would alter the Lords fundamentally, and in very undesirable ways.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th March 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Watchdog seeks greater clarity over public sector suppliers’ FOI responsibilities – OUT-LAW.com
‘The contracts agreed between public sector bodies and their suppliers should be “more explicit” about which one of the organisations holds information for the purposes of compliance with freedom of information (FOI) rules, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Abortion counselling – why statutory regulation is needed – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Abortion is an emotive subject, regardless of political persuasion. It is one of the few issues that genuinely has the ability to polarise opinion, with neither side likely to be persuaded to the other’s point of view.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th March 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Grieve acts on judge’s plea over unrepresented defendants – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The attorney general’s office has confirmed that Dominic Grieve QC has appointed an amicus curiae to assist the court on legal argument expected to be made on behalf of defendants facing trial without representation in court.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Asbestos cancer payments of up to £123,000 announced – BBC News
‘Victims of mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, are to receive an average of £123,000 compensation from a new fund.’
BBC News, 6th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
