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HS2 challenges fail but powerful dissent – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 26th, 2013 in appeals, EC law, environmental protection, news, planning, railways by sally

“HS2 is the proposed high speed rail link to Birmingham and beyond. Its opponents sought to challenge the decision to promote it by way of a hybrid Bill in Parliament, saying that the process as a whole breached the various EU rules, including the need for Strategic Environmental Assessment under the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive 2001/42/EC and the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 26th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

PC Chris Findley death: Dale Dixon, 19, sentenced – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2013 in assault, guilty pleas, homicide, news, police, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenager who killed an off-duty police officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a young offenders institution.”

BBC News, 25th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Thief who stole from dying hospital patients jailed for three years – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2013 in hospitals, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A thief who stole from dying hospital patients, including one who was terminally ill with cancer, has been jailed for three years.”

Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Leicester Crown Court is ‘in crisis’ according to lawyers – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2013 in courts, Crown Court, delay, judiciary, law firms, news by sally

“Victims of crime are being put through unnecessary extra stress because of a ‘crisis’ caused by a lack of judges at Leicester Crown Court, lawyers claim.”

BBC News, 26th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

20 law firms implicated in ‘secret’ phone hacking scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2013 in confidentiality, disclosure, interception, law firms, news, private investigators, public interest, reports, select committees, telecommunications by sally

“Lawyers were the biggest users of the private investigators behind the ‘secret’ phone-hacking scandal, it has been revealed.”

Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge: couple’s £850,000 divorce is financial suicide – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2013 in costs, divorce, judges, news by sally

“A high court judge has said a couple have committed ‘financial suicide’ by spending £850,000 on legal bills during their divorce.”

The Guardian, 25th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stuart Hall should serve longer in jail for sex attacks, Attorney General tells Court of Appeal – The Independent

Posted July 26th, 2013 in appeals, attorney general, complaints, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“The veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall’s 15-month prison sentence for indecently assaulting 13 girls was unduly lenient and he should serve longer in jail, the Attorney General told the Court of Appeal today.”

The Independent, 26th July 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lover jailed for Diana Lee murder and mutilation in Cheshire – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2013 in arson, fraud, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A conman who murdered his lover and mutilated her body to cover his tracks has been sentenced to life, with a minimum prison term of 34 years.”

BBC News, 26th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stuart Hall: judges review whether sentence for sex attacks was too lenient – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2013 in appeals, complaints, news, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“Three of Britain’s most senior judges are considering whether the 15-month sentence handed to Stuart Hall for a string of sex offences was unduly lenient.”

The Guardian, 26th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

PC Keith Blakelock trial date set for next year – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2013 in murder, news, police, trials, violent disorder by sally

“A provisional trial date has been set at the Old Bailey for a 44-year-old man charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985.”

The Guardian, 26th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police lose A19 ‘forced retirement’ challenge – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2013 in age discrimination, news, police, retirement, trade unions by sally

“A regulation allowing police forces to forcibly retire officers after 30 years’
service is not unlawful, the High Court has ruled.”

BBC News, 25th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prince Charles’s letters: judges allow appeal against block on publication – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2013 in appeals, confidentiality, disclosure, freedom of information, news, royal family, veto by sally

“High court judges give the Guardian right to challenge cabinet move to keep secret so-called ‘black spider memos.’ ”

The Guardian, 25th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Danny Nightingale avoids jail over possession of pistol and ammunition – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2013 in armed forces, costs, courts martial, firearms, news, retrials, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

“Ex-SAS sniper gets two-year suspended sentence for illegally possessing Glock 9mm and 300 rounds.”

The Guardian, 25th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council fails in Court of Appeal bid to overturn kinship carer fees ruling – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 25th, 2013 in appeals, equality, families, fostering, local government, news by sally

“A London borough has failed in a Court of Appeal bid to overturn a ruling that its policy of differential treatment of family foster carers and unrelated foster carers was unlawful.”

Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2013

Spurce: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Appeal commends short rulings as way to cut “soaring costs of litigants” – Litigation Futures

Posted July 25th, 2013 in appeals, civil justice, costs, courts, judgments, news by sally

“Short, old-style rulings that lay out the legal propositions relevant to the case and the conclusions reached by applying them should help reduce the cost litigation, the Court of Appeal has suggested.”

Litigation Futures, 25th July 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Barristers join the revolution after receiving green light to conduct litigation – Legal Futures

Posted July 25th, 2013 in alternative business structures, barristers, codes of practice, news, professional conduct by sally

“Barristers will be allowed to conduct litigation and form associations with non-barristers after the Legal Services Board approved the new Bar Standards Board (BSB) code of conduct.”

Legal Futures, 25th July 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Nortel decision restores claims by the Pensions Regulator to position envisaged by Parliament, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 25th, 2013 in debts, insolvency, news, pensions by sally

“Claims by the Pensions Regulator in relation to an insolvent company’s pension scheme rank as provable debts alongside the claims of other unsecured creditors, the UK’s highest court has ruled.24 Jul 2013.”

OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Competition Commission backs away from mandatory rotation in preliminary report on audit market – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 25th, 2013 in auditors, competition, news, reports by sally

“The Competition Commission (CC) has decided against forcing companies to rotate their statutory auditors regularly and has signalled that they should instead put their auditing needs out to tender at least every five years.”

OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

MoJ proposes online scheme for asbestos victims – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 25th, 2013 in asbestos, case management, compensation, consultations, dispute resolution, insurance, news, personal injuries, victims by sally

“Victims of asbestos-related disease are to be offered a process for out-of-court compensation along the lines of the RTA Portal, under proposals to support mesothelioma sufferers announced by the Ministry of Justice today.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 24th July 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update (July 2013) – Family Law Week

Posted July 25th, 2013 in adoption, children, costs, expert witnesses, news, proportionality, witnesses by sally

“John Tughan, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, examines some important recent judgments of particular interest to public law children lawyers.”

Family Law Week, 24th July 2013

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

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