“Helena Kennedy QC presents a series uncovering the relationship between the UK’s financial and legal systems, between capitalism and the law and between freedom and justice.”
BBC Radio 4, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Families of missing people will be given greater support when a loved one goes missing with today’s announcement that the Government will introduce a certificate of presumed death – through legislation.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect on 9 July 2012. These changes will affect non-European Economic Area (non-EEA) nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK under the family migration route.”
UK Border Agency, 9th July 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“As announced by the government on 18 June 2012, the Immigration Appeals (Family Visitor) Regulations 2012 come into force today (9 July 2012). The regulations set out who qualifies for a full right of appeal against a visa refusal to visit family in the UK.”
UK Border Agency, 9th July 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Mr Justice Ryder’s Sixth Update of the Family Justice Modernisation Programme has been published.”
Family Law Week, 6th July 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“The lawyer and founder of Reprieve on defending clients on death row, why the whole justice system is flawed – and his fear of appearing sanctimonious.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fifteen people have been convicted of trying to steal £176m from the public purse in one of the largest and most complex mobile phone tax frauds yet uncovered.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This case about prisoner’s pay provides an interesting up to date analysis of the role of the doctrine of ‘margin of appreciation’ and its applicability in domestic courts.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The trial of John Terry for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand will get under way on Monday.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“All private investigators in England and Wales should be licensed or at least registered, a committee of MPs has recommended.”
BBC News, 6th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A theoretical physicist who sued the British science journal, Nature, had his case dismissed on Friday after a judge ruled that a news article that criticised him was responsible and honest journalism.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“When can a Local Authority refuse to accept an application as homeless? This was a judicial review of Birmingham City Council’s refusal to accept a homeless application by the Claimant, Ms May, ostensibly on the basis that there was no change in facts from her previous application(s).”
NearlyLegal, 7th July 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Council tenants will go to the High Court later over proposals to place surface-to-air missiles on the roof of their tower block during the Olympics.”
BBC News, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Pressure from former senior Labour figures, including Tony Blair and Jack Straw, as well as Whitehall mandarins, to ‘turn back the clock’ on freedom of information legislation has been decisively rejected by an all-party group of MPs.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska faces a rival billionaire in London’s High Court on Monday in one of the UK’s largest ever commercial disputes.”
BBC News, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tougher prison sentences reduce crime, particularly burglary, according to ground-breaking research.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who urinated on a plaque in a war memorial in South Gloucestershire and scratched the word “prick” into the pavement has been jailed for 11 weeks.”
The Independent, 6th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Legislation to change the funding of social care for elderly and disabled people in England could be introduced during this Parliament, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said.”
BBC News, 7th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prosecutors aim to decide by the end of this month whether they will bring phone-hacking charges against former News of the World journalists, the director of public prosecutions has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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