DPP changing policy on murder and rape cases – BBC News
“Cases of rape linked to murder should be prosecuted rather than being left on file, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is set to announce.”
BBC News, 5th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Ali Dizaei granted second appeal against conviction – The Guardian
“The saga surrounding the former police chief Ali Dizaei has taken another astonishing turn after he was given permission for a second time to challenge his conviction for corruption.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Psycopath’ killer gets 35 years for bludgeoning pensioner – The Independent
“A self-confessed ‘psychopath’ was today jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years after he was found guilty of bludgeoning a pensioner to death with a hammer.”
The Independent, 4th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Courts unprepared for Olympics, warns top solicitor – The Guardian
“A leading solicitor has expressed concern that London courts are ‘creaking’ and may not be able to cope with the additional pressures that arise during the Olympics – when some courts will be holding fewer sittings.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A culture of disbelief – LegalVoice
“Lawyers who deal with asylum claims are likely to be thin on the ground as a result of the legal aid cuts and the consequences for women asylum-seekers, in particular, will be ‘catastrophic’, charities have warned – writes Elizabeth Davidson.”
LegalVoice, 4th July 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire loses disclosure battle – BBC News
“Glenn Mulcaire has lost his Supreme Court battle to keep secret the identity of the person who instructed him to hack into mobile phone messages.”
BBC News, 4th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unified Patent Court split between Paris, London and Munich – The Guardian
“After years of wrangling, European Council announces where EU-wide patent applications will be heard.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapid riot prosecutions more important than long sentences, says Keir Starmer – The Guardian
“Director of public prosecutions challenges received wisdom that heavy sentences for rioters worked as an effective deterrence.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courtroom profiles: ‘I think the lives of all of us have changed’ – The Guardian
“Reading the Riots spoke to people with various experiences of the justice system, including a judge, lawyers and a looter.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court slams means-test delays – Law Society’s Gazette
“The High Court has condemned the current system of means testing in magistrates’ court and called on the Ministry of Justice to take urgent action to cut ‘unacceptable’ delays.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Oxford University Press fined £1.9m over bribery by African subsidiary firms – The Guardian
“Oxford University Press, the global academic publishing department of the university, has been ordered to pay nearly £1.9m after two subsidiary companies bribed government officials for contracts to supply school textbooks in east Africa.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wonga.com escapes ad ban from ASA – The Guardian
“Short-term loan company Wonga.com has avoided a ban from the advertising watchdog despite more than 80 complaints that its ads failed to show that it charged up to 4,214% interest.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Riots broken down: who was in court and what’s happened to them? – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Justice has published a detailed breakdown of riot cases. See what the data says.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Collecting societies gain rights to collect royalties by default under Government plans – OUT-LAW.com
“Collecting societies will be able to collect royalties on behalf of all rights holders and not just members under a Government plan that would require individual content creators to opt out of their systems.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Man sentenced to life for murder of TV actor Gary Suller – The Independent
“A jealous rival who beat a TV actor to death in a sickening attack over a prostitute they both loved was jailed for life for murder today and ordered to serve a minimum 30 years.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Riot sentencing put ‘nice kids’ behind bars, lawyers say – The Guardian
“Sentencing rulebook was ‘torn up and thrown away’, magistrate says, but prosecutors argue harsher punishments were justified.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC wants more ‘non-police’ investigators – BBC News
“The Independent Police Complaints’ Commission (IPCC) is to recruit more investigators from outside the police service.”
BBC News, 4th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chaos in the courts as justice system rushed to restore order – The Guardian
“Prosecutors speak of their pride in the way the CPS and the courts rose to the unprecedented challenge of the English riots, but defence lawyers tell a story of panic and paralysis.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Disaster averted but questions remain over courts’ response to riots – The Guardian
“Was the remand system used appropriately, was due process sufficiently observed and were the stiff sentences justified?”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Foreign powers will be allowed to access email and phone records – Daily Telegraph
“Foreign governments could be given details of Britons’ phone calls, emails and internet usage in another ‘deeply troubling’ part of new surveillance plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
