Craig Hepburn stabbing: Two found guilty – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after being found guilty of killing a talented bagpiper in a random attack following a night out in West Yorkshire.”
BBC News, 31st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Atheists challenge churches’ free parking permits – The Guardian
“Many churches give out holy communion wine and wafers to the faithful. In Woking, Surrey, congregations can also queue up to have their free parking permits validated. But this privilege of churchgoing, however, is about to be challenged.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Majority of public are against naming of suspects at arrest, survey reveals – The Independent
“Controversial police plans to protect the identity of criminal suspects before they are charged are backed by a large majority of the public, a survey for The Independent has found.”
The Independent, 31st May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Met police in talks over law change to allow positive discrimination – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard has discussed with the government a radical change in race relations law to allow positive discrimination in recruitment, as the growth of London’s ethnic minority populations makes the gap between the police ranks and those they serve wider than ever.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
He who hesitates is lost – New Law Journal
“Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs.”
New Law Journal, 30th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
The Regan reforms – New Law Journal
“Dominic Regan is in the mood for change post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 30th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
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Lawyers warn privatisation of courts could damage City’s status as disputes centre – Legal Week
“City lawyers have warned that London’s status as an international litigation centre will come under threat should the Government push ahead with proposals to privatise the courts service.”
Legal Week, 31st May 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
All prisoners on licence face foreign travel ban – Daily Telegraph
“All prisoners face being banned from travelling abroad for up to 12 months after they are released under new plans to improve rehabilitation.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Contracting a contagious disease in the course of a teacher’s employment – Employment Law Blog
“The Burgundy Book (the Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales) provides that a teacher is entitled to full pay where her ‘absence was due to an infectious or contagious illness contracted directly in the course of the teacher’s employment’, and that ‘such absence was not be reckoned against the teacher’s entitlement to sick leave’.”
Employment Law Blog, 30th May 2013
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
Parties that fail to comply with court rules will be likely to face ‘severe sanctions’, says judge – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts are taking an increasingly tough stance on non-compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), an expert has said, following comments by a High Court judge that parties that do not comply with court rules and practice directions will be likely to face ‘severe sanctions’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Las Vegas wedding bigamist Garry Floodgate in jail term cut – BBC News
“A man who wed his Canadian bride in Las Vegas while still married to a woman in England has had his jail term cut.”
BBC News, 31st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed by ‘secret court’ for taking father out of care home talks for first time of her ordeal – Daily Telegraph
“A woman jailed by a ‘secret court; for trying to take her dying father out of his care home and fly him to Turkey has spoken about her ordeal for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Going down: criminal justice statistics – The Guardian
“Recorded crime, convictions and the number of individuals entering prisons have shown a dramatic decline since 2011. We take a closer look at the data.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
April Jones’s mother speaks of her anguish as Mark Bridger is jailed for life – The Guardian
“A former abattoir worker and lifeguard who was found to have abducted and murdered April Jones began a whole-life prison term on Thursday, still refusing to say what he did with her body.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employers forced to repay workers for refusing minimum wage – The Guardian
“Tens of thousands of workers who were denied the minimum wage have received hundreds of pounds in back pay from their employers following tougher enforcement policy by tax inspectors. Over the last year more than 26,000 workers were paid back £4m after action by HM Revenue and Customs, who are responsible for enforcing minimum wage laws.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Driver to be investigated after 17 whiplash claims in eight years – Daily Telegraph
“A driver who made 17 whiplash claims in eight years is to be investigated for perjury after a judge heard details of his latest compensation bid.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils seek judicial review of Defra decision to withdraw PFI credits from waste projects – OUT-LAW.com
“Three local authorities who were told in February that the Government was withdrawing previously-awarded financial support for waste management projects have launched legal challenges to the decision.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“More intrusive” big data profiling would be subject to new two-tier privacy rules, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Big data projects that build profiles of individuals would ‘almost certainly’ trigger privacy rules and safeguards proposed by an EU watchdog, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
