“Police in England and Wales should not name arrested people until they are charged except in ‘clearly identified circumstances’ such as when there is a threat to life, new guidance says.”
BBC News, 20th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has been asked to decide if a man who suffers from a chronic mental illness should be treated for possible testicular cancer after he refused the treatment recommended by doctors.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Fresh medical and scientific evidence is being published this week that campaigners hope will lead to the release of Colin Norris, the former nurse and so-called ‘Angel of Death’ serving life for the murder or attempted murder of five elderly women.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on children at a Barnardo’s home has been jailed for 10 years.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LexisNexis asked David Nicholls to consider the court’s discretion to make a vesting order in light of the recent case Hunt and another v Conwy County Borough Council [2013] All ER (D) 101 (May) in the Chancery Division.”
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11 Stone Buildings, 15th May 2013
Source: www.11sb.com
“Paul Mosley, jailed for his part in the deaths of six children in a house fire, is to appeal against the length of his jail term, his legal team has said.”
BBC News, 20th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A pregnant woman suffering from ‘severe’ mental health problems has made an impassioned plea to a High Court judge, asking that she be granted an abortion.”
The Independent, 20th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An order made in family proceedings for the payment of money can be enforced by judgement summons, and, if the statutory criteria are satisfied, an order made committing the judgement debtor to prison for up to 6 weeks. Given that in all likelihood only half of this time will be served, and that the time served doesn’t actually produce any cash for the creditor, the obvious question for the person seeking to
enforce the order is ‘what is the point?’. In fact, the Court of Appeal said as much in the case of Mubarak in 2000; ‘I doubt whether experienced specialist practitioners will think that it has sufficient value for money to be worth its initiation.'”
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Zenith Chambers, 16th May 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“More than 70% of the public fear that further cuts to legal aid could result in innocent people being convicted of crimes they did not commit, according to an opinion poll released by the Bar Council.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is back before Parliament today for the ‘Report Stage’. The latest version of the Bill is here, updated explanatory notes here, and the full list of proposed amendments here. Predictably, the amendments are the focus of much controversy.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“SL v Westminster [2013] UKSC 27 is a very important case concerning the meaning of ‘care and attention’ in the context of s.21, National Assitance Act 1948.”
NearlyLegal, 20th May 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Leanne Buckley-Thomson, barrister at 12 College Place, provides an overview of wardship and considers its usefulness in modern family proceedings.”
Family Law Week, 18th May 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Sheila Hamilton Macdonald, barrister, examines the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment in Thompson v Hurst; a cohabitee property dispute in which the property had been registered in the name of only one of the cohabitees.”
Family Law Week, 16th May 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“The government has today launched calls for evidence on the balance of powers between the UK and the European Union on asylum and immigration, and on the Free Movement of Persons.”
Home Office, 16th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“Last month saw the launch of the judicial review of the ‘Taser Roll-out Programme’. The landmark challenge comes after the Metropolitan Police Service and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) began the roll-out of Tasers across all 32 boroughs of London without holding a public consultation or providing the public with information about the Programme. Forty officers in each borough will be trained to use the Taser; eight officers per shift and two Emergency Response Teams will have Tasers with them at any one time. The judicial review also raises the issue that there was a legitimate expectation that the ‘Taser Policy’ across London would remain in force and that there is an arguable breach of art.2 and 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights in continuing with the implementation of the Programme.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 18th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“Businesses must be more transparent about the way they collect information about consumers in order to offer personalised prices for goods and services online, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Two hedge fund tycoons whose marriage ‘turned toxic’ were accused by a judge yesterday of giving ‘tainted’ evidence in their battle over the spoils of their failed relationship.”
The Independent, 17th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“From 1 April 2013 a number of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPRs) governing court action in England and Wales took effect. This is a summary of those changes.”
OUT-LAW.com, May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
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