Law ending exclusively male royal succession now law – BBC News
“A bill which ends succession to the Crown based on gender has become law.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Hillsborough disaster police officers to refuse to give evidence to inquest – The Guardian
“Police officers on duty at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football ground when 96 Liverpool supporters died in 1989 will refuse to give evidence to the new inquest into the disaster, their barristers have said at a pre-inquest hearing.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victory for family denied cancer claim payout for father – The Guardian
“The family of a man who died of cancer but whose life insurance payout was refused on the grounds that he failed to disclose pins and needles have won their fight against Friends Life, after the financial ombudsman ruled that the insurer was wrong to cancel his policy.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Godolphin doping: Mahmood Al Zarooni gets eight-year ban – BBC News
“Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has been banned from racing for eight years
after doping horses at one of the world’s leading racing operations.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police’s Sapphire rape units facing shake-up – BBC News
“The Metropolitan Police teams that specialise in rape and sex assault cases are
to undergo a major reorganisation after a series of failed investigations, the
BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge throws out Sir Victor Blank’s bid to stop basement development – Daily Telegraph
“A High Court judge has opened the way for a City trader to build an underground
swimming pool at his London home, despite objections from a string of
high-profile neighbours, including Sir Victor Blank, the former banker, and
Richard Madeley, the television presenter.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father loses custody fight for child he never knew he had – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘cruelly deceived’ father whose son was put up for adoption without him even
knowing of his existence has had his hopes of gaining custody dashed following a
court ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dart, Alom and Mahmood jailed for preparing for acts of terrorism – BBC News
“Three British men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Another blow for Theresa May: treating 17-year-olds in custody as adults ‘incompatible’ with human rights law – The Independent
“A teenager has won a High Court victory over the Home Secretary Theresa May’s policy of treating 17-year-olds taken into custody as adults – depriving them of protections offered to those aged 16 and under.”
The Independent, 25th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tailoring the law on vicarious liability – Lord Hope of Craighead
Tailoring the law on vicarious liability (PDF)
Lecture by Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord Taylor Memorial Lecture, Inner Temple, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
Death Row, Human Rights and the Limits of the Law – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Although both the law surrounding human rights and the use of judicial review to uphold it have grown exponentially in the UK in recent times, there are still plenty of jurisdictions where even fundamental principles of justice are not respected with any consistency. It is not surprising, therefore, that the last decade has seen a number of cases where those faced with perceived injustice abroad turn homewards for redress.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 20th April 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Important guidance on criminal confiscation: R v Mahmood – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The recent Court of Appeal judgment in R v Mahmood [2013] EWCA 325 provides important guidance on several important issues which often arise in criminal confiscation proceedings before the Crown Court.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th April 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Isn’t it time to abolish most women’s prisons? – Daily Telegraph
“A parliamentary campaign launched today from Soroptimist and the Prison Reform Trust, suggests women and their families are disproportionately affected by a jail term. Ahead of Vicky Pryce’s expected release next month, Cathy Newman appraises the effectiveness of female imprisonement in the UK and considers the alternatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Class A drugs policy failing, say prison governors – BBC News
“Current policy on illegal drugs creates victims of crime and more prisoners at a cost to taxpayers, the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has argued.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police back change in law to treat 17-year-olds in custody as juveniles – The Guardian
“Senior police officers are backing a change to the law so that 17-year-olds are treated as juveniles in custody and their parents are informed if they are arrested.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court find A1P1 breach in retrospective legislation – UK Human Rights Blog
“When can an agricultural landlord turf out his tenant farmer? The answer to this question has ebbed and flowed since the Second World War, but one element of the latest attempt by the Scottish Parliament to redress the balance in favour of tenants has just been declared incompatible with Article 1 of the 1st Protocol (A1P1) as offending landlords’ rights to property. The Supreme Court has so ruled, upholding the Second Division of the Court of Session’s ruling in March 2012.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
McNally: ‘Access to justice’ doesn’t mean access to a lawyer – LegalVoice
“It was time to ‘move on’ from the ‘bruising’ LASPO debate, the Lord McNally said yesterday. The legal aid minister told delegates at an event organised by the Westminster Legal Policy Forum that this month’s cuts would save £180m per annum alone. ‘Yet on the criminal side, we’re still spending £1 billion every year. A significant proportion of this spending is swallowed up by a few very high cost cases,’ the legal aid minister added.”
LegalVoice, 24th April 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
