Abu Qatada could face prosecution in UK, says Theresa May – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in bail, evidence, news, prosecutions, terrorism by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, has said police are examining evidence seized over the recent arrest of Islamic cleric Abu Qatada to see if he can be prosecuted in UK courts.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

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‘The legal status of prisoners in this country is a mark of its humanity’ – LegalVoice

“On 4 April, a matter of days after the cuts to civil legal aid were brought into effect, Chris Grayling has announced the Government’s intention to cut legal aid for prisoners seeking to bring proceedings for judicial review of decisions relating to their treatment or the conditions of their confinement. He complains that £4 million pounds in legal aid is spent annually on such complaints and says that they can be perfectly adequately dealt with by the internal prison complaints system. His justification for the cuts makes neither financial nor constitutional sense and begs the question, what are his true motives?”

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LegalVoice, 18th April 2013

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Randy, rating, and his (house)boat – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 18th, 2013 in council tax, housing, news, ships, valuation by sally

“Randy Northrop is a Californian and a wanderer in spirit. He lives with his family aboard MY Cannis – see the pic. He got fed up of ‘living in a grotty council house in a rough area’ of Bristol, so bought and renovated this former Thames tug. And nice inside it sounds too – two open fireplaces, several flat screen TVs, a music room and grand piano.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th April 2013

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Fee remissions for the courts and tribunals – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 18th, 2013 in consultations, courts, fees, news, tribunals by sally

“This consultation paper sets our proposals for reform of the fee remissions system, which ensures that access to justice is maintained for those individuals on lower incomes who would otherwise have difficultly paying a fee to use court or tribunal services.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Court of Appeal dismisses human rights challenge to Immigration Rules – Home Office

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, human rights, immigration, news, regulations, visas by sally

“The Home Office was successful in defending Immgiration Rules changes introduced to test migrant’s English language capabilities”

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Home Office, 17th April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Couple convicted over baby smuggling attempt – Home Office

Posted April 18th, 2013 in children, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A couple from Oxford have been convicted of attempting to pass off a Nigerian baby as their own and bring it back to the UK.”

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Home Office, 17th April 2013

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Extradition, Deportation and Human Rights – Edward Fitzgerald QC

Posted April 18th, 2013 in deportation, extradition, human rights, news, speeches by sally

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Inner Temple Reader’s Lecture Series, 18th March 2013

Source: www.innertemple.org.uk

How to challenge a parking ticket – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, contracts, fines, news, parking by sally

“Don’t be taken for a ride over parking tickets – know your rights on private car parks, penalty charges and your right to appeal.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court issues strong warning over costs budget mistakes – Litigation Futures

Posted April 18th, 2013 in budgets, costs, news by sally

“It will usually be ‘extremely difficult’ to persuade a court to revise a costs budget that contains mistakes, even if the other party has not been misled or suffered prejudice, the High Court has warned.”

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Litigation Futures, 18th April 2013

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More than 1,600 law firms and barristers now on Legal Ombudsman’s complaints list – Legal Futures

Posted April 18th, 2013 in barristers, complaints, law firms, legal ombudsman, news by sally

“The names of 1,617 law firms and barristers who have been the subject of a formal decision by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) are now in the public domain.”

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Legal Futures, 18th April 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

The Bellwether Report 2013: Survive or Thrive? – Legal Week

Posted April 18th, 2013 in law firms, legal profession, news, reports by sally

“The LexisNexis Bellwether Report, Survive or Thrive?, takes the temperature of independent lawyers, sole practitioners and owner/lawyers in smaller law firms, to see how they are dealing with the current financial, regulatory and legal climate.”

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Legal Week, 17th April 2013

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Supreme court rules web browsing does not infringe newspapers’ copyright – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, copyright, internet, licensing, media, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The UK supreme court has ruled that readers who open articles via a website link are not breaking the law, overturning the high court’s ruling that browsing was a breach of newspaper owners’ copyright.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2013

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Not So Great Expectations – NearlyLegal

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, disabled persons, housing, local government, news by sally

“We are all aware that there is no general entitlement to permanent accommodation via the Part VII route (R v Brent ex p Awua). So it is interesting to find a s.204 appeal where it was argued that the Appellant had a legitimate expectation of permanent accommodation in preference to anything else that the Council might offer.”

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NearlyLegal, 17th April 2013

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Luke Harwood death: Three guilty of playing field murder – BBC News

“Two men and a woman have been found guilty of the murder of a teenager whose body was found in a playing field in east London.”

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BBC News, 17th April 2013

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Facebook comment leaves juror facing contempt charge – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in contempt of court, internet, juries, news, prosecutions by sally

“A juror will be prosecuted for contempt of court after allegedly writing on Facebook that he wanted to “f*** up a paedophile” during the trial of a convicted child sex offender.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2013

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Paralysed builder to carry on Tony Nicklinson’s right-to-die battle – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, assisted suicide, disabled persons, human rights, news by sally

“A paralysed builder who has required round-the-clock care since a car accident 23 years ago has applied to the high court to be allowed to die with the help of a doctor, carrying on the legal fight begun by another seriously disabled man last year.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

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Unauthorised browsing of copyrighted material online is legitimate, says UK Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 17th, 2013 in copyright, EC law, internet, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The UK Supreme Court has asked the EU’s highest court to rule on whether the temporary copies that computers make to allow material to be read online breach copyright laws.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2013

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Fast-track legislation preventing proper scrutiny, says rights committee – The Guardian

“The increasing use emergency legislation, lack of adequate debating time and insertion of last-minute amendments are preventing effective parliamentary scrutiny of new laws, a committee has said.”

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The Guardian, 15th April 2013

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Commerzbank ‘victimised’ employee over discrimination case, tribunal rules – The Guardian

“A City banker was ‘victimised’ by her bank after it discovered she was suing her former employer for sexual discrimination, a tribunal has ruled. Latifa Bouabdillah was sacked by Commerzbank after less than a month when her boss heard she was suing her former employer, Deutsche Bank, for more than £1m in damages for sexual discrimination.”

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The Guardian, 15th April 2013

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Banks Take First Round In Interest Rate Swap Mis-Selling Claims – No. 5 Chambers

Posted April 17th, 2013 in banking, financial regulation, interest, news, unfair commercial practices by sally

“Following the announcement in June 2012 by the Financial Services Authority of a two month investigation in to the sale (and in particular mis-selling) of interest rate hedging products such as swaps, collars, structured collars there is considerable interest in whether such claims are likely, following Payment Protection Insurance, to become another key battleground in financial services litigation.”

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No. 5 Chambers, 7th February 2013

Source: www.no5.com