And another one… – Nearly Legal
“Another bedroom tax judicial review has just been issued.”
Nearly Legal 30th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Category: news
Nurse who used Facebook to blow the whistle about poor care escapes being struck off – The Guardian
“A nurse who used Facebook to raise concerns about standards at his hospital has escaped being struck off after a disciplinary panel acknowledged he was passionate about his job and capable.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS £400k payout for pregnant woman’s death – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a woman who died from an ectopic pregnancy after she was twice sent home from hospital is to receive £400,000 damages from the NHS.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Retiring magistrate warns of ‘dismay’ over soft justice – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate who has retired after 25 years on the bench expressed his ‘dismay’ at the way courts have pandered towards rehabilitating criminals rather than punishing them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Owner of four dogs that killed Jade Lomas-Anderson admits cruelty – The Guardian
“Beverley Concannon faces jail after admitting animal welfare offence following dog attack on teenager in Wigan.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisoners will pay for damage repairs, says Grayling – BBC News
“Inmates who cause damage to prisons and prison property will now have to pay for the cost of repairs, the justice secretary has announced.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Balancing the Niqab in the Courtroom on the Head of a Pin: the Case of D(R) – The Barristers’ Hub
“Professor Susan Edwards, following recent judicial guidance and debate on the wearing of the niqab, provides both expert and legal opinion on the issue.”
The Barristers’ Hub, 1st October 2013
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
Theresa May: Deport foreign criminals before appeal – BBC News
“Theresa May has promised the government will ‘deport foreign criminals first, then hear their appeals’.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diversity data collection and transparency – Legal Services Board
“In July 2011, the Legal Services Board (LSB) issued guidance to regulators on diversity data collection across the legal workforce and the promotion of the transparency of this data at entity level. We have now completed a review of regulators’ progress in delivering the objectives in our guidance. The findings of this review are provided below.”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 30th September 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Prisoners made to pay for damage – Ministry of Justice
“Prisoners who cause damage to prisons and prison property will have to pay for the cost of repairs under new plans announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Immigration Rule changes – UK Border Agency
“As previously announced a number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today, Tuesday 1 October 2013.”
UK Border Agency, 30th September 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Tamer Salama jailed again over missing daughter Elsa – BBC News
“A father who has refused to arrange the return of his daughter to his ex-wife has been jailed again.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former international hockey player stole £450 of groceries from Sainsbury’s by self-scanning EVERYTHING as loose onions – The Independent
“A 25-year-old former international hockey player has been found guilty of stealing up to £450 of groceries from Sainsbury’s by regularly self-scanning all the items in his basket as loose onions.”
The Independent, 1st October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Roger Masterman: A Tale of Competing Supremacies – UK Constitutional Law Group
“In a recent interview in The Spectator, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling MP, was given another opportunity to recite the now characteristic Tory Siren call relating to the European Convention on Human Rights and the Strasbourg court.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 30th September 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Nurse with indecent images of female patients struck off – BBC News
“An accident and emergency nurse who took indecent photographs of young female patients has been struck off.”
BBC News, 1st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council and watchdog in standoff over lawfulness of libel claim indemnity – Local Government Lawyer
“A local authority and a finance watchdog are at loggerheads over whether certain expenditure – including the grant of an indemnity to the chief executive to bring a libel counter-claim – was unlawful.”
Local Government Lawyer, 30th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
