“The coalition’s decision to break the link between the cost of renting and housing benefit payments is being challenged in the high court.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A motorist who killed a pedestrian after sending a text on her mobile phone has escaped jail after a judge accepted there would be no one to care for her elderly mother and 12-year-old daughter if she went to prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Unfaithful husbands could attempt to stop their wives divorcing them for adultery if gay marriage is legalised, according to senior lawyers.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Hospitals will be required to publish survival rates for operations by individual surgeons under plans to help patients to more effectively choose where they have their care.”
The Independent, 18th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The family of a young woman is suing the country’s biggest out-of-hours GP provider and one of its nurses, whose failures meant her fatal condition was not diagnosed, because neither will accept liability in a test case over legal responsibility in a privatised NHS.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The coalition government will come under fresh strain on Tuesday when the commission on a bill of rights publishes its long-awaited report, reopening the question of the UK’s legal relationship with Europe.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Children in care in England and Wales who have been in trouble with the law are being failed by youth offending teams, says an inspection report.”
BBC News, 18th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It was left to a medical body to censure Derek Keilloh. That no one else has been brought to book over the killing is shameful”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former president of the Supreme Court, Lord Phillips, will challenge the right of the government to appoint the court’s chief executive in a proposed amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill this week.”
The Lawyer, 17th December 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A gunman was today jailed for a minimum 31 years for killing a teacher’s son celebrating his birthday in a wine bar.”
The Independent, 17th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Ofcom has found two BBC police dramas, Good Cop and Line Of Duty, in breach of rules regarding protecting children.”
BBC News, 17th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Looking above and beyond current debates about the House of Lords’ composition, Baroness D’Souza will discuss the Lords in terms of its place in the parliamentary process. Having now been in post for over a year, Baroness D’Souza will present her vision for the Lords’ future, its contribution to the political system, changes to its working practices and the role of the Lord Speaker. She will also cover public perceptions of the Upper House and the importance of outreach.”
UCL Constitution Unit, 14th December 2012
Source: ww.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
“The Commission has been asked by Government to consider whether two existing groups of offences dealing with hate crime should be extended.”
Law Commission, 14th December 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“A driver opens his car door. There’s a collision with a cyclist. Is this a criminal act?”
BBC News, 15th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In this judgment (handed down on 14 December 2012), Sales J has rejected a challenge to the decision of the London Borough of Richmond accepting proposals from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster for the establishment of two voluntary-aided Roman Catholic schools (1 primary, 1 secondary) in Twickenham.”
Education Law Blog, 17th December 2012
Source: www.education11kbw.com
“Government plans to curb the right to judicial review risk endangering a vital legal safeguard, a former lord chief justice warned today.”
The Independent, 15th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Birmingham CC v Ashton is a case which illustrates the difficulty that judges face when they are invited to make possession orders on the grounds of nuisance and anti-social behaviour against tenants with mental health problems.”
NearlyLegal, 16th December 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Should the aristocracy follow the Royal Family and change the laws of succession?”
The Independent, 16th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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