“The High Court – including the new Chief Coroner – has held that the enhanced investigative duty under Article 2, the right to life, is not engaged in an inquest into the death of a 14 year old boy, despite ‘many missed opportunities’ for intervention by social services being identified.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in M.M. v United Kingdom (Application no. 24029/07) declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter and for the disclosure of such data in criminal record checks infringe Article 8 of the ECHR. Although the Court recognised that there might be a need for a comprehensive record of data relating to criminal matters, the indiscriminate and open-ended collection of criminal record data was unlikely to comply with Article 8 in the absence of clear and detailed statutory regulations clarifying the safeguards applicable and governing the use and disposal of such data, particularly bearing in mind the amount and sensitivity of the data.”
Panopticon, 14th November 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“A former Court of Appeal judge earlier this week called for lawyers who pay or receive ‘corrupt’ referral fees to be reported to the police. Lord Justice Hooper told the bar conference that the growth of referral fees, which ‘corruptly’ influence the choice of trial advocate, is the most pernicious consequence of the government’s ‘savage’ legal aid cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The House of Lords on Monday is due to vote on one of the most contentious but important pieces of legislation to come before this parliament.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Immigration lawyers who lodge last minute meritless legal challenges against removals are an ‘intolerable waste of public money’ and will be name and shamed, one of the country’s most senior judges has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Former lord chancellor suggests the human rights court will be the architect of its own demise as the former president recalls its achievements.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who raped a 12-year-old girl from Hampshire after posing online as a teenage girl, has been jailed for 14 years and four months.”
BBC News, 14th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“YouView, the much-delayed internet-connected TV service that finally launched earlier this year, may now have to change its name or face paying damages for trademark infringement after losing a high court appeal.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“What the Newsnight debacle can tell us about proposed changes to defamation law.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Environmental and Planning Law Newsletter (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, November 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
“A man who put his cat in a tumble drier and posted the footage on YouTube has been jailed.”
The Independent, 13th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The UK, together with a number of other EU member states, is still opposed to the creation of a new singularly applicable data protection regime across the trading bloc, according to a new report.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Earlier today [13 November], Abu Qatada was released from Long Lartin prison following his successful appeal before the Special Immigration Appeal’s Commission (SIAC). Qatada was challenging the decision to deport him to Jordan, where he faces a retrial for alleged terrorism offences.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Intelligence relationships between the UK and other countries could be ‘seriously jeopardised’ unless judges are allowed to hear evidence in secret, a former MI5 chief has said today.”
The Independent, 14th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Twitter account holders with few followers could escape prosecution for posting ‘grossly offensive’ messages as part of an attempt to protect free speech online, under new guidelines being developed by Britain’s most senior prosecutor.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People with minor criminal records may not have them disclosed to potential employers in future after the European Court of Human Rights condemned the lack of scope for discretion in Britain’s current vetting system.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new system of shared flexible parental leave will allow parents to choose how they share childcare responsibilities in the first year after a child’s birth, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Margaret Moran, former Labour MP for Luton South, received more than £53,000 in fraudulent expenses, a jury has found, despite her being mentally unfit to stand trial.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In the final part of our round-up of recent decisions of the First-Tier Tribunal, Panopticon looks at the qualified exemptions, the public interest and a few other loose ends.”
Panopticon, 13th November 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
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