Are future criminal barristers out of touch with reality? – The Guardian
“The criminal bar may be facing its darkest moment but applications for bar school continue to rise.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Jack Straw – Dilemmas of a Foreign Secretary – UCL Constitution Unit
“Jack Straw served continuously on the Labour front-bench for 30 years- from November 1980 until October 2010.
He was a senior member of the Labour Cabinet for the whole period of the 1997-2000 Labour Government. He served successively as Home Secretary (1997-2001), Foreign Secretary (2001-2006), Leader of the Commons (2006-7), and then Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary (2007-2010).”
UCL Constitution Unit, 7th March 2013
Source: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
Call for research into effects on children of giving evidence in abuse cases – The Guardian
“Research should be carried out into the long-term affects on those who give evidence about sexual abuse when they are a child, the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, has urged.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trouble for personal injury law firms means trouble for claimants – The Guardian
“While there is little public sympathy for solicitors the truth is that people will soon find it harder to claim compensation.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Supreme Court on harassment: purpose and rationality – UK Human Rights Blog
“Harassment is both a civil wrong and a crime. It is a statutory defence to both that the conduct #was pursued for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime’ s.1(3) Protection of Harassment Act 1997. This decision grappled with the problem of the apparently honest but irrational harasser. Was he guilty or did this defence help him? In answering this, the Supreme Court looked at some basic concepts running through great swathes of the law, ‘purpose’, ‘subjective’, ‘objective’, ‘reasonableness’ and, critically, ‘rationality’ – so the case is one not simply for harassment lawyers to look at.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th March 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Public inquiries should avoid mock trial image, says study – The Guardian
“Public inquiries should avoid the atmosphere of a ‘mock trial’ in order to improve dialogue among participants, according to a study.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two men found responsible for Omagh bombing after landmark civil action – The Independent
“Two men connected to the republican movement in Northern Ireland have been ruled responsible for the Omagh bombing after a landmark civil action.”
The Independent, 20th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Disability hate crime victims being let down, official report says – The Guardian
“Victims of disability hate crime are being let down by the criminal justice system and attacks are not being properly recorded, according to a report by three official inspectorates.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors put lower value on lives of the disabled, study finds – Daily Telegraph
“NHS doctors are more likely to allow patients to die if they suffer from a mental disability, a damning Government-backed report suggests.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
What will happen to human rights after the next election? – UK Human Rights Blog
“Human rights will be a politically live issue at the next election. Leading on the issue will by the Conservative Party, urged on by elements in the media such as the Daily Mail with a commercial interest in resistance to any law on privacy deriving from human rights. So, the Working Men’s College has done well to identify this topic for exploration. This evening is a celebration of the college’s stated aim to ‘engage positively with the past, while finding new ways to pursue its founders’ aims into the 21st century.’ ”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th March 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Privacy, Protests and Policing – Panopticon
“In Catt v ACPO and others; T v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and another [2013] EWCA Civ 192, the Court of Appeal considered two appeals regarding the powers of the police to collect and retain personal information about members of the public. Both cases turned on the application of Article 8 of the Convention; in both, the Court held that there had been an interference with the Article 8(1) right to respect for private life, and that the interference was not justified under Article 8(2).”
Panopticon, 20th March 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Police community support officer guilty of sex charges – The Guardian
“A police community support officer was jailed for seven years on Tuesday for repeatedly targeting vulnerable women for sex while on duty.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court rules it can examine secret judgements by lower courts – The Guardian
“The supreme court has ruled for the first time in its history that it can examine secret judgments given by lower courts.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cold-calling firm fined £90,000 in first penalty of its kind – Daily Telegraph
“A marketing firm has become the first to be fined £90,000 after plaguing members
of the public with thousands of unwanted calls.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Press regulation: publishers may have grounds for legal challenge – The Guardian
“Newspapers likely to take action over regulations that will require huge payouts when stories are wrong.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Equal pay in City law: is there a light at the end of the tunnel? – The Guardian
“We urgently need up to date research on gender and equality pay within the legal sector, say LSB.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police overhaul of missing persons cases ‘could put children at risk’ – Daily Telegraph
“An overhaul of how police deal with missing people could put vulnerable children
at risk of being groomed and sexually exploited, the NSPCC has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police hid files on celebrity suspects – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of police files on celebrities and politicians accused of sex assault
were so heavily protected that even officers investigating claims could not
access them.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs warn of £42.8m data protection shortfall – BBC News
“England’s Information Commissioner’s Office could be facing a £42.8m shortfall
that may have to be paid for by the taxpayer, MPs has warned.”
BBC News, 20th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
