Improving inquests – Ministry of Justice
“Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Category: news
Kenny v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform – WLR Daily
Kenny v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Case C-427/11); [2013] WLR (D) 87
“In the light of article 141 EC and Council Directive 75/117/EEC (relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women meant, in relation to indirect pay discrimination), it was for the employer to establish objective justification for the difference in pay between workers who considered that they had been indirectly discriminated against and the comparators. The employer’s justification for the difference in pay had to relate to the comparators. The interests of good industrial relations might be taken into consideration by the national court as one factor among others in its assessment of whether differences between the pay of two groups of workers were due to objective factors unrelated to any discrimination on grounds of sex and are compatible with the principle of proportionality.”
WLR Daily, 28th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Omar and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily
“The court had no power to make an order requiring the disclosure of evidence to be used in overseas criminal proceedings except pursuant to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Collective actions and access to justice – Legal Voice
“The Government recently confirmed its intention to introduce ‘collective actions’ in the UK for competition law. Not only should this enable large numbers of consumers and small businesses to obtain redress against anti-competitive behaviour, but an important by-product is that leftover damages could benefit access to justice more generally.”
Legal Voice, 1st March 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Dubai-based VAT fraudster faces extra 10-year jail term – BBC News
“A convicted fraudster has been sentenced to an extra 10 years in jail after failing to repay £14m in taxes.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secret courts plan faces Commons vote – The Guardian
“MPs will vote on Monday on the final form of the government’s justice and security bill, which radically expands the use of so-called secret courts.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
JR reaction: “a dark day” for accident victims, says APIL – Litigation Futures
“The High Court’s rejection of the challenge to the RTA portal fee cut represents ‘a dark day’ for accident victims, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.”
Litigation Futures, 4th March 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Open up family court hearings, says senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge has made an important ruling in favour of transparency in the family courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Campaigners unite against secret courts – The Guardian
“An alliance of more than 100 human rights groups, legal experts and free press campaigners has called on MPs to vote against government plans for ‘secret courts’ – branding them “a charter for cover-ups” that will seriously undermine the principles of British justice.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al-Sweady inquiry opens in UK into deaths of Iraqis – BBC News
“A public inquiry will open later in London into allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were murdered after a gun battle with British troops in 2004.”
BBC News, 4th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
43,000 strip-searches carried out on children as young as 12 – The Guardian
“A promise to end routine strip-searching of children in custody is being flouted, according to data revealing there were more than 43,000 recorded incidences involving children as young as 12 over a 21-month period – but in only 275 searches were illicit items found.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes – BBC News
“The former head of the judiciary, Lord Woolf, has thrown his support behind plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private.”
BBC News, 4th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Libyan politician offers to settle UK lawsuit for £3 and an apology – The Guardian
“A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Telcos to get early interim access to land but Law Commission plans slightly favour landowners, experts say – OUT-LAW.com
“Telecoms operators will be able to access land for equipment installation even
when full agreement with landlords has not been reached under Law Commission
proposals published today to revise the laws governing the installation and
maintenance of telecoms equipment.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Burial of a Child’s Remains – resolving parental disputes – Family Law Week
“Maeve O’Rourke, pupil barrister, of 4 Paper Buildings and Gwen Williams, Partner, Goodman Ray offer advice where parents are in dispute over where or how to dispose of their child’s remains.”
Family Law Week, 28th February 2013
Source: ww.familylawweek.co.uk
Report into surgeon Rob Jones reveals a ‘catalogue of failures’ – BBC News
“A surgeon was allowed to continue practising despite concerns over his ability,
a report has found.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Runaway Tube train: Operators fined £300,000 – BBC News
“Three transport companies have been fined £300,000 after a runaway train came
within 2,000ft (600m) of crashing into a packed tube train.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chris Grayling to ban fertility treatment for prisoners – Daily Telegraph
“Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, has revealed he wants to ban prisoners
from having access to costly fertility treatment from behind bars.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Independent did not inaccurately report Ashcroft libel battle, PCC rules – The Guardian
“The Independent did not inaccurately report the end of a long-running libel battle with Lord Ashcroft, the Press Complaints Commission has ruled.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
