Scrap metal cash payments banned – BBC News
“Cash payments for metal at recycling yards in England and Wales are no longer legal under new laws aimed at reducing cable theft.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Leveson report ignores the impact of the internet – The Guardian
“The judge’s mammoth publication fails to grasp the impact of smartphones, Twitter and even drones on how news is made.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tougher prison sentences for violent crime in force – BBC News
“A raft of new criminal offences have come into force in England and Wales, as well as tougher prison sentences for violent crimes.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Major legal battle to stop HS2 set to commence – Daily Telegraph
“A major legal battle to stop the Government’s HS2 rail project is to begin in what campaigners think is their best chance of derailing the £32 billion scheme.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Commission to examine effect of legal aid cuts as demand for service surges – The Guardian
“An independent commission is being launched on Monday to examine how to cope with deep cuts to legal aid at a time of complex benefits reforms. The Low Commission, named after its chairman, Lord Low, will hold its first public meeting this week as law centres and Citizens Advice centres across the UK begin turning away those seeking advice.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bar Council launches new online pupillage application system – Legal Week
“The Bar Council is launching a new online pupillage application system which will allow chambers to tailor applications for the first time.”
Legal Week, 27th November 2012
Source: www.legalweek.net
A restorative justice system – the view from the bench – Ministry of Justice
“Lawrence Kershen QC, a commercial mediator at Tooks Chambers and former Chairman of the Restorative Justice Council, discusses restorative justice in the criminal justice system. Restorative justice allows victims of crime to be given the opportunity to confront their offender and to have a say in the resolution of the offence.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Leveson proposes changes to data protection law – OUT-LAW.com
“A journalists’ exemption from data protection laws should only apply when stories are in the public interest and when data processing is ‘necessary for publication’, according to Lord Justice Leveson.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Contempt of court law consultation highlights need for social media audit in businesses, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Businesses should analyse their social media strategies to ensure that they have accounted for the possibility that comments employees make in blogs and on social networks such as Twitter may become subject to a contempt of court action, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
ICO serves first fines for unlawful spam text messages by marketing firm – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two owners of a marketing firm a total of £440,000 after it said the company had sent out ‘millions of unlawful spam texts’ in the last three years.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Give Me Back My Money – NearlyLegal
“We bring you two interesting reports from the world of Rent Repayment Orders. Briefly, these stem from a power under s73 and 74 of the Housing Act 2004. These sections allow a Residential Property Tribunal to award a tenant or local authority the return of rent or housing benefits where the landlord has been operating an unlicensed HMO.”
NearlyLegal, 28th November 2012
Sourc: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Prison Law Bulletin – Garden Court Chambers
“The Garden Court Prison Law Team presents the fourth issue of its ‘Prison Law Bulletin’. ”
Garden Court Chambers, 29th November 2012
Source: www.gcprisonlaw.wordpress.com
The Modernisation of Family Justice: An Interview with Mr Justice Ryder – Family Law Week
“Mr Justice Ryder is interviewed by Zimran Samuel, barrister, of 9 St John Street Chambers about the modernisation of the family justice system.”
Family Law Week, 29th November 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
David Cameron statement in response to the Leveson Inquiry report – The Guardian
“Prime Minister delivered the statement to the House of Commons on the day that Leveson report was published.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Premier Models wins legal action against rogue booker – Daily Telegraph
“Premier Model Management Ltd, the former agency of Naomi Campbell, has today won its High Court legal action against male model turned booker John Bruce.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Met policemen cleared of making racist comments – BBC News
“Two Metropolitan Police officers have been cleared of making racially offensive comments.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of Liverpool fan in Camden bar – BBC News
“A man who killed a Liverpool football fan in a London club has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leveson report: a nightmare – but only for the old guard of Fleet Street – The Guardian
“Coverage about ‘imposing a government leash on papers’ has proved to be no more than froth on the lips of propagandists.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court quashes convictions of men jailed over riots robbery shown on YouTube – The Guardian
“Two men jailed after being found guilty of robbing a Malaysian student at the height of last year’s London riots, have had their convictions quashed.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fake biology teacher Julia Rawlinson jailed – BBC News
“A ‘pathological liar’ who forged qualifications to get a job as a teacher has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
