Legal aid cheats targeted by Ministry of Justice – BBC News
“Criminals who collectively owe millions of pounds in legal aid could have their assets seized under government plans.”
BBC News, 30th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Hillsborough shows why we need a permanent truth commission – The Guardian
“There’s an urgent need for independent oversight of incidents of malpractice – and the Hillsborough panel could provide a model.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers braced for post-recession surge in divorces – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers are preparing for a possible surge in the divorce rate as the economy moves out of recession.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court calls for joined-up thinking on disclosure of sex offender information – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has made an important ruling about the disclosure of information under the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (CSOD).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Mental health sectioning error – BBC News
“Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says urgent retrospective legislation is needed to correct a ‘technical error’ affecting up to 5,000 patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act since 2002.”
BBC News, 29th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoner votes: Strasbourg should give way to national independence – The Guardian
“The constitutional crisis predicted for years by Professor Vernon Bogdanor is upon us. He warned that the human rights reforms of the 1990s created a potential conflict between the sovereignty of parliament and the rule of law. ‘What happens if there is a clash between the two principles?’ he asked in his Magna Carta lecture of 2006. A very senior judge to whom he had posed the conundrum had replied ‘That is a question that ought not to be asked.'”
The Guardian, 29th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryan Coleman-Farrow jailed for faking rape case records – BBC News
“A former Metropolitan Police detective constable who specialised in rape cases has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for faking police records.”
BBC News, 29th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More offenders to meet their victims under plan to expand restorative justice – Daily Telegraph
“More offenders will have to meet their victims and apologise before being sentenced under a rapid expansion of restorative justice unveiled on Tuesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child benefit cuts ‘may be illegal’ – Daily Telegraph
“Cutting child benefit for middle-class parents breaks European laws by discriminating against Britons and is open to legal challenge, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Legal Services Board
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Baseline Report (Final) 2012 (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 25th October 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Winterbourne View abusers sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
“11 people have been sentenced for ill-treating patients at the Winterbourne View care home near Bristol.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Gay sperm donor told to pay child maintenance for ‘his’ two children – The Guardian
“A gay man from Essex who donated his sperm to enable a lesbian couple to have two children, but who was never named on their birth certificate and had no role in their upbringing, is being forced by the Child Support Agency to pay for their support – 13 years after the first child was born.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court ruling on foreign insolvency judgments “goes against global nature of business” says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Insolvency cases should not be treated differently to other cases when it comes to deciding what foreign judgments can be enforced in the UK, the Supreme Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Ad watchdog to launch crackdown on misleading internet ads – Daily Telegraph
“The advertising watchdog will launch a crackdown next year on businesses that run misleading internet ads that rip off consumers.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Last quango in Paris? Why the fate of the EHRC is important for all of us – UK Human Rights Blog
“In its foreign policy, the UK Government is a keen advocate of national human rights institutions (NHRI’s). The Brighton Declaration, drafted by the UK, encourages Council of Europe States to consider ‘the establishment, if they have not already done so, of an independent National Human Rights Institution’. In June 2012 the UK signed a UN General Assembly resolution ‘Reaffirming the important role that such national institutions play and will continue to play.’”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Prisoners to launch legal action on voting rights – The Guardian
“Prisoners denied the right to vote are to start legal proceedings for compensation immediately in wake of the declaration by David Cameron that he will not change the law despite a ruling by the European court of human rights and the views of his senior law officer Dominic Grieve.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Right to Manage – the Court of Appeal speaks – NearlyLegal
“Gala Unity Ltd v Ariadne Road RTM Co Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1372 is important for those doing long leasehold work. I’m not entirely sure it’s right (or, perhaps a better way of putting it, I’m not sure it’s a good decision, it may be right within the statutory framework), but I’ll save that for the end. Since this is the first Right to Manage case to reach the Court of Appeal, I’ll set out some of the relevant background.”
NearlyLegal, 27th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Government orders building standards review – The Guardian
“Regulations covering building standards, including fire safety and wheelchair access, could be torn up in a government plan to cut costs for the construction industry and boost the economy.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BCL No.2: The Supreme Court addresses time limits in follow-on claims – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“The White Paper which first proposed follow-on damages claims promised a ‘swift’ and ‘streamlined’ procedure. The idea was that when a regulator had made an infringement finding, there would be a simple way for victims to claim damages without having to prove the infringement afresh.”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 28th October 2012
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
