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Will the European Court force churches to perform gay marriages? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 12th, 2012 in Church of England, consultations, equality, homosexuality, human rights, marriage, news by sally

“The Government’s Consultation on Equal Civil Marriage ends on Thursday 14 June: you can fill in the brief online survey here if you haven’t already. In the meantime, the Church of England is on the front pages this morning with its own response, which amongst other things, warns that ‘it seems extremely doubtful’ that the European Court of Human Rights ‘would uphold the right of a state to retain gender inequality in civil partnerships once the state had legislated for equal marriage’.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 12th June 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, police, race discrimination, reports, statistics, stop and search by sally

“Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals.”

The Guardian, 12th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Theresa May announces blanket ban on age discrimination of patients – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in age discrimination, care homes, elderly, medical treatment, news by sally

“Doctors will be in breach of the law from October if they withhold medical help to patients purely on the basis of their age, the home secretary Theresa May will announce on Tuesday in a tightening of Britain’s age discrimination laws.”

The Guardian, 11th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

July 21 failed suicide bombers fight conviction – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 12th, 2012 in appeals, evidence, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“Three of the July 21 failed suicide bombers are using the European Court of Human Rights to try and overturn their convictions, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in bills, defamation, harassment, internet, news by sally

“Major reforms of the libel laws will see a duty placed on internet service providers to try to identify internet trolls without victims needing to resort to costly legal action.”

The Guardian, 12th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sex offenders being released from prison without accessing treatment programme – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, rehabilitation, release on licence, reports, sexual offences by sally

“Too many sex offenders are being released from prison without having access to a treatment programme at all, inspectors said today.”

The Independent, 12th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Laying down the law on nanotechnology – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in asbestos, EC law, environmental protection, health & safety, news by sally

“Regulating nanotechnology is fraught with difficulties. Current environmental law simply doesn’t apply on the nano-scale.”

The Guardian, 11th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Louise Mensch ‘troll’ sentenced over threatening email – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2012 in internet, malicious communications, news, restraining orders, sentencing by sally

“An internet ‘troll’ who sent a threatening email to a Conservative MP has been banned from contacting a host of celebrities, including Lord Sugar.”

The Guardian, 11th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cpl Anne-Marie Ellement death: Liberty in new inquest call – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2012 in armed forces, human rights, inquests, inquiries, judicial review, news, rape, suicide by sally

“Human rights group Liberty is to apply for a judicial review into the inquest of a soldier who hanged herself after alleging two colleagues had raped her.”

BBC News, 11th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Union seeks blacklist compensation – The Independent

Posted June 11th, 2012 in compensation, construction industry, employment, news, trade unions by sally

“A union is taking legal action to seek compensation on behalf of workers it claims were blacklisted by one of the UK’s biggest companies.”

The Independent, 11th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality definitive guideline comes into effect – Sentencing Council

Posted June 11th, 2012 in news, sentencing by sally

“The Sentencing Council’s definitive guideline on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality came into effect on 11 June 2012.”

Sentencing Council, 11th June 2012

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Ministry of Justice call for contributions to the Red Tape Challenge – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 11th, 2012 in consultations, legal services, news by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has invited interested parties to respond to the legal services section of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’ consultation, identifying which regulations they believe should be improved, retained or scrapped.”

Ministry of Justice, 8th June 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Employment judge first to fall foul of new misconduct rules – The Lawyer

Posted June 11th, 2012 in complaints, disciplinary procedures, judiciary, news, ombudsmen, professional conduct by sally

“An employment judge has become the first to be publicly censured under new rules that will see all judges and magistrates who are disciplined for misconduct have their cases publicised by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC).”

The Lawyer, 11th June 2012

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Carers of relatives in England to get legal rights – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2012 in budgets, carers, families, local government, news by sally

“Ministers are planning to grant legal rights for the first time to people in England who spend hours caring for elderly or disabled relatives.”

BBC News, 9th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

No-fuss sacking payouts included in employment law overhaul – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2012 in bills, compensation, dismissal, employment, news by sally

“Rules making it easier for companies to sack their workers by offering them immediate payouts if they agree to leave without any fuss will be unveiled this week as part of the government’s controversial overhaul of employment law.”

The Guardian, 10th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stark choice under new immigration rules: exile or family breakup – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2012 in families, human rights, immigration, news, remuneration, visas by sally

“British citizens with foreign-born partners are to be given the choice of indefinite ‘exile’ in countries including Yemen and Syria or face the breakup of their families if they want to remain in the UK, under radical immigration changes to be announced next week, MPs have been told.”

The Guardian, 8th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Article 8 and a half – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 11th, 2012 in deportation, human rights, interpretation, judiciary, news, parliament by sally

“Tomorrow, the Home Secretary will announce to Parliament plans to give judges guidance on how to interpret Article 8 ECHR (the right to private and family life) in foreign criminal deportation cases. There has been already significant speculation as to whether the long-heralded changes will make much or even any difference.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Rape detective’s arrest sparks Met review of 63 cases – The Independent

Posted June 11th, 2012 in criminal records, inquiries, news, ombudsmen, police, rape by sally

“The Metropolitan police is reviewing 63 sex-crime investigations dating back more than two years after a detective on its specialist rape-inquiry team was arrested over allegations of falsifying crime records.”

The Independent, 9th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for plane bomb hoax against online girlfriend – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2012 in bomb hoaxing, communicating false information, internet, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who told police his online girlfriend was going to blow up a plane after she deleted him from her Facebook account has been jailed for 16 weeks.”

The Guardian, 8th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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