“Legalising assisted dying does not lead to more people opting to end their lives early, claim academics who have looked at the situation in The Netherlands.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Alarmed residents have lost their High Court battle to prevent surface-to-air missiles being stationed on the roof of a 17-storey residential tower block during the Olympics.”
The Independent, 10th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“When trying to answer the question, is this claimant an employee under section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (‘ERA’)?, we at least know what tests should be applied, even if applying them can be difficult in practice. What has been harder is deciding whether someone who is not an employee under the ERA is in ’employment under… a contract personally to do work’ under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) or its predecessors. Chris Camp considers employment status in discrimination law, in light, in particular, of the recent Supreme Court decision in Jivraj v Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 5th July 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Conditional review decisions in introductory tenancy cases following Camden v Stafford.”
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Zenith Chambers, 5th July 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“Residents of a tower block near the Olympic Park will learn on Tuesday whether they have the right to challenge an unprecedented decision by the army to deploy high velocity missiles in a residential area.”
The Guardian,9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“National security doesn’t mean we should jettison our proud tradition of fair trials – peers must oppose this bill.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior judge has likened a ‘very rich’ couple to a pair of squabbling children as they fight over the fairness of their £26million divorce settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Downing Street will confirm the appointment of the United Kingdom’s most senior judge this month, resolving a behind-the-bench contest that could result in the first ever female president of the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Supreme Court has had its first (and perhaps last) look at an issue arising from the phone hacking litigation against the News of the World newspaper.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A Rio Ferdinand tweet shows there’s a difference in attitude on social media when it comes to some fundamental principles of our judicial process.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has lodged an appeal over his extradition from the UK to America with Europe’s human rights judges, the Home Office said today.”
The Independent, 9th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has told the House of Commons that she will not revisit plans to extradite Sheffield Hallam student Richard O’Dwyer to the US on copyright charges, saying the decision had ‘already been taken’.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Doctors will be banned from prescribing anti-ageing drugs like Botox on the phone or internet if they have not seen their patients face to face, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Libel law reformers miss the point when it comes to science: the proposed reforms are unlikely to make a jot of difference.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans to overhaul the court system to hold evening and weekend hearings, first introduced at the height of last summer’s riots and now being deployed for the Olympics, have met strong opposition from lawyers being forced to work longer hours.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Matthew Wright’s Channel 5 daytime show has been told it did not break any broadcasting regulations, despite running a survey that used the words ‘mong’, ‘spaz’ and ‘retard’.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two million unmarried couples should be given greater legal rights, the country’s top female judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Helena Kennedy QC presents a series uncovering the relationship between the UK’s financial and legal systems, between capitalism and the law and between freedom and justice.”
BBC Radio 4, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Families of missing people will be given greater support when a loved one goes missing with today’s announcement that the Government will introduce a certificate of presumed death – through legislation.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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