Two Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 30 July (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 30 July (PDF)
11 KBW, July 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Category: news
Life sentences for brothers who beheaded man and set light to body – The Guardian
“Two brothers have been jailed for life for the murder of a man whose decapitated body was set alight in a town centre.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five HS2 challenges granted December court hearings – OUT-LAW.com
“Five cases being brought against the Government’s flagship high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will be heard in December, the High Court has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
High court maintains anonymity orders despite injunctions being lifted – The Gaurdian
“The high court has maintained the anonymity of several sports stars and public figures even though their privacy injunctions have been lifted.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Qatada seeks judicial review of detention – The Guardian
“The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada, who has spent more than six years in detention, will on Tuesday launch a fresh bid for release. Qatada’s lawyers will apply to the high court for a writ of habeas corpus and permission to launch a judicial review of his continuing detention while he fights deportation to Jordan to stand trial on terrorist charges.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Network access charges imposed by BT on rivals were unjustified, Court of Appeal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“The prices that BT charged rivals to access parts of its network to provide services to their subscribers were not justified, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Met win Glenn Mulcaire statement access – The Independent
“The Metropolitan Police have won access to a witness statement filed by private investigator Glenn Mulcaire relating to who instructed him to intercept PR consultant Nicola Phillips’s voicemail.”
The Independent, 30th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gillingham FC ‘racially victimised Mark McCammon’ – BBC News
“A black footballer’s dismissal by his club was unfair racial victimisation, a tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 30th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
LSB sets the complaint handling agenda – Legal Service Board
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is reminding all regulators of their important role in making sure lawyers deal properly with complaints – and stressing the need for both regulators and lawyers to learn from what they reveal.”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 30th July 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
New video games age-rating regime comes into force – OUT-LAW.com
“Retailers that supply age-rated video games to children who are below the specified age could face up to six months in jail and a £5,000 fine under a new age classification regime in operation in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Rachel Hewitt jailed for cancer lies to police colleagues – BBC News
“A police officer who took time off work after falsely claiming her daughter had cancer has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 30th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Rule of Law and its Enemies: The Landscape of Law – Gresham College Lecture
“The historian Niall Ferguson delivers a lecture, recorded at Gresham College in the heart of legal London, addressing the relationship between the nature of law and economic success. He examines the rule of law in comparative terms, asking how far the common law’s claims to superiority over other systems are credible. Are we living through a time of creeping legal degeneration in the English-speaking world?”
Lecture by Professor Niall Ferguson
Gresham College, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
Section 38(6) Applications – Further fine-tuning – Family Law Week
“Sally Gore, barrister, of 14 Gray’s Inn Square, examines developments concerning applications for assessment under section 38(6) of the Children Act 1989 culminating in the Court of Appeal’s clarification in S (A Child) [2011].”
Family Law Week, 27th July 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Lawcast 218: John Cooper QC on the #Twitterjoketrial judgment – Charon QC
“The judgment in the #twitterJoketrial is an important one for Paul Chambers who has been acquitted and can now get on with his life without the stain of criminal conviction hanging over his head.”
Charon QC, 28th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Preparing for the on-line processing of family and civil legal aid claims: action required from all chambers that undertake legal aid work – The Bar Council
“The Legal Services Commission (LSC) are developing a new online system (the Client and Cost Management System – CCMS).”
The Bar Council, 27th July 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
English law is fair to women, not ‘unfair’ to Muslims – Daily Telegraph
“This country recognises the equal rights of husband and wife in a divorce, so will not recognise a prenup agreement that is unfair to the woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lasting Power of Attorney goes digital – Ministry of Justice
“People will be able to use a simpler and quicker system to apply for their loved ones to legally manage their affairs under Government plans put out for consultation today.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Mother-of-eight Shamim Akhtar jailed for drugging daughter – The Independent
“A grandmother has been jailed for four years for kidnapping and drugging her own daughter after she refused to marry the man her family wanted her to.”
The Independent, 27th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Blacklisted builders launch mass legal action against Sir Robert McAlpine – The Guardian
“Workers blacklisted by the construction industry over more than three decades have launched a high court claim against industry giant Sir Robert McAlpine, the Tory donor and builder of the Olympic Stadium, for conspiring with other firms to keep them out of work.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
