“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the latest key financial remedies cases.”
Family Law Week, 6th June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“A man was convicted of an assault after he bragged to friends on Facebook during his trial that he thought he had got away with it.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An art teacher at an independent girls’ school who was sacked after becoming pregnant has won her case of unfair dismissal.”
The Independent, 6th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Third parties should be able to complain about lawyers to the Legal Ombudsman, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Last week the UN Human Rights Commissioner published the draft report of the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UK’s human rights record (draft report here, webcast of the UPR session here). The UPR involves delegations from UN member states asking questions and make recommendations to the UK government on the protection of human rights, which the government will consider before providing its response. The report is extremely wide-ranging, perhaps to its detriment, though many valuable and interesting insights are provided.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Parents who coerce their children to marry will face jail under moves to be set out tomorrow by David Cameron.”
The Independent, 7th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two cyber criminals have been jailed for setting up a website that enabled credit card fraud totalling more than £26.9m.”
BBC News, 6th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who bludgeoned a pensioner to death was today jailed for life.”
The Independent, 6th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The common law leads to complexity. Is that always a good thing?”
The Guardian, 6th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government will ‘reflect further’ on calls to remove restrictions on a new national pension scheme. However, it would be unlawful for it to do so simply to increase participation, it has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Thanks either to coalition politics or press pressure, proposals for ‘secret’ inquests were last week ceremoniously ditched from the justice and security bill.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Examining the LSB’s commitment to standards and to quality; the LSB decision to continue to permit referral fees; and a meeting with the new Chief Executive of the Legal Services Commission.”
Full story (PDF)
The Bar Council, June 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“LSB publishes report which explores the types of information consumers need to help them address legal issues they face.”
Understanding consumer needs from legal information sources: final report (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 6th June 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“In the first of a new series Joshua Rozenberg talks to Sir Daniel Bethlehem the former principal legal advisor at the Foreign Office. He asks him about the changing face of international law and its effect on the making of foreign policy, including the rise in litigation against the government on foreign matters. He also asks about international law and the use of drones, and the government’s Justice and Security bill and why Sir Daniel thinks the measures laid out there are necessary.”
BBC Law in Action, 5th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In stark contrast to the pageantry surrounding the Royal Jubilee, here is a somewhat sombre update on the Justice and Security Bill, which was published on 28 May 2012 and is currently receiving its second reading in the House of Lords. The Bill aims to introduce Close Material Procedures, that is secret hearings, into civil trials.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The case against a man accused of swinging a cat by its tail in the street was thrown out of court today because of a lack of evidence.”
The Independent, 1st June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Hundreds of gangmasters caught running illegal migrant labour squads are avoiding prosecution, it can be revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government is failing to delete innocent people from Britain’s vast DNA database, according to figures released today which shows that nearly 70,000 under-16s have now had their genetic fingerprints recorded.”
The Independent, 5th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track their case online from the moment it is reported to the point when justice is served, a thinktank has said.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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