Baby Peter social workers lose sacking appeal – BBC News
“Two of Baby Peter’s social workers have lost their appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that they were fairly sacked.”
BBC News, 25th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Woolf calls for restrictions on inquiries – The Lawyer
“Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf has called for the length and cost of public inquiries to be limited.”
The Lawyer, 25th May 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Courting publicity? The Supreme Court’s open door policy – Legal Week
“Three things in particular tend to surprise new visitors to the three-year-old Supreme Court. The first is that there are no secret tunnels to Parliament, which comes as a great disappointment to many school groups. The second is that the Justices sit on the same level as the rest of the court, rather than on a raised platform. And the third is that the best rooms in the house are reserved for the lawyers’ meeting spaces. The latter two point to a very conscious effort by the Law Lords to ensure that the building reflected the new institution’s overall approach, enshrined in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, of being ‘accessible, fair and efficient’.”
Legal Week, 24th May 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
The case for letting prisoners vote – UK Human Rights Blog
“Last Tuesday saw the latest episode in the prisoner voting legal saga with the European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber’s judgment reversing the Chamber judgment which found Italy’s automatic ban on voting for prisoners serving over 3 years in prison (and a lifetime ban with the possibility of future relief for those sentenced to more than 5 years) in breach of Article 3 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Enterprise Bill proposes radically reduced compensation awards and binding shareholder votes on pay – OUT-LAW.com
“A draft Bill designed to reform certain aspects of employment law and encourage ‘strong, sustainable’ economic growth contains a provision which would allow the Government to radically reduce compensation awards for unfair dismissal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Court cases hampered by translation failures – Daily Telegraph
“Up to 50 court cases a day were delayed or postponed because of failures by a translation contractor to provide an adequate service,.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police recorded 8,500 corruption allegations in three years – The Guardian
“The police watchdog has revealed how more than 8,500 allegations about corruption have been recorded by forces in England and Wales in three years – but only 13 police officers have been prosecuted and found guilty.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital allowed ‘careless’ surgeon to continue working after ‘potentially fatal’ error – Daily Telegraph
“A Hungarian surgeon with a limited command of English was allowed to continue practising for three years after mistakenly injecting carbolic acid into a small child with ‘potentially fatal’ consequences.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
We must defy Strasbourg on prisoner votes – Daily Telegraph
“The judges in Europe have exceeded their authority by trying to overrule British law – by David Davis and Jack Straw.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kevin Pietersen fined for Twitter comment on Nick Knight – BBC News
“Pietersen was docked an undisclosed sum for comments aimed at the ex-England opener during the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Postmistress murderer Robin Garbutt loses appeal – BBC News
“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death has lost a challenge against his murder conviction at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 24th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Payday loan firms agree to voluntary guidelines – The Guardian
“Payday loan companies have promised to improve the way they sell credit to borrowers under voluntary guidelines agreed with the government.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Yvonne Fletcher investigation renewed – The Guardian
“David Cameron announces detectives will fly to Libya in pursuit of information about the policewoman’s 1984 killing.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New licensing rules for children on reality TV – Daily Telegraph
“Children who appear on television talent shows or reality TV programmes will have to be licensed under Government plans to prevent them being exploited for ratings.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court case over drone strike ‘could force Britain to reveal intelligence exchanges with US’ – Daily Telegraph
“A court action brought by a Pakistani student whose father was killed in a suspected US missile strike last year could force Britain to reveal whether it gives America intelligence for drone attacks on terrorist suspects.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
You gotta fight for your employment rights – The Guardian
“The ‘fire at will’ employment proposals may have been doused, but that doesn’t mean employees are safe. They still have to fight their corner when it comes to dismissals.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police denied TV footage of Dale Farm evictions – UK Human Rights Blog
“The police failed to satisfy the court that their need for footage taken by TV organisations was likely to be of substantial value to criminal investigations and therefore would be a justified interference with the rights of a free press under Article 10 of the Human Rights Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Littlehey jail mutiny pair given longer sentences – The Independent
“Two convicted criminals who attacked prison officers and held a mutiny inside their jail have been handed longer sentences.”
The Independent, 24th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
RPC wins landmark media harassment case for Daily Mail – Law Society’s Gazette
“RPC has successfully defended Associated Newspapers in the first media harassment case to go to trial, after the newspaper group was sued by the partner of MP Chris Huhne, Carina Trimingham.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court clerk who was first to be jailed under Bribery Act has sentence cut – The Guardian
“A court clerk who made legal history when he became the first person to be jailed under new bribery legislation has had his sentence reduced by two years.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
