Stephen Lawrence murder: Police inquiry ‘not corrupt’ – BBC News
“The Metropolitan Police was not corrupt in its handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, an internal report says.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Nottingham detective Trevor Gray jailed for rape – BBC News
“A detective with Nottinghamshire Police has been jailed for raping a woman in her home.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court dismisses disabled man’s care appeal in landmark ruling – The Guardian
“Judgment establishes that councils must not take cost into account when assessing disabled people’s care needs.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS Trust rapped on knuckles for refusing to reinstate union activist – UK Human Rights Blog
“R(on the application of Yunus Bakhsh) v Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust [2012] EWHC 1445 (Admin). This fascinating short judgment explores the extent to which a judicial review claim, or a free-standing claim under the Human Rights Act, may be precluded by a statute covering the same issue.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Assange: does it matter if ministers mislead Parliament? – UK Human Rights Blog
“Today, the Supreme Court held that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden for alleged rape. This is subject to further submissions on one point (concerning the Vienna Convention on Treaties), well covered by Joshua Rozenberg in his post on the lively proceedings when the judgment was handed down. The whole of the appeal turned on one technical point, simple to state, but it took the Court 266 paragraphs to answer. Was the European Arrest Warrant which triggered the extradition request signed by a ‘judicial authority,’ given that it was signed by a prosecutor?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
An uncertain future for trainee solicitors: it’s all about the money, money, money – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“On 17 May 2012 the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced their decision to abolish the current minimum wage for trainee solicitors (the current minimum salary for trainee solicitors is £18,590 in Central London and £16,650 outside of London). From 1 August 2014 law firms will be able to pay trainee solicitors the national minimum hourly rate of £6.08. These changes to remuneration will cause additional barriers to access a career in law and will subsequently have a negative impact on the legal profession with a less diverse and equal workforce.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th May 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
The Law Commission’s review of Health and Social Care Regulation – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“I attended an interesting seminar yesterday evening hosted by Blake Lapthorn solicitors. Frances Patterson QC, one of the Law Commissioners, spoke about the LC’s current review of Health and Social Care Regulation.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th May 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Mayor Boris Johnson to review police anti-racism measures – BBC News
“London mayor Boris Johnson has ordered a review of anti-racism reforms within the Metropolitan Police. It will look at measures put in place as a result of the race and faith inquiry – set up by the mayor in 2008.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor accused of playing golf while charging £300 an hour wins libel damages – Daily Telegraph
“A solicitor wrongly accused by a millionaire client of charging him £300 an hour for legal work whilst playing golf has won an apology and substantial damages after succeeding in his libel action.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
OFT refers ‘dysfunctional’ car insurers to Competition Commission – Daily Telegraph
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has provisionally decided to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission after it found evidence that insurers compete in a ‘dysfunctional way’ that pushes up premiums by £225m a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Julian Assange’s extradition stayed thanks to quick legal footwork – The Guardian
“Dinah Rose QC buys her client another two weeks – much to the supreme court’s embarrassment.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Protester John Catt loses database fight – The Independent
” An 87-year-old political campaigner has lost a legal action to have details about his attendance at various protests removed from a police ‘extremism’ database.”
The Independent, 30th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle house campaigners win court ruling – BBC News
“A High Court judge has ruled that plans to develop the former home of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘must be quashed.’ ”
BBC News, 30th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoJ answers key QOCS questions – Law Society’s Gazette
“The government has answered some of the fundamental questions about how its new system for transferring the costs burden in personal injury cases will work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Justice and Security Bill: The Government is not for turning – UK Human Rights Blog
“Publishing the Justice and Security Bill this morning, the Secretary of State for Justice said ‘I have used the last few months to listen to the concerns of … civil liberties campaigners with whom I usually agree.’ There are many people who today would sorely like to agree that Ken has listened and has taken their concerns on board. Unfortunately, the Government’s analysis remains fundamentally flawed. The Green Paper was clearly a ‘big ask’. There have undoubtedly been significant changes made from the proposals in the Green Paper. However, the secret justice proposals in the Justice and Security Bill remain fundamentally unfair, unnecessary and unjustified.”
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Unfair contract terms mean bookmaker cannot rely on online term for loss-making trades made by boy, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“A man who blamed his girlfriend’s five year old son for making loss-making trades in expensive natural resources through his online betting account is not bound by a term he agreed to on a website stating that he would be deemed to have authorised all trading made under his account number, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Julian Assange loses extradition fight – The Independent
” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.”
The Independent, 30th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Secret courts bill U-turn fails to silence critics – The Guardian
“Civil rights groups have condemned the justice and security bill, despite a series of government concessions over secret courts.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother spared jail after plant food poisons son – The Guardian
“A mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking poisonous plant food has walked free from court.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kidney failure patient forced to have dialysis – Daily Telegraph
“The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had resisted dialysis and doctors believe that without it he will die within weeks. Managers at the hospital where he is being treated applied to the Court of Protection for legal permission to use proportionate restraint, if necessary, to force him to have the life saving treatment.”
Daiy Telegraph, 29th May 2012
Source: www.telegrpah.co.uk
