Woman jailed for killing pensioner – The Independent
“A woman who bludgeoned a pensioner to death was today jailed for life.”
The Independent, 6th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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The case for code – The Guardian
“The common law leads to complexity. Is that always a good thing?”
The Guardian, 6th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Removing restrictions on national pensions scheme to boost take-up would be unlawful, Government says – OUT-LAW.com
“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
Thank god inquests are still open, but can we have some consistency please? – The Guardian
“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
Sticking to our principles – The Bar Council
“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 report on consumer needs from legal information sources – Legal Services Board
“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
Secret courts, drones and international law – BBC Law in Action
“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
Criticisms remain as dust settles on secret trials bill – UK Human Rights Blog
“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
Cat-swinging case thrown out – The Independent
“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
Gangmasters caught running illegal labour teams escape prosecution – Daily Telegraph
“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
Details of innocent people are still being held on DNA database – The Independent
“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
Let victims of crime track case online, says thinktank – The Guardian
“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
The air that we breathe: NGO’s appeal dismissed – UK Human Rights Blog
“A newsflash, really, confirming that ClientEarth’s claim for a declaration and mandatory order against Defra in respect of air pollution was refused by the Court of Appeal, in line with the judgment below. And the lack of a link to the CA’s judgment because it is not available, I imagine, because the judgment was extempore, and it is being transcribed at the moment. Sadly, that does not necessarily mean it gets onto the public access site, Bailli, in due course: the first instance decision still languishes on subscription-only sites. So all I know is that ClientEarth’s appeal did not find favour with Laws and Pitchford LJJ, sitting with Sir John Chadwick, but this, as ClientEarth explains, may not be the end of the line.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Number Ten needs its own lawyer, says leading QC – BBC News
“A former legal adviser at the Foreign Office has said that legal issues are not addressed as effectively as they might be at the heart of government because the Prime Minister does not have a lawyer among his immediate circle of advisers.”
BBC News, 5th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GMC investigators to spot underperforming doctors – The Guardian
“The medical regulator is to deploy new regional officers to take a lead in investigating concerns about NHS doctors and GPs before official complaints are made, in an effort to spot earlier those medics who are not up to the job.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man cleared of Bedford lake murder wins libel against police – BBC News
“The boyfriend of a woman found dead in a lake in Bedford has won a libel action against police who claimed he probably killed her.”
BBC News, 1st June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Society responds to training review – Law Society’s Gazette
“Bottlenecks in the legal training system are inevitable so long as there are more aspiring entrants to the profession than the market can employ, the Law Society points out in its first formal response to the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR). ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Payments to funded unapproved retirement benefit schemes attract NI contributions as earnings, court says – OUT-LAW.com
“Payments made by an employer for the benefit of an employee into a funded unapproved retirement benefit scheme (FURBS) are classed as ‘earnings’ on which the employer must pay national insurance contributions (NICs), the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
