“The civil and family court system is facing the prospect of chaos as the government prepares to cut face-to-face counter services and problems persist at the Salford civil claims centre, lawyers have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is to make a renewed attempt to deport Abu Qatada after judges at the European court of human rights rejected his appeal to the Strasbourg court.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A hospital doctor who took handfuls of pain killers and injected himself with drugs before work each morning was rightly struck off for his ‘blatant disregard for patient safety’, the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Mental Capacity Act 2005 contains detailed provision for advance decisions – otherwise known as advance directives: see ss 24, 25 and 26. These are statements made by a person when capacitous, which may apply when the person loses capacity. If they are ‘valid and applicable’ they have the same effect as if made by that person capacitously. A competent patient has the right to refuse even life-sustaining treatment.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th May 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Nine men have received heavy jail sentences at Liverpool crown court for their part in a child sexual exploitation gang that groomed young vulnerable girls in Rochdale.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prisoners who take jobs outside jail have launched a High Court challenge to keep a great share of their wages, claiming too much goes to victim support.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Earlier this month the Association of British Insurers announced the latest extension on the moratorium on the use of genetic test results for insurance purposes. But is this ‘Concordat’ sufficient protection? Genetic technologies are becoming increasingly available and profound questions are arising in relation to life and health insurance and employability as genetic screening becomes cheaper and widespread.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The father of Stephen Lawrence renewed his criticisms of the criminal justice system today after it emerged that the Spectator magazine faces a maximum £5,000 fine over an article written by Rod Liddle that jeopardised the trial of two of the black teenager’s racist killers.”
The Independent, 9th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A couple accused of abusing their baby after 17 fractures were discovered have welcomed a court ruling which found that the fractures were not caused by abuse but by the bone-weakening disease rickets.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Television cameras are to be allowed to film courts in England and Wales for the first time, it has been announced in the Queen’s Speech. What can be learned from the experience in the United States and Scotland?”
BBC News, 10th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Bill to protect freedom of speech and reform the libel laws is to be introduced into Parliament, it was announced in the Queen’s Speech.”
The Independent, 9th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lords reform takes centre stage in legislative agenda, alongside measures to support families, change employment law and reform pensions”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Queen’s speech 2012 – full text
“An American expert in violent self-defence has been excluded from entering the UK by the Home Office.”
BBC News, 9th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Joanna Grandfield, Associate (barrister), 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, 8th May 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“Hundreds of suspected war criminals have tried to settle in Britain in recent years but only a dozen have been banned from the country and some have been allowed to stay on human rights grounds.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The official assessment of the risks involved in the government’s NHS shakeup will never be published after the cabinet exercised its rare right of veto to keep it secret.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An internet ‘troll’ who tried to drive the Conservative MP Louise Mensch off Twitter by sending her an email threatening the lives of her children has been warned he could be jailed for six months.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“They may spend millions of pounds on advertising campaigns featuring mustachioed opera singers and cheeky meerkats, but some of the nation’s most popular comparison websites have been accused of breaking the law by denying access to more than 12m consumers with disabilities.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“If lawyers are preparing David Cameron for his appearance before Lord Justice Leveson, they are on perilous ground.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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