“Copyright licensing processes in the UK could be more ‘streamlined, easier and cheaper to use’ than is currently the case, a report into the framework has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gary McKinnon is almost certain to be extradited to the US after a psychiatrist declared him fit to be sent abroad, despite the same doctor having said three years ago that the computer hacker was too great a suicide risk to be handed to American authorities.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said it made a ‘serious error’ in its handling of the Mark Duggan shooting.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jeremy Bamber, who was jailed for 26 years for killing five members of his own family, is launching another bid for freedom after evidence emerged that the assistant director of public prosecutions decided not to proceed with drug trafficking and fraud allegations against a key prosecution witness.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Jeremy Bamber: prosecutor’s correspondence with police – full documents
“People will have a legal ‘right to choose’ which schools and hospitals they use under new laws overhauling public services, David Cameron says today.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Insurers may have to pay out as much as £5bn to relatives of those who have died from asbestos-related cancers following a supreme court judgment that will benefit thousands of families.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A big shake-up of legal services has removed restrictions on where such products may be sold.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An article in the People newspaper claiming Charlotte Church had drunkenly proposed to her boyfriend at a pub karaoke night could be seen as defamatory because she was a ‘star’, a high court judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A student who made racially offensive comments about footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter has been jailed for 56 days – the latest case where a comment made on social media has landed someone in court.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A so-called legal high used as an alternative to ketamine will be the first drug to be banned under new government powers, the Home Office has said.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first three alternative business structures (ABS) to be licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been confirmed today (March 28), as the reforms ushered in by the Legal Services Act continue to gather pace.”
Legal Week, 28th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“It was coincidental that this cricket libel case and Lady Justice Arden’s speech on media intrusion and human rights ‘Striking the Balance’ came out on the same day.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Kenneth Clarke’s plans to toughen up community orders by tracking offenders with high-tech ankle tags and ensuring every sentence is a punishment could increase reoffending, the Government’s own impact assessment showed today.”
The Independent, 27th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) was long awaited; it took nearly two decades for the Law Commission’s proposals for codification of the common law on mental capacity to make their way onto the statute books. The MCA is generally considered to be quite progressive and I often hear it described as ‘empowering’ and granting people ‘rights to autonomy’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling which could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Court staff and lawyers have been forced to use Google Translate to communicate with non-English speaking defendants because of problems with the new interpreter service, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A supermarket does not have to hand over notes from discussions with witnesses to the Office of Fair Trading as part of an ongoing legal dispute because the information was protected by ‘litigation privilege’, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Consumers in England and Wales will find solicitors more competitive, more efficient and easier to access as new High Street providers are announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A terrorist suspect referred to as ‘BM’ has lost his legal challenge against a terrorism prevention measure imposed on him under new Government legislation to stop him travelling to Pakistan.”
The Independent, 27th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“New legislation should be introduced to force search engines to delete privacy-invasive material from search indexes if the companies do not take action voluntarily, a committee of MPs has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
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