Fatal Croydon attack dog’s owner avoids jail – BBC News
“A former Army paratrooper whose dog fatally mauled a woman at her home in south London has avoided jail.”
BBC News, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Drug-driving law could be toughened – The Guardian
“The government is assembling a panel of experts to look at introducing a law against taking drugs and driving, and to assess the means of testing and the possible legal limits for motorists.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police face clampdown on contact with journalists – Daily Telegraph
“Elizabeth Filkin, the former parliamentary commissioner for standards, is expected to reveal details of a new framework for officers talking to news outlets. Her report is one of several inquiries launched in the wake of Scotland Yard’s phone-hacking investigation, which has unearthed allegations of payments to officers from journalists.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Change in double jeopardy law led to Gary Dobson’s retrial – The Guardian
“Gary Dobson could never have been convicted of murdering Stephen Lawrence nearly 19 years ago if the law had not been changed in 2003.”
The Guardian, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Death fire fiance jailed for life – The Independent
” A woman has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years after she murdered her fiance by locking him in a storeroom at his workplace and setting fire to the building.”
The Independent, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence murder: Dobson and Norris found guilty – BBC News
“Two men have been convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after he was stabbed to death at a south London bus stop. Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty by an Old Bailey jury after a trial based on forensic evidence.”
BBC News, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Air Transport Association of America v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (International Air Transport Association and others, intervening – WLR Daily
“Certain principles and provisions of international law could be relied upon to assess the validity of Parliament and Council Directive 2008/101/EC amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community. Examination of Directive 2008/101 in the light of those principles and provisions disclosed no factor affecting the Directive’s validity.”
WLR Daily, 21st December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Policy, possession and proportionality – Nearly Legal – UK Human Rights Blog
“This was a rolled up permission to appeal and appeal hearing (on which more later) for appeal to a Circuit Judge from a possession order made by a District Judge at Bromley. At issue was whether the District Judge was wrong to reject a) a proportionality defence and b) a gateway B public law defence arising from Lewisham’s failure to follow its own policy. It is interesting as an example of proportionality/gateway B defences in action in the County Court, but also somewhat frustrating, for reasons which will become clear.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Smells and mosquitoes but no extra damages under the Human Rights Act – UK Human Rights Blog
“An operator carrying out activities authorised by legislation is immune from common law nuisance liability unless the claimant can prove negligence. Any damages for such a nuisance will constitute ‘sufficient just satisfaction’ for the purpose of the Human Rights Act; even if breach of a Convention right is proved, no further remedy will be available.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
TUPE service provision protections cannot apply where client also changes, tribunal says – OUT-LAW.com
“Employees of a service provider cannot take advantage of legal protections designed to ensure their rights are not affected when the company they work for is taken over by a new owner when the client that services are being provided to changes at the same time, a tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd December 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Government to ban payment surcharges before end of 2012 – OUT-LAW.com
“Companies will be prohibited from charging consumers “excessive” payment surcharges before the end of next year, the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd December 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Parliament’s moral duty on assisted dying – The Guardian
“There has been a lull in the media recently about the rights and wrongs of assisted dying, but the conflict is sure to break out again with the imminent publication of the report from Lord Falconer’s commission, established to consider changes to the law.”
The Guardian, 1st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tax office ‘investigating Premier League footballers’ perks’ – The Guardian
“Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is investigating Premier League footballers and their clubs over alleged ‘secret perks’ enjoyed by players and their families, according to reports.”
The Guardian, 1st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met Police corruption: Officers allowed to resign – BBC News
“More than 130 Metropolitan Police (Met) officers were allowed to resign rather than facing misconducts panels over the last year, figures have shown.”
BBC News, 2nd January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London Low Emission Zone for large vans and minibuses – BBC News
“Large vans and minibuses which are more than 10 years old are facing a new charge of £100 a day in Greater London, if they fail to meet pollution limits.”
BBC News, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nearly 1,000 serving police officers and PCSOs have a criminal record – Daily Telegraph
“Forces across England and Wales employ policemen and women with convictions including burglary, causing death by careless driving, robbery, supplying drugs, domestic violence, forgery and perverting the course of justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Subletting council houses could become criminal offence – The Guardian
“Council tenants are to be banned from subletting their properties as the government prepares to introduce criminal offences to crack down on the ‘scandal’ of housing tenancy fraud and abuse.”
The Guardian, 1st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Social care leaving elderly to suffer ‘terrible abuse’, says expert coalition – The Guardian
“The government and opposition are being urged to overhaul England’s ‘failing’ social care system, which experts say is leaving 800,000 elderly people ‘lonely, isolated and at risk’. In a letter published in the Telegraph a group of more than 60 government advisers, charity directors and independent experts said failure to meet the challenge of an ageing population was resulting in ‘terrible examples of abuse and neglect’.”
The Guardian, 3rd January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Change ‘unsafe’ law on assisted dying, says ex police chief – The Independent
“The law on assisted dying is ‘incoherent and unsafe’ and must be changed, the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair warns today, ahead of a landmark report on helping the terminally ill to take their own lives.”
The Independent, 1st Janaury 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Appeals soar after secret courts are opened to public – The Independent
“The number of appeals against deprivation of liberty orders has surged in the aftermath of a controversial Court of Protection case championed by The Independent, new figures show.”
The Independent, 2nd January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
