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Allow assisted suicide for those with less than a year to live – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2012 in assisted suicide, news, reports by sally

“The independent Commission on Assisted Dying, whose members include several prominent peers and medics, wants GPs to be able to prescribe lethal doses of medication for dying people to take themselves. The report, published today, calls for the ‘inadequate and incoherent’ law against assisted suicide to be scrapped following a series of high profile cases where patients have used the Dignitas suicide clinic to take their own lives.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government launches appeal against solar tariff ruling – BBC News

Posted January 4th, 2012 in appeals, energy, news by sally

“The government has launched an appeal against a High Court ruling that blocked its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.”

BBC News, 4th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Joey Barton’s appeal against red card rejected by Football Association – The Guardian

Posted January 4th, 2012 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, news, sport, violence by sally

“Joey Barton’s appeal against his red card for violent conduct in QPR’s match against Norwich City has been dismissed by the Football Association.”

The Guardian, 4th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Filkin report on Met police links with journalists: key recommendations – The Guardian

Posted January 4th, 2012 in conflict of interest, media, news, police by sally

“Elizabeth Filkin, the former parliamentary commissioner for standards, has recommended ‘more, not less’ communication between the police and journalists in her report on the Metropolitan police’s relationship with the media. Filkin made seven key recommendations, including one that requires all Scotland Yard officers and staff who meet members of the press to make a personal note of that meeting for their line manager.”

The Guardian, 4th Janaury 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gary Dobson and David Norris jailed for Stephen Lawrence murder – The Independent

Posted January 4th, 2012 in inquiries, murder, news, police, racism, sentencing by sally

” The judge in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial urged police today not to “close the file” on catching the rest of his killers. Mr Justice Treacy made his appeal as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe said that the remaining culprits ‘should not rest easily in their beds’. It is understood that police plan to meet next week to assess where the case stands. Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35, received life sentences at the Old Bailey today for the racist murder of Mr Lawrence nearly 19 years ago.”

The Independent, 4th January 2012

Source: www.indpendent.co.uk

Judge slams ‘blah blah blah’ court papers – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 4th, 2012 in courts, Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, indictments, judges, news by sally

“A judge told prosecutors to act more seriously after court papers included the words ‘blah, blah, blah’ and ‘yakkity schmakitty’ in them.”

Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Djanogly: Reform to solicitors to give UK consumers greater choice – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 4th, 2012 in alternative business structures, competition, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“UK consumers and businesses will find solicitors’ firms more competitive, more accessible and more efficient following new reforms to legal services. From today, radical reforms to the legal sector are being accelerated by the addition of the Solicitors Regulation Authority to the licensing authorities for the new Alternative Business Structures (ABSs).”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 3rd January 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Dr Naik, hate speech and the principle of expectation – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 4th, 2012 in freedom of expression, immigration, inciting religious hatred, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the exclusion of an Indian Muslim public speaker from the United Kingdom after making statements which breached the Home Office’s ‘unacceptable behaviours policy’ was lawful, and that any interference with his rights was justified.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 29th December 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Fatal Croydon attack dog’s owner avoids jail – BBC News

Posted January 4th, 2012 in animal cruelty, community service, dogs, news by sally

“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

Drug-driving law could be toughened – The Guardian

Posted January 4th, 2012 in drug offences, news, road safety by sally

“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

Posted January 4th, 2012 in conflict of interest, media, news, police by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in double jeopardy, murder, news by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in arson, murder, news, sentencing by sally

” 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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in double jeopardy, evidence, forensic science, murder, news, racism by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in aircraft, carbon dioxide emissions, EC law, law reports, news by sally

Air Transport Association of America v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (International Air Transport Association and others, intervening); (Case C-366/10); [2011] WLR (D) 386

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in appeals, defences, housing, news, proportionality, repossession by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in damages, human rights, negligence, news, nuisance, water companies by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in news, transfer of undertakings, tribunals by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in consumer protection, EC law, news by sally

“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

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in assisted suicide, euthanasia, news, parliament, reports by sally

“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

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