Policing and Justice Conference 2012 – Ministry of Justice
“Crispin Blunt speaks at the Policing and Justice Conference 2012.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Category: news
UK bill of rights commission should open up – The Guardian
“Things have been quiet recently on the commission on a bill of rights front, with media attention focused on the upcoming Brighton conference on European court of human rights reform and the growing controversy over the justice and security green paper. But this important commission only has 10 months left to publish its report, and it should be courting public attention, not avoiding it.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dolan v Corby: Opening the Door to Confusion in the Test for Occupation Orders? – Family Law Week
“Eleanor Fletcher and Juliet Chapman, barristers, of Lamb Building explore how far the Court of Appeal’s latest guidance for granting exclusionary occupation orders is consistent with its previous dicta.”
Family Law Week, 5th March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
National roll-out of ‘Clare’s Law’ disclosure scheme delayed – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has delayed the national roll-out of ‘Clare’s Law’, a scheme under which people would be able to ask the police if their partners have a history of domestic violence.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Can UK courts pass judgment on due process in other Convention countries? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that domestic courts may refuse to recognise a judgment of another Convention country on the basis that it failed to respect the fair trial principles in Article 6.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sex offenders can be removed from register – The Independent
“Paedophiles and rapists will be eligible to have their names removed from the sex offenders’ register after 15 years under plans announced yesterday by the Home Office.”
The Independent, 6th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Another step forward for libel reform – The Guardian
“With the Leveson inquiry into media ethics and practices attracting so much attention, it was easy to overlook another contribution to the debate about media law last week: the government’s response to the draft defamation bill.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Treatment of elderly amounts to torture, says equality watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“The treatment of elderly people in care is now so bad that it meets the legal definition of torture, the Government’s human rights watchdog said on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby P’s father gets £75,000 damages in People libel case – The Guardian
“The father of Baby P has been awarded £75,000 in damages after the People falsely claimed he was a convicted sex offender.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Arran Coghlan: Court orders businessman to lose home – BBC News
“A businessman, cleared of three murder charges and drugs dealing, has been ordered to hand his home to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca).”
BBC News, 5th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Staines woman dressed as boy jailed for sex assaults – BBC News
“A ‘deceptive and deceitful’ woman who disguised herself as a boy to date female Facebook friends has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 5th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ITV News report to be investigated after reporter uses term ‘coloured’ – The Guardian
“Ofcom has launched an investigation into the use of the word ‘coloured’ in an ITV News report on racism in football. The offensive term was used during a report by Richard Pallot, an ITV News reporter, while covering the racism in football summit at Downing Street late last month.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Witchcraft murder couple jailed for life – The Guardian
“A couple have been jailed for life for torturing and drowning a teenage boy they accused of being a witch.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist banned from outings after Hull cinema toilet voyeurism – BBC News
“A convicted rapist has been barred from going out in public after he spied on a girl in a Hull cinema toilet while on an escorted trip from a secure unit.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Local planning authorities’ acceptance of cheques in place of green space undertakings is contrary to guidance says judge – OUT-LAW.com
“It is ‘extremely surprising’ that some local authorities accept cheques from developers making planning applications to compensate for the effect of a development on green space, according to a report of the ruling.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Localism’ too vague to measure planning applications by, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“‘Localism’ is not a concept against which planning applications can be measured, the High Court has said in a decision which has quashed a decision letter which had refused planning application for a development.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
The new EU data protection framework: uniform, prescriptive and ambitious – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“These are truly exhilarating times for the data protection world. Viviane Reding’s recent announcement of the Commission’s proposal for a fully harmonised European data protection framework had the connotations of an Olympic opening ceremony – the years of hard work in preparation for this moment, the sense of achievement in the face of challenge and the triumphant belief that something memorable is going to come out of this. Only the big drums and the flame were missing. The jury is now out but this is without a doubt the most significant global legislative development affecting the collection, use and protection of personal information of the past 15 years.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Prisoner Russell Knaggs jailed for Colombia drugs plot – BBC News
“The ringleader of a gang found guilty of plotting to import five tonnes of cocaine to the UK from Colombia, has been jailed for 20 years.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
