“Subscribers to four of the UK’s biggest internet service providers will have to ‘opt in’ if they want to view sexually explicit websites, as part of government-sponsored curbs on online pornography.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A couple said to have swapped the identity of their dead baby daughter to her twin sister in a bid to cover injuries they inflicted have been jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 10th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Who will replace Lord Phillips when he retires as the Supreme Court’s president?”
The Guardian, 10th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pensioner was fined £75 for brushing his pet dog and leaving fur on the ground in a public park.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into how ITV mistakenly included video game footage in a documentary that supposedly showed the IRA shooting down a helicopter with weapons supplied by Muammar Gaddafi.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Organisations do not have to issue all the information stored in complaint files in order to comply with individuals’ personal data access requests, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“An employer cannot rely ‘blindly’ on its medical advisers when deciding if an employee is eligible for an ill-health early retirement pension, the pensions watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A proposal to retain DNA samples taken from people who have been arrested but not charged with a crime for up to five years has come under criticism from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The Conservatives want to replace the Human Rights Act with a British version. Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti and Tory MP Dominic Raab go head to head.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Reliance on evidence that emerged from questioning a person without access to a lawyer did not invariably breach the right to a fair trial under Article 6. The principle established by Salduz v Turkey (36391/02) (2009) 49 EHRR 19 did not apply to questioning outside a police station.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Magistrates’ powers to sentence offenders to up to 12 months in prison are to be retained following a climbdown by the Ministry of Justice in the wake of the summer riots.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Provocative billboard adverts are to be banned amid growing fears over the sexualisation of children.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Continuing to make payments towards a school rebuilt through a project finance initiative (PFI) arrangement once that school has converted to academy status will not cause local authorities to break the law, an expert has told the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“BT and TalkTalk have been granted permission to appeal against their failed legal challenge to the Digital Economy Act, which is central to the government’s attempts to curb illegal downloading.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Director of Public Prosecutions has committed to making the Crown Prosecution Service entirely digital by April 2012.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th October 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“In his Conservative Party Conference speech the Prime Minister David Cameron signalled his strong support for the legalisation of gay marriage.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Unicef has criticised the UK judicial system for locking up children allegedly involved in the August riots and warned ministers that they are likely to be in breach of their UN obligations to children’s rights.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice minister Nick Herbert today called for magistrates’ courts to be opened during the night and at weekends.”
The Independent, 9th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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