Improving the odds: how to write a good pupillage application – The Guardian
“Pupillage deadline is imminent. Pupil barrister Daniel Sokol’s main advice is not to be dull.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Prison is not working – it’s time for a rehabilitation revolution – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“For generations we have locked up people who have been convicted of committing criminal offences. It is expensive and hopeless and, for all but the most dangerous offenders, it is a waste of time and money. Countless schemes across the world have shown that cheaper community penalties have had the effect of rehabilitating offenders and reducing crime rates, as well as saving money. This month, Scotland will lead the way in proposing a radical overhaul of the treatment of female offenders that could be applied across the board.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th April 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Redressing the Democratic Deficit in Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“Who should decide questions of human rights, Parliament or the courts? Is there a democratic deficit in human rights? If so, how do we go about addressing it? These are just some of the many questions asked at the conference hosted by the Arts and Humanities Council on Redressing the Democratic Deficit in Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man jailed for photographing defendants in Truro court – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a day and fined £750 for contempt after taking a picture of two defendants inside a Cornwall court.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Earl of Cardigan loses paintings court battle – The Independent
“An aristocrat whose family name is famed for its link to the Charge of the Light Brigade today failed in a bid to prevent dozens of portraits of his ancestors being sold.”
The Independent, 20th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sofyen Belamouadden stabbing: three jailed for tube station murder – The Guardian
“Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Footballer rape trial: Ched Evans jailed five years, Clayton McDonald cleared – BBC News
“Footballer Ched Evans has been jailed for five years for raping a 19-year-old woman, while another player, Clayton McDonald, has been cleared.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family Mediation: a safe place to have a difficult conversation – Carol Rawlence – Ministry of Justice
“I originally came across mediation through Stephen Ruttle QC from Brick Court; he asked me to sit in on mediation and I could immediately see the positive and creative application of mediation for families. Family breakdown is not a legal issue but a relationship issue.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Why Should Family Lawyers be Interested in the Brighton Conference on the European Court of Human Rights? – Family Law Week
“Deirdre Fottrell, Barrister, of Coram Chambers considers the proposed reforms of the ECHR which are under consideration at the Brighton Conference and explains why they are of particular importance to family lawyers.”
Family Law Week, 19th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
View from Brighton offers little cheer for Abu Qatada – The Guardian
“If Strasbourg turns him down, the cleric could be deported more quickly than if he’d gone to the English appeal courts.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BOA expects to lose court battle with Wada over drugs ban – BBC News
“The British Olympic Association (BOA) believes it is likely to lose its legal battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), BBC Sport understands.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK vs. Strasbourg: don’t believe the hype – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Abu Qatada deadline debacle has once again thrust the European Court of Human Rights – and in particular, its relationship with the UK – into unwanted controversy just as European representatives gathered in Brighton to debate the Court’s future. This new fracas over the deportation of Abu Qatada has acted as a lightning rod for well-rehearsed criticisms of the Strasbourg Court – that it is a ‘meddling pseudo-judiciary’ and the enforcer of a villains’ charter.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Commission publishes research on European Court of Human Rights judgments relating to UK government – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“Research released by the Commission at this week’s Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, shows that just a tiny minority of rulings by the Strasbourg Court are against the UK government.”
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 19th April 2012
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Related link: The UK and the European Court of Human Rights (PDF)
Our criminal review body has led to dozens of convictions quashed – The Guardian
“The Home Office had abjectly failed victims of miscarriage. The CCRC is putting that right.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
On camera – what impact will televised court proceedings have on justice? – Legal Week
“Television cameras were yesterday allowed to record the sentencing of David Gilroy in the High Court in Edinburgh. This is the first time that sentencing in a UK court has been filmed for broadcast the same day – normally proceedings in Scotland are only occasionally filmed for documentaries to be broadcast weeks or months later and are heavily edited by lawyers involved in the case. Filming in most English courts has been banned since 1925.”
Legal Week, 19th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
OFT warns over ‘misleading’ business names – BBC News
“A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using ‘misleading or undesirable’ trading names.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian
“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor advocates dragging standards down, says BSB research – Law Society’s Gazette
“Low rates for criminal legal aid and the growing share of work taken by solicitor advocates are contributing to a decline in advocacy standards that is harming the administration of justice, according to a survey by the Bar Standards Board. The report, Perceptions of Criminal Advocacy, showed that over three-quarters (78%) of the 762 practitioners who completed an online survey felt that standards of advocacy have declined over the past five years. However, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson today condemned the study as ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘self serving’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th April 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
