“The shocking catalogue of abuse at a care home first exposed by a TV investigation has been laid bare in a damning report.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Reforms to the efficiency of the administration of justice have increased the burdens on the judiciary at a time when their pay and pension packages are being cut, according to a report from the lord chief justice, Igor Judge.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2012
Source: www.gazette.co.uk
“Mr Justice Ryder’s report into the modernisation of Family Justice is published today (30 July) containing a series of proposals to improve the workings of Family Courts.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th July 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Many remand prisoners had a poorer regime and less support than sentenced prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a short thematic review.”
HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tens of thousands of remand prisoners who are yet to be convicted are treated far worse in jails in England and Wales than sentenced prisoners, according to an official watchdog report.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Family courts need a radical change of culture to combat ‘unacceptably long delays’ caused by a system struggling to cope with an influx of care cases following the Baby Peter tragedy and planned cuts to legal aid, the lord chief justice has said.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK should have a new ‘Copyright Hub’ to allow for rights holders to licence the use of their content through a simpler, more transparent and less costly system than currently exists, a report commissioned by the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Tonight (28 July) I am talking with Alex Novarese, Editor in Chief of Legal Week. The legal world is changing. Legal news reporting is changing – the way legal services are delivered is changing and even the Bar is getting in on the act to compete for work.”
Charon QC, 28th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Gambling laws are ‘outdated’ and ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with social and technological changes, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The CPS has tried to find ways of assessing the impact it has on improving the safety of the victims in cases of violence against women and girls.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report The Fact of Age: Review of case law and local authority practice since the Supreme Court judgment in R (A) v Croydon LBC [2009]. The report has been written by Laura Brownlees , an independent research and policy consultant, and Zubier Yazdani, a solicitor with Deighton Pierce Glynn.”
Family Law Week, 18th July 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Contrary to the claims of Civitas, prison is not the right place to rehabilitate the vast majority of offenders.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Publishers should develop new licensing models that would allow researchers to use computerised techniques to read information contained in journal articles at ‘realistic rates’, MPs have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation has released his report into the operation of terrorism law in 2011. The press release is here.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Some suspects arrested under terror laws should be released on bail, the independent reviewer on terrorism legislation has proposed.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Greater support needs to be given to vulnerable defendants in order for them to get a fair trial, particularly those with learning difficulties who may have problems understanding the process, a report by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) has warned.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“UK law makers and the judiciary should take note of new research that has claimed that a narrow reading of copyright law exceptions can result in an erosion of investment in new technologies, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Potential concentrations of media power should be subject to regular, formal reviews, communications regulator Ofcom concluded on Tuesday in a document compiled for culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tagging should be used more creatively not only to punish, but also to help change behaviour, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, publishing the report of an inspection on electronically monitored curfews.
Ministry of Justice, 14th June 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“More than half of electronically tagged criminals are breaking the terms of their curfews, raising questions about the effectiveness of one of the central planks of the Government’s criminal justice agenda. A report by the Inspectorate of Probation has found that 59 per cent of tagged offenders spent more than four hours away from home without authorisation.”
The Independent, 14th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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