special report – Page 7 – Current Awareness

Focus on Forensics – BBC Law in Action

Posted May 27th, 2008 in evidence, forensic science, special report by sally

“High-profile prosecutions have relied on DNA to convict the guilty. Steve Wright who murdered five women in Suffolk, and Mark Dixie the killer of Sally Anne Bowman, would probably not have been convicted without DNA evidence.

But the use of forensic evidence is not always so straight-forward in proving guilt, as Clive Coleman finds out when he debates the use of forensic techniques with a panel of experts.”

BBC Law in Action, 27th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Freedom Of Information: MPs reach end of road in battle over secret expenses – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2008 in expenses, freedom of information, parliament, special report by sally

“A request to see MPs’ expenses seemed innocuous enough. But, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, the Commons authorities decided to fight it tooth and nail.”

The Independent, 23rd May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Analysis: mistakes at the CPS have gone beyond a joke – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in Crown Prosecution Service, special report by sally

“When a hospital doctor picks up a patient’s file, he needs to see the patient’s medical history; what treatment is being given and what drugs have been prescribed. If the file is incomplete and can’t be relied on, the system would collapse. The same is true with court files. But in a damning report published today, the Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service found that most files – both in the magistrates’ courts and in the crown court – are incomplete.”

The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Called into battle – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2008 in care homes, disabled persons, elderly, solicitors, special report by sally

“Yvonne Hossack has become a hate figure for the establishment, but the fearless solicitor risking bankruptcy to challenge cuts and closure of care services tells David Brindle how she is driven on by ‘a more ancient set of laws’.”

The Guardian, 21st May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal Opinion: How accusations of TV fakery led to a libel action – The Independent

Posted May 21st, 2008 in defamation, media, special report by sally

“When West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service passed judgement publicly on the editing of ‘Undercover Mosque’, the programme-makers had no choice but to sue, writes their solicitor Nick Armstrong.”

The Independent, 21st May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Q&A: Abortion law – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2008 in abortion, special report by sally

“As MPs prepare to debate the upper time limit for abortions, what is the debate about and what are the current rules?”

BBC News, 20th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

No need to panic – he admires lawyers – The Times

Posted May 20th, 2008 in Legal Services Board, special report by sally

“Frances Gibb meets the first chairman of the new Legal Services Board who promises to get involved only when he has to …”

The Times, 20th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Gordon Brown accepts compromise over fathers to save key parts of embryo Bill – The Times

Posted May 19th, 2008 in embryology, special report by sally

“The Prime Minister has accepted that he will have to sacrifice a measure on parenthood in order to save legislation to allow new embryo research and treatments.”

The Times, 19th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Justice for children on trial – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 19th, 2008 in special report, young offenders, youth courts by sally

“Children’s author Anthony Horowitz spends a day in a juvenile court looking for some good news behind the recent horror stories.”

Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

One in three back carrying knives – The Guardian

Posted May 19th, 2008 in offensive weapons, special report by sally

“One in three young people living in cities thinks it is acceptable to carry a knife in self-defence because violence is so rife, according to research revealed today. Teenagers and twenty-somethings have lost faith in politicians, the police or schools to protect them and increasingly believe they need to be armed to defend themselves against people of their own age. Nearly half said they knew someone who had been a victim of knife crime.”

The Guardian, 18th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shifting sands – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 16th, 2008 in law centres, special report by sally

“Time may be running out for the pioneering law centres movement, born 40 years ago at the high point of 1960s idealism. Jon Robins reports on the sector’s struggle for survival.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Defying convention – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 16th, 2008 in bail, special report, terrorism by sally

“Releasing the ‘truly dangerous’ Abu Qatada on bail raises fundamental questions about Britain’s approach to confronting terrorism.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

When can papers you’re carrying be photoed? – BBC News Magazine

Posted May 15th, 2008 in confidentiality, privacy, special report by sally

“Two ministers have been left red-faced after documents taken to a Downing Street briefing were photographed and enlarged.”

BBC News Magazine, 14th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law lords hold key to islanders’ dream of return to paradise – The Guardian

Posted May 12th, 2008 in Chagos Islands, special report by sally

“Legal challenge may end 40 years of exile from Diego Garcia.”

The Guardian, 12th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Is this the end of the kiss-and-tell? – The Times

Posted May 12th, 2008 in privacy, special report by sally

“After J. K. Rowling’s first-round victory against the press, Graham Shear and Alison Green argue that celebrities now have a clear right to privacy.”

The Times, 9th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Freedom Of Information: Businesses must disclose what they tell ministers – The Independent

Posted May 9th, 2008 in freedom of information, government departments, special report by sally

“Secret deals between industry players and politicians have long been part of government business. Now, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, they will be subject to scrutiny.”

The Independent, 9th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

How did no-win no-fee change things? – BBC News Magazine

Posted May 7th, 2008 in fees, special report by sally

“It’s a decade since no-win no-fee rules were extended to most civil court cases, but what change has the now notorious “conditional fee agreement” brought?”

BBC News Magazine, 7th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lords linger over extreme porn definition – The Register

Posted May 7th, 2008 in parliament, pornography, special report by sally

“The camel that is the UK Government’s answer to what it terms ‘extreme porn’ lumbers onward. Although, by the time it escaped the Lords last week it really was beginning to look like a particularly moth-eaten dromedary.”

The Register, 5th May 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

How to make the LPC and BVC fees war work for you – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2008 in fees, legal education, special report by sally

“Rebecca Attwood looks at why there is such disparity in what colleges charge.”

The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Big Question: Are CCTV cameras a waste of money in the fight against crime? – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2008 in closed circuit television, crime, special report by sally

“Why are we asking this now?

This is one man’s view of how effective CCTV has been so far: ‘It’s been an utter fiasco: only 3 per cent of crimes were solved by CCTV. There’s no fear of CCTV. Why don’t people fear it? (They think) the cameras are not working.’ This is not some disgruntled or ill-informed citizen talking. The speaker is Detective Chief Inspector Mick Neville, head of the Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) at New Scotland Yard, speaking this week at a security World Conference.”

The Independent, 7th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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