Man jailed for life for lecturer’s murder in south London – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a university lecturer in Merton, south London.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
The rise of covert recordings in family proceedings – Family Law
‘Last week Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division of the High Court, said that covert recording had become a ‘much more pressing issue’ in family proceedings. In particular he highlighted the increased prevalence of recordings of children, other family members and even professionals being placed before the courts as evidence to support one party’s position or to undermine the others.’
Family Law, 27th October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Public Law Podcast Seminar on Radicalisation Part 1: Civil Law and Closed Hearing – UK Human Rights Blog
The first episode from the Public Law Seminar given by members of 1 Crown Office Row is now available for podcast download here or from iTunes under Law Pod UK. Look for Episode 13: Tackling radicalisation through the civil courts.
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th October 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court: TV formats can be protected by copyright even if elements of the shows are spontaneous or changeable – OUT-LAW.com
‘Media companies that create TV game or quiz shows can win copyright protection for the format of those programmes in certain circumstances, the High Court in London has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Pentonville Prison murder: Anonymous witness’s identity revealed – BBC News
‘An anonymous witness in the Pentonville prison murder trial pulled out of giving evidence when his cover was blown after less than an hour in court.’
BBC News, 25th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Violence and self-harm in UK prisons continue to surge – The Guardian
‘Violence in prisons has increased to record levels, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Justice, with 27,193 incidents of assault and serious assault in the year to June 2017.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Luton woman jailed for at least 22 years after admitting sister’s murder – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years after admitting the frenzied murder of her sister, with whom she lived and with whose husband she was having an affair.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Wife who bought knife for husband guilty over terror plot – BBC News
‘A woman who bought a combat knife and training dummy for her husband has been found guilty of helping him prepare for a planned terror attack in Birmingham.’
BBC News, 26th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Working Together to Safeguard Children: changes to statutory guidance – Department for Education
‘This consultation seeks views on significant revisions to ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ – the statutory guidance which sets out what is expected of organisations, individually and jointly, to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. These revisions are being made largely to reflect the legislative changes introduced through the Children and Social Work Act 2017.’
Department for Education, 25th October 2017
Source: consult.education.gov.uk
Mediation and the judge’s letter to ‘Sam’: judges need to ‘use their imaginations’ – Family Law
‘In a recent article Jane Robey makes a serious point about judicial referral of parties to mediation; but she does so by criticising the judgment of Peter Jackson J (now Peter Jackson LJ) and his letter to ‘Sam’. There are lots of things wrong with the family justice system; and take up of mediation is disappointing. To use Peter Jackson J’s direct communication with the subject of the application in his court, as a means of promoting referral to mediation is surely to pick the wrong target?’
Family Law, 26th October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Stop and search eight times more likely to target black people – The Guardian
‘The racial gap in the use of stop and search by police has grown in the past year, leaving black people eight times more likely to be targeted by officers than white people.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bridge is not a sport and can’t have tax break, says European Court of Justice – Daily Telegraph
‘Bridge is not a sport, European Union judges ruled today, in a decision that dealt a blow to British clubs’ hopes of a VAT tax break.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crowdfunded high court challenge against £1bn Tory-DUP deal fails – The Guardian
‘A crowdfunded bid at the high court in London to challenge the government’s controversial parliamentary deal with the Democratic Unionist party has failed.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Anarchist Cookbook case: Student Joshua Walker cleared – BBC News
‘A student has been cleared of having a copy of terrorism manual The Anarchist Cookbook in a drawer under his bed.’
BBC News, 26th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for four years for running prostitution ‘sexual conveyor belt’ – The Guardian
‘A dog breeder who made more than £100,000 by trafficking women on to a “sexual conveyor belt” across England and Wales has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Youth crime disclosure rules wholly inappropriate, say MPs – BBC News
‘Rules on disclosing crimes committed in childhood in England and Wales should be “radically revised”, say MPs.’
BBC News, 27th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Competition watchdog probes high-pressure tactics of hotel booking sites – The Guardian
‘Britain’s competition watchdog is to investigate hotel booking sites over concerns that consumers are being misled, pressured, and prevented from finding the best deals.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Law Pod UK Ep. 13: Tackling radicalisation through the civil courts – 1 COR
‘Martin Downs and Shaheen Rahman QC talk about their experiences of tackling radicalisation in the civil courts, and the use of closed hearings. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London.’
Law Pod UK, 26th October 2017
Source: audioboom.com
Tom Hickman: Public Law’s Disgrace: Part 2 – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The issue of access to justice, and specifically the cost of litigation as a bar to accessing justice, is rightly becoming a major constitutional issue in the UK.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th October 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
