‘Caroline Cross and Rachel Marcus look at the link between inquests and Article Two of the European Convention on Human Rights. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London.’
Law Pod UK, 17th October 2017
Source: audioboom.com
‘A husband who murdered a popular primary school teacher after she confronted him about making indecent images has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government has informed the Law Commission that ‘now is not the right time’ for a full review of marriage law.’
Family Law, 27th October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Parents will no longer be able to use a legal loophole to dodge paying child maintenance under new rules to be rolled out within months.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Alasdair Henderson and Suzanne Lambert discuss the difficulties around unlawful detention in immigration cases. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London.’
Law Pod UK, 27th October 2017
Source: audioboom.com
‘Ministers should not “criminalise thought” with plans to prosecute people who view extremist content online, the UK’s terror watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 25th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A university’s decision to expel a student for posting a comment online saying homosexuality was a sin was lawful, a court has ruled.’
BBC News, 27th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
‘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
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
‘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
‘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 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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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, 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
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