Regulator clears Kelvin MacKenzie after hijab article complaints – BBC News
‘A complaint from a Channel 4 presenter about a column written in The Sun by Kelvin MacKenzie has not been upheld.’
BBC news, 19th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Philip Turvey wins defamation settlement against Daniel Curran of Heir Hunters – The Guardian
‘TV genealogist to pay damages after conceding that rival was maligned by campaign to circulate false information.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal with unmarried parents avoids ‘discriminatory’ deportation – BBC News
‘A man jailed for manslaughter has won his battle against deportation after judges ruled he was being discriminated against because his parents were unmarried.’
BBC News, 19th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office rules out ‘inaccurate, inappropriate and unethical’ dental checks to verify age of Calais refugee children – Daily Telegraph
‘The Home Office has ruled out calls for dental checks to verify the age of Calais migrants arriving in Britain because they are deemed “inaccurate, inappropriate and unethical”.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Angela Eagle: Man who sent death threat to Labour MP avoids jail – The Independent
‘Steven King, from Paisley, Scotland, was handed a suspended sentence on Wednesday after he admitted sending a grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message to the MP by a public communications network.’
The Independent, 19th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Alan Turing law’ unveiled by government will posthumously pardon thousands of gay men convicted of historic offences – The Independent
‘Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted under outdated gross indecency laws are to be posthumously pardoned, the Government has announced, in a “momentous” victory for campaigners.’
The Independent, 19th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Major failings’ in DVLA medical fitness to drive cases – BBC News
‘The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is not making fair decisions about medical fitness-to-drive cases, a report has suggested. It said people’s lives had been put on hold for years because of flawed decision-making and poor communication. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report found “major failings” in eight drivers’ cases.’
BBC News, 20th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drug dependence: treatment over incarceration – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Drug dependence has significant direct and indirect costs to society beyond the impact on individuals. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction estimates that in 2010 alone, between €3.7b to 5.9b of public money was spent on drug-law offenders in prisons in Europe. This figure does not include the cost of criminal justice responses to drug-using offenders who have been convicted of other crimes that may have been motivated in part by drug-dependency.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th October 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Pair jailed over £8m Birmingham Libra Club brothel – BBC News
‘A father and son who ran a brothel which made an estimated turnover of £8m have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parliament ‘very likely’ to be asked to agree Brexit deal – The Guardian
‘Parliament is “very likely” to be asked to ratify any future treaty agreement with the European Union, the high court has been told by lawyers for the government.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
House of Lords researcher jailed for 1,000 indecent images of children on Parliament laptop – The Independent
‘A House of Lords researcher who worked for a Conservative peer has been jailed after being caught accessing child pornography on parliamentary computers.’
The Independent, 19th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man who stole car with baby inside sentenced to two years’ detention – BBC News
‘A man who stole a car with two children inside before abandoning the baby on a doorstep has been sentenced to two years’ detention.’
BBC News, 18th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrates should be allowed to work past the age of 70 to solve staffing problems, MPs claim – Daily Telegraph
‘Magistrates should not be forced to retire at 70 if keeping them on would solve the recruitment crisis, a committee of MPs have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Magistrates’ courts need ‘younger, more diverse recruits’ – BBC News
‘Too many magistrates in England and Wales are “old and white”, one of the youngest justices in the country says.’
BBC News, 19th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New birth injuries compensation scheme announced – BBC News
‘Parents in England whose children are injured at birth may benefit from a new government compensation scheme.’
BBC News, 17th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crackdown on rogue landlords to include new minimum bedroom size – The Guardian
‘A new minimum bedroom size and the extension of licensing to thousands more properties are to form part of a government crackdown on rogue landlords who cram tenants into overcrowded homes.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judges prepare profession for ODR across less complex cases and court administration in the cloud – Legal Futures
‘Online dispute resolution “will become the norm for much of the less complex work in civil, family and tribunals jurisdictions”, the Senior President of Tribunals said over the weekend.’
Legal Futures, 17th October 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Compensation awarded for misuse of data processing powers – Panopticon
‘In my post on the TLT case last week, I mentioned a second recent judgment awarding compensation for a DPA breach. This is the judgment of the Central London County Court (HHJ Luba QC) in Andrea Brown v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.’
Panopticon, 17th October 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
