Carers struggling to access rights under Care Act: report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 8th, 2016 in carers, local government, news by sally

‘The Care Act 2014 has made little difference to the lives of some 5.4m unpaid carers, a review has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th July 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Conditions of repentance – SPOs – Nearly Legal

Posted July 8th, 2016 in landlord & tenant, news, repossession by sally

‘When considering a suspended possession order, how should the judge exercise their discretion where the tenant’s evidence has been disbelieved, in whole or part? And should an SPO impose conditions which set responsibilities on the landlord?’

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Nearly Legal, 7th July 2016

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

FCA gives green light to use of cloud computing in UK financial services – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2016 in electronic commerce, financial regulation, internet, news by sally

‘Financial services companies operating in the UK can make use of cloud-based services without falling foul of regulatory obligations, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. However, firms may be disappointed that some of the guidance is not more specific or prescriptive in some areas, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2016

Source: www.out-law.com

Two burglars due to be sentenced after torturing couple – The Guardian

‘A pair of burglars are facing prison after torturing a wealthy couple in their home before making off with £20,000 in cash, gold ornaments and silverware. John McCarthy, 35, and Richard Leslie, 37, were among a gang who terrified the couple during a night-time raid in November 2014.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Yarl’s Wood detention centre staff replaced by ‘self-service kiosks’ – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2016 in budgets, contracting out, detention, immigration, news by sally

‘Staff are being replaced by “self-service kiosks” at the troubled Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre as the main way of driving through a £42m cut in the costs of a new Home Office contract to run the centre, it has been disclosed.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lord Chief Justice calls for codification of criminal law – Legal Futures

Posted July 8th, 2016 in criminal justice, judges, legislation, news by sally

‘The Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) has revived Lord Bingham’s call for criminal law to be codified in a single document.’

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Legal Futures, 8th July 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Max Clifford cleared of indecent assault of teenage girl – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2016 in child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

‘The former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has been cleared of indecently assaulting a teenage girl.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-Barclays Libor traders jailed for more than 6 years – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2016 in banking, conspiracy, fraud, interest, news, sentencing by sally

‘Four former Barclays traders were sentenced to as long as 6 1/2 years in prison for manipulating Libor as judges continued meting out tough punishments for white-collar crime.’

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The Independent, 7th July 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Appeal: no room for “grandiloquent, rhetorical” advocacy in modern trials – Legal Futures

Posted July 8th, 2016 in advocacy, appeals, barristers, benefits, fraud, news by sally

‘The “grandiloquent, rhetorical and at times almost facetious” advocacy style of a criminal defence barrister has no place in modern trials, the Court of Appeal has said.’

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Legal Futures, 8th July 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Agoraphobic can be sedated and taken from home to undergo eye surgery, judge rules – Daily Telegraph

‘An agoraphobic woman can be sedated and taken from the home she has hardly left for many years so doctors can perform an eye operation, a judge has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government to review 2004 Gender Recognition Act – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2016 in equality, gender, legislation, news by sally

‘Legal processes for registering a change of gender are to be overhauled to make them less distressing for transgender people.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

EVENT: The Bar Council – Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference

Posted July 7th, 2016 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘The Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2016 is a key opportunity for all involved with the Bar to come together to learn, network and share ideas to ensure the continual development and success of the Bar.’

Date: 15th October 2016

Location: Westminster Park Plaza

Charge: See website for details

More information can be found here.

EVENT: Gresham College – In the Context of the Common Law: The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

Posted July 7th, 2016 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘The European Court of Human Rights has been at the crossroads of two legal civilizations: the Continental Civil Law on the one hand and the British Common Law on the other. The common-law construction with its analogical reasoning is based on the formula that ‘the like cases should to be decided alike’. This legal tradition is more open-textured than the logical reasoning in the Continental legal system. Also, Continental judges are, since Montesquieu, thought of as merely ‘les bouches de la loi’ – bound to derive their judgements from an abstract normative major premise. Here we have yet again two different approaches to reality.’

Date: 17th November 2016, 6.00-7.00pm

Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

EVENT: Gresham College – To Die or Not to Die: That is the Question

Posted July 7th, 2016 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘When Hamlet posed the like question as he contemplated suicide, he faced the voyage to ‘the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns’. Similar dread was faced by judges when considering the possibility of a death sentence, due to the awesome finality of such a judgment. Even after the abolition of the death penalty, life and death decisions still have to be made by judges, such as whether a very seriously mentally disabled baby should be allowed to die rather than be force-fed, or in the case of the conjoined twins where the stark issue before the court was whether it would be lawful to kill one to save the other.’

Date: 22nd September 2016, 6.00-7.00pm

Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

Government lays out plans to encourage more ABSs to enter market – Legal Futures

‘The government is today laying out plans to remove restrictions on alternative business structures (ABSs) on the basis that they have proven no more risky than traditional law firms.’

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Legal Futures, 7th July 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Greater Manchester to get devolved criminal justice powers – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2016 in criminal justice, devolution, local government, news by sally

‘The acting mayor of Greater Manchester is to sign a deal with the government, committing to the transfer of criminal justice and offender management powers to the new devolved authority.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Baby ashes scandal prompts new crematoria laws – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2016 in bereavement, bills, burials and cremation, children, families, inquiries, news by sally

‘New crematoria rules are being drafted after families were denied their baby’s ashes, the government has said.’

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BBC News, 7th July 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

We ignored the rule of law – the result was Iraq – The Guardian

‘By acting in defiance of the UN charter, as I warned when I was a Foreign Office lawyer in 2003, we put our reputation at risk. So it has proved.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Who regulates? – Competition and regulation in the legal sector – Legal Futures

Posted July 7th, 2016 in competition, consumer protection, conveyancing, legal services, news by sally

‘Regulation is put into place because markets are not perfect. Legal services are infrequent purchases for most people, so the asymmetry of knowledge and power between provider and consumer is especially marked.’

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Legal Futures, 6th July 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Porn sites will need age verification from 2017, Government announces – The Independent

Posted July 7th, 2016 in bills, internet, news, pornography, privacy by sally

‘The Government has unveiled plans for age verification on porn websites in its new Digital Economy Bill, set to come into force in 2017.’

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The Independent, 7th July 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk