Cannabis arrests down 46% since 2010 – police figures – BBC News
‘Arrests for cannabis possession in England and Wales have dropped by 46% since 2010, figures obtained by BBC Breakfast suggest.’
BBC News, 4th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lowell Goddard: my child abuse inquiry is not just targeted on the famous – The Guardian
‘This is the opportunity to get to the heart of one of the biggest challenges for our generation, says inquiry chairman Lowell Goddard.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Routine use of council gagging orders ‘leaves Britain open to corruption’ – The Independent
‘The UK has left itself open to corruption at the heart of local government, transparency campaigners warned, after it emerged that council workers have been routinely issued with gagging orders when they left public service.’
The Independent, 3rd April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former rector Stephen Crabtree jailed for abusing girl – BBC News
‘A disgraced clergyman who repeatedly sexually abused a 15-year-old girl has been given a three-year jail sentence.’
BBC News, 31st March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Twitter case man pleads guilty to sending pro-Islamic State tweets
‘A 23-year-old man who sent an estimated 8,000 tweets from 42 different Twitter accounts supporting the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 31st March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Musician sues Royal Opera House over ruined hearing – BBC News
‘A renowned viola player is suing the Royal Opera House for ruining his hearing and his career during rehearsals of Wagner’s Die Walkure.’
BBC News, 1st April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Land Registry owner must commit to delivering central Local Land Charges register – Local Government Lawyer
‘A new owner of the Land Registry would be expected to commit to making progress on delivering a central register of Local Land Charges, the Government has said as it launched a consultation on moving Land Registry operations into the private sector.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Strengthening the foundations of land ownership – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission is reviewing the legal framework that governs the registration of land in England and Wales. In a consultation opening on Thursday 31 March the Commission – the independent body that advises government on law reform – is asking how the Land Registration Act 2002 is working in practice and whether there are opportunities for the system to be clarified and updated.’
Law Commission, 31st March 2016
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Sports clip App infringes copyright – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The recent decision of Arnold J. in (1) England & Wales Cricket Board Ltd, (2) Sky UK Ltd v (1) Tixdaq Ltd, (2) Fanatix Ltd [2016] EWHC 575 (Ch) is important not only for sports rights holders and broadcasters, but for all those involved and interested in the limits of copyright protection law in a fast moving world where developments in information technology constantly challenge the way we communicate and consume.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 31st March 2016
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
EVENT: Gresham College – Judicial Leadership
‘History portrays judges as passive umpires, ensuring fair play between litigants at trial before delivering judgement on their disputes. We have over the last thirty years travelled a considerable distance away from that historic picture. In this year’s lecture Sir Peter Gross, Lord Justice of Appeal and formerly Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, considers how the modern judiciary has to now undertake a wide-ranging and active leadership role both inside and outside court and how that role may evolve in the future.’
Date: 23rd June 2016, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Sex and the Law – Gresham College
‘Reputations tumble; men once popular and famous but too powerful are condemned and imprisoned. Others fear their reputations will not long survive their deaths. Others will ‘get away with it’ as presumably they always have. How will all this be viewed in decades to come? Witch-hunt or confirmation that Mary Whitehouse was right all the time and the sexual revolution is to blame? If so, what should society have done that it didn’t? What should it do now apart from lock up aged offenders? And what about juries? Will they, not judges, ultimately determine how law can be fair on sexual behaviour – assuming juries can ever discuss these things candidly.’
Gresham College, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
The Institute for Capitalizing on Creativity: “Tales from the Drawing Board” – NIPC Law
‘According to the Creative Industries Economic Estimates published by the Department in January of this year, the gross value added (“GVA”) for the creative industries was £84.1 billion in 2014 and accounted for 5.2% of the UK economy. Between 1997 and 2014, the GVA of those industries increased by 6.0% each year compared to 4.3% for the UK economy. It accounted for 3.9% of UK GVA in 1997 and increased to 5.2 per cent in 2014. Those industries employed 1.8 million individuals in 2014 in both creative and support jobs. The creative industries’ exports amounted to £17.9 billion in 2013 which accounted for 8.7% of British exports.’
NIPC Law, 28th March 2016
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Adam Johnson to appeal six-year sentence – Daily Telegraph
‘Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson lodges appeal against his conviction for sexual activity with a teenage fan.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Land registration law up for review – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A new formula for determining which of two innocent parties of a land fraud should keep the property in question is among proposals for reform of the legal framework governing land registration in England and Wales to be published today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Government details law changes to address fall in adoption decisions – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has set out how it plans to change the law to address falls in local authority adoption decisions and the courts’ granting of placement orders.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th March 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
