‘Superman’ ecstasy supplier Adrian Lubecki jailed – BBC News
‘A man who supplied “Superman” ecstasy tablets linked to two deaths in Suffolk has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Unlimited fines for serious offences – Ministry of Justice
‘A new law has come into force today (12 March 2015) which removes the £5,000 cap that used to limit the maximum fines magistrates could impose.’
Ministry of Justice,
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Historic abuse blamed for rise in child rape cases – BBC News
‘Historic sexual abuse is fuelling the rise in the number of child rape cases being recorded in some parts of Wales, say two police forces.’
BBC News, 12th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK surveillance laws need total overhaul, says landmark report – The Guardian
‘Britain’s laws governing the intelligence agencies and mass surveillance require a total overhaul to make them more transparent, comprehensible and up to date, parliament’s intelligence and security committee (ISC) has said in a landmark report prompted by the revelations of Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Are race discrimination laws still needed in the workplace? – BBC News
‘UKIP leader Nigel Farage has claimed that concerns over race discrimination in the workplace are outdated, and no longer relevant to his “colour-blind” party.
Mr Farage said the laws “would probably have been valid” 40 years ago, but that he would scrap many of them today.’
BBC News, 12th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SRA overrides opposition to ditch insolvency regulation – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has ignored most respondents to its consultation on ceasing to regulate insolvency practitioners (IPs) and will press ahead with the plan.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Elderly given power to decide where to die – Daily Telegraph
‘Government consultation document sets out plans to give patients more powers to plan and make decisions about their “end of life care”.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Golf champ Alan Bannister jailed for £26,000 benefit fraud – BBC News
‘A champion golfer who claimed £26,000 in benefits saying he was too ill to walk but played the sport regularly has been jailed for six months.’
BBC News, 12th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Silhan Ozcelik: ‘Disgusting’ trial for young woman who tried to fight against Isis – The Independent
‘A teenager has appeared in court after allegedly trying to join Kurdish fighters battling Isis in Syria, in the first prosecution of its kind in Britain.’
The Independent, 12th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Child abuse inquiry gets statutory footing as new panel members named – The Guardian
‘Four new panel members, including the author of a report on sexual exploitation in Rotherham, have been appointed to the reformed independent inquiry into child abuse, the home secretary has announced.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man guilty of excrement missile campaign – The Guardian
‘A man has been convicted of carrying out a campaign of throwing balloons full of excrement at a club used by ex-servicemen and women.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Backdating welfare benefits payments to those recognised as refugees in the UK – Free Movement
‘In Blakesley v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] EWCA Civ 141 the Court of Appeal considered whether the UK Government is in breach of its international obligations towards refugees because of the lack of any provision to make back-payments of welfare benefits to those asylum seekers who, upon inquiry, are found to be refugees.’
Free Movement, 12th March 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Catt is put back in the bag – supreme court reverses court of appeal in police data retention case – Panopticon
‘The Catt and T cases are both concerned with this important question: to what extent may the police lawfully retain records relating to individuals who have not in fact been arrested or charged in connection with any criminal offence. The Supreme Court has now had its say on this question – see the judgment here.’
Panopticon, 11th March 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Supreme Court sets out approach to disability discrimination defences in evictions – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judge hearing an eviction case misdirected himself in adopting the same approach to the defence of disability discrimination as to an alleged breach of Article 8 of the European Court of Human Rights, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Home Office asserts Jamaica safe in general despite persecution of LGBT community – Free Movement
‘The Supreme Court last week rejected the Home Office’s attempt to keep Jamaica on the list of safe countries for asylum claims despite an estimated 10% of the population in Jamaica being subject to persecution because they are gay. This blow to the Home Office came the same week that the case of Aderonke Apata reached court again, leading to some startling submissions on sexuality being made to the court on behalf of the Home Office.’
Free Movement, 11th March 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Junior doctor Raza Laskar jailed for child sex abuse – BBC News
‘A junior doctor working in paediatrics who sexually abused a child and groomed and abused others over the internet has been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 11th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs pass legislation to introduce standardised cigarette packaging – The Guardian
‘MPs have voted by a majority of 254 in favour of introducing standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paul Oakley jailed over string of child sex abuse offences – BBC News
‘A 45-year-old Conwy man has been jailed for four years for a string of child sex abuse offences.’
BBC News, 11th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
