‘Shaken’ baby might return to parents – Daily Telegraph
‘Plainly exhausted’ mother probably shook baby in ‘momentary loss of control’, judge concludes.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jimmy Carr’s ‘offensive’ dwarf joke broke broadcasting rules, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Jimmy Carr’s joke about dwarves on BBC1’s The One Show was offensive and broke broadcasting rules, the media watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice demands court records are kept – The Independent
‘Open and accountable justice requires records to be kept. Those who believe they are the victim of a miscarriage of justice need to know what was said at their trial if they are to show that they have been wrongly convicted. It seems extraordinary, therefore, that official guidelines require the destruction of the recordings of court cases after seven years. ‘
The Independent, 24th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Should design rights protect things you can’t see? – OUP Blog
‘Although many EU IP lawyers are currently concentrating on the trade mark reforms, the Commission is quietly getting on with its study of the design protection system in Europe.’
OUP Blog, 26th January 2016
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Close legal loophole which means public services contractors don’t have disclose their work, say campaigners – The Independent
‘Companies who operate everything from prisons to parking services and prosecuting TV licence evaders must be made more accountable, campaigners say.’
The Independent, 25th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough inquests jury told to consider unlawful killing verdict – The Guardian
‘The jury at the inquests into how 96 people died in the lethal crush at Hillsborough in 1989 will be asked to consider whether the South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield, who was in charge of the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, caused the deaths by gross negligence manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
24-hour sex notification order labelled ‘very odd’ by top British lawyer – The Independent
‘A leading barrister has described the issuing of a 24-hour sex notification order as “very odd” and “pretty silly”.’
The Independent, 24th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Men jailed for ‘despicable’ sexual assault and mugging of woman with learning difficulties in Birmingham – The Independent
‘Two men have been jailed for the “despicable” sexual assault and mugging of a woman with learning difficulties in Birmingham last year.’
The Independent, 24th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisoners study alongside Durham University undergraduates in unique criminology course – The Independent
‘When it comes to learning, nothing can compare to real-life experience – as a group of prisoners has proved in a ground-breaking new university course. Inmates at high-security Frankland Prison in County Durham have been studying alongside undergraduates from Durham University in a unique criminology programme. And it is the prisoners who are coming top of the class.’
The Independent, 25th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fines for driving while on phone fall four fold in three years – Daily Telegraph
‘Sharp drop in penalties for motorists on mobiles fuels fears police are turning a blind eye.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Victims are ill-served by the justice system: this bill will change that – The Guardian
‘The case of Poppi Worthington is the latest in a lamentable catalogue of misses by police or prosecutors. It demonstrates why the law needs to change.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bisexual asylum seeker wins Home Office fight to remain in UK – The Guardian
‘A bisexual asylum seeker who said he feared he would be killed if he was deported to his native Jamaica has been granted the right to remain in the UK after a three-and-a-half-year legal battle with the Home Office.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whistleblower judge: austerity policies have made courts dangerous – The Guardian
‘A district judge who is suing the Ministry of Justice after whistleblowing her complaints about courtroom dangers – death threats, violent claimants and hostage-taking – has spoken out for the first time about her experience of an under-resourced justice system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pervert teaching assistant Martyn Minter takes case to European Court of Human Rights – Daily Telegraph
‘The sports coach – jailed for 18 months after filming young boys in changing rooms – launches human rights case over sex offender register ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Doubts raised over UK government’s refusal to permit return to Chagos – The Guardian
‘For more than half a century the displaced people of the Chagos Islands have sought to return to their home, a collection of coral reefs in the Indian Ocean that constitutes one of the more far-flung outposts of the British empire.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal record disclosure checks ruled ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
‘Two people who claimed their careers were being blighted by having to disclose their minor criminal convictions to employers have won their case at the High Court.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS accused of suppressing police corruption evidence – The Guardian
‘Criminal trial prosecutors have been accused of suppressing evidence of police corruption in what has been called “misconduct of a particularly serious nature”. Lawyers are alleged to have covered up evidence that police received corrupt payments from a firm of private investigators in return for confidential information.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Bramall inquiry: How did police obtain search warrant for ‘PR exercise’, asks retired judge – Daily Telegraph
‘Exclusive: Metropolitan Police’s handling of aborted child sex abuse case challenged as key abuse witness reveals police informant “stole” details.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile killer Sarah Sands’ sentence extended – BBC News
‘A woman who stabbed a paedophile to death in east London has had her three-and-a-half-year jail sentence more than doubled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough inquests coroner to begin summing up evidence – The Guardian
‘The coroner presiding over the fresh inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough is to begin summing up the evidence.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
