Gary Glitter loses sexual abuse conviction appeal – BBC News
‘Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexually abusing three young girls.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Self-help author targeted by stalker for seven years after showing kindness to him on trans-Atlantic flight – Daily Telegraph
‘A stalker terrorised a best-selling author for seven-years after when she sat next to him on a trans-Atlantic flight.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rise in sex crimes not due to historical cases, says lord chief justice – The Guardian
‘Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says better treatment of victims by criminal justice system encouraging more people to report sexual assaults.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Perivale doctor and nurse guilty of keeping man as slave for 24 years – BBC News
‘A doctor and his nurse wife have been found guilty of keeping a man as a slave for 24 years at their home.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Porn obsessed’ man filmed women and children – BBC News
‘A “pornography obsessed” man who spied on women and children – photographing and filming them with his phone – has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant who groomed schoolboy jailed after suspended sentence deemed too lenient – Daily Telegraph
‘A teaching assistant who had sex with a 15-year-old student has had her suspended sentence replaced with an immediate two-year jail term by the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Afghan war hero wins divorce battle with wife who ‘wasted’ part of his £1m injuries payout – Daily Telegraph
‘A wife who divorced a severely wounded soldier after “wasting” a large part of his £1 million compensation has lost her legal battle to get her hands on what was left of the cash.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisons inspector welcomes improved restraint systems after deaths of two children – The Guardian
‘The chief inspector of prisons in England and Wales has welcomed “significant improvements” in the handling and restraint of children in custody following the deaths of two boys in 2004.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Humber Prison report: Wolds and Everthorpe merger ‘traumatic’ – BBC News
‘The merger of two prisons in East Yorkshire has been “traumatic and prolonged”, inspectors have found.’
BBC News, 18th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City Link directors ‘not guilty’ of failing to notify government of looming redundancies – OUT-LAW.com
‘City Link did not breach laws requiring them to notify the government that they were “proposing to dismiss” thousands of employees who were made redundant when the business became insolvent last year, a court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th November 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Don’t Fast-Track the Investigatory Powers Bill: A reply to Lord Carlile – Natasha Simonsen and Cian Murphy – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Lord Carlile QC, former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has said that in the aftermath of the Paris attacks last weekend, Parliament should fast-track the Investigatory Powers Bill into law. Given his extensive experience in the field, Lord Carlile’s views should not be taken lightly. But Lord Carlile is wrong. To fast-track the Investigatory Powers Bill is undesirable and unnecessary. It would also end a crucial public conversation in a wrong-headed paroxysm of governmental action.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Tribunals president urges web-based “expansion of justice” and rationalisation of judiciary – Litigation Futures
‘The courts should embrace IT and the internet in ways that improve access to justice and make scarce resources go further, if the values embodied in Magna Carta are to be realised, according to a senior judge.’
Litigation Futures, 17th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“I don’t see how a dog could give instructions,” says judge as he throws out case – Litigation Futures
‘A litigant in person’s bid to sue HSBC and their solicitors Shoosmiths on behalf of two dogs has led the High Court to describe her as “one of those very rare litigants” against whom a two-year general civil restraint order had to be made.’
Litigation Futures, 16th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Probate manager who admitted 140 “improper withdrawals” from client accounts blamed pressure of work – Legal Futures
‘A probate manager who admitting making 140 “improper withdrawals” over a period of 11 years, resulting in a client account shortage of £730,000, has been banned from working for law firms.
Legal Futures, 17th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Woman sentenced for racist abuse on London bus – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Simone Joseph, 37, was sentenced today at Hendon Magistrates’ court to 16 weeks suspended for 18 months for racially aggravated intentional harassment. This relates to an incident on a 206 bus on 13th October 2015.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th November 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by Sir Ernest Ryder: In the Shadow of Magna Carta – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder gave a speech “In the Shadow of Magna Carta” in Washington DC on 13 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: The Centrality of Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice, “The Centrality of Justice: Its contribution to Society, and its Delivery” The Lord Williams of Mostyn Memorial Lecture on 10 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Three jailed for life for sexually assaulting and murdering elderly man – The Guardian
‘Three people who tormented and exploited a frail and vulnerable elderly man before sexually assaulting and murdering him have been jailed for a total of more than 70 years.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
