Brian May’s request for judicial review into badger cull rejected – BBC News
‘Rock star Brian May’s quest for a judicial review into the legalities of badger culling has failed.’
BBC News, 26th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fake monk Damon Kelly spread gay hate leaflets – BBC News
‘A fake monk who distributed leaflets condemning homosexuality and other “works of darkness” has been banned from doing so for five years.’
BBC News, 24th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraq Inquiry: Timetable ‘might be published by November’ – BBC News
‘Sources close to the Iraq Inquiry have indicated chairman Sir John Chilcot may write to David Cameron with a timetable for his report before 3 November.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rise in mental health detentions shows ‘services are struggling’ – The Guardian
‘Mental health campaigners have expressed concern that detentions under the Mental Health Act have risen by almost 10% in England in the past year.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Horse sex man from Norfolk jailed for 14 months – BBC News
‘A married father-of-three has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted sexually assaulting a horse.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Roseacre Wood fracking row: high court gives go-ahead for judicial review – The Guardian
‘Campaigners in one of the UK’s key fracking battlegrounds have been given the green light to bring a judicial review of Lancashire county council’s decision to allow seismic monitoring equipment at proposed drilling sites.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Violent offenders: Fears over management after release – BBC News
‘Is the system in place to manage dangerous offenders when they are released from prison keeping people safe?’
BBC News, 25th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex offender who snatched girl off street jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A sex offender who snatched a six-year-old girl off the street and bundled her into the boot of his car has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminals may be behind TalkTalk’s cyber breach, but it can still be penalised by regulators – Technology Law Update
‘The revelations emerging about a major cyber attack on telecoms and broadband supplier TalkTalk are every CIO’s worst nightmare. But hard-working companies that are doing their best to stay ahead of the hackers shouldn’t be criticised, should they?’
Technology Law Update, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Human rights group challenges Government’s change to ministerial code – Daily Telegraph
‘Rights Watch UK describes the Government’s bid to the change the code – which sets out standards expected from ministers – to disregard international law was ‘seriously concerning’.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal threat in Shropshire baby ashes scandal – BBC News
‘Lawyers representing families in the baby ashes scandal have said they are to take legal action against Shropshire Council.’
BBC News, 26th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposed blanket ban on legal highs criticised by MPs – The Guardian
‘A proposed blanket ban on legal highs is too broad and fails to adequately define what a psychoactive substance actually is, an influential committee of MPs has said.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
This way, that way, the other way? Latest debate on Human Rights Act – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Those who want change should have to make the case for it, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC challenged her fellow panellists, at a recent event jointly organised by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and hosted by Bindmans. The panel was one of the most stimulating contributions of the year to the debate over the proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act and its replacement with a British Bill of Rights, featuring contributions from three members of the 2012 Commission on a Bill of Rights, a number of comparative perspectives including one from Australia, and even a call for what appears to be a written constitution.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Father guilty of ‘life-threatening’ baby abuse – BBC News
‘A father who inflicted life-threatening injuries on a baby has been found guilty of abuse.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Insurance Act 2015: changes to conditions precedent – OUT-LAW.com
‘From next year, insurers will not be able refuse policyholder claims on the grounds that they breached an irrelevant term in their policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyers criticise decision to prosecute housing protester over sticker – The Guardian
‘Legal experts have criticised the prosecution of a protester who was arrested when a fellow activist placed a sticker on a window of a block of luxury flats.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Santino Balaz murder: Marek Holub and Tereza Lackova jailed – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for the “agonising” murder of a 14-month-old baby.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landlord must hand back £70,000 in rent for letting substandard flat – The Guardian
‘A landlord who rented out a storage basement as self-contained accommodation for £975 a month after it was declared substandard has been ordered to pay back £70,000 in rent under the Proceeds of Crime Act.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three in four universities ‘breach law on website information’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Three quarters of universities are breaching consumer law by failing to tell students what their fees will buy them.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers express concern over ministerial code rewrite – The Guardian
‘Conservative ministers have been accused of quietly abandoning the longstanding principle that members of the government should be bound by international law.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
