‘The farce over the long-awaited publication of John Chilcot’s report into the Iraq War has deepened after Downing Street was forced to rule out having an inquiry into the inquiry.’
The Independent, 24th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The number of the most dangerous male prisoners in England being held in a special “jail within a jail” system has doubled over the past decade, inspectors have revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Leaving instructions for what should happen to your finances after your death is a serious matter – but for some the temptation to cause mischief or raise a smile from beyond the grave is too much to resist.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘When a legal challenge to one of the coalition Government’s flagship welfare reforms – an overall cap of £26,000 per year on the amount any family could receive in benefits – was reviewed by the Supreme Court earlier this year, the resulting judgment left many observers scratching their heads. Had the Court declared the cap unlawful or not? The answer seemed to be a mixture of yes and no.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th August 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A schoolgirl “fully radicalised” by Islamic State propaganda must be removed from her family home, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘As the Calais migrant crisis continues, Greg Ó Ceallaigh, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, explains the human rights obligations of member states involved.’
Full story
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 21st August 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Paedophiles and rapists are caught out breaking the terms of their release from prison after undergoing new polygraph tests, Ministry of Justice figures show.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Poverty-stricken people are being encouraged to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit out of fear they will face crippling costs imposed by new financial penalties, leading lawyers, magistrates and campaigners have warned.’
The Independent, 21st August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hundreds of police officers around the country are to have their prejudices challenged by a training programme that aims to reduce discrimination among those using stop-and-search powers, a tactic that disproportionately targets people from ethnic minorities.’
The Independent, 22nd August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The journey of Mary Prince from the salt ponds of Bermuda to a cause célèbre in early 19th-century Britain came at unbearable personal cost. Torn from her family in a slave auction and routinely beaten while naked, she was brought to England by her owners after years of brutality on Caribbean plantations.’
The Independent, 23rd August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police forces are encouraging people to become part of a video database, offering them a tenner in exchange for a photograph to be used in new digital lineups.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A fraction of the hundreds of victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have sought help, according to a lawyer for some of the survivors.’
BBC News, 24th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of crime are missing out on compensation because courts are forced to make criminals pay costs to the Government, campaigners have warned.’
The Independent, 23rd August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A prominent retired high court judge, who specialised in family matters, has been criticised for giving evidence for the defence in the case of a man accused of raping a girl – though she knew he had a previous conviction for violence.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Notwithstanding that concerns might be expressed in many parts of Europe about the law and practice in England and Wales in relation to non-consensual adoption where care proceedings involving foreign nationals were in contemplation, domestic law was not incompatible with the United Kingdom’s international obligations or, specifically, its obligations under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.’
WLR Daily, 6th August 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
O’Brien v Shorrock and another [2015] EWHC 1630 (QB); [2015] WLR (D) 366
The obligation under paragraph 19.4 of the CPR Practice Direction 44, since amended, was to inform the other party, by the notice of funding, of the date when a conditional fee agreement with retrospective effect was made rather than the earlier date when it came into effect.
WLR Daily, 12th June 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Government’s decision, announced by way of written ministerial statement and effected by amending National Planning Practice Guidance, to make alterations to the national policy for the provision of affordable housing, was unlawful.’
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Studying law doesn’t mean burying your nose in huge dusty tomes. Case law shows how theory applies directly to real life.’
Full story
The Guardian, 21st August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Cumbria Police officer has been found guilty of causing the death of a motorcyclist by careless driving.’
BBC News, 20th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir John Chilcot and his team have no plans to abandon their examination of the war in Iraq, they insisted, after The Independent revealed the inquiry panel had discussed resigning en masse in protest against the pressure it has been put under to speed up publication.’
The Independent, 20th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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