‘A former police marksman has been cleared of murdering a suspect he shot six times, a killing that the dead man’s mother said had effectively seen her son subjected to the death penalty.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The regulator in charge of data protection and consumer protection has given a staunch defence of Britain’s embattled transparency laws, only days after Justice Secretary Michael Gove confirmed he was considering a crackdown on freedom of information laws.’
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The Independent, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Daily Telegraph has been censured by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) for publishing an inaccurate front page story about SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon during the election campaign.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ex-News of the World features editor Jules Stenson has been given a four-month suspended jail sentence for his part in the phone-hacking scandal.’
BBC News, 6th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Identifying and managing vulnerable prisoners requires the building of staff-prisoner relationships, says new research on prisoner suicide.’
The Independent, 4th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A violent “smash-and-grab” gang who wore burqas during a string of high-profile raids in London are facing prison after four members of the group were convicted.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The home secretary’s own expert drug advisers have said her bill introducing a blanket ban on “legal highs” risks “serious unintended consequences” and is unenforceable unless it is completely rewritten.
The Guardian, 5th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Career criminal has committed 506 offences but has avoided prison for each of his latest crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The family of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross will ask for an inquiry into whether British authorities ever knew her killer was a convicted murderer before he attacked her.
Full story
The Guardian, 6th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Leading members of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities are joining forces to demand that the Government end its controversial policy of indefinite detention for immigrants, and limit detention to a maximum of 28 days. Britain is the only country in Europe not to have a time limit on how long immigrants can be held.’
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The Independent, 5th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A couple who took their children out of school without permission to visit their sick grandfather in India are being taken to court this week as part of the government’s continuing crackdown on term-time absence.’
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The Guardian, 5th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Patents are powerful tools, but they only bite on the materials or methods described in their claims. Or do they? Two recent appeal decisions show that the monopoly owned by a patent-holder can spill out over the edges of the claims, making life uncertain for those trying to steer a way around them.’
Technology Law Update, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Minimum prison sentences for offenders who repeatedly carry knives will come into effect from 17 July 2015.’
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Birmingham City Council has secured a lifelong reporting restrictions order (RRO) in favour of a 17-year-old woman, AB, who was sexually exploited by ten respondents to the proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has quashed a council’s decision to reduce the community care provision for a 23-year-old man with learning and communication difficulties.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Costs budgeting will not be applied to High Court clinical negligence cases listed for costs hearings between October 2015 and January 2016 in an attempt to clear the backlog, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Today we are publishing the first consultation in our project to create a New Sentencing Code for England and Wales.’
Law Commission, 1st July 2015
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
‘In our latest report, we recommend reforms to the common law offences of public nuisance and outraging public decency.’
Law Commission, 24th June 2015
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
‘On 19 June 2015, the High Court allowed a claim for judicial review against the decision to introduce a narrow “private copying” exception to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “CDPA 1988”). The decision is of interest to EU and competition lawyers for two reasons: (1) its examination of the standard of review in public law cases with an EU law dimension and also (2) its analysis of the state aid issues which were raised.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Yesterday’s U-turn concerning the decision to prosecute Lord Janner for alleged child sex offences has thrown a spotlight onto a procedure in English criminal law called the “trial of the act”. What is this procedure and what purpose does it serve? And why has its application to Lord Janner’s case proved controversial?’
Crimeline, 30th June 2015
Source: www.crimeline.info
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