Budget to propose longer Sunday trading hours – BBC News
‘Shops in England and Wales could be allowed to open for longer on Sundays, under plans to be unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne.’
BBC News, 7th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Change the law to protect police officers who shoot people, say UK’s highest ranking cop – The Independent
‘The law should be changed to protect police officers who shoot people in the line of duty, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.’
Full story
The Independent, 6th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal highs a factor in prison deaths, says ombudsman – The Guardian
‘Legal highs are suspected to have been a factor in 19 self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales over the past two and a half years, an official investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Son of Lucifer’ axe attacker Richard Nash jailed – BBC News
‘A man who called himself the “son of Lucifer” and attacked two strangers with an axe has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Azelle Rodney shooting: police marksman cleared of murder – The Guardian
‘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
Data protection regulator launches staunch defence of Freedom of Information Act – The Independent
‘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.’
Full story
The Independent, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Telegraph censured by Ipso over false Nicola Sturgeon story – The Guardian
‘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
News of World features editor sentenced over hacking – BBC News
‘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
Staff-prisoner relationships are key to managing suicide risk in prison, say researchers – The Independent
‘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
Burqa-wearing gang convicted for series of smash-and-grab raids in London – The Guardian
‘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
Theresa May’s legal highs ban is unenforceable, say government advisers – The Guardian
‘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
Criminal with 500 offences avoids jail sentence – Daily Telegraph
‘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
Alice Gross’s family want inquiry into what UK authorities knew of her killer – The Guardian
‘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
Faith leaders demand that detention period for immigrants is limited to maximum of 28 days – The Independent
‘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.’
Full story
The Independent, 5th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple face court after taking children out of school to see sick grandfather – The Guardian
‘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.’
Full story
The Guardian, 5th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Salt in the wound. How precise words in patent claims can be misleading – Technology Law Update
‘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
Repeat knife offenders face new minimum prison term – Ministry of Justice
‘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
Council secures lifelong reporting restrictions order in favour of 17-year-old – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Judge quashes cut in community care provision for man with learning difficulties – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
High Court abandons cost budgeting for clinical negligence claims to clear backlog – Litigation Futures
‘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
