Current Awareness – Page 1907 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

Self-harm, drug-taking and sexual abuse more common in privately run prisons, new figures show – The Independent

Posted April 7th, 2015 in contracting out, drug abuse, news, prisons, self-harm, sexual offences by sally

‘Twenty-five years after the first private facility opened in Britain, private jails are performing far worse than government-operated facilities on at least a dozen counts. They account for a higher proportion of fighting, sexual assaults, drug-taking, self-harming, hunger strikes, and prisoner escapes than public-sector prisons, according to an analysis by The Independent on Sunday of new government statistics.’

The Independent, 5th April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Personal injury claims: cases of fundamental dishonesty – Park Square Barristers

Posted April 7th, 2015 in fraud, fundamental dishonesty, inducements, news, personal injuries by sally

‘On 12 February 2015, the Criminal Injuries and Courts Act 2015 received royal assent. Buried in the midst of this legislation are 5 sections which address issues of significant importance and interest to personal injury (PI) lawyers – cases of fundamental dishonesty and inducements.’

Park Square Barristers, 31st March 2015

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

PE teacher paid £40,000 following an injury when demonstrating the long jump – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2015 in compensation, news, personal injuries, teachers, trade unions by sally

‘A PE teacher who won £41,000 after injuring himself while demonstrating the long jump and a teacher given £75,000 for tripping over a carpet were among thousands of claims worth more than £26 million last year.’

Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

On fairness, elephants and principle – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, EC law, human rights, news, Supreme Court, terrorism by sally

‘Procedural fairness is a bit like an elephant. It is difficult to define in abstract, but you know a fair procedure when you see one. So Lawton LJ put it in Maxwell v Department of Trade [1974] QB 523, 539’

UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd April 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Supreme Court gives reasons for quashing offer of housing 50 miles away – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, children, housing, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has today given its reasons why it unanimously upheld a homeless mother of five’s appeal over a London borough’s offer of accommodation 50 miles away.’

Local Government Lawyer, 2nd April 2015

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Chester ‘cash-for-crash’ bus fraud: Ringleader convicted – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2015 in conspiracy, fraud, gangs, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The ringleader of a gang who ran a “cash-for-crash” scam involving bus passengers has been convicted of fraud.’

BBC News, 2nd April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

On the Road Again – Nearly Legal

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, care orders, children, health, homelessness, housing, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘With remarkable speed, the Supreme Court has handed down its judgement in Nzolameso v Westminster City Council , having announced immediately after the hearing on 17/3/2015 that the appeal would be allowed, with reasons to follow.’

Full story

Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Care orders and accommodation pending appeal – Nearly Legal

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, care orders, homelessness, housing, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Our post on Nzolameso v City of Westminster [2015] UKSC 22 is here, but behind the headlines of the judgment (and it is a good judgment) is a whole history, even between the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court hearings.’

Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Nigerian gay rights activist has her High Court asylum bid rejected – because judge doesn’t believe she is lesbian – The Independent

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, asylum, deportation, homosexuality, human rights, immigration, mental health, news by sally

‘A Nigerian gays right activist who fears imprisonment and death because of her sexuality has had her case for asylum rejected by the High Court – after a judge ruled that she was pretending to be lesbian.

The Independent, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Britain’s first secret ballot – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2015 in elections, news by sally

‘When the UK goes to the polls on 7 May votes will be cast through a secret ballot. But it was not always thus. Elections used to be altogether more public and dangerous affairs. ‘

BBC News, 5th April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man who left victim with severe brain damage with just one punch jailed for over three years – The Independent

Posted April 7th, 2015 in assault, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who left another man with severe brain damage after punching him once in the head outside a nightclub has been jailed for over three years.’

The Independent, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The Rivlin Report – the Bar talking to itself? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted April 7th, 2015 in barristers, case management, fees, guilty pleas, legal education, news, reports, trials by sally

‘The last of the three “state of the Bar” reports, the “Criminal Justice, Advocacy and the Bar” Report by the Criminal Justice Reform Group (generally known as the Rivlin Report) was released shortly before Easter. Unlike Leveson and Jeffrey’s, the MoJ did not commit to consider this report before deciding on the future of legal aid provision. As this was a report commissioned by the Bar Council (the report itself acknowledges “we should stress that the substance of this Report, and the recommendations which accompany it, are independent and made on behalf of the Bar”), this may not have been a bad call by the MoJ.’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th April 2015

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Motorist escapes jail after three-year-old is crushed to death by Land Rover trailer – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2015 in community service, dangerous driving, disqualification, driving licences, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘The heartbroken family of a three-year-old boy crushed to death by a runaway trailer yesterday branded the motorist’s sentence a “joke” after he escaped prison.

Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Glued privates, rotting seafood and bargain sports cars: wronged wives turn to revenge spectaculars – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2015 in divorce, news, women by sally

‘Social media helping make dramatic acts of revenge against philandering husbands a standard feature of British divorce, say lawyers.’

Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man jailed for four years for assault on disabled pensioner Alan Barnes – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2015 in assault, DNA, drug abuse, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

‘A drug addict whose attack on a disabled pensioner caused outrage around the world should use his four-year jail sentence to “do some thinking”, his victim has said.’

The Guardian, 2nd April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tobacco display ban extended to all shops – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2015 in advertising, consumer protection, news, small businesses, smoking by sally

‘A ban on showing tobacco products at the point of sale in small shops across the UK has come into force.’

BBC News, 6th April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tenant wins battle to stop Westminster council moving her out of London – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, homelessness, housing, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘A single mother of five children has won a protracted legal battle and prevented Westminster council from removing her family to Milton Keynes.’

The Guardian, 2nd April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Drug drivers believe it is more acceptable than drink driving, according to Government study – the Independent

Posted April 7th, 2015 in careless driving, drug abuse, news, road traffic offences by sally

‘People who take drugs before getting behind the wheel of a car believe it is a “much more acceptable” thing to do than driving while drunk, according to a Government study.’

The Independent, 6th April 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Warning over Islamic radicalisation in England’s prisons

Posted April 7th, 2015 in gangs, Islam, news, prisons, reports, terrorism by sally

‘Staff shortages are making it harder to tackle Islamic radicalisation in England’s prisons, the former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office has warned.’

BBC News, 7th April 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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