Support for death penalty drops below 50% for the first time – BBC News
‘Support for the death penalty in Britain has dropped below 50% for the first time on record, an annual opinion survey says.’
BBC News, 26th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exclusive: Miscarriages of justice charity seeks law firm status – Legal Futures
‘A criminal appeals charity run by lawyers has applied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to be a regulated legal practice, and could become the first charity to become a traditional law firm in its own right.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
R (on the application of Trail Riders Fellowship and another (Respondents) v Dorset County Council (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 18th March 2015
Jail for thief who tried to sell secret nuclear submarine documents – The Guardian
‘A factory worker who stole restricted documents about British nuclear submarines and tried to sell them to an eastern European government has been jailed for four and a half years.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
M&S and hair cut paramedic guilty of misconduct – BBC News
‘A paramedic who left patients in an ambulance while he did some shopping and had his hair cut has been found guilty of misconduct.’
BBC News, 25th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dating site ban for ‘serial abuser’ Karl Crimmins – BBC News
‘A “serial abuser” who admitted unlawfully wounding a woman he met online has been banned from joining dating websites.’
BBC News, 25th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others)) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 18th March 2015
Solicitors fail to stop cuts in legal aid defence contracts – The Guardian
‘Criminal solicitors have failed in their attempt to prevent the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, imposing deep cuts on the number of legal aid contracts for defence lawyers.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Montgomery (Appellant) v Lanarkshire Health Board (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Montgomery (Appellant) v Lanarkshire Health Board (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 11 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 11th March 2015
Carlyle (Appellant) v Royal Bank of Scotland (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Carlyle (Appellant) v Royal Bank of Scotland (Respondent) (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 13 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 11th March 2015
Tael One Partners Limited (Appellant) v Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 11th March 2015
Wyatt (Appellant) v Vince (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Wyatt (Appellant) v Vince (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 14 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 11th March 2015
R (on the application of Catt) (AP) (Respondent) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and another (Appellants); R (on the application of T) (AP) (Respondent) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 4th March 2015
R (on the application of Jamar Brown (Jamaica) (Respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 4th March 2015
Extension of Freedom of Information Act to Network Rail – Ministry of Justice
‘Passengers and the public can request information directly from the authority which runs Britain’s rail infrastructure for the very first time from Tuesday 24 March.’
Ministry of Justice, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
NIHL: Disease or Injury and Does it Really Matter? – Zenith PI Blog
‘A recent case heard by Mr Justice Phillips in the High Court has considered the increasingly popular argument that Noise Induced Hearing Loss is an injury rather than a disease.’
Zenith PI Blog, 24th March 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Life imprisonment possible for breach of new Computer Misuse Act rules from 3 May – OUT-LAW.com
‘People who cause “serious damage” to computer systems in the UK could be sentenced to life imprisonment under a change to the law set to come into force in May.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 24th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
A loophole in the slavery bill could allow companies to hide supply chain abuses – The Guardian
‘The modern slavery bill now in parliament must ensure big business respects human rights in providing its goods and services worldwide, not just in the UK.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council to bring judicial review action over DCLG direction on newspaper frequency – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Royal Borough of Greenwich is to bring judicial review proceedings after the Communities Secretary earlier this month served the authority with a direction requiring it to cut publication of its weekly newspaper.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2015
Source: www.localgovernment.co.uk
Top Catholic school takes fight for admissions policy to court – The Guardian
‘The religious ethos of one of England’s oldest state-funded Catholic boys’ schools is at risk after an education watchdog attacked its admissions code, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
