Emergency surveillance law faces legal challenge by MPs – BBC News
‘The High Court is to hear a legal challenge to the government’s emergency surveillance law brought by two MPs.’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leon Brittan and Geoffrey Dickens’ notes from 1980s released – BBC News
‘Letters from the 1980s have been released, in which MP Geoffrey Dickens called for then-Home Secretary Leon Brittan to ban a pro-paedophilia group.’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trecco Bay mistaken ID murderer David Braddon’s life term – BBC News
‘A man who beat a teenager with a pole in an alcohol and drug-fuelled rage after he mistook him for someone else has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Immigration: illegal working and EU reform – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Queen’s speech, which announces the Government’s agenda for the next five years, would not be the same without some proposals on immigration reform. We were not let down and the plan of attack will be a new Immigration Bill which will focus on illegal workers, overstayers and rogue employers.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Cost of data breach incidents to business soars, finds UK government study – OUT-LAW.com
‘The worst data breach incidents are costing UK businesses between £1.5 million and £3m on average through business disruption, lost sales and assets and damage to reputation, new research by the UK government and consultancy PwC has found.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
De Menezes family takes case to European court of human rights – The Guardian
‘The decision not to charge any police officers with the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes on a London tube is to be challenged in the European court of human rights.’
Full story
The Guardian, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Are ‘paedophile hunters’ hindering police? – BBC News
‘Groups posing as under-age girls online to expose suspected paedophiles – commonly referred to as ‘paedophile hunters’ – say they gain quicker results than police. But is their work undermining official investigations?’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who had sex with 14-year-old boy is jailed – The Guardian
‘The wife of an army corporal has been sent to prison for three years for having sex with a 14-year-old boy after a suspended sentence was ruled to be too lenient.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chrissy Chambers: YouTube star launches legal bid against ex-boyfriend who posted sex video online – The Independent
‘An American YouTube star who claims her British ex-boyfriend posted a secret video of them having sex online is launching complex legal bid for damages and criminal prosecution in the UK courts.’
The Independent, 4th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Habib Ullah death: Seven-year wait for conduct hearing – BBC News
‘The actions of five officers during and after the death of a father-of-three will be aired in public later. Until recently, nearly every police disciplinary hearing was held behind closed doors.’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fall lyrics ‘hard to hear’, says judge in copyright case – The Guardian
‘A judge ruling on a copyright dispute about rock band the Fall’s lyrics has admitted that the words were “hard to hear” due to frontman Mark E Smith’s vocal style.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EVENT: Gresham College – Civil Litigation: Should the rules be simpler?
‘The address by Sir Stephen will explore the reasons why the rules of civil procedure are so long and complex, and whether it is desirable and practicable to simplify them, having regard in particular to the needs of litigants in person who are unfamiliar with the legal process.’
Date: 25th June 2015, 6.00pm
Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
New measures to make criminals pay legal aid costs – Ministry of Justice
‘New measures to make criminals, rather than hard working taxpayers, pay more towards their legal bills have come into force today (1 June 2015).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st June 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Why cracking up isn’t a laughing matter! – New Law Journal
‘Ground stability issues aren’t something the average homeowner considers when putting in an offer on their new home. It is more likely that thoughts will turn to BBQs on the lawn while the sun is shining, rather than focusing on what lies beneath the property.’
Full story
New Law Journal, 29th May 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Bringing the statute book up to date – Law Commission
‘An Act from 1979 allowing referendums for a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly is among legislation being recommended for repeal by the Law Commissions.’
Law Commission, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Keep Calm and Read B-S – Family Law Week
‘Cyrus Larizadeh of 4 Paper Buildings and Senate House Chambers recently spoke at the NAGALRO Conference on Re B-S, its aftermath and some of the misconceptions arising from it.’
Full story
Family Law Week, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Law of the Road – BBC Unreliable Evidence
‘Clive Anderson and a panel of legal experts discuss how changes to our traffic laws could reduce the numbers of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians killed or injured on the road?’
BBC Unreliable Evidence, 27th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children Public Law Update – Family Law Week
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent judgments of particular importance to all practitioners in public children law.’
Family Law Week, 28th May 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
