Poppy tin thief caught on CCTV jailed – BBC News
‘A man who was caught on CCTV stealing a poppy collection box has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
BBC News, 14th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British law student convicted of possessing bomb-making manual – The Guardian
‘A man accused of plotting terrorist attacks in London has been convicted of possession of a bomb-making manual.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Wholly antiquated’: lord chief justice on court technology – LegalVoice
‘Our “antiquated” courts faced “severe crisis” without significant investment, the lord chief justice said yesterday. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd offered journalists a judicial perspective on the financial pressures being imposed upon the courts at his annual press conference.’
LegalVoice, 13th November 2014
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Female offenders have been failed agrees Hughes at prison event – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘This is the “end of line as far as talk is concerned” concluded Felicity Gerry QC, bringing the interesting, illuminating and varied panel discussion to an end last night, challenging Simon Hughes MP to seize this opportunity to make his mark and make a real difference to women offenders.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Judges dismiss legal challenge to EU arrest warrant – BBC News
‘A legal challenge to try to prevent the UK continuing to comply with the European Arrest Warrant has failed.’
BBC News, 14th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Holiday pay – life after the EAT judgment – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Last week, amid much media excitement, the Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down its judgment in the conjoined cases of Bear Scotland v Fulton, Amec v Law & Hertel v Woods. All three cases were appealing against the decisions of employment tribunals who determined that the calculating “normal remuneration” for holiday pay purposes should include overtime even if the overtime is not guaranteed.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Ex-coroner John Owen jailed for five years for £1m theft – BBC News
‘The former coroner for Carmarthenshire who stole £1m from a dead man’s estate to “prop up” his struggling law firm has been jailed for five years.’
BBC News, 14th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for WhatsApp ‘revenge porn’ after posting images of woman online – The Guardian
‘A 21-year-old man is believed to have become the first person in the UK to be jailed for posting revenge porn online.’
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The Guardian, 14th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Yarl’s Wood: Undercover tour of detention centre with dreadful reputation for its treatment of asylum seekers – The Independent
‘The Detention Centre in Bedfordshire – privately run, but publicly funded – has a dreadful reputation for its treatment of asylum seekers. Cole Moreton found a way inside to see if its notoriety is deserved.’
The Independent, 16th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daily Mail faces £3m bill after libel battle with businessman Andy Miller – The Guardian
‘The Daily Mail faces a potential legal bill that could be as high as £3m, believed to be among the highest since controversial no-win, no-fee agreements were introduced, after libelling a businessman.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jailed Twitter troll speaks of regret – BBC News
‘Internet trolling has become a growing problem in recent years, but is enough being done to teach children about online abuse?’
BBC News, 17th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Violent prisoners to face tougher penalties in crackdown against serious assaults on prison staff – The Independent
‘Violence in jails will be met with tougher repercussions in a new crackdown against serious assaults on prison staff.’
The Independent, 16th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Too many prisoners jailed unnecessarily, says review head – The Guardian
‘The unnecessary jailing of too many people in England and Wales is leaving resources stretched and vulnerable inmates unsupervised, the head of a review into prison suicides has said.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Six Sun journalists cleared of ‘overarching’ corruption charge – Daily Telegraph
‘Six Sun journalists have been cleared of a charge of conspiring together to corrupt public officials, after a judge ruled there was no case answer on an “overarching” charge in their trial.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government may weigh rights against national security without courts’ interference – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R (on the application of Lord Carlile of Berriew QC and others) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 60. The exclusion of a dissident Iranian from the UK, on grounds that her presence would have a damaging impact on our interests in relation to Iran, has been upheld by the Supreme Court.’
Uk Human Rights Blog, 12th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Extraneous factors” not relevant in deciding whether surgeon guilty of negligence – Litigation Futures
‘“Extraneous factors”, including an assault on a bus driver, are not relevant in deciding whether a surgeon had acted negligently while carrying out a hip operation, appeal judges have ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 14th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
JR looms as MoJ admits: new whiplash rules “could lead to misunderstanding” – Litigation Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted that the new rules for whiplash claims, introduced on 1 October this year, “could in practice lead to some misunderstanding” and may have to be amended.’
Litigation Futures, 14th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Retiring law firm partners to be offered short cut to senior judiciary – Legal Futures
‘There is to be a drive to recruit retiring law firm partners to the senior judiciary in a bid to improve diversity, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 14th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
