BSB produces additional clarification in relation to Public Access rules and foreign work – Bar Standards Board

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in barristers, foreign jurisdictions, news, professional conduct by sally

‘The BSB has produced additional guidance for Public Access barristers instructed directly by lay foreign clients or lay clients in England and Wales for whom they are doing foreign work. Under the new Handbook, the Public Access rules will apply in relation to these clients for the first time. The guidance states.’

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Bar Standards Board, 2nd December 2013

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Welfare of child not a trump card against deportation – UK Human Rights Blog

‘The Supreme Court has clarified the principles to be applied when considering the welfare of children in deportation cases. The following summary is based on the Supreme Court’s Press Summary.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th November 2013

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Allocations and legitimate expectation – NearlyLegal

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in housing, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘In R(Alansi) v Newham LBC, Stuart-Smith J held that, although Ms Alansi had a legitimate expectation that she would remain a priority homeseeker on Newham’s housing register, Newham had not acted unreasonably and in abuse of its power by withdrawing its representation. It is a case which demonstrates (again) just how hard it is to shoehorn a genuine grievance into a successful JR challenge, doubly so in the context of a local authority allocation scheme.’

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NearlyLegal, 1st December 2013

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Drug dealer Rico Walker jailed for 16 years – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

‘A drug dealer who supplied heroin with a street value of £20m over a two-year period has been jailed for 16 years.’

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BBC News, 29th November 2013

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Herbie Hide jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in conspiracy, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

‘Former world champion boxer Herbie Hide has been jailed for 22 months after admitting selling cocaine.’

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BBC News, 29th November 2013

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UK terror law watchdog calls for end to detention at borders without suspicion – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in airports, detention, news, police, terrorism by sally

‘Britain’s anti-terror law watchdog has said police should no longer be able to detain people at the UK’s borders without any suspicion of wrongdoing, following the detention of David Miranda in August.’

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The Guardian, 1st December 2013

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South Yorkshire Police investigated over Ian Watkins – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in child abuse, children, complaints, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘A watchdog is investigating South Yorkshire Police’s handling of complaints about a rock star who has admitted child sex offences.’

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BBC News, 30th November 2013

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Child taken from womb by social services – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in birth, care orders, mental health, news, social services by sally

‘Essex social services have obtained a court order against a woman that allowed her to be forcibly sedated and for her child to be taken from her womb by caesarean section.’

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Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2013

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Mairead Philpott loses appeal against 17-year sentence for manslaughter – The Guardian

‘Mairead Philpott has had her 17-year prison sentence for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby upheld by the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 29th November 2013

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Rape prevention work needed, says senior police officer – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2013 in crime prevention, news, police, rape by sally

‘Police in England and Wales are being urged to be more proactive in their efforts to prevent rapes.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2013

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Sex offender Leslie Whiting who breached injunction ‘should be jailed’ – The Independent

‘A sex offender should be jailed for allegedly defying the orders of a court to stay away from a former girlfriend who has a learning disability, a judge was told yesterday.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2013

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Mairead Philpott appeals against length of sentence for killing children – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, homicide, media, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to launch another attempt to challenge the length of her sentence.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2013

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NEW series: “The advocate, the regulator, the TV maker and the client” – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 29th, 2013 in advocacy, media, news, quality assurance by sally

“Advocacy is a skill that exposes truth or lies in the court process. It is a forensic challenge that doesn’t depend on the colour of the advocate’s lipstick or the lining of Queen’s Counsel’s suit, but on ability.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th November 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

For Whom the Bell Tolls – NearlyLegal

Posted November 29th, 2013 in civil procedure rules, costs, documents, news by sally

“This is a brief note on an important Court of Appeal judgement. Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd is actually a defamation case but it is an essential point of reference for anybody involved in civil litigation.”

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NearlyLegal, 28th November 2013

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Letter led to Michael Batten, 70, being jailed for abuse – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2013 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A woman who wrote to a man who abused her as a child called in the police when his reply showed no remorse.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2013

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Coroner Alan Crickmore jailed for eight years over £2m theft – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2013 in coroners, fraud, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A former Gloucestershire coroner has been jailed for eight years for stealing £2m from clients, some of whom had died, at his solicitors practice.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2013

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More laws are needed as religion declines, top judge says – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 29th, 2013 in human rights, judges, news, speeches, treaties by sally

“One of Britain’s most senior judges said the rapid rise in the number of laws in recent years had been necessary as other modes of social control such as religion and old fashioned morality declined.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2013

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‘Idiots’ cleared of threatening to blow up Manchester-bound plane – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in bomb hoaxing, news, no case to answer, terrorism, trials by sally

“The trial of two men for allegedly threatening to blow up a Pakistani plane in mid-air has been abandoned after the court heard they were ‘idiots’, not terrorists.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2013

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Family ‘foster carers’ losing out, says watchdog – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2013 in families, fostering, local government, news, ombudsmen, reports by sally

“People who look after young relatives or friends’ children are being treated unfairly by some councils, a local government watchdog says.”

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BBC News, 29th November 2013

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Peaches Geldof could face criminal investigation after tweeting names of women claimed to be involved in Ian Watkins abuse – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2013 in anonymity, crime, disclosure, internet, news, victims by sally

“Peaches Geldof could face a criminal investigation after she named two women claimed to be the mothers who allowed their babies to be abused by disgraced rock singer Ian Watkins.”

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The Independent, 28th November 2013

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