‘Pharmaceutical companies stand to lose patent monopolies that cover a number of individual compounds within a broader chemical formula if they cannot show a plausible link between the compounds covered by the patent and a technical contribution to treatment claimed in the patent, the High Court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th December 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The now famous revelations by US whistleblower Edward Snowden focused on US government programmes under which vast amounts of data about individuals’ internet usage and communications were said to have been gathered. The allegations extended beyond the US: the UK government and security agencies, for example, were also said to be involved in such activity.’
Panopticon, 5th December 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘The Law Society did not consult any experts in Sharia law before issuing the controversial practice note on Sharia-compliant wills that it was forced to withdraw last month, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 8th December 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An immigration judge has been forced to resign as a district judge after making a racist remark about a crime victim.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Further details unveiled of funding recipients and new unit to tackle female genital mutilation.’
Full story
Home Office, 5th December 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The legal aid bill is being slashed by £300m without research into the potential effect of the cuts, the most senior civil servant at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted.’
The Independent, 5th Decemeber 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor of Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published by Family Law Week during November.’
Family Law Week, 5th December 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Four of the five main UK political parties have voiced support for a constitutional convention based on popular participation. But what form should such a convention take? There are a variety of possible models and some would work much better than others. This presentation will set out criteria that can be used to evaluate the options and then draw on evidence from recent reform processes – notably in Canada, Iceland, and Ireland – to see which options are more or less likely to meet those criteria in the UK.’
Katie Ghose – A Constitutional Convention for the UK: What Form Should It Take?
Dr Alan Renwick- A Constitutional Convention for the UK: What Form Should It Take?
UCL Constitution Unit, 12th November 2014
Source: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
‘Child abuse viewers who access images and video on the internet need medical help to overcome “perverse attractions” rather than serve prison terms, said a senior police officer.’
The Independent, 6th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service says 25 cases where the undercover journalist was a prosecution witness will be reviewed.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge has taken the unusual step of removing most case documents from court and giving partners a final ultimatum to settle their separation dispute.’
Law Society’s Gazette,
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Bus companies are not required by law to force parents with buggies to make way for wheelchair users in designated bays on vehicles, senior judges ruled.’
Full story
BBC News, 8th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Young adults leaving care are being let down by the justice system, according to a new academic study. Despite up to a third of the current prison population having experienced the care system, criminal justice professionals are ignorant of ways to help young care leavers stay out of jail, it warns.’
The Independent, 7th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Major new report calls for new ‘short, sharp shock’ for prolific offenders.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Finally, the long awaited Upper Tribunal decision on room size and the bedroom tax has been released.’
NearlyLegal, 7th December 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A man who deliberately “slipped” on a wet bag in a supermarket so he could make a £10,000 insurance claim has been given a suspended jail term.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘GPs have told the BBC their reputations have been “tarnished by incompetence” from the health watchdog.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s legal regime governing mass surveillance of the internet by intelligence agencies does not violate human rights, a tribunal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sixteen people from a single police force face criminal and disciplinary charges after the cries for help from a disabled man wrongly accused of paedophilia and killed by a drunken vigilante were allegedly ignored in the days before his murder.’
The Independent, 5th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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