Two men jailed over Dancing Jesus site music piracy – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed for illegally distributing music through an online music forum.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Libya father Belaid jailed for kidnap of Welsh girl – BBC News
‘A man who refused to return his child to Wales after kidnapping her and taking her to Libya two years ago has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fake sheikh’ fails in bid to stop Panorama revealing appearance
‘The “fake sheikh” journalist Mazher Mahmood has failed in an appeal to the high court to prevent BBC1’s Panorama from revealing his appearance.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BBC’s Newsbeat censured over Islamic State news report – BBC News
‘BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme has been found in breach of broadcasting codes for a news item about Islamic State (IS) fighter Abu Summayah.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: IALS – Extradition – is the UK a soft touch for the EU and USA?
‘The House of Lords Extradition Law Committee is once again inquiring into the complexity and fitness for purpose of the law and practice surrounding extradition, and the Extradition Act 2003 in particular. The European Arrest Warrant is slated to be retained under the UK’s opt out and in again arrangement.’
Date: 13th November 2014, 2.00-5.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
Delays in prisoner rehabilitation did not breach Convention – Strasbourg Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Two prisoners have failed in their human rights protest against prison rehabilitation courses in the United Kingdom.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Prisoners’ book limit scrapped – The Guardian
‘The cap on the number of books inmates can have in their cells has been scrapped following pressure from a campaign backed by leading literary figures.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former Met police officer avoids prison after being caught possessing thousands of child abuse images ‘because of his background’ – The Independent
‘A former Met police officer who was caught with nearly two and a half thousand indecent images and films of children has avoided a prison sentence after a judge cited “his background” as a mitigating factor.’
The Independent, 8th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Neuberger unsure of benefits of single joint experts – Litigation Futures
‘The use of single joint experts could render the judge purely a “figure head” in proceedings, the president of the Supreme Court has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 10th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Firms’ disability access ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
‘The government is writing to a string of high street chains urging them to improve after a BBC London investigation revealed a “depressing” failure to accommodate disabled people.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alcohol consumed in pregnancy may be deemed to be poisoning – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Court of Appeal heard a landmark test case this week brought on behalf of a child born with foetal alcohol syndrome against the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Wind turbines, noise and public information – UK Human Rights Blog
‘An interesting decision about a Council not supplying some key information about a wind turbine project to the public until very late in the day. Can an objector apply to set the grant of permission aside? Answer: yes, unless the Council can show that it would have inevitably have come to the same conclusion, even if the information had been made public earlier.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
What could be the global impact of the UK’s Legal Services Act? – OUP Blog
‘In 2007, the UK Parliament passed the Legal Services Act (LSA), with the goal of liberalizing the market for legal services in England and Wales and encouraging more competition—in response to the governmentally commissioned ‘Clementi’ report finding the British legal market opaque, inflexible, overly complex, and insulated from innovation and competition.’
OUP Blog, 8th November 2014
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Assisted dying will be made legal in UK ‘within two years’ – The Guardian
‘A change in the law that will allow terminally ill people to be helped to end their lives is inevitable and will happen within as little as a couple of years, according to the deputy chair of the British Medical Association (BMA).’
The Guardian, 8th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Foreign Office tells extradited grandfather to go back to US jail for vital medical treatment – Daily Telegraph
‘Extradited British grandfather Paul Dunham told by Foreign Office it will not pay for urgent heart treatment – and that he should return to maximum security US jail for treatment.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dr Daniel Ubani wins costs from Cambridgeshire victim’s son – BBC News
‘A man whose father was killed by a lethal overdose from a doctor said he feels “physically sick” at the idea of paying the physician’s legal costs.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dropped Pringles lid costs Bristol man almost £500 – BBC News
‘A man has been ordered to pay almost £500 in fines and costs for dropping a snack lid on the ground in Bristol.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Relief From Sanction – Without A Formal Application – Zenith PI Blog
‘In Cutler v Barnet LBC (QBD 21/10/14) Supperstone J held that a judge had erred in not considering a defendant’s oral application for relief from sanction. The court had a discretion to consider such an application even where a formal application under Part 23 had NOT been made.’
Zenith PI Blog, 10th November 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Lawyer for Ann Maguire’s killer says rules on anonymity must be overhauled – The Guardian
‘The law must be changed to ensure that the identities of juvenile killers and their families remain secret, says the barrister who defended the schoolboy murderer of teacher Ann Maguire.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magistrates’ leader hits back at ‘blue rinse’ stereotype – The Independent
‘The lay judiciary is fed up of being used as a “punch bag” by ill-informed politicians who have an outdated view of magistrates as “blue-rinse” establishment figures who like sending people to prison.’
The Independent, 9th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
