Birmingham riots: Conviction and sentence appeals dismissed – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in appeals, arson, firearms, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

‘Seven men who were detained after shots were fired at police during riots have had appeals against their sentences and convictions dismissed.’

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BBC News, 21st January 2014

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Barristers vow to boycott QASA despite High Court defeat – Legal Futures

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in advocacy, barristers, judicial review, news, quality assurance by sally

‘Monday’s failed judicial review of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) has done little to quell the mutiny among criminal law barristers, even though the Bar Standards Board has called on them to “respect the court’s decision”.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd January 2014

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Theresa May’s stop-and-search plan delayed by government wrangling – The Guardian

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in government departments, news, police, stop and search by sally

‘Plans by Theresa May to reform controversial police “stop and search” powers are being held up by wrangling between the Home Office and Downing Street, government sources have confirmed.

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2014

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‘Clear decision’ could have helped drowned Lowestoft children – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in care orders, child neglect, news, social services by sally

‘More could have been done to help three children who were found drowned after their mother fell to her death from a car park, a report has found.’

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BBC News, 22nd January 2014

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Salford man jailed for life for ‘remorseless’ murder of mother-of-two – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘Michael Cope jailed for life after evading police for a month on the run over murder of Linzi Ashton, who suffered 108 separate injuries in an hour-long attack at her home.’

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Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2014

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Court interpreting firm Capita fined thousands – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in courts, interpreters, news, penalties by sally

‘A private company which provides court interpreters in England and Wales has lost thousands of pounds in penalties for its poor performance.’

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BBC News, 22nd January 2014

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Man jailed for life for rape gets two-year reduction in minimum term – The Guardian

Posted January 22nd, 2014 in appeals, news, parole, rape, sentencing by sally

‘A man jailed for life last year after being convicted of raping a woman in her bedroom in 1997 has won a two-year reduction in his minimum term.’

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The Guardian, 21st January 2014

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CoA blocks CIA drones challenge – The Lawyer

Posted January 21st, 2014 in appeals, crime, intelligence services, murder, news, weapons by sally

‘The Court of Appeal (CoA) has thrown out a claim challenging the legality of British involvement in US drone strikes because any judgment would be a condemnation of US foreign policy.’

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The Lawyer, 21st January 2014

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Drax protesters’ convictions quashed – BBC News

Posted January 21st, 2014 in appeals, demonstrations, failure to disclose information, news, police by sally

‘Twenty-nine people sentenced after a power station protest where an undercover police officer was working have had their convictions quashed.’

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BBC News, 21st January 2013

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Force India and Damages for Misuse of Confidential information – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted January 21st, 2014 in confidentiality, contracts, damages, news, sport by sally

‘In the world of Formula 1 (“F1”), millions of pounds can be won or lost over the matter of a few seconds. Mega-rich companies compete to create faster cars, carefully guarding any information that might shave a few moments off a model’s time. The aerodynamism of a F1 model is crucial to this time performance, and it transpires, also useful for generating questions on the misuse of confidential information.’

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Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 21st January 2014

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Rise in financial services whistleblowing could result in more prosecutions, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 21st, 2014 in financial regulation, news, whistleblowers by sally

‘An 88% rise in the number of workers in the financial services sector ‘blowing the whistle’ on white collar crime could lead to an increase in prosecutions in 2014, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th January 2014

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Right to die: the issues before the Supreme Court – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted January 21st, 2014 in assisted suicide, crime, defence, evidence, necessity, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Tony Nicklinson lost his legal battle in 2012 for a judicial ruling that, were his wife to administer life-ending drugs to him at his express request, she would not be liable to prosecution for murder.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th January 2014

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The EU’s Data Protection Regulation: where are we? – Panopticon

Posted January 21st, 2014 in data protection, EC law, news, regulations by sally

‘The replacement of Directive 95/26/EC – the bedrock of data protection in Europe – with a new Regulation is intended as a radical overhaul, making protections for personal data fit for the digital world. It has now been over two years since the first substantive draft of that Regulation was made public.’

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Panopticon, 20th January 2014

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Woman who lured man to ‘inhuman’ torture by offering sex is spared jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 21st, 2014 in false imprisonment, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, torture by sally

‘Chantelle McCluney, 23, watched on as her boyfriend and another lover tortured and humiliated their victim’

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Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2014

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Justice secretary puts back probation service privatisation deadline – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2014 in contracting out, delay, news, probation by sally

‘The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced a two-month delay in the timetable for privatising 70% of the probation service after his most senior officials advised there would be public safety issues if he pressed full steam ahead.’

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The Guardian, 20th January 2014

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EU proposals could outlaw giant NHS database – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 21st, 2014 in data protection, EC law, health, news, privacy by sally

‘Proposed EU laws could render £50 million NHS database illegal, senior officials warn.’

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Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2014

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IPCC to investigate police handling of Hamzah Khan case – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2014 in child neglect, complaints, domestic violence, homicide, news, police by sally

‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate whether officers mishandled the case of a four-year-old boy whose mummified remains were found in his cot almost two years after he died.’

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The Guardian, 20th January 2014

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Habitual Residence and Joinder in Child Abduction Cases: The Supreme Court’s judgment in LC (Children) – Family Law Week

Posted January 20th, 2014 in appeals, child abduction, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Katy Chokowry, barrister of 1 King’s Bench Walk, considers the Supreme Court’s judgment in LC (Children).’

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Family Law Week, 19th January 2014

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Sheppey crossing crash drivers offered alertness course – BBC News

Posted January 20th, 2014 in accidents, news, prosecutions, road safety, road traffic offences by sally

‘Drivers who would have been prosecuted over the Sheppey crossing crash that injured more than 200 people are being offered a course instead, police said.’

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BBC News, 20th January 2014

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High Court rules on provision of care for nomadic Gypsy/Traveller children – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘Marc Willers analyses the impact of a High Court ruling which gave an important judgment on the provision of care for nomadic Gypsy and Traveller children.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 17th January 2014

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