E-cigarettes to be classed as ‘medicines’ in bid to tighten regulation – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in licensing, medicines, news, smoking by sally

“Electronic cigarettes are to be classed as ‘medicines’ under new proposals to tighten up the regulation of nicotine-containing products.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Steven Frogg jailed for attempted murder of Mansfield boy – BBC News

“A man who broke a four-year-old boy’s skull in three places in a ‘frenzied’ attack has been jailed for 16 years.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2013

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CCTV road fines: Tackling traffic or raising money? – BBC News

“A growing number of councils want to use CCTV to catch more drivers breaking traffic laws. They say the move will ease congestion but drivers say they are being unfairly penalised to raise money.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme court chooses the ‘third way’ in Prest divorce case – The Guardian

“Lord Sumption’s ruling resolves the dilemma of enforcing the law and doing judgment.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gunman who shot disabled woman after killing her partner gets 42 years – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in drug offences, firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A gunman who tried to kill a disabled woman after shooting her partner dead in a ‘cold-blooded, deliberate execution’ has been jailed for a minimum of 42 years.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

LulzSec hacker Ryan Cleary will be freed ‘imminently’ despite 170 child porn images – The Independent

“A hacker with the notorious ‘hacktivist’ collective LulzSec is to be released ‘imminently’ despite being found with more than 170 indecent images of children as young as six months.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Choirmaster loses appeal against sentence for child sex offences – The Guardian

“A choirmaster jailed for six years for indecently assaulting a former pupil has lost a challenge against the length of his sentence.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Appeal court cuts jail term for woman who aborted baby at 40 weeks – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in abortion, appeals, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman jailed for eight years after aborting her unborn baby within a week of her due date has had her sentence reduced to three and a half years.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

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New consumer rights bill unveiled – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in bills, consumer protection, news, time limits by sally

“New measures to enhance consumer rights and make them easier to understand have been unveiled by consumer minister Jo Swinson.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Changes to the Immigration Rules – July 2013 – UK Border Agency

Posted June 12th, 2013 in families, identification, immigration, news, time limits, universities, visas by sally

“Today, Monday 10 June 2013, a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013.”

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UK Border Agency, 10th June 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Victims to be spared from harrowing court cases – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 12th, 2013 in children, cross-examination, news, trials, victims by sally

“The most vulnerable victims are to be protected from the trauma of appearing in court, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 11th June 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Finance and Divorce update – Family Law Week

“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in May.”

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Family Law Week, 7th June 2013

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Warning: CPS keep victim appeals in house – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

“There is a new independent Assessor (Stephen Shaw) for non-legal complaints made about the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) but not for the legal ones โ€“ how very odd! It was recently reported that victims of crime will be able to ‘win the right’ to appeal against decisions by the CPS not to charge suspects and there is a consultation which is open until the 5th of September 2013. It has a mnemonic ‘VRR’ which stands for a ‘Victim’s Right to Review’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th June 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Can an employer increase the sanction for misconduct on appeal? – UK Human Rights Blog

“The answer of the Court was that clear and express words in the contract would be required in order to confer a power to increase a sanction on an Appeal Panel.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lawyers In Revolt – BBC Law in Action

“Will the Ministry of Justice back down over cuts to legal aid? Radio 4’s legal magazine follows the bitter dispute between the profession and the government.

This week, Maura McGowan QC of the Bar Council is in the studio with Joshua Rozenberg, making the lawyers’ case. But is she right that the legal profession will be undermined? Lord McNally responds for the government.”

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BBC Law in Action, 11th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme court urged to reject challenge to prisoner voting ban – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2013 in bills, elections, human rights, news, prisons, Supreme Court by sally

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has urged the supreme court to dismiss legal challenges by two convicted murderers who are seeking the right for prisoners to vote.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Murderer told police ‘let me finish her off’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 12th, 2013 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“A killer who begged police to let him ‘finish off’ his victim after being arrested midway through a knife attack on his girlfriend has been found guilty of murder.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Chambers becomes first ABS licensed by the SRA without a solicitor – Legal Futures

“A London chambers has become the first alternative business structure (ABS) licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority that does not have any solicitors.”

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

When is an insurance premium reasonably incurred? – NearlyLegal

Posted June 12th, 2013 in insurance, landlord & tenant, leases, news, tribunals by sally

“In Avon Estates (London) Limited v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited [2013] UKUT 0264 (LC) [not online yet we have a transcript] the Upper Tribunal considered the question of whether an insurance premium had been reasonable incurred.”

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NearlyLegal, 11th June 2013

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk