“Up to 700,000 victims of crime could find it harder to get help because of plans to change the Code for Victims in England and Wales, Victim Support says.”
BBC News, 10th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Probation chiefs have accused the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, of dismantling the probation service as he confirmed that the public sector would be barred from bidding for the payment-by-results contracts to provide his radical rehabilitation plan for prisoners leaving jail.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former Brighton-based police sergeant who sold a story to the Sun newspaper
has been jailed for 10 months.”
BBC News, 9th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A headteacher is under investigation following allegations of cheating at exams,
nepotism and cronyism at the primary school she runs.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A government scheme designed to speed payments to mesothelioma sufferers could leave them thousands of pounds out of pocket and will not help other asbestos victims, according to claimant personal injury lawyers.”
Litigation Futures, 9th May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The Home Office is to announce an independent review into the murder of private
investigator Daniel Morgan in south London in 1987.”
BBC News, 8th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The MoJ’s public consultations on legal aid reforms show they are open-minded, but if the aim remains to reduce spending, what about the cost to justice?”
The Guardian, 8th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Queen’s Speech sets out the government’s legislative programme for the next
year. Here is a guide to all the bills in it.”
BBC News, 8th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who was caught speeding at 122mph and who boasted on an internet
forum about lying to police has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 8th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who murdered five members of a family by setting fire to her neighbour’s
pushchair in an ‘an act of exceptional wickedness’ has been jailed for at least
30 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A multi millionaire entrepreneur who gave his ex-wife £10.4 million in their
divorce settlement has defeated an attempt by her at the High Court to get a
bigger slice of his fortune.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Senior probation officers have attacked plans to offer private companies and
charities payment-by-results for supervising people released from jail.”
BBC News, 9th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Attorney General Dominic Grieve got the law wrong when he overruled judges who ordered the government to publish letters Prince Charles wrote to ministers, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 8th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Charity Commission’s handling of a high-profile tax-avoidance scandal that saw shockingly little donated money reach good causes has put charities at risk of losing the public’s confidence – and consequently their money, one of the leading figures in the sector has warned.”
The Independent, 8th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Low-level criminals who spend a few weeks or months in prison will be supervised
for a year in the community after their release in an attempt to cut ‘shameful
levels’ of reoffending, the Justice Secretary will announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Fines for motorists caught texting behind the wheel are to double after the
Government announced a crackdown on dangerous driving.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The controversy of mercy killing is unresolved. It is capable of being either an act of compassion or that of unconscionable self interest. The law recognises no difference between these motivations. Despite challenges from Diane Pretty and Debbie Purdy, mercy killing remains an offence in the UK. Assisting a person to commit suicide is an offence under the Suicide Act 1961. Killing a person not capable of committing suicide even at their request is murder or manslaughter. It is no defence to say that the best interests of the victim were served. While the DPP have been forced to publicise their policy upon which factors will be considered when a prosecution is contemplated that goes only to the public interest in any prosecution. The law recognises no offence or defence, full or partial, of mercy killing.”
CrimeLine, 29th April 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
“Private contractors are increasingly being used by local councils in an attempt to curb offences of littering. This has provoked an uproar amongst the press with reports of local residents being issued with ‘heavy handed fines’ for the most trivial offences, rather than receiving a warning and the opportunity to pick up their litter first.”
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Zenith Chambers, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
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