Bungling ‘umbrella robber’ jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge apologises to victims after court hears armed robber had received life sentences twice before.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gay couples look forward to getting married on first legal day – The Guardian
‘Historic ceremonies scheduled for 29 March herald new era of equality for gay couples across UK.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV licence fee evasion could be decriminalised – The Guardian
‘The government is to launch a formal review of the law that makes it a crime not to pay the TV licence, following a campaign led by backbench Conservative MPs.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
John Terry’s father Ted cleared in racial abuse trial – BBC News
‘The father of former England football captain John Terry has been cleared of racially abusing a man in a dispute over a cigarette.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sikh man jailed over knife attack on former Indian general Kuldip Singh Brar – The Independent
‘A Sikh man has received a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of slashing a former Indian military lieutenant general in the neck while he was on holiday in London.’
The Independent, 21st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mary Konye jailed for 12 years for acid attack on former friend in east London – The Guardian
‘A woman who threw acid in the face of her friend while disguised by a Muslim veil has been jailed for 12 years.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Policing Debate – BBC Law in Action
‘How have recent stories like undercover policing, the deaths of Mark Duggan and Ian Tomlinson, and “Plebgate” affected public confidence in the police? Do the police have the right powers to do their job and do they use them as they should? Has the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales helped to make the police more accountable?’
BBC Law in Action, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Pelka case council branded inadequate by Ofsted – BBC News
‘Children’s services in Coventry – in the spotlight since four-year-old Daniel Pelka’s death – have been branded “inadequate” by Ofsted.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human trafficking: exercise discretion on a case-by-case basis – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Slavery is a term of the highest evocative order. The almost universal abhorrence that this term elicits is due, in large part, to the imprint on the modern psyche caused, not by images of those responsible for the slave trade, but by images and tales of their victims.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th March 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
CPS announces first prosecutions for female genital mutilation – CPS News Brief
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions has today announced the first ever prosecutions under the Female Genital Mutilation Act.’
CPS News Brief, 21st March 2014
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Christians deserve more respect, says top judge – The Independent
‘One of Britain’s top judges has said it is not difficult to see why British Christians “feel their religious beliefs are not being sufficiently respected” in a speech about the clash between the rights of believers and sexual equality.’
The Independent, 21st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofsted to set out changes to school inspection – BBC News
‘The head of Ofsted is set to outline changes to school inspections and defend the schools’ watchdog, in a speech to headteachers.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
English civil court reforms “inconsistent, time-consuming and costly”, says Law Society – OUT-LAW.com
‘Civil courts in England and Wales are increasingly valuing “administration over access to justice” since wide-ranging reforms to procedures and costs came into force last year, the Law Society has claimed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Dawn Oliver: Does treating the system of justice as a public service have implications for the rule of law and judicial independence? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘If you asked a second year LLB student, or even a professor of public law or a legal practitioner, ‘what are the most fundamental functions of judges and the system of justice?’ you would probably get ‘doing justice to all without fear or favour’ and ‘upholding the rule of law’ among the most common answers. And if you asked ‘what are the most important ways in which performance of these functions is secured?’ you would expect to get ‘independence of the judiciary’ among the answers.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th March 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Sentence of man who killed victim with Asperger’s challenged over leniency – The Guardian
‘A four-and-a-half-year jail sentence handed to a man who killed a man with Asperger’s syndrome with a single punch in an unprovoked attack has been referred to the court of appeal for review.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No duty to investigate in respect of civilian deaths in Malaya in 1948 – UK Human Rights Blog
‘After an interesting analysis of the time limits for claims under Convention in response to a claim made in relation to actions by British soldiers in Malaya in 1948, the Court of Appeal dismissed all their human rights, customary international law and Wednesbury arguments. There was no obligation in domestic law for the state to hold an inquiry into the deaths of civilians killed by British soldiers in colonial Malaya in 1948, even though the Strasbourg Court might well hold that such a duty ensued.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th March 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
You can’t treat a database like a car in the garage – Your Response v Datateam – Technology Law Update
‘A publisher engaged a database manager to maintain a database of subscribers. There was no a formal contract and no provisions for termination were agreed. The relationship ended badly and the publisher gave a month’s notice. The database manager refused to release the database until outstanding fees and damages were paid – raising an old-style legal concept that was useful in the days before modern contracts.’
Technology Law Update, 20th March 2014
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Poor care ‘resulted in North Yorkshire baby’s death’ – BBC News
‘A hospital has admitted failings in medical care and poor communication resulted in a child being stillborn.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge condemns former Miss Malaysia’s divorce bill – Daily Telegraph
A former beauty queen is seeking Britain’s biggest ever divorce payout of £500 million and is running up ‘eye-watering’ legal costs to have the case heard in London
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
