Police sergeant who sold story to Sun jailed – BBC News
“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
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Headteacher under investigation by DfE over cronyism claims – Daily Telegraph
“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
Claimant lawyers hit out at government’s mesothelioma plan – Litigation Futures
“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
Daniel Morgan murder: Home Office to hold independent review – BBC News
“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
Legal aid tendering: will it actually work? – The Guardian
“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
At-a-glance: Queen’ Speech 2013 bill-by-bill – BBC News
“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
Motorcyclist Andrew Kelly jailed over 122mph ride – BBC News
“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
Woman who murdered family in act of ‘exceptional wickedness’ jailed for 30 years – Daily Telegraph
“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
Entrepreneur defeats ex-wife’s attempt to increase £10.4m divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph
“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
Payment-by-results plan for offender supervision comes under fire – BBC News
“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
Attorney General ‘wrong to overrule judges who ordered Government to publish letters Prince Charles wrote to ministers’ – The Independent
“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
Tax scandal threatens charity donations – The Independent
“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
All prisoners face a year of supervision upon release – Daily Telegraph
“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 to double – Daily Telegraph
“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 dilemma of assisted suicide – CrimeLine
“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
Litter Enforcers let loose in Leeds – what rights to private contractors have to request personal details and issue fines? – Zenith Chambers
“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
Grayling: No more using judicial review as a cheap delaying tactic – Ministry of Justice
“The culture of using meritless judicial review applications to delay immigration decisions and hold up development will be attacked by new controls announced today [7 May] by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Court of Appeal issues strong warning of costs sanctions for lengthy skeleton arguments – Litigation Futures
“The Court of Appeal has hit out at lengthy and complex skeleton arguments, describing them as the ‘bane’ of commercial litigation and warning that failing to comply with the practice directions on them will result in costs sanctions.”
Litigation Futures, 8th May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
EIR: when is information ‘held’? – Panopticon
“One of the issues which commonly arises for information law practitioners is the question, which arises under both FOIA and the EIR, of whether a public authority actually holds the information which has been requested. The leading case on section 1(1) FOIA is University of Newcastle v IC & British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection [2011] UKUT 185 (AAC), [2011] 2 Info LR 54 and substantially the same approach has been adopted in, for example, Keiller v IC and University of East Anglia [2012] 1 Info LR 128 and Clyne v IC & London Borough of Lambeth [2012] 2 Info LR 24 in relation to regulation 3(2) EIR. What is required is a common-sense and non-technical approach. That, of course, is easier stated than applied.”
Panopticon, 7th May 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
