Back & forth – New Law Journal
‘Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss some of the key developments of 2013 & share a few predictions.’
New Law Journal, 11th December 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
New sentencing guideline gives greater focus to impact of sex offences on victims – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published a new sentencing guideline for sexual offences which will help ensure appropriate and consistent sentences for sex offenders.’
Sentencing Council, 12th December 2013
Court of Appeal calls on Supreme Court to resolve conflict between UK and Strasbourg law – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that continued detention in prison following the expiry of the “minimum terms” or “tariff periods” of their indeterminate terms of imprisonment did not breach prisoners’ Convention or common law rights, but has left it to the Supreme Court to determine the substance of the Convention claims in detail.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Land subject to development orders to be protected from town and village green applications – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Government will protect land which is subject to certain statutory development orders from applications for registration as a town or village green (TVG), it has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Oxfordshire toddler’s death review reveals ‘missed chance’ – BBC News
‘A report has concluded the death of a 22-month-old boy may have been prevented if organisations had worked more effectively together.’
BBC News, 12th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed after telling his girlfriend he had been mugged – to avoid telling her she spent £150 on a night out – The Independent
‘Overspending on booze during a night out has – through a bizarre series of events – landed a 24-year-old man with six months in prison.’
The Independent, 11th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Local Authority Focus – Family Law Week
‘Sally Gore, barrister of 14 Gray’s Inn Square, in the first of a series of updates for children lawyers and professionals, considers recent developments affecting the decision-making and procedures of local authority children’s services.’
Family Law Week, 11th December 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Maggot-infested’ GP surgeries exposed by inspectors – BBC News
‘The first national inspection of more than 900 GP surgeries in England has found one in three is failing to meet basic standards.’
BBC News, 12th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wesley Williams jailed for murdering ex-partner and baby – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a former partner and her baby son has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 11th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex offences sentencing overhaul: More emphasis on long-term impact on victims as celebrities have fame used against them – The Independent
‘Sex-offending celebrities could see their public image used against them when being punished as part of an overhaul of decade-old sentencing guidance for judges.’
The Independent, 12th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal services regulation: past, present, and future – Legal Services Board
Legal services regulation: past, present, and future (PDF)
Seminar by David Edmonds, Chairman, Legal Services Board
Legal Services Board, 9th December 2014
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Claims management complaints service to be toughened – Ministry of Justice
‘Consumers who receive a bad service from claims management companies could receive compensation following new law changes announced by Justice Minister Shailesh Vara.’
Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Identical twins need never be tried for same crime after DNA breakthrough – Daily Telegraph
‘Cases of identical twins being tried for the same crime may never happen again after a scientific breakthrough found there are subtle differences in their DNA.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parental child abductions from UK ‘double in a decade’ – BBC News
‘The number of parental child abduction cases has more than doubled in the last decade, new figures from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) suggest.’
BBC News, 12th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pregnant woman with ‘very severe’ mental health problems could be forced to have Caesarean – The Independent
‘A pregnant woman with “very severe” mental health problems could be forcibly sedated and have her baby delivered via Caesarean section against her will if the need arose, a High Court Judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 11th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Supreme Court on “prohibitively expensive” costs: Aarhus again – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This is the last gasp in the saga on whether Mrs Pallikaropoulos should bear £25,000 of the costs of her unsuccessful 2008 appeal to the House of Lords. And the answer, after intervening trips to the Supreme Court in 2010 and to the CJEU in 2013, is a finding by the Supreme Court that she should bear those costs.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man who tried to commit suicide by running into wall loses damages case over broken spine – The Independent
‘A man who broke his spine when he tried to commit suicide by running head first into a concrete wall while in detention awaiting deportation has lost his High Court damages action.’
The Independent, 11th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Harley Street practitioner claimed he could cure cancer and HIV with lifestyle changes and herbs, court hears – Daily Telegraph
‘Man in court for rare prosecution under The Cancer Act 1939 which prohibits advertisements offering to treat or to cure cancer.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
