Anthony Lester: my vision of a Leveson law – The Guardian
“Use of the UK supreme court and judicial review can renew confidence in a system of self-regulation.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Graffiti gang who caused £150,000 of damage ‘should be proud of their work’, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has imposed the ‘least possible sentence’ on gang of graffiti vandals who attacked the capital’s tube network, saying one had a ‘portfolio you would be proud of’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Snooper’s charter’ faces rough ride through parliament – The Guardian
“Civil liberties are said to have been the political glue that brought the two coalition parties together before the general election, and nothing joined them more strongly than their joint opposition to Labour’s ‘Big Brother’ database.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Film classification of ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ to be tightened amid ‘torture porn’ controversy – The Independent
“Classification chiefs will tighten their policy on ‘sexual or sadistic violence’ after new research found public concern over its effect on ‘vulnerable viewers’.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Royal hoax call could be an ‘offence under UK law’ – The Guardian
“The Australian radio DJs who made the hoax call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness could have committed an offence under UK law, a leading barrister has said.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christopher Haughton guilty of trying to kill PCs in Kingsbury – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two police officers and attacking two other PCs in a butcher’s shop in north-west London.”
BBC News, 10th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today – The Independent
“An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General’s office said.”
The Independent, 10th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Votes for prisoners: UK told it must implement ECHR decisions – The Guardian
“The government has been handed a mild reprimand by the Council of Europe for its delaying tactics over giving prisoners the right to vote.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Review in to the Waterhouse Inquiry underway – Ministry of Justice
“The independent review chaired by Mrs Justice Macur DBE, which will consider the scope of the Waterhouse inquiry and whether any specific allegations of child abuse falling within the terms of the reference were not investigated by the Inquiry, has now commenced.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Consultation on Repeal of sections 63 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974: Abolishing Noise Abatement Zones – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“This consultation seeks views on the Repeal of sections 63 to 67 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in relation to England and Wales, which would abolish all existing Noise Abatement Zones and prevent new ones being established.”
Consultation (PDF)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, December 2012
Source: www.defra.gov.uk
The duty of care of Public Authorities: Too Much, Too Little or About Right? – Speech by Master of the Rolls
The duty of care of Public Authorities: Too Much, Too Little or About Right? (PDF)
Speech by Master of the Rolls
PIBA Richard Davies Lecture, 27th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Privacy and the internet – Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
Privacy and the internet (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Leveson
Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 7th December 2012
Source: wwww.judiciary.gov.uk
Children and young people in custody – a fall in numbers, but little change otherwise – Ministry of Justice
“The number of children and young people in custody continues to fall, but little has changed in their perception of their treatment and conditions, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a thematic report, Children and Young People in Custody 2011-12: an analysis of the experiences of 15-18-year-olds in prison.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
LSB responds to consultation by revising plans for regulation of special bodies – Legal Services Board
“Special bodies – including not-for profit agencies and community interest companies –
providing reserved legal activities will not become licensed under the Legal Services Act 2007
until at least April 2015, the LSB confirms today [5 December].”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th December 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Peer-to-peer lenders to be regulated – Daily Telegraph
“Peer-to-peer lenders such as Zopa, RateSetter and Funding Circle will be regulated by the new Financial Conduct Authority.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Elderly driving laws must be changed, says coroner, after 89-year-old dies on M40 – Daily Telegraph
“A coroner has condemned driving licence laws for older drivers as ‘puny’ after an 89-year-old died following a head-on-crash as she drove the wrong way down the M40 motorway for more than ten miles.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Winterbourne View scandal prompts new care guidelines – The Guardian
“Ministers will on Monday order a programme of action intended to remove up to 1,500 people with learning disabilities and autism from private hospitals such as the Winterbourne View unit where a regime of abuse and humiliation was exposed.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-SAS Officer to sue Metropolitan Police – Daily Telegraph
“A former head of the SAS’s counter-terrorist team is suing the Metropolitan Police claiming he was wrongfully accused of leaking secret intelligence reports to a journalist.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leases, repairs and ‘errors’ – NearlyLegal
“For long leases, outside the provisions of s.11 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, the repairing obligation of the landlord is limited to the exact terms set out in the lease, as is the extent to which the landlord can recover the costs of repairs from the leaseholder. As anyone who has dealt with repairs on housing association shared ownership schemes where the housing association is itself a lessee of part of the building will know, this can be an utter nightmare, where the immediate landlord can seem to escape any repairing obligations whatsoever. But what if the lease terms themselves contain an apparent error?”
NearlyLegal, 9th December 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Judge delays ruling on brain tumour boy – The Independent
“New developments in Neon’s case lead judge to schedule return to court for later in the month.”
The Independent, 9th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
