Advocacy standards scheme for criminal trials starts – BBC News
“A new scheme has come into force to ensure advocates in criminal trials meet a standard of competence.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attacker’s sentence increased over deportation fear – Daily Telegraph
“Senior judges have increased the sentence handed to a violent foreign criminal because of the risk he would be freed from jail before the government could organise his deportation from Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal to rule in terror house seizure case – BBC News
“The Court of Appeal could pave the way later for the first ever seizure of a family home as a terrorist asset.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager jailed for life after starting blaze that killed four siblings – Daily Telegraph
“A fire obsessed teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of starting a blaze that killed four siblings while he was ‘out of his head’ on a lethal cocktail of cannabis and alcohol.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Muslim prisoners sue over contaminated halal pies – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly 200 Muslim prisoners are suing the Government after being served halal food contaminated with pork, claiming their human rights were breached.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Burglar who rammed police officer against lamppost jailed for 12 years – The Guardian
“A prolific burglar who used his car to crush a police officer against a lamppost in a desperate escape bid has been jailed for 12 years.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminals to be fined for damage caused in jail – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals who damage prison property will have their jail wages docked to pay for the cost of repairs, under new measures announced by Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Press regulation debate nears final reckoning – The Guardian
“The marathon battle to introduce a new system of press regulation will come to a head on 9 October when the privy council is due to decide whether to seal a royal charter enshrining the industry’s preferred system of self-regulation.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Racist Woman on London Tube’ ranting mother cleared of racially aggravated harassment – The Independent
“A woman who was caught in a YouTube clip telling an Asian man to ‘f*** off to your own country’ in a drunken rant on the London tube has been cleared of racially aggravated harassment.”
The Independent, 27th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criticism over England sex offence cautions – BBC News
“At least 1,570 people were cautioned for sex offences across England in the past year, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK’s surveillance laws need overhaul, says former defence secretary – The Guardian
“Laws used by Britain’s spy agencies to justify mass surveillance and interception techniques must be reviewed to ensure they have kept pace with ‘incredible changes’ in communications, one of the country’s foremost intelligence experts has said.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cautions to be scrapped for serious offenders, says Chris Grayling – The Guardian
“Serious offenders will no longer receive a mere ‘slap on the wrist’, the justice secretary has said, as he announced an overhaul of the cautions system.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oldham man jailed for strangling his best man – BBC News
“A Greater Manchester man has been jailed for strangling his friend who was the best man at his wedding.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amad Jumaily’s murder of wife June ‘not preventable’ – BBC News
“The murder of a woman confronted by her husband with evidence of an affair from a private investigator was ‘not preventable’, a report has found.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
Surce: www.bbc.co.uk
Notification of PECR security breaches – Information Commissioner’s Office
“Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations – guide”
Information Commissioner’s Office, 26th September 2013
Source: www.ico.org.uk
Energy price cap – is it legal? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“You would have to be living under a rock to avoid Mr Milliband’s recent announcement that energy costs would, if he were elected in 2015, be capped for 20 months. Unsurprisingly, this has caused uproar on a political level between energy companies warning of blackouts and company failures and the Labour party who maintain it is a viable option. The question which really needs to be asked here is whether or not the government is legally entitled to do this?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
UK Government begins legal challenge against new EU rules on bankers’ pay and bonuses – OUT-LAW.com
“New EU rules which will cap bankers’ bonuses will lead to an increase in fixed salaries, ‘undermining’ global reforms to promote greater responsibility in the banking sector, the UK Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 203
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal Services Board clarifies position on special bodies and ABS – Legal Services Board
“Legal Services Board clarifies its stance on licensing special bodies as alternative business structures (ABS).”
Legal Services Board, 26th September 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/
