Legal aid protests held by UK Uncut – BBC News
“Demonstrators have staged events across England in opposition to planned changes to legal aid.”
BBC News, 5th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Truth about dangerous mental patients let out to kill – Daily Telegraph
“The NHS trust that left a dangerous schizophrenic to kill a Birmingham schoolgirl allowed six other patients to kill people last year alone, The Telegraph has learnt.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crime victims with mental illness ignored, research suggests – BBC News
“People with mental illnesses are three times more likely to be victims of crime than the general population, new research suggests.”
BBC News, 7th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal loophole closed to prosecute persistent fuel thieves – Daily Telegraph
“Motorists who repeatedly steal petrol by filling up and then claiming to have forgotten their wallets will no longer be able to escape criminal prosecution, after new guidance was issued to police forces.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministry of Defence holds 66,000 files in breach of 30-year rule – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is unlawfully holding thousands of files that should have been declassified and transferred to the National Archive under the 30-year rule, including large numbers of documents about the conflict in Northern Ireland.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dominic Grieve under pressure to explain CPS decision not to prosecute over gender selection abortion scandal – Daily Telegraph
“Britain’s top law officer is to come under pressure in the House of Commons this week to say why the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute over the gender selection abortion scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abu Anas al-Libi arrest: Why was ‘most wanted’ al-Qa’ida terror suspect given UK asylum? – The Independent
“Theresa May faces questions from MPs over why Britain granted asylum to one of the world’s most wanted al-Qa’ida terror suspects.”
The Independent, 7th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge tells gang attack girl, 18, not to get pregnant again – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has told an 18-year-old girl not to get pregnant again after she repeatedly punched a vulnerable young man in a gang attack and stole his phone and bicycle.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hamzah Khan: Amanda Hutton jailed after son starved to death – The Guardian
“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Send Yorkshire Ripper back to jail’: Expert says Broadmoor ‘out of step’ and too keen to hold on to celebrity patients – The Independent
“Broadmoor, the high-security psychiatric hospital, where some of Britain’s most notorious offenders are treated, has been criticised as an ‘expensive anachronism’ which holds on to ‘celebrity’ patients when they should be back in prison, according to one of the country’s most respected psychiatrists.”
The Independent, 6th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Torbay hospital doctor jailed over secret photographs of female patients – The Guardian
“Junior doctor who sexually assaulted and secretly photographed female patients with his mobile phone during intimate examinations has been jailed for 18 months.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 – Shared Buildings Regulations – Ministry of Justice
“The Consultation seeks views on draft Regulations which provide arrangements for the registration of shared religious buildings to solemnize marriages of same sex couples.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk
Professionals failed to prevent toddler Keanu Williams’ death, report finds – The Guardian
“Doctors, social workers, police and nursery staff collectively failed to prevent the death of a two-year-old boy who was beaten to death by his mother after months of horrific cruelty, a serious case review has found.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mousa – a costly costs quirk – UK Human Rights Blog
“In the substantive judgment (see Adam Wagner’s post on the order), the Divisional Court decided two main issues, one relating to the independence of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, and one relating to the extent to which an inquiry conducted through IHAT complied with Article 2 of the ECHR. The Secretary of State succeeded on the first issue, whereas the claimant succeeded substantially on the second issue relating to the need for a different form of inquiry. Hence there was no overall winner; the Secretary of State won on the first issue and the claimant succeeded substantially on the second issue. But more time was spent on the first issue.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court judge expressly declines to approve “disproportionate” costs budgets – Litigation Futures
“A High Court judge has expressly declined to approve the costs budget of both sides of a construction dispute on the grounds that they were ‘disproportionate and unreasonable’.”
Litigation Futures, 4th October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Further guidance on the conduct of Iraqi death inquiries – High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Earlier this year, the High Court ordered that an approach based upon a coroner’s inquest would be the most appropriate form of inquiry under Article 2 EHCR into claims of ill treatment or killings of civilians by the British armed forces in Iraq (see Adam Wagner’s post on this decision). Here the President of the Queen’s Bench sets out the Court’s views as to the form such inquiries should take.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Payday lenders: FCA proposes tougher controls on adverts and rollovers – The Guardian
“Payday lenders will be forced to make tougher affordability checks under a crackdown by the City regulator that could stop borrowers being given loans within minutes of applying.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for ‘brutal’ knife murder of his step-grandmother – BBC News
“A 21-year-old man who admitted murdering his step-grandmother in a ‘brutal, sustained’ knife attack at her home has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord chancellor faces legal aid court action – Law Society’s Gazette
“A leading East Midlands firm is to take court action against the lord chancellor Chris Grayling over restrictions on its legal aid contract.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Passengers face higher fares as landing charges rise – Daily Telegraph
“Passengers face higher fares after the Civil Aviation Authority rejected pleas from airlines for landing charges to be cut over the next five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
