Government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry – Home Office
“Written ministerial statement: government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry.”
Home Office, 5th September 2013
CPS statement on abortion related case – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC said: ‘This was a very difficult and finely balanced decision. It was based on the individual facts of the case; it is not a policy decision. But in light of concerns raised today, I have decided that it would be sensible to put into the public domain the case specific reasons for not prosecuting in much greater detail. Clearly this will involve careful consideration of how much information can be put into the public domain by way of explanation, but my intention is for a fuller statement to made by the CPS in due course. In the mean time, I understand that the Health Secretary has written to the Attorney General asking for clarification and I am happy to assist him in any way.’ ”
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
More bribery prosecutions imminent as SFO confirms eight cases under investigation – OUT-LAW.com
“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has responded to critics of the UK’s new anti-corruption legislation, confirming that the department has eight cases under investigation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court – Law Society’s Gazette
“Sir Nicolas Bratza, until last year president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said that although the court has been ‘demonised in the popular press and elsewhere as the elephant in the room, a kangaroo court and a Mickey Mouse tribunal’, the work of UK courts in applying the ECHR has been ‘exemplary.’ ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cancer fund father Kevin Wright jailed for theft and fraud – BBC News
“A man who stole from children’s cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rejects ban on naming and shaming social workers – Daily Telegraph
“The most senior family judge in England and Wales has rejected a legal bid to ban the naming and shaming of social workers in a controversial case which saw a baby taken from his parents against their will.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former rider for Queen’s horse trainer jailed for jealous attack – The Guardian
“A horse rider who worked for the Queen’s trainer has been jailed for four years after attacking an ex-jockey in a jealous rage, leaving him looking like ‘the victim of a road traffic accident.’ ”
The Guardian, 5th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Red Caps’ families take legal action for public inquiry – BBC News
“The families of four Royal Military Police NCOs killed by an Iraqi mob are to bring a Human Rights Act claim to try to force a public inquiry.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NSA and GCHQ unlock privacy and security on the internet – The Guardian
“US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails, according to top-secret documents revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nurses and midwives set to face three-yearly checks – BBC News
“Nurses and midwives in the UK look set to face three-yearly checks from the end of 2015 under proposals being put forward.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First female genital mutilation prosecution ‘close’, says CPS – BBC News
“The likelihood of the first prosecution in the UK for female genital mutilation is higher than ever before, the director of public prosecutions says.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nigel Kennedy escapes prosecution over fraud claims – Daily Telegraph
“A Conservative MP has called for voting crimes to be punished retrospectively after it emerged that Nigel Kennedy, the violinist, will not face prosecution for alleged electoral fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
When can CFAs replace legal aid? – Legal Aid Handbook
“Many practitioners are concerned about the implications of recent delays in granting legal aid whilst the LAA is making detailed investigations about whether CFAs are available – even in cases where they clearly are not.”
Legal Aid Handbook, 4th September 2013
Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com
UK judges have breathed new life into Human Rights Convention, says former court president – UK Human Rights Blog
“Yesterday Sir Nicolas Bratza spoke candidly about the responsibility of certain UK politicians and media outlets in tarnishing this countries human rights legacy. He called on lawyers and NGOs to help rekindle the fire for human rights at home.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Rachel Manning murder: Police apologise to Barri White and Keith Hyatt – BBC News
“Thames Valley Police have apologised to two men wrongly convicted over the murder of a 19-year-old woman from Milton Keynes in 2000.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regulator to review banks’ complaint handling processes as ombudsman complaints reach record levels – OUT-LAW.com
“The financial industry regulator is to conduct a review of the way in which customer complaints to banks and building societies are handled, one of its directors has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
