Extradited rapist Salvador Orozco jailed for 1990 attack – BBC News
“A rapist caught after his victim was inspired by an EastEnders storyline has been jailed 23 years after the attack.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serco referred to Serious Fraud Office over electronic tag overcharging scandal – Daily Telegraph
“The Serious Fraud Office has been handed a dossier on private security firm Serco following allegations the taxpayer has been overcharged by millions of pounds for electronic tags.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HIV positive Simon Morris Jones abused three boys – BBC News
“A man who sexually abused three boys when he knew he was HIV positive, has been jailed for 10 years at Caernarfon Crown Court.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
General Medical Council too late with child sex abuse complaint, rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has strongly affirmed the prohibition against the pursuit of long delayed complaints against doctors in regulatory proceedings. The prohibition arose from the General Medical Council’s own procedural rules. It applied even where the allegations were of the most serious kind, including sexual misconduct, and could only be waived in exceptional circumstances and where the public interest demanded. The burden was upon the GMC to establish a sufficiently compelling public interest where allegations had already been thoroughly investigated by the competent authorities such as the police and social services.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Family cut me out of £500,000 fortune, says illegitimate daughter – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who accused her late father’s ‘traditionalist’ family of conspiring to cut her out of a £500,000 inheritance because she was born out of wedlock has failed in her legal challenge.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils using CCTV to fine motorists for parking to be made illegal – The Independent
“Councils in England could be banned from using CCTV cameras and ‘spy cars’ to hand motorists parking fines under new government proposals.”
The Independent, 27th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Denial of contact with father too “draconian” – Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of reversing a denial of contact order, by reviewing the question of the proportionality of the order in relation to the children’s right to family life under Article 8.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lord Justice Leveson promoted to third top judge – BBC News
“Lord Justice Leveson, the man behind the report into the future of press regulation, has been made the third most senior judge in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Less money, less justice? – LegalVoice
“Blaming over-zealous police or irresponsible prosecutors for miscarriages of justice makes for a simple and straightforward narrative, writes Daniel Newman. As with most things, though, the reality is more complicated, and defence lawyers may also have a role to play. This being the case, the neat binary opposition we so rely on in criminal justice is somewhat obscured.”
LegalVoice, 26th September 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Rachel Manning: Barri White and Keith Hyatt compensation ‘approved’ – BBC News
“One of the two men wrongly convicted over the murder of Rachel Manning said their compensation bid had been “signed off” by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football fan faces jail for punching horse – Daily Telegraph
“A football fan has been told he faces jail for punching a police horse when his team lost to their arch-rivals.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Use of anti-littering powers to tackle spitting survives magistrates test – Local Government Lawyer
“Magistrates last week upheld a London borough’s bid to tackle spitting in the street through powers normally used to enforce against litter.”
Local Government Lawyer, 25th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Taking the Government to Court – BBC Unreliable Evidence
“Is our legal right to challenge the power of government under threat? Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that Government proposals to limit the use of judicial review could result in unlawful decisions by government and other public bodies going unchecked.”
BBC Unreliable Evidence, 25th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Weyhill petrol station cash machine blast driver jailed – BBC News
“A man who admitted driving a gang to a petrol station where a cash machine was blown up has been jailed.”
BBC News, 25th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When can an Athlete refuse a Drugs Test? – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“It is an anti-doping violation for an athlete to refuse or fail ‘without compelling justification’ to submit to a sample collection. The violation ordinarily gives rise to a two year ban (Article 2 of the WADA Code).”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 26th September 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
Smoking ban in prisons: it’s right but is it sensible? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“According to reports this week, the Prison Service is making preparations to prohibit smoking in prisons. They are doing more than “considering” it, it seems, as they have identified probable pilot sites and seem to have a roll-out plan in readiness if the pilot should be successful. But it is a little less than a final decision; so “making preparations” will have to do.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
