Independent approval for undercover policing – Home Office
“Damian Green announces proposals for new legislation for undercover policing operations.”
Home Office, 18th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Short Cuts – London Review of Books
“A fundamental shift in the relationship between the government and the governed is taking place: by restricting access to the law, the state is handing itself an alarming immunity from legal scrutiny. There are several aspects to this: the partial or total withdrawal of state financial support for people who lack the means to pay for legal advice and representation; and for those who can pay, a restriction on which kinds of decision by public bodies can be challenged. In the area in which I work, criminal law, defendants who receive legal aid will lose the right to choose who represents them in court. Meanwhile, the misleadingly named Justice and Security Act, passed earlier this year, enables the government to conceal evidence from litigants by using national security as a trump card. All this is accompanied by an unbending hostility to human rights law, tainted by its association with Europe, even though this legislation at least offers the weak the possibility of redress for abuses by public authorities.”
London Review of Books, 6th June 2013
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
The Neuberger Experiment – BBC Law in Action
“There are 12 judges in the Supreme Court and only one, Lady Hale, is a woman. Last March on Law in Action, Lord Neuberger – the president of the court – told us it was unfair that there are so few women in the senior judiciary. But, he wondered, do women judge differently from men?
Lord Neuberger wasn’t sure – and he set us a little challenge, one we have called the ‘Neuberger Experiment’. With the help of law students at Durham University, we attempt to discover whether male and female judges really do judge differently. Then we put our findings to Lady Hale.”
BBC Law in Action, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: IBC Annual Conference – ‘Keep Calm and Carry on Clerking’
“On Saturday 22 June the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks (IBC) will be holding their annual
conference titled ‘Keep Calm and Carry on Clerking’ at Kings Place, London.”
Date: Saturday 22nd June 2013
Location: Kings Place, London
Charge: See website for registration fee categories.
More information can be found here.
Lessons from eBay, cases without hearings and a divided profession: Neuberger assesses the law – Litigation Futures
“The court system ‘may well have something to learn from online dispute resolution on eBay and elsewhere’, the president of the Supreme Court has suggested.”
Litigation Futures, 19th June 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Mother sues lawyer for £15m over ‘millions lost’ in divorce – Daily Telegraph
“A mother is suing her former solicitor for £15 million, claiming that his poor advice cost her millions of pounds in a divorce settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FSA win highlights role of judicial review as remedy of last resort, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The former finance director of Bradford & Bingley has failed in his attempt to have the courts overturn a £100,000 fine issued by the financial services regulator.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal aid cuts will drive out the best lawyers, supreme court president warns – The Guardian
“Reforms may not produce significant savings as it would result in more unrepresented litigants and longer hearings, says Lord Neuberger.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gloucestershire man sentenced for zoo owl thefts – BBC News
“The former owner of a bird-of-prey centre has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing rare owls.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist army captain convicted of three more attacks – Daily Telegraph
“A former army captain, who was serving an eight year sentence for raping three women, has been jailed for life after being convicted of three further rapes.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail reckless bankers, standards commission urges – BBC News
“Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government considers banning face-down restraint on mental health patients – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are considering banning the use of face-down restraint on mental health patients in England after it emerged that several trusts are employing the procedure two or three times a day.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for resuscitation clarity after ‘disturbing’ death – BBC News
“Five organisations have received coroner’s letters highlighting the ‘disturbing’ death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal profession must do more to improve ethnic diversity, says Supreme Court president – The Independent
“The UK’s top judge has acknowledged that the senior judiciary is monolithic and there are not enough members of ethnic minorities represented.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Undercover policing faces tighter regulation after Mark Kennedy scandal – The Guardian
“Ministers have announced proposals to tighten up the regulation of undercover police following a succession of scandals over the infiltration of protest groups.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court judges to rule – BBC News
“Supreme Court judges will rule later on whether relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under the Human Rights Act.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young boys has been jailed over extreme image posted Facebook – The Independent
“A paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young boys has been jailed after posting an extreme image on Facebook.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Infrastructure Cost Review highlights important new efficiency initiatives, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“A Government-backed efficiency report seeks to answer some of the criticisms of national infrastructure policy, while highlighting some important new initiatives, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyer ‘execution’: Michael Chudley jailed for murder of solicitor James Ward – The Independent
“A bankrupt businessman who shot a solicitor dead in an attack motivated by revenge will most likely die in prison.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Do NHS commissioners invest enough in contract management? – No. 5 Chambers
“The NHS is in the middle of the transition from a publicly funded and publicly provided health service towards a publicly funded but increasingly privately provided service. It is thus following the course adopted in social care, with the closure of local authority owned care homes and the contracting out of service provision to commercial, charity, and other voluntary sector providers.”
No. 5 Chambers, 17th June 2013
Source: www.no5chambers.com
