Drug-dealing great-grandmother Diane Gibson jailed – BBC News
“A drug-dealing great-grandmother, who had been on the run for 12 years, has been jailed for more than four years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vulnerable victims will no longer have to give evidence in court, Chris Grayling says – Daily Telegraph
“Young and vulnerable victims of crimes should not be subjected to traumatic
cross-examinations in court, Chris Grayling has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family courts risk ‘collapse’ as surge in custody cases follows legal aid cuts – Daily Telegraph
“The family court system is in danger of ‘collapsing in on itself’ after a surge in the number of warring parents turning up in person to launch child custody cases because of legal aid cuts, leading lawyers are warning.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Interflora v Marks and Spencer- take care when using keywords! – Technology Law Update
“The High Court has recently ruled in Interflora’s favour in its long-running dispute with Marks and Spencer (Interflora, inc and Interflora British Unit v Marks and Spencer plc and Flowers Direct Online Limited [2013] EWHC 1291 (Ch)).”
Technology Law Update, 10th June 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Incomplete information and the right to know: Climategate’s long tail – UK Human Rights Blog
“These are the latest in a series of freedom of information requests for disclosure of material from the UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU). These requests arose following the ‘climategate’ affair where hacked university emails suggested that individuals within CRU might have attempted to abuse the process of peer review to prevent publication of opposing research papers and evidence. Hence the sensitivity of the data to both requester and CRU, and the passions engendered on these appeals.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Copyright law changes outlined by the Government – OUT-LAW.com
“Media outlets will have a new right to make limited use of quotes published by rival news organisations under changes to copyright law proposed by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Prest v Prest: supreme court prepares to rule on landmark divorce wrangle – The Guardian
“Does a one-man company metamorphose into one man simply because the person with a wish to abstract its assets is his wife?”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lee Webster guilty of pills-in-beer ‘prank’ killing – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal aid cuts will deny vulnerable women justice – The Guardian
“Campaigners warn that proposals to slash the legal aid budget will price trafficked women and victims of domestic violence out of the justice system.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two murderers launch Supreme Court challenge for right to vote in prison – The Independent
“Two convicted murderers have taken their fight for the right to vote while in prison to the UK’s highest court.”
The Independent, 10th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wolverhampton heroin death toddler’s parents plead guilty – BBC News
“The parents of a toddler, who died from a heroin overdose, have admitted causing his death.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: Queen Mary – QMJIP Seminar: Professor Susy Frankel ‘Interpreting the TRIPs Agreement – Plain Packaging, Public Health and Patents
“The on-going dispute over plain packaging of tobacco products puts the spotlight not only on the particular trade mark related issues, but also on how the TRIPs Agreement and other key multilateral IP agreements (Berne and Paris) should be interpreted. The approach to interpretation is not only a single dispute issue, but ha systemic implications for IP disputes and, more broadly IP rule-making. Rules of international treaty interpretation are not new, but their impacts in IP are relatively new.”
Date: 21st June 2013, 12.00am-2.00pm
Location: Senior Common Room (3rd Floor), Queen Mary, University of London, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
EVENT: LSE – Law, Liberty and State: Hayek, Oakeshott and Schmitt on the Rule of Law
“The conference will discuss the theme of Law, Liberty, and State in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Political theorists, international relations scholars, philosophers and lawyers from various fields of public law will present papers on this theme, reflecting on the contribution of the following thinkers: F.A. Hayek, Michael Oakeshott, and Carl Schmitt.
Speakers: Nehal Bhuta (EUI); David Boucher (Cardiff); David Dyzenhaus (Toronto); Duncan Kelly (Cambridge); Paul Kelly (LSE); Erika Kiss (Princeton); Chandran Kukathas (LSE); Martin Loughlin (LSE); Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton); Thomas Poole (LSE); Adrian Vermeule (Harvard); Lars Vinx (Bilkent)
There is limited space available for this conference. Those wishing to attend are advised to register their expression of interest via email to: T.M.Poole@lse.ac.uk”
Date: 20th – 21st June 2013
Location: Moot Court Room, 7th Floor
Charge: Free
Do I Want Your Opinion: the use of opinion evidence in law witness statements – Zenith Chambers
“Gordon Exall discusses the use of opinion evidence in witness statements. Looking, in particular, at two recent decisions which discuss opinion evidence.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 6th June 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Avoiding Jackson’s sharp teeth: a practical view from the Bar – Littleton Chambers
“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers recent decisions in which courts have taken a strict approach to compliance with the CPR following Jackson implementation, and offers some practical suggestions on how best to limit the risks of falling foul of the developing approach.”
Littleton Chambers, 5th June 2013
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Scuppering unscrupulous spouses – New Law Journal
“What are the implications of a court setting aside a disposal made by a divorcing spouse to a third party? Anna Heenan & Ed Heaton report.”
New Law Journal, 7th June 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Joint Pain – Right or Wrong? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“In a flurry of press reports, the trials of 20 young people charged in connection with a savage murder came to an end with unequivocally strong views on the parts of the families of both the convicted and the victim. This article looks briefly at the doctrine of joint enterprise in English criminal law, used to convict some, but it seems – surprisingly – not all of the defendants charged.
Soyfen Belamouadden was just 15 years old when on March 25, 2010 he was murdered in a vicious knife assault by a number of youths in the booking office in Victoria Station, London. Thirteen defendants were originally charged, with murder, with seven others charged with other offences. After a series of trials, 13 were convicted of various offences ranging from manslaughter to lesser offences such as violent disorder and three of the defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that they serve a minimum of 18 years.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 8th June 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
