“An analysis of the various provisions, the difficulties which are likely to be experienced by a litigant in person and, in the light of this, how the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill might now best be amended.”
Association of Lawyers for Children, 27th February 2012
Source: www.alc.org.uk
“Football authorities in England and Scotland have had a court claim over football fixtures’ copyright rejected. European judges said compiling match fixture lists needed ‘significant’ work, but did not entail the creativity required for copyright protection.”
BBC News, 1st March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Twenty two people have been jailed for supplying thousands of pounds worth of drugs in north Wales.”
BBC news, 1st March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A couple yesterday launched legal action claiming their lives had been made hell by the clicking of heels on the hard floor of the £5m apartment above their West London flat.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“How best to protect human rights across Europe? Governments will meet in Brighton next month to consider the future of the European court of human rights. The UK chairs the Council of Europe, and it has just published its proposals for reforming the court in a document called the Brighton Declaration.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man and woman who tortured and killed a 15-year-old boy because they believed he was a witch have been found guilty of murder.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three out of five hospitals and care homes for people with learning disabilities do not meet national standards for safety and quality, according to a series of unannounced inspections. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today published its latest batch of inspection reports which examine whether people in NHS and privately-run homes are being safely and appropriately cared for, and protected from abuses.”
The Independent, 1st March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“MP who led backbench call for ban remains sceptical as ministers unveil plans for licensing regime to precede legislation.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station.”
BBC News, 29th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who did 84mph in a 30mph zone has been jailed for 18 weeks after trying to avoid a speeding offence by claiming he had sold his bike.”
BBC News, 29th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Television broadcasters are prohibited from unduly discriminating between advertisers looking to market on their service under new rules introduced by Ofcom.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Regulators will not be able to hold companies based outside the EU accountable to proposed new data protection laws unless current enforcement mechanisms are changed, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Not a single solicitor was among the 88 new Queen’s Counsel appointments announced today. Of the 214 applicants, only two came from solicitor advocates; neither was successful. Since 2008, six solicitors have been made QC. Last year two out of the five who applied were successful, while in the previous competition one from the 10 who applied succeeded. Dame Joan Higgins, chair of the QC selection panel, said: ‘The panel is concerned that there appears to be considerable hesitancy on the part of solicitor advocates to apply for silk, even where they may be well qualified to do so.’”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th February 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The government has made two key concessions demanded by opponents of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill, days before the legislation enters report stage in the House of Lords.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th February 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Three people have been jailed over the death of a TV executive who was beaten and left to die in a burning car.”
BBC News, 29th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The police watchdog has upheld a complaint by the family of Mark Duggan that they were not told he had been shot dead by officers in London.”
BBC News, 29th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother has been jailed for claiming she suffered whiplash injuries in a fictitious car crash after her insurers took her to court in the first case of its kind.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” The extradition of a British businessman has highlighted problems with the treaty between the UK and the United States which are not ‘readily curable’, the Attorney General said today.”
The Independent, 28th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The sting that showed clinics agreeing to requests for sex-selective abortion caused outrage. Yet it’s far from clear that the practice is always illegal.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Queen’s Counsel selection board has promoted 88 new silks in the latest round of appointments, down more than a quarter on last year’s 120 appointments.”
The Lawyer, 29th February 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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