Can police enter an embassy? A guide – The Guardian
“The Foreign Office says it can revoke an embassy’s diplomatic status but Ecuador claims this is only if there is a public threat.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK judge says ‘forced marriage’ of disabled woman should be annulled – BBC News
“A judge has said the arranged marriage of a UK woman of Bangladeshi origin, who is disabled and has severe learning difficulties, should be annulled.”
BBC News, 16th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mind the Step 2 – The bannister that wasn’t – NearlyLegal
“This is the second of two recent cases on Defective Premises Act 1972 and stairs. There is now a third case on Occupiers Liability Act 1957 with our note to come shortly.”
NearlyLegal, 16th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Moors murderer Ian Brady’s legal advocate arrested – The Guardian
“The legal advocate of the Moors murderer Ian Brady has been arrested for allegedly failing to reveal where the body of Keith Bennett, one of Brady and Myra Hindley’s five young victims, is buried.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Locked-in” sufferer’s challenge to ban on voluntary euthanasia fails in the high court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Lord Justice Toulson, sitting with Mrs Justice Royce and Mrs Justice Macur, has handed down judgment in the case of Tony Nicklinson and that of another ‘locked-in’ syndrome sufferer, ‘Martin’. On all the issues, they have deferred to parliament to take the necessary steps to address the problems created by the current law of murder and assisted suicide.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th August 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Locked-in syndrome victims lose ‘right to die’ case – The Guardian
“Two victims of locked-in syndrome, including Tony Nicklinson who has sought to be able to end his ‘dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable’ life, have lost their high court battle to die with medical help.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surge in demand for law degrees as A-level pupils get results – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two privately owned law schools have bucked the UK-wide trend of fewer students applying for university places by reporting a ‘surge in applications’ for their LL.B law degree courses.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Estate agent who framed innocent man for speeding jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A selfish estate agent put an innocent client through a terrifying court ordeal after he framed him in a bid to wriggle out of a road ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tribunal criticises doctor who removed wrong fallopian tube – The Guardian
“A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been criticised by a tribunal for her ‘hasty, careless, and dismissive’ attitude.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Let the judges blog – UK Human Rights Blog
“The legal blogosphere has been aflame this week with the news, first published on a magistrate’s blog, that the Senior Presiding Judge has sent new guidance to judges banning them from blogging in their judicial capacity. The SPJ has also threatened disciplinary action unless they remove existing content with breaches the new rules.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th August 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Registered sex offenders face tougher checks – Home Office
All registered sex offenders will face much tougher checks from today (13 August). The new measures will tighten areas of the current law that could be open to exploitation by offenders who seek to cause harm.
Home Office, 13th August 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Julian Assange: can the UK withdraw diplomatic status from the Ecuadorian embassy? – Head of Legal
“The latest twist in the Julian Assange case, as we await Ecuador’s decision on granting him asylum (a decision which would not, as I’ve written before, in itself allow protection from arrest if he steps outside the embassy), is that people are wondering whether the UK can simply strip the embassy of its diplomatic status, so allowing police officers to enter it.”
Head of Legal, 15th August 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Deputy headteacher cleared of assaulting unruly pupil – The Guardian
“A deputy headteacher has been cleared of assaulting a pupil. Royden Cope, 63, was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham shop advert deemed ‘offensive’ to Sikhs – BBC News
“A television advert for a Birmingham furniture shop has been banned because it was ‘likely to cause serious offence’ to the Sikh community.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC announces external review of inquiry into death of Sean Rigg – The Guardian
“The police watchdog is facing fresh criticism after its report into the death of a black man who died in police custody found officers acted ‘reasonably’ and ‘proportionately’, while an inquest jury found unnecessary force had contributed to his demise.”
The Guardian, 15th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serioza Lawskoski: Gang jailed for Derby street murder – BBC News
“Five men have been given life sentences for murdering a father-of-three who died after being hit with a hammer and kicked in a Derby street.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook’s planned takeover of Instagram gets go-ahead from UK regulator – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s primary regulator of competition issues has approved Facebook’s proposal to buy photo-sharing company Instagram.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Stephen Streener guilty of Jacqueline Grant murder – BBC News
“A Northumberland man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and then setting his house on fire to conceal the evidence.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
