Lord Justice Moses and the 161 criteria – The Guardian
“Judges know the new ratings scheme for advocates is misconceived and over-elaborate. But they don’t want anyone else doing it.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: news
Sound of tumbleweed greets secret civil trials proposals – UK Human Rights Blog
“65 responses to the Justice and Security Green Paper consultation, which proposes introducing ‘Closed Material Procedures’ – secret trials – into civil courts, have been published on the official consultation website. According to the site there are potentially 25 more to come.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Women should get time out of jail to see their children, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
“Female prisoners should be allowed time out of jail to see their children, the High Court ruled yesterday after dismissing Kenneth Clarke’s attempts to restrict women from doing so.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Councils fined after breaches of ‘sensitive’ child welfare papers – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined two English council bodies a total of £180,000 after finding they had failed to keep ‘highly sensitive information’ about children secure.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
UK investigations into torture and rendition – a guide – The Guardian
“A series of investigations have sought to get to the bottom of claims that British officials were implicated in abuse of detainees.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor struck off over MMR controversy appeals against ruling – The Guardian
“One of the doctors struck off over the MMR jab controversy has asked the high court to rule that his treatment was ‘unfair and unjust’.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
General Teaching Council rejects Leonora Rustamova case – BBC News
“A teacher who was sacked after writing a racy novel about her pupils has been told she will not face a full hearing by the General Teaching Council (GTC).”
BBC News, 13th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Cameron to ‘end compensation culture’ for whiplash – Daily Telegraph
“David Cameron will today pledge to end Britain’s ‘damaging compensation culture’ by tightening the rules on false whiplash claims that are driving up the cost of car insurance.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Freedom of Information Act has not improved government, says MoJ – The Guardian
“The Freedom of Information Act has failed to increase understanding of government, may have reduced trust and has done little to improve decision-making in Westminster, according to the Ministry of Justice, presaging a parliamentary debate on whether to consider reforms to the seven-year-old legislation.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Analysis | Rabone and the rights to life of voluntary mental health patients – Part 2/2 – UK Human Rights Blog
“This is the second of two blogs on the recent Supreme Court case of Rabone and another v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust [2012] UKSC 2.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Ratings scheme for advocates will be misused by criminals, judge warns – The Guardian
“A senior judge has warned that a new ratings scheme for advocates will encourage more criminals to appeal against their convictions and create a generation of sycophantic barristers desperate to impress judges at the expense of their clients’ interests.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Corrupt police chief Ali Dizaei jailed again – The Independent
“The career of Britain’s most controversial police chief was ended today (13 February) after he was jailed for corruption for a second time – but he could be freed in three months.”
The Independent, 13th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The importance of children in automatic deportation cases – UK Human Rights Blog
“This case concerns the application of human rights exceptions to the deportation of individuals who were married to British citizens or who had British children.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Briton to be extradited within 10 days over alleged arms exports to Iran – The Guardian
“A retired British businessman accused of conspiring to sell missile components to Iran is to be extradited to the US within 10 days after a last-ditch plea to the European court of human rights was rejected.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
County court shake-up plans dubbed a ‘missed opportunity’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“The government has come under fire from all sides of the civil litigation spectrum over its plans to reform the county court system.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th February 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court chaos follows interpreter change – BBC News
“The government is hoping to save £18m a year by changing how interpreters are provided for court hearings – but it is said the new system is causing chaos and costly delays.”
BBC News, 13th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man whose dog attacked six-year-old girl gets suspended sentence – The Guardian
“A man whose dog bit off part of a six-year-old girl’s ear has been given a 12-week suspended jail term.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Speak no evil: the limits of freedom of speech – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The limits of free speech and freedom of religion are presently on trial once again with the reported prosecution of a Christian street preacher, Michael Overd, in the Magistrates’ Court. The case arises out of threatening remarks Mr Overd allegedly made in public to a homosexual couple.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th February 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Guardian journalist wins right to ‘sensitive’ court papers related to Griffin conviction – OUT-LAW.com
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) must disclose some papers it holds relating to the successful conviction of controversial right-wing politician Nick Griffin for a racial hate crime in the 1990s, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
