“Probation officers are warning that the public will be at greater risk if the government presses ahead with plans to privatise the supervision of offenders.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Businesses can retain the right to use copyrighted software under sub-licences awarded by head-licensees in circumstances where those head-licensees are subject of a termination or become insolvent, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Whistleblowing legislation is to be overhauled and a government consultation held to investigate whether the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Pida) 1998 is failing to protect those who speak out from being victimised, harassed and even sacked by their employers.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The parents of a ‘tactile’ and ‘affectionate’ woman with Down’s syndrome have been forbidden from having her sterilised to ally their fears that she might become pregnant.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK Border Agency is under attack for ignoring demands from a cross-party Commons committee and the chief inspector of prisons to stop its ‘inhumane’ treatment of some deportees.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There will be another statutory instrument (SI) next month to tidy up the one published last week with changes to the Civil Procedure Rules, after a warning that the new rule on proportionality could affect millions of pounds worth of work already done by solicitors.”
Litigation Futures, 18th February 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Eddie Gilfoyle’s case is one of a relatively small number of alleged miscarriages of justice that stubbornly refuse to go away. On 4 June 1992, his wife, Paula Gilfoyle, was found, eight and a half months pregnant, hanging from a rope tied to a roof beam in the garage. For the last 20 years Mr Gilfoyle has protested his innocence, arguing that Paula’s death was a tragic suicide. The prosecution argument was that expectant mothers don’t kill themselves, especially bubbly young women with everything to live for.
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th February 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Since our post on Barons Finance Limited, we’ve heard various things about the property and landlord related activities of Barons Finance and assorted other companies under the control of Dharam Prakash Gopee. As it appears that Mr Gopee has on at least one occasion continued to pursue proceedings (including appearing in the appeal permission in the last post) for Barons Finance Limited, despite the company having been wound up and a liquidator having been appointed by the Court, we hope this post might be of use for people acting for Defendants in possession proceedings, duty scheme advisers and hopefully members of the judiciary who are unaware of the relevant court decisions and orders.”
NearlyLegal, 17th February 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was within it rights to close down two unauthorised extended warranty schemes, regardless of whether the cover involved the payment of money to customers, the Supreme Court has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Police and prosecutors are studying a damning report into ‘appalling’ failures of care at an NHS hospital where hundreds of patients needlessly died, to examine whether any criminal charges need to be brought against those involved.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that in principle, an internet service provider that allowed defamatory material to remain on a blog hosted on its platform after it had been notified of a complaint might be a ‘publisher’ of this material, although in this case the probable damage to the complainant’s reputation over a short period was so trivial that libel proceedings could not be justified.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th February 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has accused judges of ‘subverting’ British democracy and making the streets of Britain more dangerous by ignoring rules aimed at deporting more foreign criminals.”
The Guardian,
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of part-time judges will be entitled to a public-sector pension for the first time at a cost of up to £2 billion following a ruling by fellow judges in the highest court in the land.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of the Sun, faces being sued for malfeasance over his newspaper’s coverage of the Hillsborough football disaster.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three men who deliberately caused a car crash that led to another collision in which a woman died have been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“British inventors and entrepreneurs will be able to save thousands of pounds in the cost of patenting their new ideas under rules to be agreed by Vince Cable this week.”
The Independent, 17th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Anti-rape campaigners have dismissed proposals for alleged rapists to be granted anonymity to avoid lasting stigma if they are cleared.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK supreme court has denied rumours that it has come under pressure from the government to select a woman for appointment to one of three current vacancies.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On 29 January the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that convicted rapist Samuel Betteridge’s Article 5(4) rights had been breached due to delays in his cases being considered by the Parole Board, and awarded him damages for his ‘frustration’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th February 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The Legal Services Board is today [13 February] recommending to the Lord Chancellor that will writing activities should be made subject to regulation, so that the significant risks consumers currently face when using these critical services is reduced.”
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Legal Services Board, 13th February 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
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