“The Legal Services Commission has agreed to drop controversial changes to ongoing legal aid contracts following talks with the Law Society.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th February 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A charity for adults who were abused in childhood has said the way prosecutions are brought must change after a victim took her own life during a trial.”
BBC News, 9th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of people with schizophrenia are being denied the chance to work because of ‘severe discrimination’, a report has found.”
The Independent, 11th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A nurse who caused the death of a baby in a botched home circumcision has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 8th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Many children who end up in care are never interviewed by the judge who makes the decision to remove them from their families, according to a report by an influential group of MPs and child protection experts.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Poll shows overwhelming support for missing Madeleine’s father on how Leveson inquiry findings must be enforced.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Almost 350,000 parking fines – totalling an estimated £23m – may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation has found.”
BBC News, 11th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The appeal court has shown ‘exceptional mercy’ to a severely disabled prisoner, releasing him from prison early after his lawyers argued the prison service could not meet his complex medical needs.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The High Court is due to hear a legal challenge over plans to end child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary.”
BBC News, 11th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Anti-war protesters who were prevented by police from attending a mass rally outside an RAF airbase have been awarded more than £4,000 each in compensation.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pensioner who was ‘held prisoner’ by a local authority won a legal victory when the council admitted violating her human rights.”
The Independent, 8th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A professional violinist killed herself after giving evidence at the trial of her former music teacher, who was found guilty of five counts of indecent assault on Friday.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is among 144 people who have won substantial damages after settling their phone-hacking claims against the News of the World, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A specialist team created to crackdown on bad practice in the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims market has helped tackle more than 200 rogue firms and is being strengthened to monitor even more companies.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A leading choir director and his ex-wife have been convicted of indecently assaulting a former music school pupil when she was 14.”
BBC News, 8th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The police watchdog has launched an investigation into a complaint about the treatment of a disabled 11-year-old girl who was restrained by officers.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Anti-war campaigners whose coaches were prevented from joining a mass rally against the Iraq war have won their legal battle against police.”
BBC News, 8th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two hitmen who stabbed an innocent schoolboy to death by mistake have been told they will spend at least 40 years each in prison before being eligible for parole.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In December 2012, alongside the new European Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters1, the European Commission released its proposal for a new Insolvency Regulation which is put forward to amend the current European Regulation on insolvency proceedings2 adopted on 29 May 2000.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 1st February 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“In this highly publicised case, the Administrative Court has come up with some firm criteria for the scope of the Convention’s protective reach for UK citizens abroad. The judgment is also something of a body blow for those who are looking to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms for a wider human rights umbrella.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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