Earl of Cardigan loses paintings court battle – The Independent

Posted April 20th, 2012 in artistic works, leases, news, trusts by sally

“An aristocrat whose family name is famed for its link to the Charge of the Light Brigade today failed in a bid to prevent dozens of portraits of his ancestors being sold.”

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The Independent, 20th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sofyen Belamouadden stabbing: three jailed for tube station murder – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Three men have been jailed for at least 18 years each for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy at a tube station.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Footballer rape trial: Ched Evans jailed five years, Clayton McDonald cleared – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2012 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“Footballer Ched Evans has been jailed for five years for raping a 19-year-old woman, while another player, Clayton McDonald, has been cleared.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family Mediation: a safe place to have a difficult conversation – Carol Rawlence – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 20th, 2012 in dispute resolution, divorce, news by sally

“I originally came across mediation through Stephen Ruttle QC from Brick Court; he asked me to sit in on mediation and I could immediately see the positive and creative application of mediation for families. Family breakdown is not a legal issue but a relationship issue.”

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Ministry of Justice, 19th April 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 20th, 2012 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Gutermann Messtechnik & Anor v Hartley & Anor [2012] EWHC 1013 (QB) (19 April 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

HA (Nigeria)), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 979 (Admin) (17 April 2012)

Wilby v The Municipal Court Prague Czech Republic [2012] EWHC 1006 (Admin) (19 April 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

The Law Society Family Mediation event – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, speeches by sally

“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly speaks at The Law Society Family Mediation event.”

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Ministry of Justice, 16th April 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted April 20th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

Rules governing enforced removals from the UK, Cm 8342 (PDF)

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning a Hydroacoustic Monitoring Facility on Ascension Island, Cm 8340 (PDF)

UK Border Controls, Cm 8341 (PDF)

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia concerning Air Services, Cm 8343 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

This other life – the strains of managing a work/life balance at the Bar – Legal Week

Posted April 20th, 2012 in barristers, news by sally

“Without the institutional support seen at law firms, many barristers find the feast or famine nature of the job makes the work/life balance difficult to achieve.”

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Legal Week, 20th April 2012

Source: www.legalweek.com

Justice Secretary opening remarks to Brighton conference – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, speeches by sally

“Kenneth Clarke’s opening remarks to the Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, including contribution from Lord William Wallace, FCO minister.”

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Ministry of Justice, 19th April 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Why Should Family Lawyers be Interested in the Brighton Conference on the European Court of Human Rights? – Family Law Week

Posted April 20th, 2012 in families, human rights, news by sally

“Deirdre Fottrell, Barrister, of Coram Chambers considers the proposed reforms of the ECHR which are under consideration at the Brighton Conference and explains why they are of particular importance to family lawyers.”

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Family Law Week, 19th April 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 20th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012

The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012

The General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2012

The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

View from Brighton offers little cheer for Abu Qatada – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2012 in deportation, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“If Strasbourg turns him down, the cleric could be deported more quickly than if he’d gone to the English appeal courts.”

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The Guardian, 19th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BOA expects to lose court battle with Wada over drugs ban – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2012 in drug abuse, news, sport by sally

“The British Olympic Association (BOA) believes it is likely to lose its legal battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), BBC Sport understands.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK vs. Strasbourg: don’t believe the hype – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, news, statistics by sally

“The Abu Qatada deadline debacle has once again thrust the European Court of Human Rights – and in particular, its relationship with the UK – into unwanted controversy just as European representatives gathered in Brighton to debate the Court’s future. This new fracas over the deportation of Abu Qatada has acted as a lightning rod for well-rehearsed criticisms of the Strasbourg Court – that it is a ‘meddling pseudo-judiciary’ and the enforcer of a villains’ charter.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Commission publishes research on European Court of Human Rights judgments relating to UK government – Equality and Human Rights Commission

Posted April 20th, 2012 in human rights, news, statistics by sally

“Research released by the Commission at this week’s Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, shows that just a tiny minority of rulings by the Strasbourg Court are against the UK government.”

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Equality and Human Rights Commission, 19th April 2012

Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com

Related link: The UK and the European Court of Human Rights (PDF)

Our criminal review body has led to dozens of convictions quashed – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2012 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“The Home Office had abjectly failed victims of miscarriage. The CCRC is putting that right.”

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The Guardian, 19th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

On camera – what impact will televised court proceedings have on justice? – Legal Week

Posted April 20th, 2012 in courts, media, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“Television cameras were yesterday allowed to record the sentencing of David Gilroy in the High Court in Edinburgh. This is the first time that sentencing in a UK court has been filmed for broadcast the same day – normally proceedings in Scotland are only occasionally filmed for documentaries to be broadcast weeks or months later and are heavily edited by lawyers involved in the case. Filming in most English courts has been banned since 1925.”

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Legal Week, 19th April 2012

Source: www.legalweek.com

Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 20th, 2012 in closed circuit television, fines, news, parking by sally

“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

OFT warns over ‘misleading’ business names – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2012 in consumer protection, news, trade names by sally

“A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using ‘misleading or undesirable’ trading names.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2012 in child abuse, hospitals, murder, news by sally

“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk