Luciana Berger MP abuse: Philip Hayes fined for anti-Semitic remarks – BBC News
“A Merseyside music promoter who admitted making anti-Semitic remarks to a Jewish MP has been fined £120.”
BBC News, 9th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victims ‘could report crimes at the Post Office’ – Daily Telegraph
“Victims could report crimes at the Post Office as 65 front desks in police stations across the capital are closed amid sweeping budget cuts of more than £500 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
2013: the year for legal apprenticeships – The Guardian
“Enthusiasm for legal apprenticeships grew notably last year with several firms launching formal schemes. Not only are new Higher Apprenticeships in Legal Services due to launch in March, which are equivalent to the first year of a degree, but the government’s minister for skills, Matthew Hancock, announced in late December that it may be possible to enroll on apprenticeships equivalent to bachelors and masters degree level as early as this year.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders – Ministry of Justice
“‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’ describes the Government’s proposals for reforming the delivery of offender services in the community to reduce reoffending rates whilst delivering improved value for money for the tax payer.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th January 2013
Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk
Boy left brain damaged at birth wins £7.1m compensation – The Guardian
“A teenage boy who was left brain-damaged at birth has been awarded £7.1m damages after a 14-year legal battle by his mother against the hospital responsible.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government consults on extending producers and performers’ rights in sound recordings – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is consulting on new laws which would extend producers’ and performers’ rights in sound recordings from 50 to 70 years.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Law Commission Triennial Review – call for evidence – Law Commission
“The Government’s response to the Public Administration Select Committee report ‘Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango state’ sets out the plans for reforming public bodies. It includes new Triennial Review requirements for Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB).”
Law Commission, 9th January 2013
Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk
Tugendhat J allows Katie Price privacy case against Peter Andre to proceed – The Lawyer
“The High Court has refused to throw out misuse of private information claims brought by celebrity Katie Price against her ex-husband Peter Andre, ex-manager Claire Powell, and ex-friend Jamelah Asmar.”
The Lawyer, 9th January 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Gagging order preventing Sun report on child protection scandal overturned – The Guardian
“The Sun has won a two-month battle to overturn an injunction brought by Bristol City Council that prevented it from reporting details of a child protection scandal.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Transworld cancels Lawrence Wright’s Scientology title – Daily Telegraph
“Lawrence Wright’s UK publishers have dropped his new book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief after taking legal advice.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for evidence – Macur Review
“The Independent Review of the Waterhouse Tribunal will today publish an Issues Paper calling for views on the scope of the original Inquiry and whether or not it sufficiently investigated specific allegations of child abuse in North Wales care homes.”
Macur Review, 8th January 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Foreign national prisoners lose right to legal aid – The Guardian
“In April, new legislation will end legal aid for foreign national prisoners facing deportation.”
The Guardian, 8th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
In Defence of Rights – London Review of Books
“We [Philippe Sands and Helena Kennedy] were appointed to the Commission on a Bill of Rights in March 2011 by Nick Clegg. The circumstances were not auspicious, and we were concerned from the outset that our composition – all white, almost all male, almost all lawyers and London-based – would undermine our ability to speak with any legitimacy. The Conservatives had come into government committed to tearing up the Human Rights Act, an early product of the previous Labour government seen by many of the new government’s Tory supporters (and some in the media) as little more than a charter for foreign terrorists and local criminals. The Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, strongly supported the Act and the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights that it introduced into UK law. There were eight members, under the chairmanship of Leigh Lewis, a retired senior civil servant who was hopeful that we might exceed the miserably low expectations of most commentators and come up with something useful.”
London Review of Books, 3rd January 2013
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
A Second Bite at the Cherry..? Applying for a Rehearing in Family Proceedings – Family Law Week
“Rodney Noon, solicitor, looks at the scope for bringing a family law case back before the first instance court and asking it to ‘think again’.”
Family Law Week, 8th January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
High Court refuses to condemn US drone strikes – UK Human Rights Blog
“In this unsuccessful application for permission to apply for judicial review, the Claimant sought to challenge the Defendant’s reported policy of permitting GCHQ employees to pass intelligence to the US for the purposes of drone strikes in Pakistan. The Claimant’s father was killed during such an attack in March 2011.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th January 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Analysis: Why a ‘terror bookseller’ won his appeal – BBC News
“Can someone be convicted of disseminating books which are arguably so extreme in nature they’ve played a role in encouraging terrorism and political violence?”
BBC News, 9th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Probation service ‘revolution’ means wholesale privatisation – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, is to outline plans for the wholesale outsourcing of the probation service with private companies and voluntary sector organisations to take over the rehabilitation of the majority of offenders by 2015.”
The Guardian, 9th Januaury 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pub industry adjudicator plans put forward – BBC News
“The government has announced plans for an independent adjudicator in the pub industry to help struggling landlords.”
BBC News, 8th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence’s brother sues Met over race discrimination – Daily Telegraph
“Stephen Lawrence’s brother today launched a race discrimination case against Britain’s biggest police force, claiming officers harassed him due to his skin colour.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ASA bans adverts over use of Jimmy Savile references – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has criticised a magazine and a clothing firm for attempting to drum up business by using images of the late Jimmy Savile in email campaigns, including one which features the disgraced ex-presenter wearing what appears to be underwear while smoking a cigar.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
