Judges ruling on whole-life case – BBC News
“Five leading judges are to rule on appeals by four convicted criminals against their whole-life tariffs.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
So, Lord Sumption says to be patient – we’ll have a diverse bench … in 2062 – The Guardian
“If talking publicly about judicial diversity really is ‘the fastest way to make enemies’ then Lord Sumption’s decision to deliver some ‘home truths’ on the topic last week was a brave one. It was also welcome. As anyone who has looked hard at judicial diversity over the past few years knows, a representative bench is much further away than the received wisdom suggests.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government threatens to legislate if voluntary consumer data access standards are not adhered to by mobile, energy and financial services firms – OUT-LAW.com
“Financial services, mobile telecoms and energy companies will be compelled by law to provide consumers with data they hold about their transactions or consumption in an ‘electronic, machine readable’ format, upon request, if they do not do so voluntarily, the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Thousands of children sexually exploited each year, inquiry says – The Guardian
“Thousands of children are raped and abused each year, with many more cases going unreported by victims and unrecorded by the authorities, according to an official study presented as the most comprehensive inquiry to date of the scale and prevalence of child sexual exploitation in England.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Media in a spin: how the Leveson Inquiry will affect privacy law – Legal Week
“Will the Leveson Inquiry make a difference to press regulation in the UK? And where will the high-profile probe into media standards leave privacy law? Richard Lloyd assesses the results of the latest Legal Week Benchmarker, in association with Mishcon de Reya.”
Legal Week, 21st November 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Hannah Windsor murder: Boyfriend Adam Lewis jailed – BBC News
“An 18-year-old who murdered his girlfriend in a ‘sexual and sadistic’ killing has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘I can’t intervene in SAS sniper case,’ attorney general tells defence secretary – The Guardian
“The attorney general has said it would be inappropriate for him to intervene in the case of a jailed SAS soldier, after a request by the defence secretary for him to review the conviction.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nazir Afzal: how the CPS plans to bring more child abusers to justice – The Guardian
“The north-west head of the Crown Prosecution Service talks about bringing the Rochdale child sex ring before the courts/”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court dismisses claim against Evening Standard as “attempt at extortion” – The Lawyer
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has slammed a claimant who attempted to sue London Evening Standard journalist Andrew Gilligan calling the case an ‘attempt at extortion’.”
The Lawyer, 20th November 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Karate man’ jailed for battering toddler – BBC News
“A self-professed karate expert who beat up a toddler so badly he broke the boy’s leg has been jailed for 14 years.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guilt, non-guilt and innocence: what will Strasbourg decide? – The Guardian
“Victims of miscarriages of justice await Lorraine Allen judgment with hope.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£1.4bn UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli jailed for 7 years for UK’s largest ever fraud – The Independent
“A rogue trader who carried out the UK’s largest ever fraud, losing £1.4 billion in bad deals which nearly brought down a major international bank, was jailed for seven years today.”
The Independent, 20th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough: Application to quash inquests next month – BBC News
“An application to quash the Hillsborough inquest verdicts will be made next month, the Attorney General has announced.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mandatory post-release rehab courses for short-sentence prisoners unveiled – The Guardian
“Prisoners serving less than 12 months will have to agree to undertake a post-release rehabilitation programme as a condition of their release under legislation planned by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
When does a professional appointment include a guarantee of success? – Zenith Chambers
“For anyone concerned as to whether a professional appointment imposes a duty guaranteeing or warranting a successful outcome the Court of Appeal decision in Trebor Bassett Holdings Limited -and- The Cadbury UK Partnership v. ADT Fire and Security Plc (2012) EWCA Civ 1158 provides invaluable assistance.”
Zenith Chambers, 14th November 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
New rights for surrogate parents as part of innovative overhaul of flexible parental leave framework – Cloisters
“Parental leave is to be shared more equally in the future. From 2015 the UK will have a new system of flexible parental leave in place”
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Cloisters, November 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
Just because it looks like a Duck, walks like a Duck and sounds like a Duck, does not mean it is Duck –or a house? – Hardwicke Chambers
“Part I of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 was designed to alter the balance between freeholders and their residential tenants, by giving the leaseholders the right to an extended lease or to compulsory acquisition of the freehold.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 16th November 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
