Speech at Bar Council Conference 2012 – Lady Justice Rafferty
Speech at Bar Council Conference 2012 (PDF)
Lady Justice Rafferty
Bar Council Conference 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Leveson Report: What price will the press have to pay? – The Guardian
“Lord Justice Leveson has an unenviable and, some say, impossible task: to come up with a press regulation plan that will at once preserve privacy and freedom of speech, and offer a solution to deal with the growing problem of libel in blogs and social media. So too has David Cameron when he receives Leveson’s long-awaited report at the end of this month.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jailed for a crime you didn’t commit: Landmark case could be costly for UK – The Independent
“Lorraine Allen is an unlikely crusader for justice. The 43-year-old grandmother wants the world to forget that she was wrongly accused of killing her baby and leave her to get on with life. But first she needs the authorities to accept that she was wrongly convicted and make amends. That could happen this week when Europe’s highest court for human rights hears Mrs Allen’s plea for compensation 12 years after she was wrongfully imprisoned for shaking her four-month-old son to death.”
The Independent, 11th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wheelie bin murder: Karen Otmani jailed for killing boyfriend – The Guardian
“A woman who killed her lover and hid his body in a wheelie bin in her bedroom for 11 days has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Do Human Rights Make Bad Citizens? – Lord Justice Laws
Do Human Rights Make Bad Citizens? (PDF)
Lord Justice Laws
Northumbria University, Inaugural Lecture 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Prisons Bill to block mobile phones – Ministry of Justice
“Legislation providing new powers to block mobile phone signals in prisons has progressed in the House of Lords.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Payment surcharge ban should apply to all businesses, says OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“A ban on payment surcharges above the cost of processing a transaction should apply to all businesses, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Suitability: Of time and distance – NearlyLegal
“With perfect timing, a County Court section 204 appeal judgment reaches us, on the issue of suitability of temporary accommodation. With the context of out of borough placements and the post Localism Act situation, this seemed worth considering and quoting in detail.”
NearlyLegal, 12th November 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
One year on, are students still unconvinced by ABSs? – The Guardian
“In case you missed the memo, legal services are changing. You no longer need to be a lawyer to own a law firm, which means legal advice has become an exciting new commodity for big-brand employers.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Estoppel and unconscionability – NearlyLegal
“In Joyce v Epsom & Ewell BC [2012] EWCA Civ 1398, the Court of Appeal were faced with a not dissimilar case to the classic Crabb v Arun DC [1976] 1 Ch 179, at least in so far as it was a claim to an easement against a local authority by way of proprietary estoppel.”
NearlyLegal, 9th November 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Police treatment of 17-year-old suspects challenged in high court – The Guardian
“The treatment of 17-year-old suspects in police stations could be transformed if a legal challenge against the Home Office succeeds in overturning detention rules.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court to rule on a soldier’s right to life – The Independent
“Whether a soldier on the battlefield has the right to life is to be debated by the highest court in the UK in a landmark case that is likely to have major ramifications for the armed forces, The Independent has learned.”
The Independent, 10th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abu Qatada awaits decision on deportation to Jordan – The Guardian
“Terror suspect Abu Qatada will find out on Monday if he is to be deported to Jordan to face trial.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LSB must go now, says Bar Council chief – Law Society’s Gazette
“The barristers’ profession cranked up its pressure on the Legal Services Board this weekend as the chair of the Bar Council called for the super regulator to be ‘disbanded’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Press Complaints Commission chair urges against statutory press regulation – The Guardian
“The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has appealed to the government and Lord Justice Leveson not to introduce statutory regulation of the press, even though he admits having sympathy with the campaign for new press laws led by Hugh Grant.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court urged to rule on Sikh leader’s claim he is a ‘holy saint’ – The Guardian
“The supreme court is considering whether it should rule on the spiritual status of a Sikh leader and examine his claim to be a ‘holy saint’.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Homeless Legislation – a thing of the past?’ – NearlyLegal
“Now that the Guardian has the story, I feel able to quote a briefing paper by Andy Gale of the DCLG that had found its way to me. This is the briefing that Andy Gale has been giving to Council officers (not councillors, as far as I know) on what he gives as the DCLG view of the post-Localism Act world, how Councils should implement it, and how officers should sell this to Councillors.”
NearlyLegal, 10th November 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Schoolboy who disguised himself as old man to rob jewellers is jailed – The Guardian
“A schoolboy who wore a prosthetic disguise and hairpieces to carry out armed robberies has been sent to prison.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police launch mugshots database to catch criminals who move around the country – The Independent
“Detectives say face-matching technology is a ‘game changer’, but doubts remain on what data should be held.”
The Independent, 12th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
