Five criminals to make life sentence appeal – BBC News
“Five of the UK’s most dangerous criminals are to appeal against their life sentences for murder and rape.”
BBC News, 10th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights violations in EU courts double in five years – The Guardian
“Greece, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania are the worst European Union countries at delivering justice through criminal trials, according to an independent survey of the union’s courts.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Human rights violations in Europe, broken down by country, article violated and judgment
Birmingham riots: Men jailed for attack on police – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after police came under fire during riots in Birmingham in August 2011.”
BBC News, 9th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook and Twitter could be asked to increase moderation of networks – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions is exploring whether Facebook and Twitter should take more responsibility for policing their networks for abuse and harassment in an attempt to reduce the number of cases coming to court.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Britain could become Belarus if it abandons human rights legislation, warns Attorney General – Daily Telegraph
“Britain would be left comparable to ‘Belarus’ if it abandoned the European Court on Human Rights, Dominic Grieve has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chris Grayling’s self-defence plans greeted with dismay by lawyers – The Guardian
“The new justice secretary’s announcement that he will let householders deploy ‘disproportionate’ force defending homes and families has been greeted by criminal lawyers with dismay.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Self-defence – the law now and how it might change
Serious sexual offenders to get ‘two strikes and you’re out’ life sentences – The Guardian
“A hardline ‘two strikes and you’re out’ automatic life sentence for serious sexual or violent offences will be brought into force shortly, the self-proclaimed ‘tough’ justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has told the Conservative party conference.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Qatada extradition fight moves to immigration commission – The Guardian
“The Palestinian-born cleric Abu Qatada will resist a fresh attempt to deport him at a hearing of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in central London on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy who stabbed student in row over conkers has sentence increased – The Guardian
“A teenager who stabbed a student to death in a row over conkers has had his sentence increased by the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jury rules that falling masonry death at restaurant was accidental – The Independent
“The death of a man killed by a piece of falling masonry as he sat at a restaurant was an accident, an inquest jury has ruled.”
The Independent, 9th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Justin Lee Collins found guilty of harassing former partner – The Guardian
“The television presenter and comedian Justin Lee Collins has been found guilty of harassing his former partner, Anna Larke, by a jury at St Albans crown court.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man gets community sentence for Facebook post about dead soldiers – The Guardian
“A man who posted a Facebook message following the deaths of six British soldiers which said: ‘All soldiers should die and go to hell’ has been sentenced to a community order and told to pay costs of £300 by magistrates.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twelve weeks in prison for sick jokes on Facebook? Really? – UK Human Rights Blog
“A 20-year-old has been sent to prison for twelve weeks for posting offensive and derogatory comments about missing five-year-old April Jones on his Facebook page. His attempts at humour were undoubtedly stupid, offensive and exhibited incredibly poor taste and timing. But is a long spell in prison really the way we should be dealing with offensive idiots? Is a law which was passed before social media existed now placing a significant chill on our freedom of expression rights?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
April Jones Facebook comments: should Matthew Woods be in prison? – The Guardian
“Director of public prosecutions to draft guidelines about prosecution for offensive, indecent, or obscene comments online.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spending cuts on legal services will deny ‘effective access’ to justice, says leading barrister – The Independent
“Many people will be denied ‘effective access’ to justice as a result of Government spending cuts on legal services, according to a leading barrister.”
The Independent, 9th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Back in the spotlight: the detention of mentally ill asylum seekers – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has ruled that the failure to consider the continued detention of a mentally ill failed asylum seeker in accordance with immigration policy rendered his detention unlawful in part.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
When is a Land Contract not a Land Contract? s2 LPMPA 1989 in Practice – Hardwicke Chambers
“It is a more or less universal rule that all reforms which are intended to simplify the law have unintended consequences. Section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 came into force on 27th September 1989 – 23 years later, lawyers are still arguing about what contracts it does and does not affect, most recently in Keay v Morris Homes (West Midlands) Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 900.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd October 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Beginner’s Guide to the Ban on Age Discrimination in Goods and Services – Cloisters
“From 1 October, the government will bring into force the provisions within the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) which prohibit age discrimination in the field of goods and services by virtue of the Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No 9) Order 2012. This means that commercial, charitable and public sector organisations will be required to eliminate unequal treatment on the grounds of age in respect of the provision of goods and services.”
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Cloisters, 11th September 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
