No public inquiry into alleged 1948 massacre by British troops, yet – UK Human Rights Blog
“Chong Nyok Keyu and ors v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and another [2012] EWHC 2445 (Admin).
Although the High Court has rejected an attempt to force the Government to hold a public inquiry into an alleged massacre of unarmed civilians by British troops in 1948, the case represents a further example of the use of the Courts to redress historical grievances.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
A Chagossian double bill: an environmental information contest, and a touch of Wikileaks – UK Human Rights Blog
“The manoevres by which the Chagossians were evicted from their islands in the Indian Ocean, the late 1960s and early 1970s, so to enable the US to operate an air base on Diego Garcia, do not show the UK Foreign Office in its best light. Indeed, after a severe rebuke from the courts in 2000, the FCO accepted that the original law underlying their departure was unlawful, and agreed to investigate their possible resettlement on some of their islands. The first of these new cases is an environmental information appeal concerning the next phase of the story – how the FCO decided that it was not feasible to resettle the islanders in 2002-2004.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
OFT issues guidance to online retailers over delivering to remote areas – OUT-LAW.com
“Retailers should make it clear from the outset when residents of remote areas will be charged extra for delivery in online sales, consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court orders judicial review over HMR transitional fund – OUT-LAW.com
“Campaign group Save Britain’s Heritage (SAVE) has won the right to a judicial review of the Government’s £35 million transitional fund to help councils after the closure of the Housing Market Renewal (HMR) fund.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Mortgage fraud solicitor jailed – Law Society’s Gazette
“A former criminal defence solicitor has been jailed for two years for her part in a £1.3m mortgage fraud in east London.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Hillsborough investigation launched by SRA – Law Society’s Gazette
“The role and conduct of solicitors involved in legal proceedings following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster will be investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulator announced today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Rioters are getting softer sentences, says leading criminologist – Daily Telegraph
“Offenders being sentenced for their part in last year’s riots are being treated more leniently now than in the immediate aftermath of the disorder, a leading criminologist has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police shootings prove contempt laws are not fit for purpose – The Guardian
“Watching the press conference by Greater Manchester Police, I was not the only journalist to remark that it looked and sounded more like one held by police in the USA where contempt laws hold no sway in the run-up to a trial. Here, as soon as someone is arrested, no one should publish anything which might cause a substantial risk of serious prejudice or serious impediment to the proceedings that might take place.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barclays to be investigated over claim they misused loan scheme – The Guardian
“A government business lending specialist is to investigate a loan made by Barclays that turned sour and allowed the bank to collect nearly £70,000 in taxpayer guarantees.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kingswear’s Dart Princess ferry thief ‘Jack Sparrow’ jailed – BBC News
“A woman who shouted ‘I’m Jack Sparrow’ at police as she stole a ferry was lucky she was not injured, the owners of the vessel said. Alison Whelan referred to the movie pirate character as she took the Dart Princess on the River Dart in Devon. She was jailed after being found guilty by magistrates in Torquay of aggravated vehicle taking last September.”
BBC News, 20th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK asylum process for children labelled ‘traumatic’ – BBC News
“Children who come to the UK alone to seek asylum find the experience confusing, stressful and traumatic, a report suggests.”
BBC News, 21st September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rioter arrested alongside millionaire’s daughter jailed for eight years – Daily Telegraph
“A man who took part in last summer’s riots alongside a millionaire’s daughter has been sentenced to eight years in prison for throwing bricks at police officers.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GCSE grading row: examiners face legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“A group of around 150 schools, councils and education bodies have written to Ofqual, the qualifications watchdog, announcing their intention to seek a judicial review of the decision.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Consultation on adoption and fostering welcomed by sector – Family Law Week
“The British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) and Fostering Network have welcomed the Government’s newly published consultation on proposed changes to adoption and fostering.”
Family Law Week, 19th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Will the Bill of Rights Commission achieve anything at all? – UK Human Rights Blog
“It’ll all be over by Christmas: that’s what the coalition promised when it established the Commission on a Bill of Rights to, among other things:
‘… investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights that incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, ensures that these rights continue to be enshrined in UK law, and protects and extends our liberties.'”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Family lawyers face turbulent year ahead – Law Society’s Gazette
“Family law’s commercial and legal landscape is changing dramatically with the legal aid reforms, the continuing impact of the recession, competition from ABSs and potential legislative changes affecting everyone from the richest to the poorest.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Soldier who stamped on ex-girlfriend’s face after stabbing her to death in front of four-year-old son is jailed for life – The Independent
“An ‘evil’ soldier who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death and then stamped on her face in front of their four-year-old son in a brutal revenge attack has been jailed for life.”
The Independent, 19th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Copyright reforms needed now, but future ‘tweaking’ without consultation must be avoided, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government must reform UK copyright law in order to restore the public and business’s ‘respect’ in the ‘integrity’ of the framework, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
DPP statement on Tom Daley case and social media prosecutions – Crown Prosecution Service
“Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has said:
‘On 30 July 2012 Daniel Thomas, a semi-professional footballer, posted a homophobic message on the social networking site, Twitter. This related to the Olympic divers Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield. This became available to his ‘followers’. Someone else distributed it more widely and it made its way into some media outlets. Mr Thomas was arrested and interviewed. The matter was then referred to CPS Wales to consider whether Mr Thomas should be charged with a criminal offence.'”
Crown Prosecutions Service, 20th September 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
