Victims of crime may lose out on millions in compensation – The Guardian
“The government is studying plans to slash compensation for people injured by criminals, including the children of murder victims, despite mounting opposition from within its own ranks.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Get back in your box – NearlyLegal
“There is, it is fair to say, a degree of inconsistency in the approach and practice of LVTs up and down the country. In particular, some LVT members seem to see it as part of their role to act as quasi-audit bodies, looking into all aspects of the landlord’s practice and procedure to see if they can uncover any wrongdoing. It’s very frustrating, both for landlords and tenants and is one of the reasons for the increasingly ‘lawyerly’ approach of landlords (e.g. instructing solicitors and counsel).”
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Mau mau torture claims against Foreign Office not time barred rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Although any claims regarding alleged acts of torture on Kenyan detainees during the 1950s state of emergency are technically time barred the High Court has allowed three of the claims to go ahead.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Border Agency teams up with police in drive to target foreign criminals – The Guardian
“Refugee groups fear the Met will effectively behave as arm of Border Agency putting some people off reporting crimes.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CLAF: ‘A tax on brain-damaged children’ – LegalVoice
“The CLAF (contingent legal aid fund) is ‘dead’, writes Elizabeth Davidson. That’s according to Roger Smith, director of JUSTICE. A CLAF – a fund which backs claims and re-invests a proportion of any damages won into future cases – was first proposed by JUSTICE in the late 1960s, and has been backed by the Law Society, Bar Council and various consumer bodies at various times, but never found its way into existence.”
LegalVoice, 4th October 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Defiant judges ignore new human rights guidelines – Daily Telegraph
“A woman jailed for her role in a multimillion pound benefits fraud ring has been allowed to stay in Britain because of her ‘human rights’.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Bank of Scotland director wins partial judgment in MoS libel case – The Guardian
“The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has lost part of a high court libel case brought by a former Bank of Scotland director over two articles he said falsely implied he was involved in criminal conspiracies.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Resident Evil’ killers jailed for Derek Blake murder – BBC News
“Three people who murdered a man in Norfolk after torturing him in scenes compared to the Resident Evil horror franchise have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why is the Law of Fire like a student fridge? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The best part of a thousand years of law has been distilled into this scholarly resolution by the CA of an age old problem. Who pays for the consequences of an accidentally caused fire – the landowner where the fire started or the neighbour who suffered the loss?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
More on ECtHR, Article 8 and the Private Sector – NearlyLegal
“Hot on the heels of Buckland v UK follows a further decision of the ECtHR: Pelipenko v Russia, which is likely to add further weight to the Article 8/private sector debate.”
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Securing a training contract: steps to take while at university – The Guardian
“Newly-qualified solicitor Sayo Ogundele shares his advice on how to kickstart your career in law while at university.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How female breadwinners are ‘losing out’ in divorce – Daily Telegraph
“Career women increasingly feel that they are losing out in divorce settlements because courts do not ask who does the housework, lawyers say.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IoS investigation: Britain’s record on rape shows shocking new failures – The Independent
“As the number of sex crimes rises, police procedures mean victims of assault do not get justice – and their attackers go free.”
The Independent, 7th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supergrass law leads to wholesale prison sentence cuts – BBC News
“New supergrass laws have led to some murderers, gangsters and drug dealers having their prison sentences cut by more than 80%, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.”
BBC News, 8th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Meg Burgess wall death: Builder George Collier jailed – BBC News
“A builder has been given a two year jail term after a three-year-old girl died when she was crushed by a collapsing wall.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
News International wins court ruling on searches related to phone hacking – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for more than 170 phone-hacking victims, including Cherie Blair and Hugh Grant, were dealt a blow on Friday after losing a high court application to force News International to do a general search of its databases for potential evidence of illegal voicemail interception.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2012
Surce: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Hamza to be extradited within days after final appeal fails – Daily Telegraph
“Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects will be extradited to the US ‘immediately’ after their last-ditch appeals were dismissed out of hand by senior judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
