Jailed for smuggling weapons into UK – Home Office
“A man who attempted to bring a haul of offensive weapons through Newcastle Airport has been jailed.”
Home Office, 20th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
A £1,000 prisoner vote signing on bonus? – UK Human Rights Blog
“Today, the Government is to outline its legislative proposals on prisoner votes to Parliament. MPs are apparently to get three options to choose from, including removing the ban for prisoners serving six months or less and those serving four years or less. A third option will be to maintain the status quo, with no convicted prisoners being able to vote.”
UK Humann Rights Blog, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Facebook faux pas and disciplinary proceedings – when do human rights come in? – UK Human Rights Blog
“Two employment cases, about Facebook and train tickets respectively, indicate the difficulties of deciding where human rights may or may not be raised in disputes between private parties – neither defendant in these cases was a public authority.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Employee benefit trust payments to Rangers staff and players were not illegal, says tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
“The former Rangers Football Club did not act illegally when it used employee benefit trusts (EBTs) to distribute money to players and staff, a tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Danny Nightingale: the Attorney’s right, Hammond was wrong – Head of Legal
“The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has been criticised for refusing to intervene in the case of Danny Nightingale, a soldier who pleaded guilty at a Court Martial recently to illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. Apparently Danny Nightingale’s solicitor intends to appeal, presumably against the sentence of 18 months detention. Grieve refused to intervene following a written request to do so from the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond.”
Head of Legal, 20th November 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Parents win five-figure sum after hospital failed to spot baby’s meningitis – Daily Telegraph
“The parents of a baby boy who died of meningitis have won a five-figure payout from a hospital trust after doctors twice failed to spot the symptoms of his illness.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pepsi criticised for competition fronted by Didier Drogba – The Guardian
“Pepsi has been criticised by the UK advertising watchdog for the way it ran a competition offering a prize of £500 an hour, after one disgruntled family was stripped of multiple wins after entering more than 11,000 times.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Catholic teaching institute liable for abuse at school – BBC News
“A Catholic teaching institute is liable for alleged physical and sexual abuse at a former boys’ school, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baronet’s son awarded £5.60 in £2.5m family castle sale row – Daily Telegraph
“The son of a baronet embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with his father over the sale of the family’s £2 million estate was yesterday awarded just £5.60 a year by the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Qatada associate will stay in UK, court signals – Daily Telegraph
“An Islamic fanatic linked with Abu Qatada will stay in the UK even though the Supreme Court has ruled he should not be granted asylum.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office relaxes settlement rules for foreign troops serving in army – The Guardian
“Rules barring foreign and Commonwealth troops serving in the British armed forces from settling in the UK if they incur minor disciplinary convictions are to be relaxed. The Home Office will announce on Thursday that personnel with only minor disciplinary convictions will be able to stay on in Britain after they leave the services, Channel 4 News reported.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Border Agency condemned over asylum and immigration backlog – The Guardian
“Senior UK Border Agency officials have been accused of misleading parliament after a damning report said they wrongly claimed they had dealt with a backlog of asylum and immigration claims – and that at one point more than 100,000 items of post about such cases remained unopened.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sgt Danny Nightingale to appeal against gun conviction – BBC News
“Lawyers for an SAS soldier detained for possessing a pistol which he said was given as a war gift have launched an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Does the law protect burglary victims who fight back? – BBC News
“What happens when a burglary victim fights back and kills an intruder? The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling wants to change the law, to ensure such home owners are treated as victims, not perpetrators of crime – but does the law really need changing?”
BBC News, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secret courts suffer humiliating defeat in House of Lords – Daily Telegraph
“Peers delivered a series of humiliating defeats on Wednesday night to government plans to introduce secret courts.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Army disciplinary hearings condemned as ‘kangaroo courts’ – Daily Telegraph
“Army disciplinary hearings have been condemned as unaccountable ‘kangaroo courts’ in a damning report submitted to MPs that calls for a ‘root and branch overhaul’ of the system.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Whole life prison terms upheld by Court of Appeal – BBC News
“The Court of Appeal has upheld the principle of whole life sentences for the most dangerous of offenders, saying it does not breach human rights.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice to step down – The Independent
“Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge is to retire as head of the judiciary next year, the Judicial Office said.”
The Independent, 21st November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nanny jailed for crying rape after one-night stand – Daily Telegraph
“A nanny who falsely accused her boss of rape when he rejected her following a one-night stand was jailed for two years today after a judge warned ‘hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
