Families of victims will be consulted on whether rape charges linked to murder should be prosecuted, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC has announced in guidance to prosecutors issued today.
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Apple lost a key patent battle against smartphone rival HTC in the high court in London today, meaning that the Silicon Valley company cannot ban certain of the Taiwanese firm’s products in Britain.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People who are detained under the Mental Health Act, or subject to a community treatment order (CTO) have a legal right to access someone who can stand alongside them and help them speak up; an independent mental health advocate (IMHA).”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Businesses and public bodies that want to make use of so-called ‘orphan’ works will have to pay to do so under new plans unveiled by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Anti-piracy agreement rejected by European Parliament, but Acta could be revived by European Commission.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has banned publication of details of a divorce case on human rights grounds after the father of the husband claimed it risked causing him embarrassment and ruining his career.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cases of rape linked to murder should be prosecuted rather than being left on file, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is set to announce.”
BBC News, 5th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The saga surrounding the former police chief Ali Dizaei has taken another astonishing turn after he was given permission for a second time to challenge his conviction for corruption.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A self-confessed ‘psychopath’ was today jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years after he was found guilty of bludgeoning a pensioner to death with a hammer.”
The Independent, 4th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A leading solicitor has expressed concern that London courts are ‘creaking’ and may not be able to cope with the additional pressures that arise during the Olympics – when some courts will be holding fewer sittings.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers who deal with asylum claims are likely to be thin on the ground as a result of the legal aid cuts and the consequences for women asylum-seekers, in particular, will be ‘catastrophic’, charities have warned – writes Elizabeth Davidson.”
LegalVoice, 4th July 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Glenn Mulcaire has lost his Supreme Court battle to keep secret the identity of the person who instructed him to hack into mobile phone messages.”
BBC News, 4th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“After years of wrangling, European Council announces where EU-wide patent applications will be heard.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The future place of restorative justice in the criminal justice system
Speech by Lord McNally
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Director of public prosecutions challenges received wisdom that heavy sentences for rioters worked as an effective deterrence.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Although CAFCASS was under a statutory duty in general terms to provide a scheme for the representation of children in care proceedings in England, that duty did not extend to a specific obligation to ensure that a particular child in an individual case was represented or that representation should be arranged in accordance with a precise timetable.”
WLR Daily, 29th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Reading the Riots spoke to people with various experiences of the justice system, including a judge, lawyers and a looter.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The High Court has condemned the current system of means testing in magistrates’ court and called on the Ministry of Justice to take urgent action to cut ‘unacceptable’ delays.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Oxford University Press, the global academic publishing department of the university, has been ordered to pay nearly £1.9m after two subsidiary companies bribed government officials for contracts to supply school textbooks in east Africa.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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