Gina Robins cooked kitten to death in microwave – BBC News
“A woman who microwaved a 10-week-old kitten to death has been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Feasibility study into digital copyright exchange launched – OUT-LAW.com
“A report into how a new digital copyright exchange (DCE) could work will be submitted to the Government before Parliament breaks up for summer next year, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
FoI act has ‘hamstrung’ government – The Guardian
“The Freedom of Information act is a mistake, and is having a negative effect on governing, Britain’s top civil servant said. Sir Gus O’Donnell told the Commons public administration select committee that it had stymied full and frank discussion of options by ministers and others in government. The 2001 act gives members of the public and journalists the right to ask for publication of official documents.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir lose sentence appeal – BBC News
“Ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir have lost their appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Religious teacher jailed for assaulting boys during lessons at mosque – The Guardian
“A volunteer religious teacher at a mosque in Yorkshire has been jailed for 10 weeks for kicking and slapping young boys during lessons at a mosque.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Killings by mental health patients in Swindon were preventable, say reports – The Guardian
“A raft of failings by mental health teams and managers contributed to three shocking killings in the same town in the space of four months, investigators have concluded.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Investigation team “lacks necessary independence” for MOD ill-treatment allegations – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, set up to investigate allegations of ill-treatment of Iraqi detainees by members of the British armed forces, lacked the requisite independence to fulfil the investigatory obligation under Article 3 of the Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Drug dealers’ supplier guilty – The Independent
“For a man whose biofuels business was making no money, Jamie Dale appeared to be doing rather well for himself. He went on holiday to Las Vegas, he bought expensive jewellery and even his luxury watch was embedded with £10,000 of diamonds.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lynx’s Lucy Pinder ads banned by ASA – The Guardian
“An internet ad campaign for Lynx deodorant, featuring model and reality TV star Lucy Pinder in a series of provocative poses, has been banned for a range of offences including objectifying women.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reading between the Lies – what are we to do with fraudulent claims? – Hardwicke Chambers
“On the 9th of September, the Government declared its intent to tackle the ‘compensation culture’. This phrase, hitherto unknown prior to the removal of legal aid, now appears to typify an apparent endemic problem which is at the centre of the legal political agenda. The debate on the ‘compensation culture’ is now the focus of lobbying by insurers, claimant and defendant firms, unions and human rights organisations who wish either to validate or undermine the concept. Characterised as representing either the ills of society or the self interested protests of the few it has thus far proved impervious to eradication.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th November 2011
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Economists say Jackson reforms will cost £70m a year – Law Society’s Gazette
“Jackson reforms will cost the taxpayer more than £70m a year in employers’ liability cases, according a report prepared by economists.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Groupon ad ‘pressuring’ consumers into hurried cosmetic surgery is banned – The Guardian
“A promotion email from Groupon offering discounted cosmetic surgery, including breast enlargement, has been banned for “pressuring” consumers into hurriedly making potentially life-changing decisions in just a few hours.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Witham babysitter jailed for biting and scalding boy – BBC News
“A babysitter who pinched, bit, strangled and scalded a three-year-old boy has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victims giving evidence: witnesses must be cross-examined – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“This week the Times exposed a leaked report into child sexual exploitation suggesting that the way that vulnerable victims give evidence in court should be changed in an attempt to ensure more abusers and rapists are convicted. The idea is that victims in this country should be spared the ordeal of answering questions during proceedings.”
Halbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Riders, Horses and Cars – Hardwicke Chambers
“Distinct from the situation of loose horses straying on to the road is the case where a horse with a rider comes into contact with traffic. This will sometimes lead to the rider either suing the driver or the driver suing the rider and with a subsequent counter claim.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th November 2011
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Ken Clarke ditches plan to scrap chief coroner – The Guardian
“Justice secretary abandons plan to abolish post amid heavy opposition from Royal British Legion.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Independent Schools, the contract for Education and some litigation issues – 11 KBW
“There are numerous cases about the duties of care in tort which schools, whether independent or maintained, owe to their pupils. Most of them – though not all, as we will see – concern physical injury in the playground, during sports or on school trips.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 16th November 2011
Source: www.11kbw.com
Employment rules may be relaxed for micro firms – The Guardian
“Companies employing fewer than 10 staff may be exempted from employment regulations under a consultation to be announced on Wednesday, to promote economic growth.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management – Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
