First choice among equals – The Guardian
“It’s far from clear the government’s proposed new panel will succeed in appointing more women and BAME judges.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police ‘not ready for new counter-terror powers’ – BBC News
“Counter-terrorism police are not ready for the introduction of new laws to replace controversial control orders on suspects, the BBC understands.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Elderly home care failures breach human rights, report finds – The Guardian
“Equality and Human Rights Commission says elderly people face unchecked ‘ageism’ from council-funded home care.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prada ad featuring True Grit star banned for being ‘irresponsible’ – The Guardian
“A Prada ad campaign featuring 14-year-old actor Hailee Steinfeld, star of the Coen brothers film True Grit, in a potentially life-threatening situation has been banned by the advertising regulator.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Host of Solicitors from Hell-style sites appear following court action – The Lawyer
“The Law Society spent roughly £150,000 on shutting down the website Solicitors from Hell but faces a latest setback as it has emerged that similar websites attacking UK firms are appearing online, with some said to be hosted abroad to protect them from the British authorities.”
The Lawyer, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Is this possible?” – The Guardian
“Highlights from the Lords debate on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill, in which 54 peers spoke.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge calls for ban on lion hunting dogs after savage attack – Daily Telegraph
“The wealthy wife of one of Britain’s biggest wine merchants has been fined £10,000 after her three giant dogs savagely mauled a woman – leaving her needing plastic surgery.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Majority verdict: we already have a bill of rights – The Guardian
“Adam Wagner examines some of the responses to the consultation on a UK bill of rights.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother guilty of killing burns girl – The Independent
“The mother of a two-year-old girl who died of septic shock after suffering burns in a scalding hot shower has been found guilty of manslaughter.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Chris Huhne case: prosecutors close to decision – The Guardian
“Prosecutors are ‘very close’ to making a decision on whether to pursue the cabinet minister Chris Huhne over claims he dodged a speeding penalty, the director of public prosecutions has said.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Iraqi civilians win inquiry appeal – The Independent
“More than 100 Iraqi civilians have won a landmark Court of Appeal battle in their bid for a fresh public inquiry into allegations of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment made against British soldiers and interrogators in Iraq.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Christopher Alder death: Government payout to family – BBC News
“The government has agreed to pay more than £22,000 compensation to the family of Christopher Alder, who choked to death in a Hull police station in 1998.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords tear into legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders passed its second reading in the House of Lords last night after an eight-hour battering from peers. Following a debate in which 51 of the 54 members who rose to speak criticised the bill, justice minister Lord McNally, responding for the government, promised ‘to listen’ to the ‘strong concerns’ raised particularly in relation to domestic violence and clinical negligence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mail and Mirror will face contempt proceedings over Milly Dowler coverage – The Guardian
“The Daily Mail and Daily Mirror will face contempt proceedings over their coverage of Levi Bellfield’s conviction for the murder and abduction of schoolgirl Milly Dowler, after the attorney general won permission to pursue the action in the high court.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Clarke: Judiciary in need of modernisation and diversification – Ministry of Justice
“Sweeping new proposals that will reform, modernise and improve the diversity of judicial appointments were announced by the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, today.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Green v Eadie and others – WLR Daily
Green v Eadie and others [2011] WLR (D) 335
“Sections 2 and 9(1) of the Limitation Act 1980 both applied to a claim brought under section 2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 and such a claim was therefore, by virtue of section 8(2) of the Limitation Act 1980, not within the ambit of section 8(1) of that Act. The applicable limitation period was therefore six years. Where a person entered into a flawed transaction which might have been capable of being remedied by rescission, loss was first suffered and the cause of action therefore accrued when the person entered into the flawed transaction.”
WLR Daily, 18th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Interedil Srl (in liquidation) v Fallimento Interedil Srl and another – WLR Daily
“The term ‘centre of a debtor’s main interests’ in article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 was to be interpreted by reference to European Union law, which attached greater importance to the place of the company’s central administration, in particular the place of its registered office. Where a company’s registered office was transferred before the lodging of a request to open insolvency proceedings, its centre of main activities was presumed to be the place of its new registered office.”
WLR Daily, 20th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
A step towards justice for road crash victims – Ministry of Justice
“Julie Townsend is deputy chief executive of Brake, a charity that campaigns for safer roads and justice for people bereaved and seriously injured in road crashes.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
MP’s agent jailed for child porn – The Guardian
“A political agent and former Labour councillor has been jailed for three years for collecting and distributing ‘appalling’ images of child abuse.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
