Christopher Chapman murder: Girls jailed for life – BBC News
“Two teenage girls have been jailed for life for the murder of a man during a drunken row in Northumberland.”
BBC News, 21st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Director of public prosecutions backs right to challenge bail orders – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions has said he would welcome a right to appeal against crown court judges’ decisions to grant bail. Keir Starmer last week met the parents of nurse Jane Clough, who was stabbed to death by her ex-partner, to discuss their campaign to amend bail laws.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Needless’ compensation payouts to be cut – Daily Telegraph
“Compensation payments for workplace accidents could be cut under a government drive to reduce the cost of red tape to businesses.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gun smuggling gang leaders jailed for 24 years – The Guardian
“Two ringleaders of a gang which smuggled guns into the UK from the United States have each been jailed for 24 years. Mohammed Tariq, 33, and Atique Arif, 32, were sentenced at Bradford crown court along with six other men who were sent to prison for up to 12 years. The gang imported guns concealed with electrical equipment including DVD players and portable radios. Police said they smuggled 13 firearms into the UK over a 12-month period. West Yorkshire police said the investigation – Operation Lapworth – began in July last year when two parcels destined for addresses in the Bradford area were intercepted at East Midlands airport. Detectives said the conspiracy began when Tariq ordered a Taser gun from an American website.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Unions launch pensions legal challenge – The Independent
“Public-sector unions will today open up a new front in their battle with the Government over pension reform with a legal challenge to recently introduced rules over the way annual increases are calculated.”
The Independent, 24th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal aid cuts will put domestic abuse victims at risk, law groups warn – The Guardian
“An increasing number of victims of domestic abuse, including children, will be cross-examined in court by their alleged assailants if the government goes ahead with plans to cut legal aid, a coalition of family and children’s charities has warned.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whatever happened to the Digital Economy Act? – BBC News
“The UK’s Digital Economy Act (DEA) was meant to make pirates quake in their boots, but so far it has failed to shiver any timbers.”
BBC News, 21st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 1990s rapes – The Independent
“A double rapist caught nearly 20 years after his first rape was jailed for 16 years today.”
The Independent, 21st October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitors from Hell owner’s defamation bid was ‘abuse of court process’ – The Lawyer
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has dismissed a £1m defamation claim launched against Law Society chief executive Des Hudson by Solicitors from Hell owner Rick Kordowksi, branding the bid ‘an abuse of the court process’.”
The Lawyer, 21st October 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Men jailed for mistaken identity murder in Catford – BBC News
“Two killers who shot a man in a ‘roadside execution’ in front of his wife in south London have been jailed.”
BBC News, 21st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yorkshire judge under fire for banning ‘love’ in courtroom – Daily Telegraph
“A newly appointed Yorkshire judge has been criticised by the region’s language campaigners after banning defendants from referring to female court staff as ‘love’.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
End of ‘year and a day rule’ led to Clift murder charge – BBC News
“Screwdriver killer Leigh Clift was brought back to court and convicted of murder following a change in a the law allowing him to be charged with a different offence over the same attack on Milton Keynes man Jonathan Barton.”
BBC News, 21st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former ILEX student successfully quashes cheating claims – The Lawyer
“The Court of Appeal has reversed the decision of an Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) disciplinary hearing, ruling that the body’s disciplinary process was not independent enough to serve its purpose.”
The Lawyer, 20th October 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
More secret justice on the horizon – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Cabinet Office has released its long awaited Justice and Security Green Paper, addressing the difficult question of to what extent the state must reveal secret information in court proceedings. A consultation has been launched on the proposals; responses can be sent via email by Friday 6 January 2012.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Allegedly defamatory comments from named authors should stay online, say MPs – OUT-LAW.com
“Web hosts and ISPs should be allowed to keep allegedly defamatory comments online as long as the author of the comment is identified and a notice of complaint is published alongside the comment, a Parliamentary committee has recommended.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal aid: the right to a fair trial – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Art 6 ‘Right to a fair trial’, ‘equality of arms’ is implicitly granted in respect of both criminal charges and civil rights and obligations. By ensuring the entitlement of a ‘fair and public hearing’, it is presumed that legal aid funding will be afforded to those individuals who would suffer injustice otherwise.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th October 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Courts should ditch ‘absurd’ paper-based systems, say Neuberger and Vos – The Lawyer
“Britain’s leading judges are calling for an electronic revolution in the courts, arguing that enhanced use of technology would solidify London’s High Court as one of the best in the world.”
The Lawyer, 20th October 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
More cuts: Library closure challenge fails – UK Human Rights Blog
“The duty to provide library services for children was one of the key arguments advanced by campaigners in Brent challenging the council’s decision to close 6 of its 12 libraries. Reliance was placed upon section 7 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. This requires local authorities to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Victims’ Views of Court and Sentencing – Victims’ Commissioner
“Victims’ Commissioner publishes findings from research with victims of crime about their experiences of court and sentencing.”
Victims’ Commissioner, 20th October 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
SSL International plc and another v TTK LIG Ltd and others – WLR Daily
SSL International plc and another v TTK LIG Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 1170; [2011] WLR (D) 299
“Service of a claim form on the director of a foreign company during his temporary visit to England did not constitute personal service of the claim form on the company, within CPR r 6.5(3)(b), where the company was neither resident nor carried on business in England and all its directors were resident overseas when the proceedings were purportedly served.”
WLR Daily, 19th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
