David Starkey cleared over ‘racist’ Newsnight remarks – Daily Telegraph
“David Starkey, the historian, has been cleared by the broadcasting watchdog over comments he made on newsnight that led to complaints he had been racist.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Employees will pay to bring unfair dismissal claims, government proposes – The Guardian
“Workers will have to pay to bring unfair dismissal claims and will not be able to do so unless they have worked for the employer for at least two years, the government has said. Under the plans, applicants will be obliged to pay the costs of an unfair dismissal claim – £250 for lodging a claim and a further £1,000 if the case goes to a hearing – which will only be refunded if the employee wins. The change to double the length of employment needed before a claim can be made will come into affect on 6 April 2012.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police investigate alleged assault on Nigerian mother on deportation flight – The Guardian
“A police investigation has been launched into an alleged assault on a Nigerian asylum seeker in front of her three young children on a plane bound for Italy.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human rights torture challenge thrown out by High Court – BBC News
“The High Court has rejected an attempt by the UK’s human rights watchdog to rule guidance on torture is unlawful.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Premier League games can be shown on foreign decoders – BBC News
“A pub landlady has won the latest stage of her fight to air Premier League games using a foreign TV decoder. Karen Murphy had to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for using a cheaper Greek decoder in her Portsmouth pub to bypass controls over match screening. But she took her case to the European Court of Justice. The ECJ now says national laws which prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards are contrary to the freedom to provide services.”
BBC News, 4th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rio Ferdinand’s court defeat was a big win for tabloids – The Guardian
“In fact, it was one of the best days for tabloid newspapers since the phone-hacking scandal began.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May plans clampdown on criminals who resist deportation – The Guardian
“Britain’s immigration rules are to be amended to curb the ability of foreign criminals to resist deportation by invoking their right to a family life under the Human Rights Act, the home secretary, Theresa May, is to announce on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bailiffs given permission to start clearing Dale Farm travellers’ site – Daily Telegraph
“Bailiffs have finally been given permission to start clearing the Dale Farm travellers’ site more than a fortnight after the eviction was supposed to start.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Battle of the oligarchs as Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky appear at High Court – Daily Telegraph
“Roman Abramovich forced fellow oligarch Boris Berozovsky to sell him billions of pounds of shares cheaply by threatening that Vladimir Putin would seize his assets if he did not comply, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
British forces ordered to stop the hooding of terror suspects – The Independent
“The hooding of prisoners or terror suspects by Britain’s armed forces has been totally banned following a High Court judgement.”
The Independent, 4th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Keynote speech, RICS Dilapidations Conference 2011 – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Keynote speech, RICS Dilapidations Conference 2011 (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th September 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Directors of an organisation can be liable for discrimination as agents, tribunal finds – OUT-LAW.com
“Directors of an organisation can be guilty of breaching discrimination laws when carrying out acts on behalf of that organisation, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th September 2011
Reports of the Human Rights Act’s death have been greatly exaggerated – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Home Secretary Theresa May’s has told the Sunday Telegraph that she would ‘like to see the Human Rights Act go’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Justice minister failed to declare interest in industry he regulates – The Guardian
“The justice minister Jonathan Djanogly failed to declare that his children were minority shareholders in his brother-in-law’s businesses – two firms which advertise accident compensation claims and are part of an industry that Djanogly regulates in government, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A picture is worth a thousand words… or two months – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Hot on the heels of announcements regarding the television broadcast of sentencing decisions, technology raises another controversy. This time a teenager, Paul Thomson, was convicted for contempt in Luton Crown Court and given a two month sentence. The offence was taking a photo inside court on his Blackberry mobile phone.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 29th September 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Baroness Shackleton: legal watchdog warns lawyer fees market needs ‘urgent reform’ – Daily Telegraph
“Exclusive: Lawyers are under pressure to adopt more ‘consumer friendly’ fee structures amid thousands of complaints from clients about inflated billing charges, the legal watchdog has warned. ”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Agency workers’ rights come into force – OUT-LAW.com
“Temporary agency workers will be entitled to the same employment and working conditions as those given to staff when the UK’s new Agency Workers Regulations come into force tomorrow.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Ferdinand v MGN – a “Kiss n’ Tell” public interest defence succeeds – Lorna Skinner – UK Human Rights Blog
“In the first ‘misuse of private information’ trial against a newspaper since Max Mosley in 2008, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed a claim brought by England and Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand against the Sunday Mirror.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
