Current Awareness – Page 2876 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

Bar Council Plans Week of Events to Promote Wider Access to the Profession – The Bar Council

Posted July 11th, 2011 in barristers, diversity, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, is launching a week-long programme of events to promote better access to the profession. This will include a one-day conference in Birmingham for sixth-formers interested in a career at the Bar, and the fifth annual Bar Placement Scheme, organised in conjunction with the Social Mobility Foundation.”

The Bar Council, 8th July 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Righting New Labour’s wrong to victims of miscarriages of justice – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in compensation, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“Emotional launch for campaign to restore ex gratia compensation for those wrongly convicted of crimes.”

The Guardian, 8th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

LSC publishes plan for interim family contracts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 11th, 2011 in family courts, legal aid, legal services, news, tenders by sally

“The Legal Services Commission has published a plan for the tender process for new interim family contracts to start in February 2012.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Jake Ormerod sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing girls – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A member of a gang believed to have sexually abused more than 100 schoolgirls in a seaside resort has been sentenced to 10 years in custody.”

The Guardian, 8th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

TV volunteers show mediation works better – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 11th, 2011 in dispute resolution, news by sally

“Volunteers who are using mediation to heal community rifts have featured on national television.”

Ministry of Justice, 8th July 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Boost for library campaign as court orders judicial review – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 11th, 2011 in judicial review, libraries, news by sally

“The campaign to save Britain’s libraries from council cuts has been given a significant boost after a court ordered a judicial review into some of the closures.”

Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Christian MP sets up inquiry into religious discrimination – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in Christianity, inquiries, news, parliament, religious discrimination by sally

“A select committee-style inquiry on Christianity is to be held in order to clarify how the law affects believers, amid increasing claims of religious discrimination and persecution.”

The Guardian, 10th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Solicitor advocates make final effort to halt scheme – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 11th, 2011 in advocacy, news, quality assurance, solicitor advocates, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“Solicitor advocates have made a final effort to stop a scheme that will see judges evaluating their competence, which they claim would discriminate against solicitors.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Anti-cuts protester gets 12-month sentence for throwing sticks at police – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in demonstrations, news, sentencing, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“A student has been sentenced to 12 months in a young offender institution after throwing placard sticks at police during anti-cuts demonstrations in March.”

The Guardian, 8th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man takes health trust to court over obesity surgery – The Independent

Posted July 11th, 2011 in human rights, medical treatment, news, obesity by sally

“A former police officer is taking his legal battle over a health trust’s refusal to fund obesity surgery to the Court of Appeal.”

The Independent, 11th July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Steinberg heirs in high court battle with bookmaker Stanleybet – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in gambling, guarantees, joint ventures, news by sally

“The children of the late tycoon Lord Steinberg are fighting the rump of their father’s Stanley Leisure gambling empire in a multimillion-pound case at the high court in London.”

The Guardian, 10th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gene Benjamin jailed for string of rapes in Bournemouth – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A serial rapist who targeted women in a Dorset town over six years has been given four life sentences.”

BBC News, 8th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

James Murdoch could face criminal charges on both sides of the Atlantic – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in corruption, interception, media, news by sally

“James Murdoch and News Corp could face corporate legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic that involve criminal charges, fines and forfeiture of assets as the escalating phone-hacking scandal risks damaging his chances of taking control of Rupert Murdoch’s US-based media empire.”

The Guardian, 8th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dismissed News of the World journalists may have grounds to sue – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in contract of employment, damages, economic loss, interception, media, news by sally

“Journalists dismissed by the News of the World who are unable to find new jobs and fear their professional reputations have been damaged by the phone hacking scandal could have legal grounds for suing News International, according to employment specialists.”

The Guardian, 10th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

FSA finds no evidence of insurer bias against BME firms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 8th, 2011 in insurance, law firms, minorities, news, race discrimination by sally

“An investigation by the Financial Services Authority has found no evidence that insurers discriminated against black and ethnic minority law firms during last year’s professional indemnity insurance renewal.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Nottingham school worker jailed for raping girl, 13 – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A Nottingham man who worked at a school has been jailed for raping a 13-year-old girl. Mikhail Mohammad, 45, of Radford, was sentenced to 10 years for rape and nine months for fraud for failing to disclose a previous conviction.”

BBC News, 8th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suffolk man jailed for murder and knife attack – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who killed his girlfriend and slashed another woman less than six months after being cleared of murder has been jailed.”

BBC News, 8th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

National Grid sues for access to engineering cartel papers – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2011 in competition, disclosure, news, pleadings by sally

“National Grid is battling in London’s high court for access to secret documents relating to its £235m cartel case against a group of Europe’s top engineering companies.”

The Guardian, 7th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

David Cameron promises action on hacking – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2011 in interception, media, news, police by sally

“Prime Minister David Cameron today promised action to ‘get to the bottom’ of the phone hacking scandal but said it was not just about the press but about the police and ‘about how politics works too’. ”

The Independent, 8th July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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