Call for inquiry after seventh teenager dies in custody – The Independent
“The death of the seventh teenager in custody this year has triggered calls for an independent inquiry into the imprisonment of young people which campaigners say needs a ‘complete overhaul’.”
The Independent, 9th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Prospectus Regulations 2011
The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2011
The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2011
The Childcare (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
SH v HH [2011] EWCA Civ 796 (08 July 2011)
Ganley v Jones [2011] EWCA Civ 754 (06 July 2011)
Ministry of Defence v Wood [2011] EWCA Civ 792 (07 July 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
A & Anor v P & Ors [2011] EWHC 1738 (Fam) (08 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Racist’ stop-and-search powers to be challenged – The Guardian
“The high court has agreed that a full legal challenge can be brought against a police stop-and-search power alleged to be used in a racist way against African-Caribbean people.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘No political will’ to reform marriage laws – Law Society’s Gazette
“There is ‘no political will’ to address the record levels of family breakdown that currently cost the country an estimated £40-100bn a year, a leading family lawyer claimed during a Law Society public debate yesterday.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Summary Justice In and Out of Court: The Police Foundation’s John Harris Memorial Lecture – Speech by Lord Judge
Summary Justice In and Out of Court: The Police Foundation’s John Harris Memorial Lecture (PDF)
Speech by Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Judiciary of England and Wales, 8th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Righting New Labour’s wrong to victims of miscarriages of justice – The Guardian
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
