‘Horrific abuse’ by Cornwall paedophile ring – BBC News
“A major paedophile ring which abused about 30 young girls in Cornwall has been smashed by police.”
BBC News, 26th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government ready to cut terror detention limit – Daily Telegraph
“The Coalition government is preparing to cut the limit for terrorism suspects to be held before charge to 14 days — against the advice of senior lawyers — it can be disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal executives seek independent conveyancing rights – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legal executives could be granted independent rights to provide conveyancing services from next September, if a forthcoming application to the Legal Services Board is successful.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Northumbria Police face Stephen Mitchell damages claims – BBC News
“A police force which admitted failings over its recruitment of an officer who raped and assaulted vulnerable women is facing damages claims from his victims.”
BBC News, 28th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers should right-size their love of corporate jargon – The Guardian
“The legal profession is addicted to impenetrable language, but the fact is that phrases like ‘added value’ rarely … add any value.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile name-change ‘danger’ threatens Sarah’s Law – BBC News
“A law being brought in to protect children from sex offenders will be undermined because it is too easy for them to change their name without informing the authorities, a children’s charity has warned.”
BBC News, 28th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ken Clarke plans tough changes to community service – run privately – The Guardian
“Justice ministers are looking at proposals to turn community sentences into intensive programmes that run five days a week and are enforceable by the withdrawal of benefits, in an attempt to create alternatives to prison that are perceived as credible by the public.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whitehall proposals ignore people who could fill civil legal aid void – Law Society’s Gazette
“The most common reaction to last week’s Ministry of Justice green paper on legal aid is shock. That shock is manifested among legal aid practitioners, clients and the groups that speak for clients.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Why women who report rape fall foul of a harsh criminal justice system – The Guardian
“The idea that we are faced with the mutually exclusive objectives of protecting victims of rape and the innocent is false.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: I accused my husband of rape. I was locked up – and he was set free
Disability equality forty years on – BBC News
“Forty years after the first Disability Act was introduced, a new BBC survey has shown that people with disabilities still face discrimination.”
BBC News, 29th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentence review to slash numbers of women in jail – The Independent
“Ministers plan to slash the number of women sent to prison amid complaints that women behind bars are exposed to increased risks of mental illness, self-harm and even suicide.”
The Independent, 28th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Assisted suicide law to be reviewed by Lords – The Guardian
“Lord Falconer, the former lord chancellor, is to chair a commission that will question whether or not relatives should be able to apply to a judge for permission to assist a loved one to commit suicide.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fixed share partners are not employees, EAT rules – The Lawyer
“An attempt to have fixed share partners legally defined as employees has failed at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.”
The Lawyer, 26th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Jail for man who knifed friend in ‘initiation ceremony’ – The Guardian
“A weapons collector who killed his friend by knifing him in the heart while they were testing out an armoured vest has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for shooting two brothers in Croydon – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for at least 37 years for shooting two brothers in the head, killing one of them, after being thrown out of a south London pub.”
BBC News, 26th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PCC makes formal apology for Buscombe’s phone-hacking remarks – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission, which oversees the newspaper industry’s editorial code, today found itself in the embarrassing position of formally apologising and paying damages for misleading remarks made by its chairman, Lady Buscombe.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Spectator apologises for falsely accusing Muslim of antisemitism – The Guardian
“Apology follows settlement in which magazine and contributor Melanie Phillips agreed to pay Mohammad Sawalha compensation and his legal costs.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serial rapist from Hengoed jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A serial rapist who used his minimum experience as a soldier to seduce women has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pair jailed for Cardiff fatal quad bike burglary – BBC News
“Two burglars have been jailed for three years at Cardiff Crown Court for a raid which left two of their gang dead after being hit by a train.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Clarke v Zurich UK General Services Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1333 (26 November 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
