Q&A: What next for the Human Rights Act? – The Guardian
“Is the Human Rights Act going to be replaced by a bill of rights, and how do the coalition partners’ stances differ?”
The Guardian, 19th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ken Clarke: a good Lord Chancellor to have on side in a fight with the Treasury – The Times
“The pictures say it all. Ken Clarke, the new Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, and Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, beamed like old pals as the former was sworn into his new office. As well they might: the two are contemporaries, almost the same age and both cut their teeth as barristers on the Midland Circuit, even appearing opposite each other in a divorce case, Judge recalled at the ceremony last week.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Doctors can be struck off if they ignore the right to die, GMC to announce – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors could be struck off if they fail to respect the wishes of terminally ill patients who want to die by refusing treatment, the General Medical Council is to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Test changes for lawyers who qualify outside England and Wales – The Times
“Time is starting to run out on the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT). This well-established system enabling foreign (which in this case means non-England and Wales) lawyers to qualify as English solicitors will be phased out from the autumn to be replaced by a Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
General election polling station failures prompt legal challenge from voters – The Guardian
“Lawyers are to mount legal challenges on behalf of people who were barred from voting on election night because of inadequate staffing and long lines outside polling stations.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BPP law school: ‘We won’t let recruitment fiasco happen again’ – The Times
“Peter Crisp has described it as a blip. The over-recruitment by BBP law school last autumn of 54 Bar Vocational Course (BVC) applicants led to student dismay, an inquiry by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and accusations that profit motives were put before student interests.”
The Times, 20th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
TV remote killer Paul Harvey wins sentence cut – The Independent
“A man whose wife died by a ‘fluke’ chance when a TV remote he threw towards her hit her head today had his jail sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.”
The Independent, 19th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
British Airways Plc v Unite the Union [2010] EWHC B4 (QB) (17 May 2010)
Hays Plc v Hartley [2010] EWHC 1068 (QB) (17 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) v Nazir & Ors [2010] EWHC 1086 (Ch) (17 May 2010)
Red River UK Ltd & Anor v Sheikh & Anor [2010] EWHC 1100 (Ch) (17 May 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Neuberger calls for curb on legislation – Law Society’s Gazette
“The master of the rolls has called for fewer and more carefully drafted laws to avoid handing too much power to the judiciary.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Press watchdog ‘not toothless’ over Stephen Gately case – BBC News
“The press watchdog has said it is not ‘toothless’ following its handling of a case surrounding the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately.”
BBC News, 19th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coalition sidesteps damaging split over British bill of rights – The Guardian
“A battle between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats over whether to introduce a British bill of rights, supplanting the European convention on human rights, is to be passed to an independent commission after a disagreement within the new coalition.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex discrimination victory for man – The Independent
“A male lawyer was wrongfully sacked because bosses were worried they would be sued if they fired his female counterpart while she was on maternity leave, it emerged yesterday.”
The Independent, 19th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police to regain power to charge suspects – The Guardian
“The power to decide whether a suspect is charged in hundreds of thousands of cases a year is to be restored to the police, the new home secretary, Theresa May, will announce tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Banaszek v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1076 (18 May 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Investec Bank (UK) Ltd v Zulman & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 536 (18 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cadogan Petroleum Plc & Ors v Tolley & Ors [2010] EWHC 1107 (Ch) (18 May 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Teenagers jailed for ‘random’ bus attack – The Independent
“Two teenagers have been jailed after leaving an innocent man with a fractured skull during a random attack on a bus.”
The Independent, 18th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge told off for migrant remarks – BBC News
“A judge who described UK immigration policy as ‘completely lax’ has been disciplined for making inappropriate remarks during a court sentencing.”
BBC News, 18th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Death by a thousand cuts for legal aid – The Guardian
“As justice secretary Ken Clarke sharpens his axe, the future looks bleak for a founding pillar of the welfare state.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Widow to lose home over legal battle with neighbour – Daily Telegraph
“An 79-year-old widow is losing her home after a bitter 11 year legal wrangle over a 3 inch strip of land.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
