Daily Cause List, 14th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Legal change: Abused women who kill could escape murder – Daily Telegraph
“Abused women who kill their partners in cold blood could escape a murder conviction under the biggest planned change in the law for a generation.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New law to enforce social mobility – The Independent
“Young people from poor backgrounds have less chance of landing a highly paid job than their parents did because some measures of social mobility have gone backwards, the Government has admitted.”
The Independent, 14th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Robbery trial collapses after judge finds victim ‘too believable’ – Daily Telegraph
“A man accused of robbing a driving instructor has been found not guilty after a judge found that his alleged victim was ‘too believable’ in her evidence.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw plan for private inquests back on agenda – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will today revive his plan to hold inquests that involve aspects of national security in private without a jury when the coroners and justice bill is published.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyer ‘aided illegal passports’ – BBC News
“A lawyer tried to help criminals get passports by using the identities of dead children, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 13th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunk judge suspended for kissing lawyer and swearing in court – Daily Telegraph
“A drunk judge had to be escorted from court after kissing a solicitor, swearing at an usher and insulting a prosecutor while ‘fortified’ with brandy, a disciplinary tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police seek new rights for searching rail passengers – The Guardian
“Passengers who buy a London train or tube ticket would automatically be giving their consent to be searched, under proposals now under consideration.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New privacy watchdog is announced – OUT-LAW.com
“The head of the advertising watchdog will become the new Information Commissioner in June, pending Parliamentary approval. Christopher Graham has been chosen as the Ministry of Justice’s preferred candidate for the job.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Boarding school wins battle to stop its name being used for pornographic websites – Daily Telegraph
“Framlingham College boarding school has won a battle to stop its name being used to promote a series of internet pornography and dating websites.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gang culture flourishing in top-security jail, report reveals – The Guardian
“Fresh evidence that gang culture is flourishing inside Britain’s top-security prisons emerges today in a report by the chief inspector of prisons on Long Lartin jail in Worcestershire.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New admission over legal advice on Iraq invasion – The Guardian
“Government fails to provide proof that the former attorney general was not pressured to change his initial opinion that 2003 invasion could be illegal.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Cause List, 13th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Privacy watchdog warns companies on self-serving privacy policies – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal data might be used for, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Why being a judge is not so appealing – The Times
“It carries a knighthood, prestige and authority. But it is seen as lonely, fusty and male-dominated, with a culture of ‘male self-confidence and intellectual posturing’.”
The Times, 13th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Six in ten people say knife carriers should face automatic jail – Daily Telegraph
“Six in ten adults think anyone caught illegally carrying knife should face an automatic jail sentence to curb the menace.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
