Schoolgirl’s fight for passport – BBC News
“A 16-year-old schoolgirl is unable to leave the country, open a bank account or get a job – because she does not officially ‘exist’.”
BBC News, 5th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How much will we be able to rely on supermarkets’ own-brand lawyers? – The Guardian
“So-called ‘Tesco Law’ – legal services from consumer brand names offering an alternative to the high-street solicitor – is already available through Which?, the Halifax and the Co-op, but critics question the quality of advice available. Jon Robins investigates.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Overcharged British Airways and Virgin Atlantic passengers to claim compensation – The Times
“Millions of Britons who flew across the Atlantic between two and four years ago are being invited to claim a share of more than £70 million that has been ordered to be handed over to them.”
The Times, 5th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police marksmen dubbed ‘serial killer’ gets compensation – Daily Telegraph
“A police marksman, who has shot dead several armed gunmen, has been awarded £5,000 in damages after a senior Scotland Yard officer jokingly called him a ‘serial killer’.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Feel free to run wild in your garden, says judge – The Times
“What constitutes a garden and gardening has been redefined by a judge who ruled that chopping down a swath of trees can count as weeding rather than forestry.”
The Times, 5th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Former member of Islamist group barred from becoming solicitor – The Guardian
“A former member of a radical Islamist group who was an Amnesty prisoner of conscience and who now works for an anti-extremist Muslim thinktank has been refused permission to train as a lawyer. The decision was attacked yesterday as ‘McCarthyite’ by a senior lawyer and human rights campaigner.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cherie Blair: A call to action on knife crime – Daily Telegraph
“Cherie Blair QC, chair of the Street Weapons Commission, on the truth about gang violence and what can be done to bring it under control.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Youth Justice Board’s future in doubt over failure to reduce crime – The Independent
“The future of the Youth Justice Board, one of the central elements of Tony Blair’s penal policy, is in serious doubt as the Government rethinks its strategy on youth crime.”
The Independent, 6th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Podcast 64: With John Hirst – author of Jailhouse Lawyer’s blog and Podcast 65: The right of prisoners to vote with Carl Gardner – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to John Hirst, author of the Jailhouse Lawyer’s blog. John has spent 35 of his 57 years in prison.
John was sent to prison for life after being convicted of the manslaughter of his landlady, in 1979. ‘He received a tariff of 15 years, but served a total of 25 before being released in October last year. He believes his activities as a litigant against the Prison Service and Home Office are the main reason he had to serve the extra years. John proved to be the most prolific prisoner litigant of modern times – and, he says, like Perry Mason and Rumpole of the Bailey, he never lost a case against the Prison Service.’ ”
Listen to Podcast 64: With John Hirst – author of Jailhouse Lawyer’s blog
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog, barrister, former government lawyer and commentator on Human Rights Law, about the case of Hirst v United Kingdom No (2) heard at the ECHR in 2005.
Yesterday, I did a podcast with John Hirst, author of the Jailhouse Lawyer blog about his experience of prison life and during that conversation we talked about John’s case against the British government about the right of prisoners to vote – which he won.
Carl Gardner analyses the Hirst case and we talk about the practical implications of the judgment. We also talk about Lord Phillip’s attitude to Sharia Law and his support for Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
Listen to Podcast 65: The right of prisoners to vote with Carl Gardner
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Blogger wins right to free speech – The Guardian
“A blogger who faced charges of intimidation in cyberspace has won a legal judgment that anti-censorship campaigners claimed this weekend will protect freedom of expression across the worldwide web.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Technology to tackle prison drugs – BBC News
“A report is to be published into ways of preventing drugs being smuggled into prisons in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BBC admits error in broadcasting fatal Jerusalem shooting on 10pm news – The Guardian
“The BBC has admitted it was wrong to broadcast during its 10pm news bulletin the graphic footage of a man being shot dead in Jerusalem.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal fight ahead if badger cull rejected – Reuters
“Farmers said on Friday they would launch a legal challenge if the farm ministry rejected as expected next week a badger cull to help tackle bovine tuberculosis in cattle.”
Reuters, 4th July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
‘Sex with Diana’ story in News of the World was false, claims Burrell – The Guardian
“Solicitors for Paul Burrell, the former butler to Princess Diana, have written a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission claiming a News of the World story alleging Burrell claimed he had sex with Princess Diana was untrue.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fans of Pringles lick lips over court ruling – Reuters
“Fans of Pringles are savouring a court ruling that the snack is not a potato crisp.”
Reuters, 4th July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
Take part in an e-consultation into criminal justice spending – Youth Justice Board
“The justice reinvestment inquiry has been set up to examine whether the resources currently given to the criminal justice system are being used effectively or whether there are alternative strategies which would give a better return for society than traditional methods of dealing with offenders.”
Youth Justice Board, 4th July 2008
Source: www.yjb.gov.uk
Human rights body condemns counter-terrorism bill – The Guardian
“Government plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days are ‘unnecessary, disproportionate and counter-productive’ and should be rejected when they come before the House of Lords next week, an international human rights group said today. ”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Linklaters follows rivals with record £1.29bn turnover – The Times
“Linklaters has followed its rivals in announcing a record turnover today, although it narrowly missed overtaking Clifford Chance as the world’s biggest firm. ”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Right to privacy versus the public’s right to know – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI) continues to surprise and baffle public sector information managers and lawyers. Every month there are an average of 20 decisions made by the information commissioner and eight by the Information Tribunal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
