‘Lenient’ rape sentences appealed – BBC News
“The attorney general has gone to the Appeal Court to appeal against the ‘unduly lenient’ sentences on two men convicted of raping under-age girls.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One in 10 adults a victim of mass marketing fraud – The Independent
“One in 10 adults in the UK has been the victim of mass marketing fraud, it was revealed yesterday. More than 3.2 million people have handed over cash after being approached by fraudsters by email, letter or telephone.”
The Independent, 5th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Full inquest into death of Sally Clark – Daily Telegraph
“Fresh doubt was cast over how tragic mother Sally Clark died yesterday after a coroner called for a full inquest into her death.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed over Facebook message – Daily Telegraph
“A husband banned from contacting his estranged wife was jailed after he inadvertently sent her a message on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police tribunal over killing case – BBC News
“Two detectives who investigated the stabbing of a young father months before he was murdered are facing a Met Police disciplinary hearing.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Importance of Civil Justice: Nationally and Internationally – Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke
The Importance of Civil Justice: Nationally and Internationally (PDF)
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
American Bar Association Conference, 3rd October 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Impact of Terrorism on the Rule of Law – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Impact of Terrorism on the Rule of Law (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
American Bar Association Conference, 3rd October 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Hilton Mervis: A benchmark of healthy criticism – Legal Week
“The isolation of life on the bench and the lack of any form of frank feedback — good or bad — is well known. One solution to this state of affairs would be to allow the judiciary to get feedback from other sources than the press. Legal magazines have in the past been criticised for publishing feedback surveys on judges. The reaction of the judges themselves to these surveys has reportedly been mixed, ranging from fury to a genuine interest to learn from the feedback, however harsh.”
Legal Week, 4th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Leman-Klammers v Klammers – Times Law Report
Divorce pending appeal valid
“It was perfectly reasonable for an English court to grant a decree absolute of divorce to the wife where the husband was waiting for an appeal to be heard in France by the Cour de Cassation on whether the Cour d’Appel de Paris had been correct in holding that the English court had been seised first.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another – Times Law Reports
Celebrities enjoy no extra right to privacy
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another
“Where an individual was engaged in innocuous, routine activity in a public place, such as a street, that activity attracted no right or expectation of privacy and, accordingly, there was no prohibition on the taking or publishing of photographs of famous people engaged in such activity in a public place unless there were special circumstances such as harassment or distress caused to the individual.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
‘Adulterous’ vicar first before secret court – The Times
“A vicar who allegedly had an affair with a married parishioner became the first member of the clergy to appear before a secretive new Church of England disciplinary tribunal yesterday.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Family judges campaign to take the bitterness and costs out of divorce – The Times
“Britain’s top family judges and lawyers began a campaign yesterday to take divorce out of the courts and make couples resolve their issues without bitter and costly legal battles.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Web entry not enough for TV competitions, says Gambling Commission – OUT-LAW.com
“Live television competition operators cannot simply offer a free internet entry form in order to escape their competitions being regulated as lotteries, according to new guidance from the Gambling Commission.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
BPP defends itself as degree move sparks heated debate on law blog – Legal Week
“BPP Law School has hit back at claims that it turned down the chance to appear on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and defended itself against criticism that giving degree-awarding powers to private companies could hit academic standards.”
Legal Week, 4th October 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Related link: Peter Crisp, Dean of BPP Law School on BPP’s new power to award degrees (Podcast)
Activists who handcuffed Hodge cleared – The Guardian
“Two fathers’ rights campaigners who handcuffed former children’s minister Margaret Hodge during a protest were cleared yesterday of false imprisonment. Fathers4Justice activists Jonathan Stanesby, 41, and Jason Hatch, 35, shackled the MP for Barking during a family law conference at the Lowry hotel in Salford in 2004.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court tells MoD to yield papers on Iraqi’s death – The Guardian
“The high court yesterday ordered the Ministry of Defence to disclose to lawyers key documents about the circumstances surrounding the death of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi who died in British custody in Basra four years ago. The move came after the lawyers for Mr Mousa’s family and the families of 10 other Iraqis detained by British soldiers accused the MoD of ‘obfuscation and delay’ in providing vital information.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex trafficking victims rescued by police may face deportation – The Guardian
“Some victims of sex traffickers rescued from prostitution in a new national police crackdown will face deportation, the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, said yesterday. Ms Smith described sex trafficking as a ‘modern-day form of slavery’ but said she could not give an across-the-board guarantee that those rescued would not face deportation as illegal migrants.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers in Basra death case win access to files – The Independent
“Lawyers acting for the father of an Iraqi man beaten to death while in the custody of the British military have claimed a breakthrough which could help discover ‘what went wrong and who was responsible’.”
The Independent, 4th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice: fight terror by respecting human rights – The Times
“Britain’s most senior judge defended the Human Rights Act this morning as a key weapon in the fight against terrorism and called for the rights of the UK’s ‘millions of immigrants’ to be protected.”
The Times, 3rd October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
