Month: September 2009

College of Law Podcast 2: Richard Susskind OBE on the Future of The Profession – Charon QC

Posted September 21st, 2009 in legal profession, podcasts by sally

“Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter will shape the way that lawyers work in the future, Professor Richard Susskind predicts. He says that the legal industry will be transformed over the coming years by the need to embrace ways of improving efficiency such as new technology and outsourcing. He predicts that while the new legal landscape will reduce some of the conventional areas of legal work it will open up a range of new, exciting roles for young lawyers entering the profession.”

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Charon QC, 21st September 2009

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Number of drunks taken to court at a low – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news by sally

“The number of drunks being punished in the courts has plummeted to its lowest ever levels in the wake of 24 hour drinking being introduced.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cabinet split over election-day referendum on voting reform – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2009 in elections, news, referendums by sally

“Senior cabinet ministers will step up the pressure on the prime minister this week to rule out holding a referendum on electoral reform on the same day as the general election, because they believe it would set back the case for reform for a generation.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Murder and rape convictions under review after Sean Hodgson miscarriage of justice – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 21st, 2009 in miscarriage of justice, murder, news, rape by sally

“Up to 240 murder and rape convictions are being reviewed following the discovery of one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Call to change anti-bullying law – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in bullying, news by sally

“Leading education lawyers and charities are calling for a change in the law to protect vulnerable young people from extreme bullying in England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DNA tests for asylum seekers ‘deeply flawed’ – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2009 in asylum, DNA, news by sally

“Asylum seekers are to be subjected to DNA tests in an attempt to confirm their true nationalities, the Observer can reveal.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former investment banker William Murphy wins bigger share of divorce payout – The Times

Posted September 21st, 2009 in divorce, news by sally

“A former investment banker has succeeded in winning a bigger divorce settlement after appealing against a ruling in which his wife was awarded 65 per cent of their joint assets.”

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The Times, 19th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bigamist escapes jail after wife appeals for leniency – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 21st, 2009 in bigamy, news, sentencing by sally

“A bigamist has escaped jail after the wife he tricked into marriage appealed to a judge to be lenient, saying she had ‘entirely forgiven’ him.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Illegal migrant row makes Lady Scotland’s job untenable, say Labour MPs – The Times

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news by sally

“The future of the Attorney-General was in doubt last night as it emerged that the UK Border Agency had raided the home of an illegal migrant she had employed as her cleaner.”

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The Times, 21st September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judge clears way for ‘blot on the landscape’ – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news, planning by sally

“Objections to a 43-storey residential block on London’s South Bank were thrown out by a High Court Judge today.”

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The Independent, 18th September 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Row over nurse wearing crucifix – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in hospitals, news, religious discrimination by sally

“A hospital trust has denied a nurse’s claim it is preventing her from openly expressing her religious beliefs.”

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BBC News, 20th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

First hearings in new British Supreme Court shrouded in secrecy – The Times

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news by sally

“The Supreme Court, which opens its doors next month, is supposed to herald a new era in British justice — contemporary surroundings, television cameras and transparent justice.”

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The Times, 21st September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

McCann lawyers seek site removal – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“Lawyers for the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann have demanded the removal of a website which claims their daughter is dead.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Victory for lawyer who protected the elderly – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2009 in care homes, disciplinary procedures, news, solicitors by sally

“Yvonne Hossack has dedicated her life to helping the elderly and disabled. She saved 80 care homes from closure. Yesterday, after a witch hunt by council leaders, she was allowed to continue with her crusade.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sex change for children guidelines under review – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 21st, 2009 in children, news by sally

“Guidelines for children wanting a sex change are under review, it can be disclosed, as it emerged that a 12-year-old British boy is hoping to become one of the world’s youngest transsexuals.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Keir Starmer: ‘I wouldn’t characterise myself as a bleeding heart liberal . . .’ – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2009 in Crown Prosecution Service, news by sally

“Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions, on new legislation on assisted suicide, whether to prosecute Damian Green and the death of Ian Tomlinson.”

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The Guardian, 21st September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Assisted suicide investigations will focus on who stood to benefit – The Times

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news by sally

“People who stand to benefit financially from a person’s death are likely to be the ones prosecuted for assisting a suicide, under guidelines to be issued this week.”

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The Times, 21st September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Guidance for relatives in assisted suicide cases to be revealed – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2009 in assisted suicide, news by sally

“People who wish to die through assisted suicide will this week have guidance for the first time on whether their partners, relatives or friends risk being prosecuted.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Records of rape crime ‘distorted’ – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news, rape, statistics by sally

“Rape claims are being left off official crime records, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Richard Dawkins to call for changes to Britain’s libel laws – The Times

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news by sally

“Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist, is to call for Britain’s libel laws to be reformed following a string of cases in which science researchers and writers have been sued for criticising health therapies they felt to be unreliable.”

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The Times, 20th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk