Can community sentences replace jail? – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2010 in community service, news, prisons, recidivists, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“With the prison population rising, along with the cost of keeping people locked up, ministers have indicated they want to see fewer people serving short jail terms. But are community sentences a real alternative?”

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BBC News, 16th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal justice reform speech – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 16th, 2010 in lord chancellor, Ministry of Justice, speeches by sally

“The Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary has given a speech outlining his plans for criminal justice reform at the Lord Mayor’s Annual Judges’ Dinner.”

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Ministry of Justice, 13th August 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted August 16th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Coastal Access Reports (Consideration and Modification Procedure) (England) Regulations 2010

The Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 16th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Seaton v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1980 (13 August 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Krstic, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 2125 (Admin) (13 August 2010)

OM (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 2147 (Admin) (13 August 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Sucden Financial Ltd v Fluxo-Cane Overseas Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 2133 (Comm) (13 August 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Terror laws overused by police, research suggests – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 16th, 2010 in news, statistics, terrorism by sally

“Less than 4% of people arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 were convicted of terrorism-related offences in 2009, new research has found.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 16th August 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Wife killer Eddie Gilfoyle launches third appeal – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2010 in appeals, Criminal Cases Review Commission, murder, news by sally

“Lawyers for a man jailed in 1993 for killing his heavily pregnant wife have launched a bid for a third appeal.”

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BBC News, 13th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

David Kelly death inquest may be reopened – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2010 in inquests, news by sally

“The attorney general is considering re-opening the inquest into the death of government scientist David Kelly, it has emerged.”

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The Guardian, 13th August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge slams police after teacher is acquitted of kissing a friend – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 16th, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, judges, judgments, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“A judge has criticised the police after a part-time teacher was put on trial for giving a female friend an unwanted kiss, telling officers they should be concentrating on catching robbers and violent thugs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Solicitors battle to continue forced marriages work – The Independent

Posted August 16th, 2010 in forced labour, law firms, legal aid, news, solicitors by sally

“A firm of solicitors is fighting to continue its work helping victims of forced marriages after being told it no longer qualifies for legal aid funding.”

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The Independent, 13th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sons of man killed by German locum GP face prosecution – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 16th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, injunctions, medical treatment, news by sally

“The sons of a man killed after being given ten times the recommended dose of painkiller by a German locum doctor face prosecution for calling him a ‘killer’ and a ‘charlatan’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

30 years’ jail for double-murder businessman – The Independent

Posted August 16th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A businessman who murdered his ex-girlfriend and her new partner in a ‘frenzied and violent attack’ was jailed for a minimum of 30 years today (13 August).”

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The Independent, 13th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mansfield has to rewrite memoirs after libelling killer – The Independent

Posted August 16th, 2010 in barristers, defamation, news, publishing by sally

“In the courtroom, Michael Mansfield’s eye for detail has helped forge his reputation as one of Britain’s most eminent barristers. But a curious case involving the QC’s memoirs and gruesome multiple murders that never happened have called into question his powers of recollection.”

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The Independent, 16th August 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sion Jenkins: the Home Office decides that ‘not guilty’ is different from ‘innocent’ – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2010 in compensation, evidence, miscarriage of justice, news, retrials by sally

“The government decides compensation should be paid only to those who wrongly spend time in prison if new evidence has proved them innocent.”

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The Guardian, 15th August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk