Knife killer jailed for life – The Independent
“A knife killer was jailed for life today in what is thought to be the first case to be dealt with under tough new sentencing powers.”
The Independent, 21st September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Month: September 2010
Baby P mother denied inquest representation funding – BBC News
“Baby Peter’s mother and her boyfriend have been denied public funding to be represented at any resumed inquest into the child’s death.”
BBC News, 21st September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Equality Act (Age Exceptions for Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Foodstuffs Suitable for People Intolerant to Gluten (England) Regulations 2010
The Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) (England) Regulations 2010
The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Haiti) Order 2010
The Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2010
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cofton Park Birmingham) Regulations 2010
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bellahouston Park Glasgow) Regulations 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Merseyside Police CS face spray man awarded £4,000 – BBC News
“A schizophrenic man who suffered burns when a police officer sprayed him in the face with CS spray has been awarded £4,000 in compensation.”
BBC News, 20th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrates in doubt as summary justice rises? – Daily Telegraph
“Magistrates could be ‘consigned to history’ because of a massive rise in the proportion of criminals escaping with out-of-court punishments, a think tank warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children ‘used as ammunition’ in separations – The Guardian
“Parents who split up are damaging their children’s welfare by using them as ‘ammunition’ in the separation process, according to England’s most senior family court judge.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P clinic doctor Kim Holt to sue NHS – BBC News
“A doctor who raised concerns about the clinic where Baby P was seen days before his death is suing the NHS, claiming she was forced out of her job.”
BBC News, 20th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Live Q&A: How to get a pupillage – The Guardian
“Is the pupillage hunt causing you to get your briefs in a twist? Let our live Q&A experts bring some order, order to your trials. Monday from 1pm.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts should be a last resort says minister – Ministry of Justice
“Minister Jonathan Djanogly has said that more use should be made of mediation as an alternative to using courts in civil and family justice disputes.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th September 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Health & Safety Executive v Wolverhampton County Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1025 (30 July 2010)
Gourisaria v Gourisaria [2010] EWCA Civ 1019 (13 August 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Town halls could be used for court cases – The Independent
“Town Halls could be hired out as courts to raise money for councils and increase the speed of justice, local authorities have suggested.”
The Independent, 18th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Quality of legal aid is as important as access to a lawyer – The Guardian
“Justice for vulnerable clients can be frustrated when lawyers are not up to the job.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former soldiers could make community service tougher for offenders – The Guardian
“A ‘dads’ army’ of former soldiers would run community service programmes for offenders under a radical cost-cutting privatisation plan that has shocked unions.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two men convicted over illegal sperm donor firm – The Independent
“Two men are facing jail after they were convicted yesterday of running an illegal fertility company that gave women access to sperm donors. Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the operation from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage. A jury at Southwark Crown Court, in south London, convicted both men of three counts each of providing sperm without a licence or third-party agreement.”
The Independent, 18th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CPS pays compensation over sex assault case – The Independent
“The Crown Prosecution Service has agreed to pay £16,000 compensation to a woman over the handling of a serious sexual assault allegation, it was reported today.”
The Independent, 20th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-altar boy cleared of murdering vicar, 81 – The Independent
“A former altar boy was found not guilty at his re-trial today of murdering an elderly vicar he accused of sexually abusing him.”
The Independent, 17th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Driver jailed after Oxfordshire man dies in crash – BBC News
“A man who caused a crash that killed an Oxfordshire man, then drove from the scene and later lied to police, has begun a five-year jail term.”
BBC News, 17th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Essex Police ‘dismissed sex attack victim’ – BBC News
“Essex Police failed to investigate sexual assaults because the victim was not believed due to her history of mental illness, a watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 17th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
