Lessons learnt since 9/11 – Speech by the Home Secretary
“During a visit to the US the Home Secretary gave a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations.”
Home Office, 17th September 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Month: September 2011
Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011 – The Bar Council
“The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011 were laid on 24 August 2011.”
The Bar Council, 19th September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Corporate killing: the Gleision Colliery tragedy – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“It is important for bereaved families to know how and why their loved ones died. It is equally important that we hold corporate bodies to account for any failures which lead to unnecessary loss of life. The investigation into the deaths at Gleision Colliery is reported to be focussing on forensic testing at the scene. Meanwhile, vital proof of whether or not this was a corporate manslaughter, by systemic failure or not, will be sitting in the offices of the private owner and needs to be obtained and analysed.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th September 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Phone hacking: Met failed to consult before invoking Official Secrets Act – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard officers failed to consult either the director of public prosecutions or the attorney general before invoking the Official Secrets Act to try to force the Guardian to reveal journalistic sources, it has been revealed.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met’s supergrass system called into question by dismissal of Gary Eaton – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard’s supergrass system has been called into question after a judge ruled a key criminal witness was a ‘pathological liar’ for the second time in six months.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: Milly Dowler family set for £3 million News International payout – Daily Telegraph
“The family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler have been offered £3 million in damages from News International after the publisher of the News of the World admitted her phone had been hacked.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michael Gove faces questions over use of private email – Daily Telegraph
“Michael Gove and his closest advisers are under scrutiny after Government business was apparently conducted using personal email accounts.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Travellers win last-gasp delay – The Independent
“Residents of the UK’s biggest illegal travellers’ site tonight won a last-minute injunction temporarily halting moves to evict them from their homes.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sailor who murdered officer on submarine HMS Astute jailed for life – BBC News
“A Royal Navy serviceman who shot dead a senior officer on board a nuclear submarine has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 19th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wales fan Michael Dye’s family complain about coverage – BBC News
“The family of a Wales fan who died after suffering head injuries at Wembley have complained about some of the media coverage of the incident.”
BBC News, 19th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights and the Official Secrets Act – The Guardian
“Can the seminal Shayler case help the Guardian as the Met tries to force one of its journalists to reveal her sources?”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher banned for letting pupils hug him – Daily Telegraph
“A primary schoolteacher has been banned from working for allowing children to hug him.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher accused of assaulting pupil as he attempted to restore order in school – Daily Telegraph
“A secondary school assistant head teacher has spoken of his anguish at being accused of assualt by an unruly pupil as he tried to restore order in his school.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Measures to stop litigation culture will have opposite effect, warn experts – The Observer
“Government plans to end Britain’s burgeoning litigation culture will achieve the opposite result, according to legal experts who warn that the measures will trigger an increase in the number of individuals pursuing ‘spurious’ personal injury claims.”
The Observer, 18th September 2011
Bailii: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Consumers will lose out following extension of performers’ copyrights, academic claims – OUT-LAW.com
“Extending the term of copyright protection for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years will cost the general public more than €1bn, an intellectual property academic has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Some information on local sex offence teachers must be disclosed, rules tribunal – UK Human Rights Blog
“In Colleen Smith v IC and Devon & Cornwall Constabulary (EA/2011/0006), the requester asked for information on the number of school teachers in specified towns who had been investigated, cautioned and charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 between January 2005 and November 2007. The Constabulary eventually relied on the personal data at section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (‘FOIA’).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th September 2011
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/
Pressure on attorney general to block Met move against press freedom – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is facing growing pressure to block an attempt by the Metropolitan police to use the Official Secrets Act to force journalists to reveal their sources.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children hit hardest by legal aid reform, says study – The Independent
“More than 200,000 children and young adults will be hit by heavy cuts to the legal aid budget, according to research. The Government plans to reduce spending on legal aid by £350m by removing it from most cases of family breakdown, medical negligence, immigration, debt and welfare benefit. Research by campaign group Sound Off for Justice suggests that 6,000 under-18-year-olds and 69,000 adults aged 18 to 24 will lose access to legal aid.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Darfuri torture victim spared from deportation – The Independent
“A Darfuri torture victim has been granted asylum in Britain after being given a last-minute reprieve from deportation to Sudan, following a campaign by The Independent highlighting the violent persecution of the regime.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
