Day: 4 November 2011

Bar Responds to Family Justice Review – The Bar Council

Posted November 4th, 2011 in barristers, family courts, legal aid, press releases by tracey

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represents family barristers, have welcomed the key proposals of the Family Justice Review, contained in the final report published today. They have, however, voiced concerns about its ambitious vision of the future of family justice in the face of drastic proposed cuts to family legal aid.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted November 4th, 2011 in parliamentary papers by tracey

Transport security annual report April 2010 – March 2011, Cm 8217 (PDF)

Government response to the report by David Anderson Q.C. on the operation in 2010 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and of Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006,Cm 8210 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Unworkable employment law – it’s time for reform! – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 4th, 2011 in EC law, employment, news, self-employment by tracey

“Last week Stephen Levinson wrote about the law making process, and in particular the problems which bedevil the creation of employment law.

These are all valid points, and no doubt applicable to many other areas of law. I would venture to add two further points.”

Full story

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd November 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

EDL leader suspended sentence for headbutt – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2011 in assault, community service, news, sentencing by tracey

“The leader and founder of the English Defence League (EDL) has received a suspended jail sentence for assaulting a fellow-member of the group.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ICC anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting not endemic – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2011 in conspiracy, corruption, gambling, news, sentencing, sport by tracey

“Cricket’s anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting is not endemic in the game, in the wake of three Pakistan players being jailed for spot-fixing. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been given prison terms for conspiring to bowl deliberate no-balls in a 2010 Test match against England.”

Full story

BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

 

Doctor who carried out string of botched operations resumes work at NHS hospital – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 4th, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by tracey

“Although the General Medical Council recommended that Gideon Lauffer be permanently struck off, a fitness to practice panel suspended him for six months following the deaths of two patients. The suspension has now expired and the former consultant has taken up a post in the A&E department at St Thomas’s hospital in London, it has been disclosed.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Resistance to diversity among judges is misguided – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2011 in diversity, judiciary, news by tracey

“Lady Hale’s right, diversity is a constitutional issue but a more representative bench would make for better decisions.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Canary Wharf takes legal action to keep out potential Occupy London protesters – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2011 in demonstrations, injunctions, news by tracey

“The owner of Canary Wharf, home to some of Britain’s biggest banks, has taken out injunctions to stop camps being set up by protesters targeting the City of London.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Freedom from Suspicion: Surveillance Reform for a Digital Age – Justice

Posted November 4th, 2011 in complaints, electronic mail, interception, investigatory powers, news, privacy by tracey

“In this new major report, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, JUSTICE calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act in order to protect the right of individual privacy from unnecessary, unwarranted and unchecked state intrusion.”

Full report

Justice, 4th Novemver 2011

Source: www.justice.org.uk

Law against phone hacking is not working, says civil liberties group – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2011 in complaints, electronic mail, interception, investigatory powers, news, privacy by tracey

“Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act fails to protect individuals from illegal surveillance, according to Justice.”

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The Guardian, 4th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co,uk

London riots: judge spares rioting actor whose degree at risk – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 4th, 2011 in handling stolen goods, news, sentencing, violence by tracey

“A young actor who joined in the London riots has been spared jail because he faced losing his university place.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Toy boy’, 72, faces losing home after court battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 4th, 2011 in loans, news, wills by tracey

“A 72-year-old ‘toy boy’ faces losing his home after a judge ruled that he must pay back money given to him by his long-term partner before she died, plus a hefty legal bill, because they were not married.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk