Asbo facelift won’t protect the vulnerable – The Guardian
“The asbo is dead – but a brace of souped-up new jargon is no shortcut to solving the problem of antisocial behaviour.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Day: 23 May 2012
Lawcast 202: Gary Slapper on the fabric of law in society and weird cases – Charon QC
“Today I am talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of NYU. We have a wide ranging discussion on the fabric of law in society, the College of Law sale, the proposed new ‘practice oriented’ degrees and their value, if any, and consider the quality of judges. Gary also introduces a few unusual cases towards the end.”
Charon QC, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Double-killer mother loses appeal – The Independent
“A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against sentence.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs secretly vet judges for European court of human rights role – The Guardian
“MPs aiming to claw back powers from Europe have secretly interviewed candidates to become Britain’s next judge at the European court of human rights.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors could be struck off for refusing to give unmarried women contraceptives – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors who refuse to give contraceptives to unmarried women or carry out sex change operations face being struck off under new guidelines.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid cuts: if lawyers don’t defend justice for all, who will?
“A pillar of postwar society has been shattered by the legal aid cuts: that’s why a strike is now on the cards.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anti-paedophile vigilante jailed for minimum term of 18 years – The Independent
“An anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered a gay man he wrongly believed to be a child molester was told today he may never be released from prison.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
