Plans to regenerate London’s Crystal Palace Park upheld – The Independent
“Multi-million pound plans to regenerate historic Crystal Palace Park were upheld by the High Court today.”
The Independent, 12th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Day: 12 June 2012
Elderly relatives of immigrants banned from claiming benefits for 5 years – Daily Telegraph
“Immigrants who want elderly relatives to join them in Britain must swear they will not claim benefits for five years, under the Government’s latest attempt to limit the number of overseas arrivals.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
No reprieve for Specialist Support Service – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Specialist Support Service (SSS) will be scrapped at the end of this month, the Legal Services Commission has announced following a consultation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Q&A: Who are internet trolls – and how is the law changing? – BBC News
“Website operators in the UK may soon have to identify people who have posted defamatory messages online, allowing the victim to undertake legal action against the ‘troll’ rather than against the website.”
BBC News, 12th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Will the European Court force churches to perform gay marriages? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Government’s Consultation on Equal Civil Marriage ends on Thursday 14 June: you can fill in the brief online survey here if you haven’t already. In the meantime, the Church of England is on the front pages this morning with its own response, which amongst other things, warns that ‘it seems extremely doubtful’ that the European Court of Human Rights ‘would uphold the right of a state to retain gender inequality in civil partnerships once the state had legislated for equal marriage’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study – The Guardian
“Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Patel and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“The decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to refuse an extension of leave to remain in the United Kingdom was not invalidated by the fact that she had made no removal direction in respect of the applicant at the same time as or shortly after the refusal of the extension application.”
WLR Daily, 1st June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Theresa May announces blanket ban on age discrimination of patients – The Guardian
“Doctors will be in breach of the law from October if they withhold medical help to patients purely on the basis of their age, the home secretary Theresa May will announce on Tuesday in a tightening of Britain’s age discrimination laws.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
July 21 failed suicide bombers fight conviction – Daily Telegraph
“Three of the July 21 failed suicide bombers are using the European Court of Human Rights to try and overturn their convictions, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online – The Guardian
“Major reforms of the libel laws will see a duty placed on internet service providers to try to identify internet trolls without victims needing to resort to costly legal action.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex offenders being released from prison without accessing treatment programme – The Independent
“Too many sex offenders are being released from prison without having access to a treatment programme at all, inspectors said today.”
The Independent, 12th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Laying down the law on nanotechnology – The Guardian
“Regulating nanotechnology is fraught with difficulties. Current environmental law simply doesn’t apply on the nano-scale.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
