Day: 16 August 2012

“Locked-in” sufferer’s challenge to ban on voluntary euthanasia fails in the high court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 16th, 2012 in assisted suicide, doctors, euthanasia, human rights, immunity, news by sally

“Lord Justice Toulson, sitting with Mrs Justice Royce and Mrs Justice Macur, has handed down judgment in the case of Tony Nicklinson and that of another ‘locked-in’ syndrome sufferer, ‘Martin’. On all the issues, they have deferred to parliament to take the necessary steps to address the problems created by the current law of murder and assisted suicide.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th August 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Locked-in syndrome victims lose ‘right to die’ case – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2012 in assisted suicide, doctors, euthanasia, immunity, news by sally

“Two victims of locked-in syndrome, including Tony Nicklinson who has sought to be able to end his ‘dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable’ life, have lost their high court battle to die with medical help.”

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The Guardian, 16th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Surge in demand for law degrees as A-level pupils get results – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 16th, 2012 in legal education, news by sally

“Two privately owned law schools have bucked the UK-wide trend of fewer students applying for university places by reporting a ‘surge in applications’ for their LL.B law degree courses.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 16th August 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Estate agent who framed innocent man for speeding jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 16th, 2012 in estate agents, news, perverting the course of justice, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A selfish estate agent put an innocent client through a terrifying court ordeal after he framed him in a bid to wriggle out of a road ban.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tribunal criticises doctor who removed wrong fallopian tube – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been criticised by a tribunal for her ‘hasty, careless, and dismissive’ attitude.”

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The Guardian, 15th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 16th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012

The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2012

The Police and Crime Commissioner (Disqualification) (Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2012

The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Let the judges blog – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 16th, 2012 in internet, judiciary, news by sally

“The legal blogosphere has been aflame this week with the news, first published on a magistrate’s blog, that the Senior Presiding Judge has sent new guidance to judges banning them from blogging in their judicial capacity. The SPJ has also threatened disciplinary action unless they remove existing content with breaches the new rules.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 15th August 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Registered sex offenders face tougher checks – Home Office

Posted August 16th, 2012 in criminal records, news, notification, sexual offences by sally

All registered sex offenders will face much tougher checks from today (13 August). The new measures will tighten areas of the current law that could be open to exploitation by offenders who seek to cause harm.

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Home Office, 13th August 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted August 16th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Aruba, for the Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes, Cm 8431 (PDF)

Convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Hungary for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains with Protocol, Cm 8430 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Julian Assange: can the UK withdraw diplomatic status from the Ecuadorian embassy? – Head of Legal

Posted August 16th, 2012 in asylum, embassies, extradition, news by sally

“The latest twist in the Julian Assange case, as we await Ecuador’s decision on granting him asylum (a decision which would not, as I’ve written before, in itself allow protection from arrest if he steps outside the embassy), is that people are wondering whether the UK can simply strip the embassy of its diplomatic status, so allowing police officers to enter it.”

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Head of Legal, 15th August 2012

Source: www.headoflegal.com

Deputy headteacher cleared of assaulting unruly pupil – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2012 in assault, news, teachers by sally

“A deputy headteacher has been cleared of assaulting a pupil. Royden Cope, 63, was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face.”

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The Guardian, 16th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk