How to calm the legal aid row – The Lawyer
“Repeal section 41 (4) of the Proceeds of Crime Act to level the playing field and ease pressure on the public purse.”
The Lawyer, 15th April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Day: 15 April 2013
Court of Protection Update – Family Law Week
“Sally Bradley and Michael Edwards, barristers at 4 Paper Buildings, look at recent decisions on capacity in the Court of Protection.”
Family Law Week, 12th April 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Court terminates father’s parental responsibility – Family Law Week
“In the first reported judgment on the issue since 1995, Mr Justice Baker has terminated the parental responsibility of a father who had been imprisoned for sexual abuse of his own child’s half-sisters.”
Family Law Week, 14th April 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Rise in convictions of badger cruelty as RSPCA accused of using law to get to hunts – Daily Telegraph
“Badger cruelty prosecutions have almost doubled in five years, according to new figures, as the RSPCA is accused of using the law to target huntsmen.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Put away the measuring tape – it’s time for greater codification – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Ever since I was a law student, it has been an annual ritual of the newspapers to buy a copy of the Tolley Tax Handbook and measure how much fatter the tax laws have become. Red tape seems inevitable, regulation grows by half an inch or so each year and business bemoans this lack of simplicity. So why does no-one ask the same thing of statutes and case law? Couldn’t this all be simplified by codification?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th April 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Bankers’ ‘honesty test’: nearly all pass City regulator’s check – The Guardian
“Just 30 out of 227,000 people have failed the City regulator’s ‘fit and proper’ test to take on some of the most risky jobs in British banks since the onset of the financial crisis.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whistleblowing charity seeks evidence on effectiveness of current law – OUT-LAW.com
“The national whistleblowing charity has begun a public consultation exercise to help it establish whether the current law and legal protections are fit for purpose.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Restrictions on terror suspect student relaxed by court – BBC News
“Restrictions on a terror suspect who is studying at a London university should be relaxed, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 13th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal court extends jail term of man who filmed rape on iPad – The Guardian
“Appeal judges have almost doubled the jail sentence of a man who filmed himself raping a woman on his iPad.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Psychiatric Asbos’ were an error says key advisor – The Independent
“Controversial powers to treat mental health patients in the community while seriously curtailing their freedoms have been criticised by one of their strongest supporters.”
The Independent, 14th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sally Bercow faces first high court hearing in Twitter libel battle – The Guardian
“Sally Bercow, the wife of the Commons speaker, faces her first high court hearing next week as part of the libel battle with Lord McAlpine over an allegedly defamatory Twitter message.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No Sky TV, no Xbox: prisoners’ perks to be axed as Chris Grayling gets tough on jails – The Independent
“Thousands of prisoners could lose their automatic access to gym equipment, games consoles and other perks under plans for a tough new regime in Britain’s jails.”
The Independent, 14th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prosecuting sexual assault: ‘Raped all over again’ – The Guardian
“Frances Andrade’s experience in the witness box left her feeling violated. Within days she had killed herself. Is it time we changed the way we prosecute sexual assault?”
The Guardian, 13th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
