‘The first change relates to cases when the defendant elected trial and solicitors had been restricted to the fixed fee, even though the Crown did not proceed at all, and the defendant is acquitted on the order of a judge. In these cases, provided the case goes beyond the plea and case management hearing, a cracked trial fee will be paid.’
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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st December 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Law is pretty abstract. Unlike the role of a doctor or a builder, that of a lawyer is difficult to explain to a young mind. When my children eventually ask me about what I do when I “work” (confusingly simultaneously a place I seem to go to and a thing I do at home; either takes me away from them) my plan is to explain that I help strangers from far off places find new homes. Like Paddington Bear.’
Free Movement, 1st December 2014
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The UK’s advertising watchdog has told companies that they must be “up front and clear” with audiences when products are promoted online, such as in video blogs (vlogs).’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st December 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Over the last month Mr Justice Keehan has made a series of injunctions at the behest of Birmingham City Council designed to protect a vulnerable child in care from being groomed. It seems that the Orders are of such breadth that they are believed to have entered uncharted territory but there are questions whether there is any authority for this development.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Court hears how Charmaine Wilson tricked Liam Griffiths into believing drunken one-night stand led to the birth of a baby boy’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Rolf Harris has abandoned his push to appeal 12 convictions for sexually assaulting four girls in the UK.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Pornography produced in the UK was quietly censored today through an amendment to the 2003 Communications Act, and the measures appear to take aim at female pleasure.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Former ministers, MPs and lawyers have signed a letter to The Telegraph demanding reform of the controversial pre-charge bail measure. Here’s what you need to know.’
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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Changes to the way offenders are supervised in England and Wales may have contributed to two murders, says the probation officers’ union.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s postal regulator Ofcom will not overhaul rules for direct mail delivery competition, dealing a blow to Royal Mail which has complained that rival offers will undermine its ability to deliver a nationwide service.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK media regulator has launched an investigation into comments made by BBC Radio Norfolk DJ Nick Conrad during a discussion about convicted rapist Ched Evans.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A paedophile doctor who abused young cancer patients has been sentenced to 22 years in jail. Myles Bradbury, 41, of Herringswell, Suffolk, admitted abusing 18 children in his care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, between 2009 and 2013.’
BBC News, 1st December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Libyan Rendition, Human Rights Week 2014 and the Naked Rambler – Human Rights Roundup.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has finally published a report it commissioned on litigants in person (LiPs) – more than a year after it was submitted. The report examined the experiences of LiPs in private law family cases before the legal aid cuts in April 2013, to assess their impact and help shape future policy.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Speech by The Right Hon. The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Cardiff Business Club on 3 November 2014.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 27th November 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Master of the Rolls gave the Third Annual BAILII Lecture on 27 November 2014.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th November 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Home Office will have more time to investigate suspected sham marriages.’
Home Office, 25th November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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