Barry Beavis parking charges challenge dismissed – BBC News
‘A chip shop owner has lost his Court of Appeal challenge over what he claimed were “unfair, unlawful and disproportionate” parking charges.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 24 April 2015
Exam cheat jailed for hacking into university computer system – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears University of Birmingham student Imran Uddin, 25, used a keyboard spying device to steal staff passwords and then upped five exam marks ‘
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EVENT: Discrimination Law Association Annual Conference 2015
‘This year’s DLA conference will take place in London on Monday 26th October 2015. The keynote speaker will be Judge Brian Doyle, President of the Employment Tribunals (England & Wales).’
Date: 26th October 2015
Location: Baker & Mackenzie solicitor
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
Supreme Court seeks review of ‘illegality defence’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Some of the UK’s most senior judges have said it is necessary to review how the so-called ‘illegality defence’ should be applied.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court: the common law working out illegality defence – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Nigel Farage is quoted yesterday as preferring immigrants to be Australians and Indians rather than EU citizens, because they probably speak English and “understand common law.”’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Alison Saunders: I was right not to charge Lord Janner with child sex abuse – Daily Telegraph
‘Director of Public Prosecutions claims she made correct decision not to bring case against Labour peer as she urges critics to challenge her in court ‘
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Birth certificate cannot be retrospectively changed to reflect father’s gender reassignment – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This case concerned the rights of transgender women, and their families, in particular the right to keep private the fact that they are transgender.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
UK rule change dilemma for Eritreans – BBC News
‘The number of Eritrean refugees arriving in the UK doubled last year to become the highest total from any single country. But could new Home Office guidance mean many others are refused asylum?’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dyson: ‘we must simplify Civil Procedure Rules’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The master of the rolls has called for further simplification of the Civil Procedure Rules to reduce delays in the justice system.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Joshua Titcombe death: No prosecutions after police probe – BBC News
‘A police investigation into the death of a baby born at a Cumbrian hospital will not result in any prosecutions.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior judge: politicians are ignoring harm caused by cuts to legal system – The Guardian
‘Politicians in this election are failing to address the severe problems caused by deep cuts to the legal system, one former senior judge has warned, while another has called for a mass walkout by lawyers if the Conservatives are returned to power.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
