Month: April 2015

Keep legal executives out of the Crown Court, Rivlin report demands – Legal Futures

Posted April 1st, 2015 in advocacy, barristers, competition, Crown Court, legal education, legal executives, legal profession, McKenzie friends, news, quality assurance, rights of audience, solicitors by sally

‘A report for the Bar Council on the future of criminal justice and advocacy has recommended that legal executives are kept out of the Crown Courts, while solicitors should only be granted rights of audience if they have undergone the same level of training as barristers.’

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Legal Futures, 31st March 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 1st, 2015 in employment, legislation, small businesses by sally

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 published

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Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 1st, 2015 in legislation, local government by sally

Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015 published

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Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Erol Incedal: Student to be sentenced for possessing bomb manual – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2015 in documents, explosives, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A law student cleared of plotting a terror attack is to be sentenced for possessing a bomb-making manual.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2015

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Bupa ad banned for implying private care is better for surviving cancer – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2015 in advertising, cancer, complaints, consumer protection, medical treatment, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘An ad for Bupa has been banned for implying that cancer patients who receive private healthcare have a higher chance of survival.’

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The Guardian, 1st April 2015

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Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 1st, 2015 in health, legislation, social services by sally

Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 published

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Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 1st, 2015 in complaints, health, legislation by sally

Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 published

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Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Modern Slavery Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 1st, 2015 in legislation, trafficking in human beings by sally

Modern Slavery Act 2015 published

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Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Care system gets ‘biggest shake-up in 60 years’ – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2015 in budgets, care homes, carers, disabled persons, elderly, local government, news, social services by sally

‘Major changes to the care system in England are being introduced in what is being dubbed the biggest shake-up for 60 years.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2015

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Trials of journalists alleged to have paid money to public officials for private documents halted as CPS holds urgent review of its decision to prosecute – The Independent

Posted April 1st, 2015 in appeals, Crown Prosecution Service, documents, media, misfeasance in public office, news, prosecutions by sally

‘The first of the eight trials involving journalists alleged to have paid money to public officials for private documents and due to take place between now and September, has been adjourned at the Old Bailey.’

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The Independent, 31st March 2015

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Lord Woolf: 25 years on from Strangeways, prisons are still in crisis – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2015 in legal aid, news, prisons, rehabilitation, standards, statistics, suicide, violent disorder by sally

‘Harry Woolf, the former chief justice who wrote the report on the 1991 Strangeways prison riot, says its lessons haven’t been learned.’

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The Guardian, 1st April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk