Day: 4 June 2015

EVENT: 1COR and JUSTICE Public Law Seminar – Public Law in an Age of Austerity

Posted June 4th, 2015 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘The landscape of public law is changing, with cuts to legal aid and new funding models restricting traditional access to judicial review remedies. But the need to challenge state decisions is undiminished. 1COR’s Public Law Team and JUSTICE bring you the latest on how to achieve access to justice for your client in the changing world of public law and judicial review.’

Date: 4th June 2015, 5.00-7.30pm

Location: Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

Detainees ‘confused’ by legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 4th, 2015 in detention, immigration, legal aid, news, reports by sally

‘Legal aid cuts in immigration cases have created a climate of confusion and mistrust in detention centres, according to a pressure group’s research.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Emergency surveillance law faces legal challenge by MPs – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, human rights, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

‘The High Court is to hear a legal challenge to the government’s emergency surveillance law brought by two MPs.’

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BBC News, 4th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Leon Brittan and Geoffrey Dickens’ notes from 1980s released – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in child abuse, disclosure, documents, ministers' powers and duties, news, parliament by sally

‘Letters from the 1980s have been released, in which MP Geoffrey Dickens called for then-Home Secretary Leon Brittan to ban a pro-paedophilia group.’

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BBC News, 4th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Trecco Bay mistaken ID murderer David Braddon’s life term – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in alcohol abuse, assault, drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who beat a teenager with a pole in an alcohol and drug-fuelled rage after he mistook him for someone else has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK Immigration: illegal working and EU reform – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted June 4th, 2015 in appeals, banking, bills, deportation, employment, immigration, landlord & tenant, news by sally

‘The Queen’s speech, which announces the Government’s agenda for the next five years, would not be the same without some proposals on immigration reform. We were not let down and the plan of attack will be a new Immigration Bill which will focus on illegal workers, overstayers and rogue employers.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Cost of data breach incidents to business soars, finds UK government study – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 4th, 2015 in costs, data protection, news, reports by sally

‘The worst data breach incidents are costing UK businesses between £1.5 million and £3m on average through business disruption, lost sales and assets and damage to reputation, new research by the UK government and consultancy PwC has found.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

De Menezes family takes case to European court of human rights – The Guardian

Posted June 4th, 2015 in homicide, human rights, news, police by sally

‘The decision not to charge any police officers with the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes on a London tube is to be challenged in the European court of human rights.’
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The Guardian, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Are ‘paedophile hunters’ hindering police? – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in entrapment, evidence, internet, news, police, private investigators, sexual grooming by sally

‘Groups posing as under-age girls online to expose suspected paedophiles – commonly referred to as ‘paedophile hunters’ – say they gain quicker results than police. But is their work undermining official investigations?’

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BBC News, 4th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman who had sex with 14-year-old boy is jailed – The Guardian

Posted June 4th, 2015 in appeals, breach of trust, courts martial, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

‘The wife of an army corporal has been sent to prison for three years for having sex with a 14-year-old boy after a suspended sentence was ruled to be too lenient.’

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Chrissy Chambers: YouTube star launches legal bid against ex-boyfriend who posted sex video online – The Independent

Posted June 4th, 2015 in crime, damages, harassment, news, pornography, privacy by sally

‘An American YouTube star who claims her British ex-boyfriend posted a secret video of them having sex online is launching complex legal bid for damages and criminal prosecution in the UK courts.’

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The Independent, 4th June 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Habib Ullah death: Seven-year wait for conduct hearing – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in complaints, death in custody, delay, disciplinary procedures, news, police, professional conduct, restraint by sally

‘The actions of five officers during and after the death of a father-of-three will be aired in public later. Until recently, nearly every police disciplinary hearing was held behind closed doors.’

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BBC News, 4th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Men and women ‘cannot consent to sex if they are drunk’, new report suggests – The Independent

Posted June 4th, 2015 in alcohol abuse, consent, news, rape, reports by sally

‘A rape charity has welcomed a report into sexual offence legislation that has called for legal amendments so a person who is severely intoxicated would lose the capacity to consent to sex.’
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The Independent, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fall lyrics ‘hard to hear’, says judge in copyright case – The Guardian

Posted June 4th, 2015 in artistic works, copyright, intellectual property, news by sally

‘A judge ruling on a copyright dispute about rock band the Fall’s lyrics has admitted that the words were “hard to hear” due to frontman Mark E Smith’s vocal style.’

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawyers urged to play it cool with litigants in person – Legal Futures

Posted June 4th, 2015 in barristers, codes of practice, legal executives, legal profession, litigants in person, news, solicitors by sally

‘Solicitors, barristers and legal executives have been told by their professional bodies to be polite and non-judgemental when dealing with litigants in person (LiPs), and take “extra care to avoid using inflammatory words or phrases”.’

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Legal Futures, 4th June 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk