Day: 8 July 2015

Legal professionals are becoming more innovative in running their businesses but more is needed – Legal Services Board

Posted July 8th, 2015 in alternative business structures, barristers, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, reports, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Services Board (LSB), suggest that legal professionals ,including solicitors and barristers, are becoming more innovative in the organisation and management of their business.’
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Legal Services Board, 7th July 2015

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment – Law Commission

Posted July 8th, 2015 in care homes, consent, consultations, disabled persons, elderly, Law Commission, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘The Mental Capacity Act aims to protect people who lack mental capacity but need to be deprived of liberty in order to receive appropriate care and treatment in hospitals and care homes. But the safeguards are not meaningful for disabled and older people and their families, local councils and the NHS are struggling to meet their obligations under the law, and people who live in other settings – such as supported living – are being left unprotected.’

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Law Commission, 7th July 2015

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Cardiff teenager jailed over plan to join Isis – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2015 in news, religiously aggravated offences, terrorism, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager from Cardiff has been jailed for plotting to travel to Syria to fight with Isis after being radicalised by older men in the Welsh capital.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar regulator consults on reforms to the disciplinary tribunal system – Bar Standards Board

Posted July 8th, 2015 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, regulations, tribunals by sally

‘In an open consultation, launched today, the bar regulator is seeking views on proposals to reform the disciplinary tribunal system.’

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Bar Standards Board, 7th July 2015

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

People who carry knives to be jailed under ‘two strikes’ rule – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2015 in crime, news, sentencing, weapons, young offenders by sally

‘A mandatory “two strikes and you’re out’’ minimum six-month prison sentence for carrying a knife, which was blocked more than a year ago by the Liberal Democrats, is to be finally introduced next week.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Privacy watchdog to investigate whether charities trading cold-calling ‘generous lists’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 8th, 2015 in charities, data protection, news, privacy, regulations, telecommunications by sally

‘Charities sharing personal data without proper consent could be breaking the law, warns Information Commissioner.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Legal aid restrictions delaying prisoners’ rehabilitation, court told – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2015 in legal aid, news, parole, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

‘Thousands of prisoners are being prevented from starting rehabilitation because they are denied legal aid for parole board hearings, the court of appeal has been told.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Michael Barrymore suing police for arrest following Stuart Lubbock death – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2015 in assault, damages, homicide, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘Michael Barrymore is suing Essex police for arresting him after the incident in which a man was found dead in his swimming pool following a party.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Historical child sexual abuse inquiry to open on 9 July – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2015 in child abuse, inquiries, news, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in England and Wales will be formally opened next Thursday, it has been announced.’

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BBC News, 3rd July 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Who, What, Why: Is it illegal to display an IS flag? – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2015 in news, public order, religiously aggravated offences, terrorism by sally

‘Police have been criticised for not arresting a man who walked through Westminster apparently displaying the black flag associated with the Islamic State group. Is such an act against the law, asks Finlo Rohrer.’

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BBC News, 6th July 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MPs call for guidance on prosecuting UK spies over US drone strikes – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2015 in intelligence services, media, news, reports, whistleblowers by sally

‘A group of MPs is urging the director of public prosecutions to publish guidance for police and prosecutors on how to handle allegations that British spies shared intelligence that led to covert US drone strikes.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has assets frozen by High Court judge – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2015 in corruption, costs, freezing injunctions, news by sally

‘A former mayor has had hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of assets frozen by a High Court judge after being found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices.’

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The Independent, 7th July 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk