‘Theresa May will publicly criticise claims made by Britain’s most senior police officer that a rise in knife crime is linked to falls in stop and search, branding them as a “kneejerk reaction” and “false”.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice (PDF)
Temple Women’s Forum, 19th October 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Major reforms which have put bereaved people at the heart of the coroner system will be reviewed to see what further improvement can be made, Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage has announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The government has announced today that from 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting out their property.’
Home Office, 20th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘With warnings coming thick and fast about the stark ramifications of the government’s sweeping cuts to legal aid, it was probably inevitable that someone would come up with a new way to plug some gaps in access to justice. Enter the legal crowdfunder, CrowdJustice, an online platform where people who might not otherwise get their case heard can raise cash to pay for legal representation and court costs.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has called for the recently extended exemption for insolvency cases from the impact of his reforms to come to an end, describing recoverability as “an instrument of oppression, which is liable to crush defendants who have a good defence”.’
Litigation Futures, 20th October 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Secret hearings to determine whether suspects should be held without charge during anti-terror investigations are legal, the European court of human rights has ruled.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman killed her partner and their four-year-old daughter to prevent the world being taken over by vampires, a court has heard.’
the Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former top prosecutor has said parliament should pass a law banning the media from naming suspects in sex abuse cases until they are charged.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Desmond Rutledge considers the Advocate General’s Opinion (C-308/14) on the EU Commission’s action against the United Kingdom’s use of the right to reside test.’
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 20th October 2015
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
‘Court hears Zdenko Turtak, a 22-year-old Slovakian Roma, clubbed his victim 18 times with a rock and left her for dead in the Beeston area of Leeds.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Perceptions that judicial review is an ineffective drain on the public purse and frequently abused by claimants are ‘at best misleading and at worst false’, according to a legal charity’s study of 502 cases.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘This week, the Court of Appeal is grappling with a difficult and important question: how do you value an invasion of privacy? In other words, where someone has suffered a breach of their privacy rights, how do you go about determining the compensation they should receive?’
Panopticon, 20th October 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘The right to fund unpopular causes is at the heart of a key case heard in the high court on Wednesday, in a legal battle that pits controversial campaigners Cage against the charity regulator.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lord Justice Jackson has urged the government to ditch one of the final exemptions to his civil justice reforms.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In 2001, a small scale form of discretionary support was introduced to assist those on housing benefit who were unable to afford their rent: discretionary housing payments (DHPs). The numbers of awards were modest, reaching approximately 2,000 in 2002/3, and representing just £21million of expenditure per annum as recently as 2008/9 (source). This same scheme – administered by Local Authorities – now makes more than 390,000 awards per annum and the July budget of 2015 has allocated £800million for their use across the course of this Parliament.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 21st October 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A competition in the Sun inviting readers to submit a photo of their cleavage for the chance to win £1,000 has escaped a ban from the advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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