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Family reform judge calls for culture change – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 17th, 2012 in family courts, judges, news, reports by sally

“A ‘strong consensus’ and a ‘commitment to a change in culture’ is needed to improve the efficiency of the family justice system, according to the senior judge charged with reform. In his first published update since being appointed to lead the modernisation of family justice, Mr Justice Ryder sets out a ‘challenging timetable’ to agree proposals on a programme to put in place the recommendations of the Norgrove review by the time his appointment ends at the end of July.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

ECHR: Britain loses 3 in 4 cases at human rights court – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 12th, 2012 in courts, human rights, news, reports by sally

“Britain has lost three out of four cases taken to the European Court of Human Rights, new figures have shown.”

Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prisons inspector condemns Long Lartin’s ‘cages’ and slopping out – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2012 in news, prisons, reports by sally

“Two rows of individual ‘bleak cages’ are being used as a grim exercise yard for segregated inmates at one of the UK’s top security jails, the chief inspector of prisons has disclosed.”

The Guardian, 10th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Unintended Consequences: the cost of the Government’s Legal Reforms – King’s College London

Posted January 9th, 2012 in budgets, legal aid, reports by sally

“Unintended consequences: the cost of the government’s legal reforms: a report for the Law Society of England & Wales.”

King’s College London, 8th January 2012

Source: http://www.kcl.ac.uk

Church of England calls assisted suicide plan morally unacceptable – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2012 in assisted suicide, Church of England, news, reports by sally

“The Rt Rev James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle, said the best safeguard for vulnerable people would be to keep the existing law in place. He also claimed the Commission on Assisted Dying, a group of peers and academics chaired by the former Labour minister Lord Falconer, was a ‘self-appointed’ group that excluded anyone who objected to legalising assisted suicide.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Filkin report proposals could shield criminals and corrupt officers – The Guardian

Posted January 5th, 2012 in corruption, media, news, police, reports by sally

“While some of Dame Elizabeth’s recommendations about links between police and media are welcome, others spell danger.”

The Guardian, 4th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Allow assisted suicide for those with less than a year to live – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2012 in assisted suicide, news, reports by sally

“The independent Commission on Assisted Dying, whose members include several prominent peers and medics, wants GPs to be able to prescribe lethal doses of medication for dying people to take themselves. The report, published today, calls for the ‘inadequate and incoherent’ law against assisted suicide to be scrapped following a series of high profile cases where patients have used the Dignitas suicide clinic to take their own lives.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The ethical issues arising from the relationship between police and media – Metropolitan Police

Posted January 4th, 2012 in conflict of interest, media, police, reports by sally

“The ethical issues arising from the relationship between police and media: advice to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and his Management Board.”

Metropolitan Police, 4th January 2012

Source: http://content.met.police.uk/Home

Parliament’s moral duty on assisted dying – The Guardian

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in assisted suicide, euthanasia, news, parliament, reports by sally

“There has been a lull in the media recently about the rights and wrongs of assisted dying, but the conflict is sure to break out again with the imminent publication of the report from Lord Falconer’s commission, established to consider changes to the law.”

The Guardian, 1st January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Change ‘unsafe’ law on assisted dying, says ex police chief – The Independent

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in assisted suicide, euthanasia, news, reports by sally

“The law on assisted dying is ‘incoherent and unsafe’ and must be changed, the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair warns today, ahead of a landmark report on helping the terminally ill to take their own lives.”

The Independent, 1st Janaury 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Disabled patients dying due to ‘institutional discrimination’ in NHS – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, health, learning difficulties, news, reports by sally

“More than 70 disabled patients have died because of mistakes by hospital staff in the past decade, it was claimed. Mencap, a disability charity, described the findings in its report as damning, adding that as a result of ‘institutional discrimination in the NHS’ people were needlessly dying.’ ”

Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge says extradition from US quicker than from UK – BBC News

Posted December 20th, 2011 in evidence, extradition, human rights, news, reports, treaties by sally

“UK-US extradition often works quicker from the US to the UK than vice versa, says the former judge who reviewed the controversial treaty. Sir Scott Baker says there is not a ’tissue paper’ between the way the treaty works in both countries. He told MPs there were human rights issues affecting the extradition of alleged hacker Gary McKinnon.”

BBC News, 20th December 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Children’s Commissioner publishes a series of recommendations to improve the Government’s human rights record on children – Children’s Commissioner

Posted December 19th, 2011 in children, human rights, reports by sally

“Children’s Commissioner publishes a series of recommendations to improve the Government’s human rights record on children.”

Children’s Commissioner, 18th december 2011

Source: www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

Terror asset-freezing laws ‘intrusive and humiliating’ – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in freezing injunctions, legislation, news, reports, terrorism by sally

“Asset-freezing powers that are exercised under counter-terrorism legislation are ‘an intrusive and humiliating experience’ for a number of British citizens, the government’s independent reviewer of anti-terror laws has warned in a report.”

The Guardian, 15th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Unmarried couples ‘should have equal inheritance rights’ – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in bills, cohabitation, intestacy, Law Commission, news, reports by sally

“Unmarried couples who have lived together for five years or more should be able to inherit from each other without writing a will, the Law Commission has recommended.”

The Guardian, 14th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Companies facing judge-led investigation over HMRC tax deals – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 15th, 2011 in HM Revenue & Customs, inquiries, news, reports, taxation by sally

“A string of companies are facing a judge-led investigation into deals with HM Revenue and Customs which allowed them to escape paying billions of pounds in tax.”

Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Age of criminal responsibility is too low, say brain scientists – The Guardian

Posted December 13th, 2011 in children, criminal responsibility, news, reports by sally

“The age of criminal responsibility in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could be ‘unreasonably low’ given the emerging understanding of how slowly the brains of children mature, according to a report by the Royal Society. Widespread differences between individuals also mean that the cut-off age at which children are deemed fit to stand trial, at 10 years old, might not be justifiable in all cases.”

The Guardian, 13th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sir Christopher Rose’s Report Published into Ratcliffe-on-Soar cases – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted December 6th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, documents, evidence, inquiries, news, reports, withholding information by sally

“Ratcliffe-on-Soar report finds that CPS did not delibrately withold information in prosecution case.”

Crown Prosecution Service, 6th December 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Murder life sentence overhaul would get public backing, reformers claim – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2011 in murder, news, reports, sentencing by sally

“The public would support reforming the penalty for murder to make life imprisonment the maximum sentence rather than mandatory, a group of penal reformers argue in a report to be published this week.”

The Guardian, 6th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar aptitude pilot a success – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 24th, 2011 in barristers, examinations, legal education, news, reports by sally

“A proposed aptitude test for bar students could accurately identify individuals who would do well in their courses, according to pilot studies. The Bar Standards Board proposed the test for students applying for the bar professional training course following the 2008 Wood review.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 24th November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

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