“Today I am talking to John Hirst, author of the Jailhouse Lawyer’s blog. John has spent 35 of his 57 years in prison.
John was sent to prison for life after being convicted of the manslaughter of his landlady, in 1979. ‘He received a tariff of 15 years, but served a total of 25 before being released in October last year. He believes his activities as a litigant against the Prison Service and Home Office are the main reason he had to serve the extra years. John proved to be the most prolific prisoner litigant of modern times – and, he says, like Perry Mason and Rumpole of the Bailey, he never lost a case against the Prison Service.’ ”
Listen to Podcast 64: With John Hirst – author of Jailhouse Lawyer’s blog
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, author of the Head of Legal blog, barrister, former government lawyer and commentator on Human Rights Law, about the case of Hirst v United Kingdom No (2) heard at the ECHR in 2005.
Yesterday, I did a podcast with John Hirst, author of the Jailhouse Lawyer blog about his experience of prison life and during that conversation we talked about John’s case against the British government about the right of prisoners to vote – which he won.
Carl Gardner analyses the Hirst case and we talk about the practical implications of the judgment. We also talk about Lord Phillip’s attitude to Sharia Law and his support for Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
Listen to Podcast 65: The right of prisoners to vote with Carl Gardner
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“A blogger who faced charges of intimidation in cyberspace has won a legal judgment that anti-censorship campaigners claimed this weekend will protect freedom of expression across the worldwide web.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A report is to be published into ways of preventing drugs being smuggled into prisons in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 7th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The BBC has admitted it was wrong to broadcast during its 10pm news bulletin the graphic footage of a man being shot dead in Jerusalem.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Farmers said on Friday they would launch a legal challenge if the farm ministry rejected as expected next week a badger cull to help tackle bovine tuberculosis in cattle.”
Reuters, 4th July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“Solicitors for Paul Burrell, the former butler to Princess Diana, have written a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission claiming a News of the World story alleging Burrell claimed he had sex with Princess Diana was untrue.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fans of Pringles are savouring a court ruling that the snack is not a potato crisp.”
Reuters, 4th July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“The justice reinvestment inquiry has been set up to examine whether the resources currently given to the criminal justice system are being used effectively or whether there are alternative strategies which would give a better return for society than traditional methods of dealing with offenders.”
Youth Justice Board, 4th July 2008
Source: www.yjb.gov.uk
“Government plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days are ‘unnecessary, disproportionate and counter-productive’ and should be rejected when they come before the House of Lords next week, an international human rights group said today. ”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Linklaters has followed its rivals in announcing a record turnover today, although it narrowly missed overtaking Clifford Chance as the world’s biggest firm. ”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI) continues to surprise and baffle public sector information managers and lawyers. Every month there are an average of 20 decisions made by the information commissioner and eight by the Information Tribunal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lawyers and pressure groups alike know an apology can avert legal actions against the medical profession. So why is it still so hard to apologise?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Armed Forces (Service Complaints) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
The Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2008
The Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008
The Armed Forces (Entry, Search and Seizure) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Courts-Martial (Amendment) Rules 2008
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Estate Agents (Redress Scheme) Order 2008
The Estate Agents (Redress Scheme) (Penalty Charge) Regulations 2008
The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ministry of Defence v Griffin [2008] EWHC 1542 (QB) (03 July 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
E v The Governing Body of JFS & Anor [2008] EWHC 1535 (Admin) (03 July 2008)
Obienna v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1476 (Admin) (27 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cherney v Deripaska [2008] EWHC 1530 (Comm) (03 July 2008)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Equality before the Law (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
East London Muslim Centre, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw today marked the one-year anniversary of the government’s constitutional change programme and said the progress made was a major step forward in renewing Britain’s democracy.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Witness and Victim Experience Survey is a national telephone survey that explores victims’ and witnesses’ experiences of the criminal justice system in England and Wales in cases that have resulted in criminal charges.
This report explores the provision of information and services to victims and witnesses in cases closed between February 2005 to January 2006, and of the progress made at a local and national level against key criminal justice system initiatives.”
Early findings from the Witness and Victim Experience Survey: information and service provision (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The hiding place of a leading terror suspect was inadvertently released by Justice Ministry officials last night after he was freed from jail under unprecedented bail conditions. The man, who can be identified only as U, was released from Long Lartin, Worcestershire, after the appeal court ruled there was no reason to hold him indefinitely as he could not be deported to his native Algeria.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A white actor ‘blacked-up’ to play an African government official in a role-play exercise staged by the elite squad leading the fight against organised crime, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 4th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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