“The judiciary has refused to give its full backing to the Government’s controversial new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after senior judges failed to reach an agreement at a specially-convened meeting yesterday (15 May).”
Legal Week, 16th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“A judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like “Web site” in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet.”
Reuters, 16th May 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Related link: Statement from the Judicial Communications Office: Mr Justice Openshaw
“Law firms should stop shepherding new recruits into specialisms based on background or gender, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said today.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 16th May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Civil liberties and homelessness campaigners last night sharply criticised plans to give the police powers to ‘shut and seal’ all premises, including flats, pubs and clubs, generating yobbish behaviour.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s travails over the introduction of the controversial home information packs (Hips) continued yesterday, despite its defeat of a last-minute Conservative motion calling for them to be dumped. Opposition peers are hopeful they are on course to defeat the government in a separate House of Lords vote next Tuesday, although the motion will not kill the proposals.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fathers will be allowed to take six months’ paid paternity leave instead of mothers under new Government proposals. The law will not come into effect until maternity cover is extended to 12 months, which will happen in April 2009 at the earliest.
OUT-LAW.com, 17th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A draft bill setting out reform of the UK’s laws on assisted reproduction is being published later.”
BBC News, 17th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A couple who lied over how their baby son died were months from prosecution under new homicide laws, police say.”
BBC News, 17th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised from 10 to as high as 18, a report says today.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: Debating youth justice: from punishment to problem solving (PDF)
“Abortion laws will be subjected to the first parliamentary review for 17 years as a result of draft legislation on human embryology to be published today.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government has sounded a last-minute rallying call to lawyers in the UK in the bid to encourage the legal profession to engage with its consultation on the Companies Act.”
Legal Week, 17th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The judiciary has this week come under renewed criticism for failing to police its own after it emerged one of the UK’s most senior judges has been working behind the scenes despite facing a court battle of his own over allegations of indecent exposure.”
Legal Week, 17th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Senior judges have backed the Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips’ criticisms of the new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after an emergency meeting of the Judge’s Council was held yesterday (15 May).”
The Lawyer, 16th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A deal is expected to be struck between the Lord Chancellor and the judiciary to resolve the crisis over the new Ministry of Justice before next week’s showdown meeting before Parliament.”
The Times, 17th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Lord Chancellor has been forced to disclose that he holds a list of judges disciplined for misuse of their computers, including viewing pornography.”
The Times, 17th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The exhortation ‘get out there and sell yourself!’ might be good advice. It depends who takes it. It works well for politicians and commercial representatives but less well for anyone who wants to sell their internal organs or their sexual services.”
Full story
The Times, 16th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Dhiren Barot, the British al-Qaeda terrorist given a life sentence for plotting atrocities in the UK and US, had his minimum jail term cut from 40 to 30 years at the Court of Appeal today.”
The Times, 16th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Cherie Blair will head an inquiry looking into the UK’s prison and penal system, it was announced today.”
The Times, 16th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Double jeopardy requires two sets of criminal proceedings
Regina v. IK; Regina v. AB; Regina v. KA
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Double jeopardy was not available as a plea in bar unless both sets of proceedings were criminal and the Special Immigration Appeals Commission was not a criminal court.”
The Times, 16th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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