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Important meeting for all heads of criminal sets on Tuesday 8th September ? The Bar Council

Posted on September 04, 2009
“The Chairman of the Bar is inviting all heads of criminal chambers to a meeting to discuss the Ministry of Justice’s Consultation Paper published on 20th August 2009 which contains proposals which are potentially very damaging to the publicly funded bar...

Fantasist ?hitman? sent to jail ? BBC News

Posted on September 04, 2009
“A fantasist delivery driver who sparked a diplomatic security alert by pretending to be an assassin has been jailed for three-and-a-half months.” Full story BBC news, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cannibal killer murdered again after mental care failures ? The Guardian

Posted on September 04, 2009
“A cannibalistic killer who murdered a friend and cooked and ate part of his brain was able to carry out two murders in two months because of ’systemic failures’ in mental healthcare, an NHS inquiry revealed today.” Full story The Guardian, 4th September 2009 Source: www...

British National Party forced to admit non-whites ? The Times

Posted on September 04, 2009
“The British National Party is poised to give up its whites-only membership policy after a legal challenge accusing it of racial discrimination.” Full story The Times, 4th September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Edlington horror: boys aged 10 and 12 admit torturing children ? The Times

Posted on September 04, 2009
“Two brothers aged 10 and 12 who tortured and sexually humiliated two boys were spared trial for attempted murder yesterday when prosecutors decided to accept their guilty pleas to lesser charges.” Full story The Times, 4th September 2009 Source: www...

Man jailed over 1995 sex attack ? BBC News

Posted on September 04, 2009
“A man has been jailed for 21 months for attempting to rape a woman in Bristol nearly 14 years ago.” Full story BBC News, 4th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doctor had ?sickening? child porn ? BBC News

Posted on September 04, 2009
“A Teesside doctor who downloaded more than 1,300 child porn images, including scenes of torture, has been jailed.” Full story BBC News, 4th September 209 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Son jailed after ward gun suicide ? BBC News

Posted on September 04, 2009
“A man who gave his father a gun in hospital so that he could shoot himself has been jailed for three years.” Full story BBC News, 4th September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Transsexual prisoner wins move to women?s jail ? The Guardian

Posted on September 04, 2009
“A transsexual prisoner serving life for manslaughter and attempted rape committed while she was a man has won a high court battle to be transferred to a women’s jail.” Full story The Guardian, 4th September 2009 Source: www.guardian...

Boy, aged 10, will become Britain?s youngest convicted prisoner ? The Times

Posted on September 04, 2009
“The brothers aged 10 and 12 are almost certain to be sent to secure children?s homes like the units that once housed Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, the boys who murdered James Bulger, 2.” Full story The Times, 4th September 2009 Source: www...

Call to cut UK youth custody rate ? BBC News

Posted on September 03, 2009
“UK authorities should mimic radical measures from overseas to cut youth crime and the number of children in prison, a report has urged.” Full story BBC News, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments ? OPSI

Posted on September 03, 2009
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2009 The Valuation Tribunals (Consequential Modifications and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009 The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 Source: www...

BBC presenter jailed for hitting youth with pole ? The Guardian

Posted on September 03, 2009
“A BBC presenter who hit a teenage boy in the face with a wooden pole was jailed for two years today.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bar Council Launches 2009 Legal Reporting Awards ? The Bar Council

Posted on September 03, 2009
“The Bar Council is now inviting applications for the 2009 Legal Reporting Awards.” Full story The Bar Council, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Calling all women solicitors . . . if you want to join the Bench, now?s your chance ? The Times

Posted on September 03, 2009
“It may be the 21st century, but too many women solicitors still lack the confidence to apply to join the Bench. However, help is at hand. The Association of Women Solicitors is actively campaigning to encourage women to apply for judicial and public appointments...

Broadband users? rights threatened by illegal download plan ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 03, 2009
“Government plans to suspend the internet accounts of people who illegally download films and music are ‘misconceived’ and ‘threaten broadband consumers’ rights’, according to the chief executives of Britain’s biggest internet providers...

Information Commission ?let down? over illegal snooping ? The Guardian

Posted on September 03, 2009
“The Information Commission said today it had been ‘badly let down’ by parliament, the courts and newspapers in its attempt to stop the ‘flourishing’ trade in illegally obtained confidential personal information.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd September 2009 Source: www...

Lord Turner and the City: do lawyers have a voice in the regulation debate? ? The Times

Posted on September 03, 2009
“This week the Financial Services Authority organised a briefing for lawyers to discuss ‘issues arising from the Turner review (and its associated discussion paper)’. David Strachan, director of financial stability at the FSA, lead the session backed up by Andrew Whitaker, general counsel to the FSA board...

Broker fined £20,000 for allowing insider trading ? The Times

Posted on September 03, 2009
“Financial Services Authority has fined Mark Lockwood for failing to spot warning signals for insider trading.” Full story The Times, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Courts and Parliament ?let us down? on personal data trade, says privacy watchdog ? OUT-LAW.com

Posted on September 03, 2009
“Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the courts and Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in personal information uncovered by its Motorman investigation.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2009 Source: www...

Killer wins birthmark op battle ? BBC News

Posted on September 03, 2009
“A man serving a life sentence for a double murder has won a High Court victory over his right to have cosmetic surgery on the NHS.” Full story BBC News, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judge Ian Pearson urges Government to increase maximum sentences for violence and dangerous driving ? Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 03, 2009
“A Crown Court judge has urged the Government to increase the maximum sentences for serious motoring offences and violent crimes.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The justice gap: Suzanne Holdsworth on her wrongful conviction ? The Guardian

Posted on September 03, 2009
“Suzanne Holdsworth was wrongly convicted of the murder of two-year-old Kyle Fisher. Her fight for freedom was funded by legal aid, but pressure on the system means other people may not be so lucky.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd September 2009 Source: www...

Two guilty of vigilante arson ? The Independent

Posted on September 03, 2009
“Two teenagers today admitted setting fire to the home of someone they thought was a paedophile.” Full story The Independent, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

When does public nakedness become a crime? ? BBC News

Posted on September 03, 2009
“A man who stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth was not breaking the law say police, so when does being naked in public become a crime?” Full story BBC News, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fathers? rights activist ?elated? ? BBC News

Posted on September 03, 2009
“A fathers’ rights activist who handcuffed himself to a government minister during an eight-year campaign has won equal access to his daughter.” Full story BBC News, 3rd September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Michael Mansfield, QC, on lawyers, the law and becoming a hate figure ? The Times

Posted on September 02, 2009
“Michael Mansfield, QC, the best-known brief at the Bar, says in an extract in his autobiography in The Times that it was ‘utterly reasonable’ for Diana, Princess of Wales, to fear for her safety and suppose that she was under surveillance...

Correspondence on prisoner transfer agreement with Libya ? Ministry of Justice

Posted on September 02, 2009
“Letters from UK Justice Ministers to the Scottish Government concerning a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2009 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

A matter of life or death ? BBC News

Posted on September 02, 2009
“It is not just friends and family who want clarity about potential criminal prosecutions for helping someone travel abroad for an assisted suicide – doctors too may face criminal proceedings for offering advice or assistance under the current law...

Court hearing expat pensions case ? BBC News

Posted on September 02, 2009
“A case that could affect the pensions of thousands of Britons who have retired abroad will be heard in a European court later.” Full story BBC News, 1st September 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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