Lawyer news

• UK government must end its support for Saudi Arabia | Letter from Peter Tatchell, Jodie Ginsberg and others

  09-06-2015 20:48
  
  You are right to say (Editorial, 8 June) that “Saudi Arabia ought to be treated as a global pariah”, following the decision of its supreme court to uphold the sentence of 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes on Raif Badawi for the crime of expressing the wrong opinions. But there is no sign that this sadistic cruelty is disturbing the close and decades-long friendship between Whitehall and Riyadh.Saudi Arabia is currently the UK’s largest arms export market. It is a nonsense to claim, as mini
  
  Read more

• Alton Towers owner faces multimillion-pound legal bill over Smiler crash

  09-06-2015 19:39
  
  Merlin Entertainments understood to be preparing for seven-figure payouts following rollercoaster incident that resulted in teenager having leg amputatedThe owner of Alton Towers is facing a soaring multimillion-pound legal bill after admitting responsibility for the rollercoaster crash that left four people with serious injuries.Merlin Entertainments is understood to be preparing for payouts of at least seven figures to help the 16 victims of last week’s crash on the Smiler ride. Continue rea
  
  Read more

• Italy, Malta, and the UK call for rescue law reform - IHS Maritime 360

  09-06-2015 18:08
  Italy, Malta, and the UK call for rescue law reform
  IHS Maritime 360
  In the first session of the Maritime Safety Committee's special session on mixed migration at sea today, a review of rescue regulations to clarify the role of ships in mass rescues at sea was called for by Italy, the UK, Malta, the International ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Shepherd and Wedderburn reports 'strongest results'

  09-06-2015 18:08 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Pre-tax profits of £18m on revenue up 26% as UK firm seeks to build on growth. 
  
  Read more

• Clients 'in the dark' over their lawyer's quality - watchdog

  09-06-2015 18:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legal Services Consumer Panel to push for greater scope of information to be provided about standards of service.
  
  Read more

• Cleveland activists aim to force murder trial with obscure law in Tamir Rice case

  09-06-2015 17:38
  
  According to New York Times, leaders want to circumvent prosecutors with Ohio law that allows anyone with ‘knowledge of the facts’ to request an arrest warrantAs the investigation into the Cleveland police’s shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice continues, community leaders on Tuesday are planning to employ a scarcely used Ohio law to bring murder charges against the officer who killed the child, according to the New York Times.Ohio is one of a few states where such a law exists, that allows
  
  Read more

• Cleveland activists aim to force murder trial in Tamir Rice case with obscure law

  09-06-2015 17:38
  
  According to New York Times, leaders want to circumvent prosecutors with Ohio law that allows anyone with ‘knowledge of the facts’ to request an arrest warrantAs the investigation into the Cleveland police’s shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice continues, community leaders on Tuesday are planning to employ a scarcely used Ohio law to bring murder charges against the officer who killed the child, according to the New York Times.Ohio is one of a few states where such a law exists, that allows
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Marriage Act should change to allow same-sex union, says human rights commission

  09-06-2015 16:01
  
  The act perpetuates social exclusion of same-sex couples, says commission following nationwide survey that found legal discrimation, harassment and violence against LGBTI AustraliansThe federal government should amend the Marriage Act to allow same-sex unions so that gay and lesbian citizens are treated fairly under Australian law, a new report by the Human Rights Commission urges.Its nationwide consultation, which included a survey of 1,500 people, found lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and i
  
  Read more

• Naked Rambler makes history with nude court appearance

  09-06-2015 15:40
  
  Stephen Gough appears naked via videolink from prison in appeal against most recent conviction for breaching asbo
  The man known as the Naked Rambler has made legal history by appearing before leading judges in the nude.Former marine Stephen Gough, from Hampshire, watched proceedings at the court of appeal in London via videolink from prison. Related: The Naked Rambler: the man prepared to go to prison for nudityContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• PPS 'right' not to prosecute Gerry Adams for withholding knowledge of abuse

  09-06-2015 15:19
  
  Report concludes original decision not to prosecute Sinn Féin leader over claims he knew about his niece being abused by his brother was correctGerry Adams will not be prosecuted for withholding information about his niece being sexually abused by his brother Liam, it has been confirmed.Northern Ireland’s attorney general concluded on Tuesday that the Public Prosecution Service’s original decision not to prosecute the Sinn Féin leader over claims Adams knew about the abuse since 1987
  
  Read more

• MPs to debate assisted dying legislation

  09-06-2015 15:10
  
  Private members’ bill to adopt Lord Falconer’s draft regulations that would allow terminally ill people the right to die subject to checks by doctors and a judgeLegislation that would give terminally ill patients the right to die is to be debated by the House of Commons.The Labour MP Rob Marris, who topped the ballot for private members’ bills, is to adopt draft regulations drawn up by Lord Falconer. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Scottish inquiry into Lord Janner is test of our new political landscape

  09-06-2015 14:39
  Just as US has 50 ‘laboratories of democracy’, Police Scotland’s investigation into historial abuse allegations is chance to see how our neighbour actsWhat’s this? Police in Scotland have confirmed that they are now investigating historical allegations by a man that he was abused by the Labour peer and former MP Lord Janner, during an “official” trip to Scotland in the 1970s when the alleged victim was in his teens.Apart from comments already made about the suspicion that should have
  
  Read more

• Former electrician on industry blacklist offered £60,000 payout

  09-06-2015 14:23
  
  Man offered compensation nearly 40 years after his name was added to secret file used to vet new recruits, but union says he is entitled to more than £320,000 A former electrician on an industry blacklist has been offered £60,000 in compensation, 37 years after his name was written on the secret file.The man, who lives in Scotland and is in his 70s, wants to accept the money, even though his union believes he is entitled to more than £320,000 because of the way his career was affect
  
  Read more

• Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court's decision on spying

  09-06-2015 13:00
  
  Justice Department’s national-security chief cited a six-month transition period in the USA Freedom Act as a reason to turn the bulk surveillance spigot back onThe Obama administration has asked a secret surveillance court to ignore a federal court that found bulk surveillance illegal and to once again grant the National Security Agency the power to collect the phone records of millions of Americans for six months.The legal request, filed nearly four hours after Barack Obama vowed to sign a ne
  
  Read more

• Obama lawyers ask secret court to ignore public court's finding on spying

  09-06-2015 13:00
  
  Justice Department’s John A Carlin cited a six-month transition period in the USA Freedom Act as a reason to turn the bulk surveillance spigot back onThe Obama administration has asked a secret surveillance court to ignore a federal court that found bulk surveillance illegal and to once again grant the National Security Agency the power to collect the phone records of millions of Americans for six months.The legal request, filed nearly four hours after Barack Obama vowed to sign a new law bann
  
  Read more

• Data page – June 2015

  09-06-2015 12:43 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
  
  Read more

• Legal Aid Agency considers digital advice hotline

  09-06-2015 12:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Duty solicitor call centre handles 800,000 cases a year, agency reveals. 
  
  Read more

• Banks’ global legal spend hits £200bn

  09-06-2015 12:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Survey of 16 global banks shows legal costs have risen by almost a fifth since last year.
  
  Read more

• Lady Gaga and New York Governor urge new

  09-06-2015 09:40
  
  Alongside New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, the star has penned an open letter about the ‘epidemic of sexual violence’ at university Lady Gaga has penned an open letter alongside New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, to urge a new law to protect university students from the “epidemic of sexual violence” on-campus. “Every fall, young men and women head off to colleges across the country, dreaming of bright futures and the experience of a lifetime. They’ve worked hard for the chance to becom
  
  Read more

• Lord Janner: Scottish police reportedly investigating new child sex abuse claims

  09-06-2015 09:38
  
  Detectives looking into fresh historical allegations against Labour peer at centre of controversy over 22 alleged offences in England
  The Labour peer Lord Janner is under investigation in Scotland over new historical claims of sexual abuse, according to reports. Detectives are looking into claims that Janner took a teenage boy with him to Scotland in the 1970s and sexually assaulted him, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday.Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Lord Janner: Scottish police investigating new child sex abuse claims

  09-06-2015 09:38
  
  Detectives looking into fresh historical allegations against Labour peer at centre of controversy over 22 alleged offences in England
  The Labour peer Lord Janner is under investigation in Scotland over new historical claims of sexual abuse. Detectives are looking into claims that Janner took a teenage boy with him to Scotland in the 1970s and sexually assaulted him, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday.Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Lord Janner: Scotland reportedly investigating new child sex abuse claims

  09-06-2015 09:38
  
  Scottish police looking into fresh historical allegations against Labour peer at centre of controversy over 22 alleged offences in England
  The Labour peer Lord Janner is under investigation in Scotland over new historical claims of sexual abuse, according to reports. Detectives are looking into claims that Janner took a teenage boy with him to Scotland in the 1970s and sexually assaulted him there, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday.Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• UK plans law to limit cab licences as Uber raises taxi-industry, lawmakers ... - Economic Times

  09-06-2015 06:44
  
  UK plans law to limit cab licences as Uber raises taxi-industry, lawmakers ...
  Economic Times
  MILAN: India is not the only country where taxi hailing app Uber has sent the lawmakers into a tizzy. Faced with acute congestion problem caused by Uber in London, authorities in Britain are planning to bring a law to limit the number of licences given ...en meer »
  
  Read more

• Coalition accused of orchestrated campaign to 'destroy' Gillian Triggs

  09-06-2015 02:20
  
  Australia’s first federal human rights commissioner, Brian Burdekin, vehemently defends Triggs and accuses Tony Abbott of ‘shooting the messenger’The Abbott government appears to be running an orchestrated campaign to “destabilise or even destroy” the Australian Human Rights Commission, the nation’s first federal human rights commissioner has alleged.Brian Burdekin, who served in the role from 1986 to 1994, also accused Tony Abbott of “shooting the messenger” by making comments a
  
  Read more

• Challenge to exceptional funding scheme goes to court

  09-06-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Charity to argue that the government’s safety net obstructs purpose of providing legal aid ‘to those who need it most’.
  
  Read more

Follow @Lawyer_UKnws on Twitter!