Job-hunting with a criminal past – BBC News
‘A change in the law means thousands of ex-offenders looking for work will have their records wiped far sooner. But what is job-hunting like for those with a criminal past?’ Full story BBC News, 28th...
View ArticleData Protection and Child Protection – Panopticon
‘One of the difficulties users and practitioners have with the Data Protection Act 1998 is that there is so little case law on any of the provisions, it can be very hard to know how a court will react...
View ArticleArt teacher who headbutted pupil was able to keep working despite getting...
‘A teacher who violently assaulted a child in the classroom was able to continue working despite being given a criminal record for the attack, The Independent can reveal.’ Full story The Independent,...
View ArticleTop family judge adjourns father’s contact case amid legal aid impasse – The...
‘The most senior family judge in England and Wales has asked the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, to explain how a case involving a father’s contact with his son can proceed without legal aid.’ Full...
View ArticleLack of legal aid derails contact proceedings – The Guardian
‘The President of the Family Division has adjourned contact proceedings by an unrepresented father pending the Ministry of Justice or any other responsible body to come up with the solution to the...
View ArticleCriminal records: Supreme Court to rule whether job applicants have to come...
‘The Supreme Court is today due to rule whether job applicants should be forced to disclose all convictions to certain potential employers.’ Full story The Independent, 18th June 2014 Source:...
View ArticleR (on the application of T and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State...
R (on the application of T and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Appellants) [2014] UKSC 35 (YouTube) Supreme Court, 18th June 2014 Source:...
View ArticleOld and minor convictions and cautions need not be disclosed – Supreme Court...
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously declared that government rules regarding the disclosure of spent convictions are unlawful and incompatible with Article 8 of the Convention.’ Full story UK Human...
View ArticleCriminal records scheme incompatible with Convention rights – Supreme Court...
‘As readers of this blog will know, the application of the Government’s criminal records scheme has been subject to extensive litigation of late (see further not least my post on an appeal involving a...
View ArticleFall in number of offenders barred from working with children – The Guardian
‘The number of people who have committed child sex offences and have been barred from working with children has fallen by nearly 10,000 over the past three years, according to freedom of information...
View ArticleRegina (T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and others (Liberty...
Regina (T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and others (Liberty and others intervening); Regina (B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Same intervening) [2014] UKSC...
View ArticleUK Supreme Court: forcing disclosure of minor or spent convictions not...
‘Requiring applicants for those jobs which require enhanced criminal record checks to disclose all spent convictions no matter how historic or minor is an unnecessary and disproportionate interference...
View ArticleHarassed family gets payout after Home Office failings – BBC News
‘A family who endured a “living nightmare” at the hands of a violent criminal is to receive a £130,000 payout over Home Office failings.’ Full story BBC News, 8th July 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleAlison Hewitt family awarded £130,000 for stalker failings – BBC News
‘A family who endured a “living nightmare” at the hands of a stalker are to receive £130,000 because of Home Office failings. Full story BBC News, 8th July 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleRegina v Mehmedov – WLR Daily
Regina v Mehmedov [2014] EWCA Crim 1523; [2014] WLR (D) 325 ‘A certificate of a conviction in a member state of the European Union was admissible in evidence under section 73(1) of the Police and...
View ArticleHigh Court overturns tribunal’s decision on barrister accused of concealing...
‘The High Court has quashed the decision of a Bar disciplinary tribunal, which resulted in a barrister being disbarred and fined £3,000 following accusations that he failed to disclose criminal...
View ArticleCartiera dell’Adda SpA v CEM Ambiente SpA – WLR Daily
Cartiera dell’Adda SpA v CEM Ambiente SpA (Case C-42/13) EU:C:2014:2345; [2014] WLR (D) 468 ‘Article 45 of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/18/EC of 31 March 2004 on the co-ordination of...
View ArticleCellino and Leeds United in Troubled Waters – Sports Law Bulletin from...
‘The Football League finally got their man. But is it too late? Will Massimo Cellino and Leeds United yet sail off into the clear blue sea?’ Full story Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 3rd...
View ArticleBarrister convicted of CS gas offences disbarred after second disciplinary...
‘A barrister who successfully appealed the decision of a previous disciplinary tribunal was yesterday ordered by a new tribunal panel to be disbarred.’ Full story Legal Futures, 3rd December 2014...
View ArticleForeign criminals’ data taken off police records – The Guardian
‘Biometrics commissioner warns privacy laws meant to protect innocent could also guard those committing offences abroad.’ Full story The Guardian, 16th December 2014 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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