Courtserve Legal News Mar 09
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:13:37 -0000 Civil unrest as criminal QC appointments escalate
The QC appointments panel reduced dramatically the number of civil barristers who made silk in the 2010 competition, raising concerns about whether the appointments process is fundamentally flawed. ::: The Lawyer
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0000 UK's 'longest miscarriage of justice' heads back to appeal court
The case of a man convicted of a murder in London nearly 35 years ago is to be sent back to the court of appeal as campaigners claim the case is one of UK's longest-running miscarriages of justice. ::: Guardian
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:14:22 -0000 Relying on courts not effective protection of civil liberties from state power
The erosion of liberty has increased not diminished under the "culture of liberty" created by the Human Rights Act; while reliance on the courts has generally not been an effective way to protect civil liberties from the power of the state ::: Guardian
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:14:42 -0000 Offenders who commit 'grave crimes' must be named, says judge
A judge has said the public deserves to know the identities of offenders who committed ''grave crimes'' as he allowed the naming of a juvenile who killed an innocent peacemaker with a single punch. ::: Telegraph ::: Daily Mail
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:00 -0000 Courts distrust evidence from social workers
Courts are refusing applications to take children into care because some members of the judiciary hold social workers in such low esteem that they do not trust their evidence, it will be claimed this week in a major study. ::: Guardian
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:17 -0000 Bar Standards Board raps BPP Law School for taking on too many students
BPP Law School has been put under scrutiny after the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published a report on its ’triggered visit’ to the institution, which was prompted by the fact BPP’s BVC was oversubscribed. ::: The Lawyer
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