Posted in this site on June 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
It happens to both bands and governments; at some point the members leave to pursue a solo career. Ruthie feels very honoured to have written for the Geeklawyer Blog for 18 months, but will now be continuing alone here. I’m sure lots of my (our) regular readers will be desperate to know the low down [...]
Posted in AG's guidelines, Sentencing on June 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Requried reading for all Crown Court prosecution advocates, these guidelines come into effect on 25th June 2007.
“In all cases before the Crown Court, and in cases before the Magistrates Court where the issues are complex and there is scope for misunderstanding, the prosecution must commit to writing the aggravating and mitigating features that will form [...]
Posted in Human Rights Act, War Crimes on June 14, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Regina (Al-Skenini and Others) v Secretary of State for Defence.
House of Lords decision, reported Times 14th June.
The Human Rights Act 1998 was capable of applying to acts of a United Kingdon Public Authority performed outside its territory only where the victim was within the jurisdiction of the UK for the purposes of article 1 of [...]
Posted in this site on June 13, 2007 | 6 Comments »
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