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I am a second year law student, who has a passion for football, in particular Liverpool FC. If you have continued reading after my pledging my allegiance to Liverpool, then I will also inform you that I enjoy writing songs and playing the guitar. I hope to practice as a solicitor and I feel that my strengths are in finding positive solutions to contentious issues. I hope you enjoy my blogs. My drop in sessions will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 1-4pm in study room 3E for the first semester, so if you have any research problems, I'm here to help. Don't hesitate to email me: tp1g10@soton.ac.ukBlog
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Go on holiday now!
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 12th May 2012.
With exams and revision currently occupying students across the country, I am sure that many of us are dreaming of going abroad to relax. Currently the British Pound is strong when compared to the Euro. This has its advantages and disadvantages. So...
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Charles Taylor verdict - justice at last, or merely using a scapegoat?
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 30th April 2012.
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, has been found guilty of 11 charges of aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. But is this justice, punishing the leader who ordered these crimes to occur, or should the men who carried out the...
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Horror in the arrogance of a serial-killer
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 20th April 2012.
Anders Breivik has appeared in the Norweigen courts this week for his trial after killing 77 people last July. His 'calm' and seemingly 'proud' delivery when answering questions in court has led to outrage across the world.
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Making the absurd illegal
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 13th April 2012.
If you are looking for a brief break from studying for exams, but don't want to feel guilty about abandoning law for any lengthly time, then take a look at All About Law's new article on weird laws that are soon to be repealed in the UK.
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Immigration: family rights or wrongs?
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 9th April 2012.
Theresa May is proposing to remove the exception to deporting convicted criminals on the grounds that they have a family tie to the UK and to do so would be in breach of the ECHR.
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The superinjunction giveaway... every gag must go!!
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 31st March 2012.
The Guardian has just published a list of the injunctions and superinjunctions that have been taken out in the past five years. Of course, many of these are well known anyway, as the newspapers would not exactly hold back in publishing these kinds of...
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Veiled in justice?
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 23rd March 2012.
A recent case in the Crown Court raised the issue over whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear a veil in court. The woman in this case was a juror, who was asked to step down from her role on the jury after stating that she prefered to keep the...
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RIP Sunday - Sunday trading to reduce the day of rest
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 19th March 2012.
Sunday: a holy day to the religious public, that awkward day at the end of the weekend when you don’t really know what to do, for the non-religious. With George Osborne allegedly close to announcing emergency legislation to allow longer trading on...
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I'm arresting you on suspicion of wolf-whistling...
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 12th March 2012.
The government is to agree to legislation that will make many acts of harassing behaviour criminal offences. This has strengths in that it will bring heavy punishments for acts such as stalking, however, could it be interpreted too pedantically and...
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Could I call the defendant's counsel to the stands?
Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 3rd March 2012.
While legal services may be about to decrease in cost in the next few years with the effects of the Legal Services Act 2007 beginning to be felt, it appears that some are tired of waiting and seeking to cut costs in another way. David Evans was...
