McCririck loses discrimination case – BBC News

Posted November 13th, 2013 in age discrimination, media, tribunals by tracey

“Racing pundit John McCririck lost his job at Channel 4 because his ‘pantomime persona’ was ‘unpalatable’ to a wide audience, an employment tribunal ruled.”

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BBC News, 13th November 2013

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Terror suspect loses British citizenship appeal – The Guardian

Posted November 13th, 2013 in appeals, citizenship, news, terrorism by tracey

“An Afghan national suspected of travelling abroad for terrorist training has failed in an attempt to retain British citizenship.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2013

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SAS selection deaths: Order to MoD over army exercises – BBC News

Posted November 13th, 2013 in armed forces, health & safety, news by tracey

“The HSE has ordered the MoD to take action to deal with risks on exercises after the deaths of three Army reservists on SAS selection tests in the Brecon Beacons.”

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BBC News, 13th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watchdog bans rogue Land Registry and DVLA adverts – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 13th, 2013 in advertising, driving licences, internet, land registration, news by tracey

“Two more adverts have been banned as the ASA continues its battle with websites that give the impression of being ‘official.’ ”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pensioner jailed after conning blind widow out of £2.2m estate – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 13th, 2013 in forgery, fraud, money laundering, news, obtaining property by deception, sentencing by tracey

“A pensioner who went on the run after conning a blind widow out of her £2.2m estate has been jailed for 10 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2013

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MI6 spy found dead in bag probably locked himself inside, Met says – The Guardian

Posted November 13th, 2013 in accidents, inquests, intelligence services, news by tracey

“The MI6 spy found dead in a bag three years ago probably locked himself in the holdall and died as a result of a tragic accident, Scotland Yard has said.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Diversity League Table: minorities still under-represented at the top of the profession – The Lawyer

Posted November 13th, 2013 in diversity, minorities, news, solicitors by tracey

“The latest Diversity League Table from the Black Solicitors Network suggests that despite improved access to the profession minority groups remain under-represented at the top.”

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The Lawyer, 12th November 2013

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Hamzah Khan: social services missed warning signs, report finds – The Guardian

“A serious case review (SCR) into the starvation of four-year-old Hamzah Khan has concluded that while his death was ‘not predictable’, Bradford social services missed signs that, had they been put together, could have warned that Hamzah and his seven siblings were at risk.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2013

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Government response to the Justice Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2013–14 – Older Prisoners – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 13th, 2013 in elderly, press releases, prisons by tracey

“Today the Government has published its response to the Justice Select Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2013–14, entitled Older Prisoners.”

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Ministry of Justice, 12th November 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

London borough loses judicial review over A&E department closure – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 13th, 2013 in hospitals, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

“A High Court judge has rejected a council’s legal challenge over plans to close an accident and emergency department at a local hospital. The London Borough of Enfield had sought to challenge the decision by the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey clinical commissioning groups (the ‘CCGs’) and the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust to close the A&E department at Chase Farm Hospital with effect from 9 December this year.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th November 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Nearly 25 years after Hillsborough, time for change in psychiatric injury law, says APIL – Litigation Futures

Posted November 13th, 2013 in news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, sport by tracey

“People who suffer psychiatric injuries after witnessing distressing events are subjected to a ‘harsh and outdated’ system of redress, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said, calling for a change in the law.”

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Litigation Futures, 13th November 2013

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Conspiracy, the CAT, and the Court of Appeal: “Here is a case unprecedented” (The Gondoliers, Act 2) – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted November 13th, 2013 in appeals, competition, conspiracy, news by tracey

“In W.H. Newson Holding Limited & ors v IMI plc & ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1377, the Court of Appeal has made some important new law regarding the scope of section 47A of the Competition Act 1998 and the tort of common law conspiracy.”

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Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 13th November 2013

Source: www.competitionbulletin.com

Mental Health & Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Courts – CrimeLine

Posted November 13th, 2013 in criminal justice, learning difficulties, mental health, news by tracey

“Information for magistrates, district judges and court staff. This information pack, produced by the Prison Reform Trust, will also be of considerable assistance to defence and prosecution lawyers.”

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CrimeLine, 13th November 2013

Source: www.crimeline.info

Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 13th, 2013 in compensation, human rights, media, news by tracey

“The Daily Mail has belatedly ‘corrected’ its front page story on human rights damages, over a month after it appeared on 7 October 2013. Early last month I blogged on the original bogus article, which was so poor it generated a response from the ordinarily placid Council of Europe.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th November 2013

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Miranda, Prisoner Votes & Judicial Review Myths – The Human Rights Roundup – UK Human Rights Blog

“This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill took evidence , and there were notable comments from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the body which monitors compliance with the European Court of Human Rights. Meanwhile, Baroness Hale weighed in on the proposed judicial review changes and, continuing along the judicial review vein, David Miranda (pictured) began his claim on Wednesday.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th November 2013

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OFT clears Google’s takeover of Waze – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 13th, 2013 in competition, internet, mergers, news, ombudsmen, takeovers by tracey

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cleared Google’s takeover of Israeli-based mapping technology company Waze Mobile after finding it does not raise competition concerns.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th November 2013

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I don’t want to go to… Lambeth – NearlyLegal

Posted November 13th, 2013 in appeals, domestic violence, homelessness, housing, local government, news, statutory duty by tracey

“Can a refuge be a ‘residence of own choice’ for the purposes of Local Authority decisions about local connection in homeless applications? This is a rare Court of Appeal decision on the issue. In addition, can a Reg 8(2) ‘minded to’ letter requirement be triggered by events during the review and after a first ‘minded to’ letter has been sent?”

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NearlyLegal, 10th November 2013

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 13th, 2013 in legislation by tracey

The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Governance and Administration of Occupational Defined Contribution Trust-Based Pension Schemes) Appointed Day Order 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Regina (Lewisham London Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Health and another; Regina (Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign Ltd) v Same and another – WLR Daily

Regina (Lewisham London Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Health and another;  Regina (Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign Ltd) v Same and another: [2013] EWCA   [2013] WLR (D)  430

“The words ‘in relation to … the trust’ in sections 65(F)(1), 65I(1), 65K(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006, as amended and inserted, meant the failing trust to which the trust special administrator had been appointed under Chapter 5A of the 2006 Act, and no other trust. It followed that the administrator appointed to a neighbouring trust had no power to make recommendations in relation to any other trust, and the Secretary of State had no power to make a decision based on such recommendations.”

WLR Daily, 8th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 13th, 2013 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Scott v Russell [2013] EWCA Civ 1432 (12 November 2013)

WH Newson Holding Ltd & Ors v IMI Plc & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1377 (12 November 2013)

JS (Sudan), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1378 (12 November 2013)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Leacock & Ors, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1994 (12 November 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

The Enfield London Borough Council, R (on the application of) v Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group &  Ors [2013] EWHC 3496 (Admin) (12 November 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org