High Court challenge over award of helpline contract to G4S fails – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 6th, 2016 in contracting out, contracts, equality, law centres, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘The Law Centres Network (LCN) has lost its bid to prevent G4S being awarded a government contract to run the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) helpline.’

Full story

Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Landlord ordered to pay £700,000+ for planning enforcement notice breach – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 6th, 2016 in costs, enforcement, fines, landlord & tenant, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘A landlord guilty of breaching a planning enforcement notice has been ordered to pay a record fine and costs to the London Borough of Barnet, after the largest planning enforcement and confiscation investigation the borough has seen.’

Full story

Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Opening of the legal year – Ministry of Justice

Posted October 6th, 2016 in lord chancellor, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on the opening of the legal year.’

Full speech

Ministry of Justice, 3rd October 2016

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

Arbitrator justified in making losing party pay £2m cost of third-party funding, High Court rules – Litigation Futures

Posted October 6th, 2016 in arbitration, costs, international courts, news, third parties by tracey

‘A defendant whose conduct forced the claimant to seek third-party funding to take its case to arbitration has to pay the £2m owed to the funder following the claim’s success, the High Court has ruled.’

Full story

Litigation Futures, 3rd October 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Launch of TheCityUK’s Legal Services Report 2016 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted October 6th, 2016 in judges, legal services, reports, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Launch of TheCityUK’s Legal Services Report 2016.’

Full speech

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 4th October 2016

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted October 6th, 2016 in legislation by tracey

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 15, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2016

The Criminal Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Responsible Person) (No. 2) Order 2016

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016

The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) (Amendment) Rules 2016

The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Sian Blake death: Arthur Simpson-Kent given life sentence – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2016 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been given a whole-life tariff for killing her and their two children.’

Full story

BBC News, 5th October 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

TalkTalk hit with record fine for cyber attack – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2016 in computer crime, data protection, fines, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘The UK’s data watchdog has fined TalkTalk a record £400,000 over last year’s cyber attack on the company in which the personal details of thousands of customers were exposed.’

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Operation Midland: VIP child abuse report will not be published in full – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2016 in child abuse, disclosure, London, news, police, reports, sexual offences by tracey

‘Scotland Yard has said it will not publish the full report on its heavily criticised investigation of child sexual abuse allegations against VIPs because it contains “confidential and sensitive information”.’

Full story

The Guardian, 5th October 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Coroner asks CPS to probe Freckleton baby death – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2016 in birth, coroners, crime, Crown Prosecution Service, homicide, inquests, news by tracey

‘The inquest into a baby boy’s death at a vicarage in Lancashire has been halted and the coroner has referred the case to prosecutors.’

Full story

BBC News, 5th October 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Theresa May trying to protect soldiers who murder prisoners and torture civilians, says top human rights lawyer – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2016 in armed forces, human rights, murder, news, torture, treaties by tracey

‘Geoffrey Robertson QC, a former UN judge, hits back after Prime Minister vows to defend Armed Forces personnel from “activist left-wing human rights lawyers.” ‘

Full story

The Independent, 5th October 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lorry driver jailed for ploughing into car – leaving motorist with fractured skull – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 6th, 2016 in dangerous driving, guilty pleas, news, personal injuries, sentencing by tracey

‘A lorry driver who ploughed a vehicle packed with steel into a line of rush-hour traffic, leaving one seriously injured, has been jailed.’

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office fails to deport foreign drug dealer who has lived in UK for more than 20 years – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2016 in appeals, deportation, drug offences, human rights, news by tracey

‘A convicted drug dealer who turned his life around to become a “diligent student” will not be deported to Sierra Leone after two law lords ruled he would be incapable of settling in his home country.’

Full story

The Independent, 5th October 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Proposed sentencing guidelines to cover the possession of weapons and threats to use them – Sentencing Council

Posted October 6th, 2016 in consultations, offensive weapons, press releases, sentencing by tracey

‘The Sentencing Council has announced its proposals for new guidelines covering a number of offences involving knives and other weapons. The proposals cover the sentencing of offenders convicted of the possession of a bladed article or offensive weapon in public, and of using one to threaten someone. They do not cover offences where a knife or other weapon is actually used to harm someone, nor the use or possession of firearms: these are covered by other provisions.’

Full press release

Sentencing Council, 6th October 2016

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Scores of cases set to be reviewed or dropped after collapse of Tulisa trial – The Independent

‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission has confirmed it is reviewing six cases involving celebrities who were convicted following involvement with Mazher Mahmood, better known as the Fake Sheikh.’

Full story

The Independent, 6th October 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Paedophile caught with 137k indecent images of children spared jail so he can start family – Daily Telegraph

‘A paedophile who was caught with more than 137,000 indecent images of children has been spared jail because he wants to start a family.’

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk