Hans Rausing charged with highly unusual offence – The Guardian
“Common law offence of preventing lawful and decent burial was last reported in 1986.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: July 2012
Relief Healthcare fined for selling unapproved beds – The Independent
” A company has been fined more than £10,000 for selling unapproved beds to vulnerable elderly people, a regulator has said.”
The Independent, 18th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK Coal fined over miner Ian Cameron’s death – BBC News
“UK Coal has been fined £200,000 after it pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a miner at a North Yorkshire pit.”
BBC News, 18th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Community policeman jailed for raping teenager – Daily Telegraph
“A community policeman who raped a teenage girl after spiking her drink with a sleeping pill has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Virtual courts: more speed, less justice? – The Guardian
“No one wants delay or waste in the criminal justice system, but the plans for virtual and flexible courts don’t look fair or efficient.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Andrew Gilligan wins apology over Ken Livingstone claims – The Guardian
“Andrew Gilligan has won a high court apology and damages from the publisher of Ken Livingstone’s autobiography over false allegations he was ‘shown the door’ by the London Evening Standard.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newspapers guilty of contempt in Levi Bellfield case – BBC News
“Two national newspapers have been found guilty of contempt of court over their coverage of Levi Bellfield’s conviction for the murder of Milly Dowler.”
BBC News, 18th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Protesters lose royal wedding High Court case – The Independent
” Royal wedding protesters have lost their High Court claim that they were the victims of unlawful searches and arrests.”
The Independent, 18th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Swift v Secretary of State for Justice [2012] EWHC 2000 (QB) (18 July 2012)
Vava & Ors v Anglo American South Africa Ltd [2012] EWHC 1969 (QB) (16 July 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
International Leisure Ltd and another v First National Trustee Co UK Ltd and others – WLR Daily
“The rule against reflective loss and the extent to which a shareholder could sue for loss primarily suffered by and primarily belonging to a company did not extend to loss suffered by holders of a debenture.”
WLR Daily, 16th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (SG ( Iraq)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Regina (OR ( Iraq)) Same – WLR Daily
“A claimant affected by, but not party to, a country guidance determination which was under appeal to the Court of Appeal was not entitled to an automatic stay of removal pending the outcome of the appeal. It was in the court’s discretion to grant a stay, but the court should not stay removal pending the decision of the Court of Appeal unless the claimant had adduced a clear and coherent body of evidence that the findings of the tribunal were in error.”
WLR Daily, 13th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Adedoyin v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Adedoyin v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2012] EWCA civ 939; [2012] WLR (D) 206
“Where the Upper Tribunal had properly directed itself as to its approach on an appeal from a determination of the First–tier Tribunal and had arrived at a conclusion which was open to it, the decision of the Upper Tribunal contained no material error of law and so the Court of Appeal should not allow an appeal from that decision, even if the court might have been more (or less) generous in its approach to the determination of the First-tier Tribunal.”
WLR Daily, 13th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Leach v Office of Communications – WLR Daily
Leach v Office of Communications: [2012] EWCA Civ 959; [2012] WLR (D) 205
“The trust placed by an employer in an employee was at the core of their relationship. The employment tribunal had been entitled to find that, where the employer had received an unproved and untested allegation of an overseas child sex offence against the employee, who had not disclosed it to the employer prior to his appointment, the resulting breakdown of trust had constituted ‘some other substantial reason’ within the meaning of section 98(1)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 summarily to dismiss the employee in order to prevent the employer’s reputation being damaged.”
WLR Daily, 13th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk
Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2012 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Insanity and Automatism – Law Commission
“The Defences of Insanity and Automatism – Law Commissioner Professor David Ormerod says, ‘To produce meaningful reform proposals and be confident they will work in practice we need evidence of their current use and any problems they pose. Our scoping paper asks questions to provide that information.’ ”
Law Commission, 18th July 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
‘Olympic’ dance fraudster sentenced for deception – Crown Prosecution Service
“A Northamptonshire man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a scam that led 75 local children to believe they would be dancing at the closing ceremony at the Olympic Games – described by CPS East Midlands Senior Crown Prosecutor Ben Samples as ‘callous and deceitful’.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Don’t believe everything you read: there is a case for socio-economic rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“Last week, a number of media commentators, politicians and others sought to subvert the second consultation of the Bill of Rights Commission. This consultation invites views on a number of key issues that form part of the Commission’s mandate. In the Daily Mail’s correspondent’s view, the Commission has committed an appalling transgression by asking potential respondents whether the UK Bill of Rights should include additional rights, referring amongst other things to socio-economic rights. This is echoed by the Sun which argues that the Commission has ‘suggested’ (which it clearly has not) that ‘all Brits be given handouts as a birth right’, and the Daily Express which suggests ‘Spongers can Sue to Claim Benefits’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Government confirms “slightly lower than originally proposed” approach to tribunal fees – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is to press ahead with plans to introduce fees for workers wishing to raise a claim with an employment tribunal from the summer of 2013, it has announced. Those on low incomes can apply for exemption from the proposed fees.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
