Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 15th, 2013 in appeals, duty of care, employment, health & safety, law reports, robbery by sally

Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1963; [2013] WLR (D) 277

“The failure by a betting shop to operate a magnetic lock to prevent a robbery during the hours of darkness was not a sufficient basis for a conclusion of a breach of a duty of care.”

WLR Daily, 11th July 2013

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Global Torch Ltd v Apex Global Management Ltd and others; Apex Global Management Ltd v Fi Call Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Global Torch Ltd v Apex Global Management Ltd and others; Apex Global Management Ltd v Fi Call Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 819; [2013] WLR (D) 276

“The court would only depart from open justice if strictly necessary. An application to depart from the principle of open justice would fall to be decided by reference to established principles, whether the proceedings were at an interim or final stage. A significant erosion of the open justice principle could not be justified where adequate protection existed in the form of vindication of the innocent through the judicial process to trial. The public airing of allegations which might embarrass a litigant was not a good reason to close the doors of the court.”

WLR Daily, 10th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Jason Swift killer Robert Oliver jailed for child visits – BBC News

“A convicted paedophile who broke a court order banning him from allowing children into his home in Kent has been sentenced to three years in prison.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2013

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High Court allows invalid Bushfield Camp Village Green application to be retrospectively corrected after the deadline for application – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 15th, 2013 in commons, land registration, news, planning, retrospectivity, time limits by sally

“Landowners have failed to overturn an application to register a disused military camp in Hampshire as a village green, after High Court judges ruled that retrospective corrections to an invalid application, after the time limits for the application, were permitted.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

A lot of Wonga – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

“Papiss Cisse’s dispute with Newcastle United Football Club about wearing the official shirt sponsor’s logo raises some important questions for sports lawyers.”

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Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 15th July 2013

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Part 82: The worrying new rules of the Secret Court – UK Human Rights Blog

“While MPs were dreaming of the imminent long summer break and a possible pay hike, in mid-June the Government produced the draft amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR’) necessary to bring Part 2 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (‘JSA’) into force. Many – including JUSTICE – consider the Act’s introduction of closed material procedures (‘CMP’) into civil proceedings unfair, unnecessary and unjustified.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

FGM – Let’s Talk About Vaginas – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

“Talking about female genital mutilation is the first step to tackling it, writes Felicity Gerry.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 11th July 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

Women offenders ‘afterthought’ in rehabilitation plans – BBC News

“Women offenders are being ignored in plans to overhaul rehabilitation services, a committee of MPs has said.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2013

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Police take longer to respond to 999 calls as spending cuts bite – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2013 in budgets, delay, news, police, statistics by sally

“Police are taking up to 30% longer than two years ago to react to 999 calls in parts of the country, with forces blaming deep spending cuts. Vital minutes have been added to the time it takes for a squad car to arrive at an accident or crime scene, an investigation can reveal.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Immigration backlog of 500,000 cases will take 37 years to clear, say MPs – The Guardian

“The Home Office’s backlog of 500,000 unresolved immigration and asylum cases will not be cleared for another 37 years at current rates of progress, according to a parliamentary watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2013

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Too many women prisoners, MPs say – The Independent

“The Government is ignoring the needs of women offenders with its probation reforms, a group of MPs has warned.”

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The Independent, 15th July 2013

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Privacy campaigners demand review of snooping laws – The Guardian

“Seven of the UK’s leading human rights groups and privacy campaigners have demanded an urgent review of the laws being used to authorise the mass collection and analysis of data by Britain’s spy centre, GCHQ.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk