Lord Justice Fulford did not back paedophile group, inquiry finds – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2014 in child abuse, inquiries, judges, news by sally

‘Top judge Lord Justice Fulford did not back a paedophile rights campaign, a judicial investigation has concluded.’

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BBC News, 18th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 18th, 2014 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Houchin v Lincolnshire Probation Trust [2014] EWCA Civ 823 (18 June 2014)

MP (Sri Lanka) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 829 (18 June 2014)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

NHS Commissioning Board v Bargain Dentist.Com [2014] EWHC 1994 (QB) (18 June 2014)

AB v A Chief Constable [2014] EWHC 1965 (QB) (16 June 2014)

F-D v The Children And Family Court Advisory Service [2014] EWHC 1619 (QB) (11 June 2014)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Patterson (The Trustee In Bankruptcy of George Spencer) v Spencer & Ors [2014] EWHC 1878 (Ch) (17 June 2014)

Energenics Holdings Pte. Ltd & Anor v Hazarika [2014] EWHC 1845 (Ch) (13 June 2014)

Total Ltd v YouView TV Ltd [2014] EWHC 1963 (Ch) (16 June 2014)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Monibi v General Dental Council [2014] EWHC 1911 (Admin) (18 June 2014)

Pemberton International Ltd v London Borough of Lambeth & Anor [2014] EWHC 1998 (Admin) (18 June 2014)

Cente Sheikh Noor Mohammed, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1898 (Admin) (17 June 2014)

SN, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1974 (Admin) (17 June 2014)

The Forge Field Society & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Sevenoaks District Council [2014] EWHC 1895 (Admin) (12 June 2014)

Grand Union Investments Ltd v Dacorum Borough Council [2014] EWHC 1894 (Admin) (12 June 2014)

World Society for the Protection of Animals v Welsh Ministers & Ors [2014] EWHC 1896 (Admin) (12 June 2014)

Sanger & Anor v London Borough of Newham [2014] EWHC 1922 (Admin) (12 June 2014)

Gudanaviciene & Ors v Director of Legal Aid Casework & Anor [2014] EWHC 1840 (Admin) (13 June 2014)

OP, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWHC 1944 (Admin) (13 June 2014)

ZYN, R (On the Application Of) v Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council [2014] EWHC 1918 (Admin) (12 June 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Open justice and freedom of information – Browning in the Court of Appeal – Panopticon

‘The issue of just how open our justice system should be is an issue which is or should be of fundamental concern to all practising lawyers. If, as Jeremy Bentham once stated ‘publicity is the very soul of justice’ (cited by Lord Shaw in the leading case of Scott v Scott [1913] AC 477), then an open justice system is the corporeal expression of that soul. However, we now live in times where open justice is increasingly under threat. Indeed, as last week’s headlines reminded us all, matters have now got to a stage where some judges at least have been prepared to allow, not merely the deployment of a limited closed procedure to deal with certain aspects of a case, but a completely secret trial. It no doubt came as a relief to many that the Court of Appeal was not prepared to sanction such a comprehensive departure from the open justice principle: Guardian News v AB CD. However, the mere fact that the judiciary was prepared to contemplate such a procedure shows how far we have come since the days of Scott v Scott.’

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Panopticon, 18th June 2014

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Simon Tandy police shooting: Officers actions ‘proportionate’ – BBC News

‘The shooting of a disabled man in his wheelchair by police was “proportionate, reasonable and necessary,” a watchdog said.’

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BBC News, 18th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 18th, 2014 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

T & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2014] UKSC 35 (18 June 2014)

Ahmad, R. v [2014] UKSC 36 (18 June 2014)

Nunn, R (on the application of) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary & Anor [2014] UKSC 37 (18 June 2014)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Docherty, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1197 (18 June 2014)


Richards & Anor, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1196 (17 June 2014)

Okedare, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1173 (15 May 2014)

Guardian News And Media Ltd v AB & CD [2014] EWCA Crim (B1) (12 June 2014)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

MI & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 826 (18 June 2014)

F (A Child), Re [2014] EWCA Civ 789 (12 June 2014)

Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2014] EWCA Civ 792 (13 June 2014)

Olympic Airlines SA v ACG Acquisition XX LLC [2014] EWCA Civ 821 (17 June 2014)

Sibir Energy Ltd & Ors v Slocom Trading Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 831 (17 June 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

What is the law on killing rabbits in your garden? – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2014 in animals, internet, news, photography, protected species by sally

‘Novelist Jeanette Winterson has caused a minor storm on Twitter by posting pictures of a rabbit she killed, cooked and ate after it entered her garden. But what does the law in England and Wales say on the issue, asks Justin Parkinson.’

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BBC News, 18th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme Court rejects Kevin Nunn’s evidence release plea – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2014 in appeals, disclosure, evidence, forensic science, murder, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘A man serving life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend has lost his fight to have forensic exhibits retested.’

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BBC News, 18th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The debate over British values and human rights – whose Magna Carta is it anyway? –

Posted June 18th, 2014 in equality, human rights, magna carta, news, rule of law by sally

‘This Monday (16 June) was Magna Carta Day. It is now less than a year until the 800th anniversary of the sealing of England’s oldest charter of rights, and one of the world’s most influential legal documents.’

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Legal Week, 18th June 2014

Source: www.legalweek.com

Open Prisons – BBC Law in Action

Posted June 18th, 2014 in news, prisons by sally

‘Following a spate of high profile escapes, Law in Action asks does the open prison system need reforming?

This week, Joshua Rozenberg visits Kirkham Prison – an open prison in Lancashire – to find out what open prisons are really like. In the studio, Joshua speaks to Conservative MP Philip Davies – who has been highly critical of the system – and journalist Noel ‘Razor’ Smith, who was given a 26-year sentence for bank robbery.’

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BBC Law in Action, 17th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

R (Appellant) v Ahmad and another (Respndents); R (Respondent) v Fields and others (Appellants) – Supreme Court

R (Appellant) v Ahmad and another (Respndents); R (Respondent) v Fields and others (Appellants) [2014] UKSC 36 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th June 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

R (on the application of Nunn) (Appellant) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court

R (on the application of Nunn) (Appellant) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary and another (Respondents) [2014] UKSC 37 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th June 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

R (on the application of T and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Appellants) – Supreme Court

R (on the application of T and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Appellants) [2014] UKSC 35 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th June 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Do Not Resuscitate notices: Patients’ rights under Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog

‘The Court of Appeal has declared that the failure of a hospital to consult a patient in their decision to insert a Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Notice in her notes was unlawful and in breach of her right to have her physical integrity and autonomy protected under Article 8.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Kevin Nunn: Judges to rule over fresh forensic tests eight years after murder conviction – The Independent

Posted June 18th, 2014 in appeals, disclosure, evidence, forensic science, murder, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘A salesman serving life in prison for murdering his former girlfriend will today find out the result of his Supreme Court fight to have key forensic exhibits retested.’

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The Independent, 18th June 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Businessman jailed for fraud after faking own death – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2014 in debts, fraud, insurance, news, sentencing by sally

‘Debt-ridden businessman Sanjay Kumar faked his own death to claim millions of pounds in life insurance.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘Lost’ villages in Northamptonshire legally protected – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2014 in environmental protection, monuments, news by sally

‘A series of deserted and shrunken medieval villages across Northamptonshire have been designated as scheduled monuments.’

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BBC News, 18th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal records: Supreme Court to rule whether job applicants have to come clean over convictions – The Independent

‘The Supreme Court is today due to rule whether job applicants should be forced to disclose all convictions to certain potential employers.’

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The Independent, 18th June 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Amina Agboola case: Death kick killer Dean Harris guilty of murder – BBC News

‘A man has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl after he kicked her, rupturing her liver.’

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BBC News, 17th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk