Norwich man jailed for toy gun armed robbery at store – BBC News
‘A man who robbed a convenience store brandishing a toy hand gun has been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: March 2015
Serial rapist Shaun Hopkins handed life sentence after victim spotted him on Facebook – The Independent
‘A rapist has been handed a life sentence after he was identified by one of his victims when she spotted his picture on Facebook.’
The Independent, 21st March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CMA says UK energy market needs better regulation and more customer switching – Zenith Chambers
‘The CMA’s updated issues statement on its energy market investigation has been hailed as a ‘win’ for the energy companies, while suggesting that a lack of competition could be due to poor regulation and customer apathy. A closer look at the CMA’s initial findings suggests a more nuanced view.’
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 26th February 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Jury were right to clear Sun quartet – they shouldn’t have been on trial – The Guardian
‘Yet another jury has cleared more Sun journalists who were charged with offences related to the paying of public officials.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile cases may need to be streamlined, warns top officer – Daily Telegraph
‘National Crime Agency chief hints at possible updates to the way child pornography offences are prosecuted, as it emerges more than 260 people have been charged in new investigation.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Miscarriage of justice review body is dismissed as the Court of Appeal’s ‘lap dog’ in hard-hitting report – The Independent
‘Innocent victims of miscarriages of justice are “languishing in jail” due to delays and faults in the case review system, according to MPs behind a hard-hitting report to be published this week.’
Full story
The Independent, 22nd March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
City worker nicknamed ‘Shagger’ jailed for campaign of threats against women – Daily Telegraph
‘Married father Michael Nartey sentenced after terrorising five lovers – some of whom also had children by him – in vile campaign of abusive text messages.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MoD ‘mole’ Bettina Jordan-Barber jailed over Sun leaks – The Guardian
‘A “mole” at the Ministry of Defence who made £100,000 from leaking stories to the Sun has been jailed for 12 months, it can now be reported after verdicts were delivered in a related trial.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Strangeways riot: Ex-inmates recall siege, 25 years on – BBC News
‘The Strangeways riot was the longest in British penal history and dramatically changed the way UK prisons were run. Twenty-five years on, four people at the centre of the siege explain their part in the drawn-out drama.’
Full story
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Woolf: Conditions in prisons are as bad now as they were 25 years ago
‘Conditions in prisons are as bad now as they were at the time of one of Britain’s worst jail riots, a former lord chief justice has warned.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme court to rule on Prince Charles letters – The Guardian
‘The supreme court’s judgment on whether the government unlawfully blocked the publication of a series of secret letters written by Prince Charles is due to be made public on Thursday next week, court officials have announced.
The Guardian, 20th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Transparency in the Court of Protection: press should be allowed names – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A healthcare NHS Trust v P & Q [2015] EWCOP (13 March 2015). The Court of Protection has clarified the position on revealing the identity of an incapacitated adult where reporting restrictions apply.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Supreme Court splits the baby over the benefit cap – Mike Spencer – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R(on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others)) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 16. The Supreme Court was sharply divided yesterday over whether the benefit cap breaches the Human Rights Act.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Statements of Case – Advice mainly to beginners, but we can all learn – Zenith PI
‘Advice mainly to beginners, but we can all learn.’
Zenith PI, 18th March 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Supreme Court quashes council decision over offer of housing 50 miles away – Local government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld an appeal by a homeless mother of five over a London borough’s offer of accommodation 50 miles away near Milton Keynes.
The Court heard oral submissions in Nzolameso v City of Westminster earlier this month (17 March). It has now quashed Westminster City Council’s decision that it had properly discharged its duty to secure accommodation available for occupation by the appellant.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Paralegal hopes to be first solicitor admitted through ‘equivalent means’ route – Legal Futures
‘Paralegal Shaun Lawler has said he hopes to be the first solicitor admitted to the profession through the ‘equivalent means’ route rather a traditional training contract.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Technical Issues in Charity Law – Law Commission
‘A consultation exploring whether aspects of charity law can be reformed to remove unnecessary regulation while safeguarding the public interest in ensuring that charities are properly run.’
Law Commission, 20th March 2015
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
Court of Appeal rejects tobacco smugglers’ attempts to write off confiscation orders worth more than £2.7m – Crown Prosecution Service
‘On Tuesday 17 March 2015, The Court of Appeal rejected an attempt by Robert Doran and Patrick Gray to write off confiscation orders made against them for £1,456,325.00 and £1,244,982.44 respectively, finding in favour of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th March 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
‘The approach to be taken to a defence to a claim for possession of residential premises which alleged unlawful discrimination against a disabled person, contrary to the Equality Act 2010, was different from that which applied to a defence which alleged a breach of an individual’s rights under article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In particular, summary judgment would not normally be an appropriate procedure for dealing with a possession claim where a disability discrimination defence was raised.’
WLR Daily, 11th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
