Bar ethics chiefs issue advice and warning to criminal bar – The Bar Council

Posted September 8th, 2016 in appeals, barristers, crime, press releases by tracey

‘Barristers who were not trial counsel, but who are instructed to represent convicted defendants in the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal have been given new guidance by the Bar Council’s Ethics Committee on their duty to check the factual basis for the appeal or risk criticism and action by the court.’

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The Bar Council, 7th September 2016

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Undertaking provided for witnesses in undercover policing inquiry – Attorney General’s Office

Posted September 8th, 2016 in inquiries, investigatory powers, police, press releases, prosecutions, witnesses by tracey

‘Individuals providing certain evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry can do so without fear of prosecution.’

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Attorney General’s Office, 6th September 2016

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 8th, 2016 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

IT (Jamaica) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 932 (02 September 2016)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Young v R [2016] EWCA Crim 1321 (07 September 2016)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Flint & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v South Gloucestershire Council [2016] EWHC 2180 (Admin) (02 September 2016)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Chancery Client Partners Ltd & Ors v MRC 957 Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (23 September 2016)

Process Components Ltd v Kason Kek-Gardner Ltd [2016] EWHC 2198 (Ch) (05 September 2016)

Taylor v Van Dutch Marine Holding Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 2201 (Ch) (05 September 2016)

Golstein v Bishop & Anor [2016] EWHC 2187 (Ch) (02 September 2016)

High Court (Patents Court)

Nicocigs Ltd v Fontem Holdings 1 BV [2016] EWHC 2161 (Pat) (02 September 2016)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 8th, 2016 in legislation by tracey

The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016

The Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2016

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2016

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2016

The Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2016

The Bank Levy (Amendment of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 2011) Regulations 2016

The Education (Designated Institutions) (England) (No. 3) Order 2016

The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016

The Postal Services Act 2011 (Taxation) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

The Acquisition of Land (Rate of Interest after Entry) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016

The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

The Rentcharges (Redemption Price) (England) Regulations 2016

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Justice Secretary Liz Truss casts doubt on prison reforms – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2016 in bills, human rights, news, prisons by tracey

‘Justice Secretary Liz Truss has appeared to cast doubt on plans for a sweeping reform of prisons in England and Wales proposed by her predecessor, Michael Gove.’

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BBC News, 7th September 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Acquitted dad Craig Beattie ‘killed baby son’ family judge said – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2016 in child abuse, criminal justice, family courts, homicide, news, reports by tracey

‘A father who was acquitted by a jury of killing his six-week-old son has been named as the person responsible for his death in a ruling by a high court judge.’

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BBC News, 7th September 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Schoolboy killed by flood pump’s toxic fumes, coroner rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2016 in children, inquests, news, poisoning by tracey

‘A schoolboy died when the toxic fumes produced by a petrol pump designed to keep his family home from flooding poisoned him in his sleep, a coroner has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK inquiry into child sexual abuse ‘will include historical cases’ – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2016 in child abuse, inquiries, judges, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘The focus of the official inquiry into child sexual abuse will not be narrowed to exclude historical cases, the home secretary has made clear, as she also suggested that its former chair, Dame Lowell Goddard, may have quit because she was lonely.’

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The Guardian, 7th September 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Old Bailey judge retiring after 20 years condemns burden foreign criminals are placing on state – Daily Telegraph

‘An influx of Eastern European criminals risks clogging up the criminal justice system and placing an extra burden on its finances, a senior Old Bailey judge warns. His Honour Judge Tim Pontius also expresses concern at the surge in historic sex abuse cases which he called “troubling”, while conceding that the system is struggling to cope with young Islamist terrorists.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Andy Tsege: High Court rejects 9-year-old’s plea for UK to bring back British father kidnapped by Ethiopia – The Independent

‘The High Court has rejected the case of a nine-year-old British girl demanding Theresa May’s government do more to help her father, who has been kidnapped by the Ethiopian authorities and now faces an impending death sentence.’

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The Independent, 7th September 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Zero-hours contracts used far beyond short-term work, research says – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2016 in contract of employment, employment, flexible working, news by tracey

‘More than two-thirds of zero-hours workers aged over 25 have been with the same employer for more than a year, highlighting concerns that the insecure arrangements have become a permanent feature of working life for thousands of people.’

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The Guardian, 8th September 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Hillsborough Law’ drafted by victims’ families’ legal team – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2016 in bills, inquests, inquiries, news, police by tracey

‘Lawyers for the relatives of 96 people who died at Hillsborough have drafted a new law to compel public officials to tell the truth at inquiries.’

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BBC News, 8th September 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Britain’s weirdest laws: carpet beating, MPs in armour and carrying ladders – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2016 in legislation, news, reports by tracey

‘A list of the 10 most bizarre British laws has been compiled by a Cambridge researcher to highlight the complexity and antiquity of statutes that remain in force.’

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The Guardian, 8th September 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk