Burglary sentencing guideline assessment published – Sentencing Council

Posted July 14th, 2017 in burglary, reports, sentencing by sally

‘The Council has published an assessment of its burglary sentencing guideline which came into force in January 2012. It follows an initial assessment published in 2016 and details the results of further analysis on the impact of the guideline.’

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Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Council agrees £10k-plus payout after grandmother left without respite – Local Government Lawyer

‘A London borough has agreed to pay out more than £10,000 after an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman into how a grandmother was left without respite for two years.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2017

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Rule committee takes ‘softly, softly’ approach to expanding approach to hot-tubbing – Litigation Futures

Posted July 14th, 2017 in civil procedure rules, expert witnesses, news, practice directions by sally

‘The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) agreed minor variations that judges can adopt in orders for concurrent expert evidence – known as “hot-tubbing” – but acknowledged the changes it has approved to the CPR are “not as radical” as had been recommended by the Civil Justice Council (CJC).’

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Litigation Futures, 14th July 2017

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Bar Standards Board “to monitor impact of longer court hours plan on diversity” – Legal Futures

Posted July 14th, 2017 in barristers, diversity, news, working time by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is considering the impact of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service’s (HMCTS) proposals for longer sitting hours on the diversity of the profession, the only legal regulator so far to take a step, however tentative, into an issue that has generated bitter opposition from the profession.’

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Legal Futures, 14th July 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

University rapist is locked up for longer – Attorney General’s office

Posted July 14th, 2017 in appeals, news, press releases, rape, sentencing by sally

‘Loughborough University rapist will now be locked up for over 11 years following ULS referral from the Solicitor General.’

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Attorney General's Office, 13th July 2017

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Jail for cocaine driver who killed Newport grandmother – BBC news

Posted July 14th, 2017 in dangerous driving, drug abuse, news, sentencing by sally

‘A father-of-two has been jailed for eight years and eight months for killing a grandmother while sniffing cocaine at the wheel of his van.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2017

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City regulator plans rule change to allow Saudi oil giant’s $2tn float in London – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2017 in financial regulation, London, news, Saudi Arabia, shareholders by sally

‘The City regulator is proposing to water down stock market rules in a move regarded as an attempt to attract the world’s biggest ever flotation – of Saudi Aramco, the Gulf kingdom’s state oil company – to London.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2017

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Janet Commins: Stephen Hough guilty of 1976 rape and killing – BBC News

Posted July 14th, 2017 in complaints, DNA, news, police, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘A man has been convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in 1976.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2017

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Record NHS negligence payouts, fuelled by maternity blunders – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 14th, 2017 in birth, damages, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

‘The NHS paid out more than £1bn in damages for medical negligence last year – a record high, fuelled by maternity blunders, official figures show.’

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2017

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Viscount who offered money for killing of Brexit campaigner Gina Miller jailed for 12 weeks – The Independent

Posted July 14th, 2017 in internet, news, racism, sentencing, threatening behaviour by sally

‘A viscount who offered money to people who killed a Brexit campaigner has been jailed.’

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The Independent, 13th July 2017

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Supreme Court to hear gambling ‘cheat’ case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 13th, 2017 in appeals, contracts, gambling, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The UK Supreme Court is to hear a legal argument in a case that will ultimately determine whether a casino must pay out more than £7.7 million in winnings to a professional gambler it has accused of cheating.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2017

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New corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion effective from 30 September – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 13th, 2017 in company law, crime, news, partnerships, regulations, tax evasion by sally

‘Legislation that provides for new corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion will have effect from 30 September this year, it has been confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2017

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 13th, 2017 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

O’Brien v Ministry of Justice [2017] UKSC 46 (12 July 2017)

Walkerv Innospec Ltd & Ors [2017] UKSC 47 (12 July 2017)

Eli Lilly v Actavis UK Ltd & Ors [2017] UKSC 48 (12 July 2017)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

S-F (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 964 (12 July 2017)

P-K (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 965 (12 July 2017)

C (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 980 (12 July 2017)

High Court (Administrative Court)

St Albans City And District Council, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 1751 (Admin) (12 July 2017)

Molina, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 1730 (Admin) (12 July 2017)

St John’s College, Cambridge, R (On the Application Of) v Cambridgeshire County Council [2017] EWHC 1753 (Admin) (12 July 2017)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Myall v Ministry of Defence & Anor [2017] EWHC 1752 (QB) (12 July 2017)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Bank of Ireland & Anor v Watts Group Plc [2017] EWHC 1667 (TCC) (12 July 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Crackdown on drugs, drones and mobile phones in prisons – Ministry of Justice

‘A huge haul of drugs and mobile phones has been recovered since the introduction of detection measures to crackdown on prison contraband.’

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Ministry of Justice, 9th July 2017

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Landlord who delegated to husband loses appeal in enforcement notice case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 13th, 2017 in appeals, enforcement notices, landlord & tenant, local government, news by sally

‘A landlord has failed in an appeal against a claim by the London Borough of Newham that she ignored enforcement notices related to her property, having argued that she had delegated all responsibility for the property concerned to her husband.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2017

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Party failed in bid to accept lapsed part 36 offer after start of trial – Litigation Futures

Posted July 13th, 2017 in news, part 36 offers, trials by sally

‘The High Court has rejected an application by a claimant to accept a lapsed part 36 offer after seeing the way the trial of their case had begun, with the defendant now keen to “take its chances” on the outcome.’

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Litigation Futures, 12th July 2017

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Paedophile who encouraged abuse of boy in America jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A paedophile who encouraged the abuse of a young boy in America from his computer in Wales has been jailed today (July 12).’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 12th July 2017

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Barristers are serving family law clients well, says new BSB research – Bar Standards Board

Posted July 13th, 2017 in barristers, family courts, news, press releases, reports by sally

‘The BSB has today published the findings of its research with people who have used barristers’ services during family legal proceedings. The findings show that most of those who took part in the research were positive about the service they received from their barrister.’

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Bar Standards Board, 11th July 2017

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Bar Chair: Time to admit flexible court hours is a bad idea – The Bar Council

‘Two things are on a collision course. The first is Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s (HMTCS) plan that courts operate on a shift system – so called “Flexible Operating Hours”.The second is the determination of the legal profession and many within the judiciary to do whatever it takes to retain talented women at the Bar so that the senior Bar and the judiciary at all levels exhibit a stronger representation of women.’

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The Bar Council, 12th July 2017

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Burglar who targeted the elderly jailed for longer – Attorney General’s Office

Posted July 13th, 2017 in appeals, burglary, elderly, news, press releases, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A burglar who targeted the elderly has sentence increased to 7 years and 6 months following ULS referral.’

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Attorney General's Office, 7th July 2017

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