Triple killer wins £800 after belongings are damaged in prison move – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2014 in compensation, delay, news, ombudsmen, prison officers, prisons by sally

‘A triple killer has won £800 in compensation after some of his belongings, including nose hair clippers, cranberry juice and an alarm clock, were lost or broken in prison.’

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The Guardian, 28th April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court injunction stops committee from hearing village green application – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 25th, 2014 in commons, injunctions, local government, news by sally

‘A landowner has secured an injunction preventing a county council – in its role as a commons registration authority – from convening a committee of its councillors to hear an application to register land as a village green.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Gender inequality at the senior Bar – The Future of Law

Posted April 25th, 2014 in barristers, equality, judiciary, news, queen's counsel, women by sally

‘On 12 March 2014 Lord Neuberger gave the Rainbow Lecture on Diversity. The lecture concluded with an explicit reference to the duty of all those involved in the legal profession and judiciary to improve the inclusiveness of the legal world.’

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The Future of Law, 24th April 2014

Source: www.futureoflaw.lexisnexis.co.uk

Ignoring the Court of Appeal? – NearlyLegal

‘There has been an odd bedroom tax development, one on which details are tantalisingly still absent. Mr & Mrs Carmichael have won their appeal to the First Tier Tribunal, apparently on the basis of Mrs Carmichael’s disability, so on grounds of Article 14 read with Art 1 Protocol 1. The Tribunal apparently found that it would be unjustifiable discrimination to impose the bedroom tax.’

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NearlyLegal, 24th April 2014

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

EAT not usually entitled to resolve factual disagreements in UK employment cases, Court of Appeal rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 25th, 2014 in appeals, employment tribunals, news by sally

‘The UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will not normally be able to resolve factual disagreements between parties involved in an employment dispute without parties’ permission, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2014

Source: www.out-law.com

Boy’s ‘campaign of rape’ against nine-year-old sister – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2014 in incest, news, rape, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A teenage boy who carried out a “campaign of rape” against his younger sister has been given a 10-year custodial sentence.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Derby baby’s death: Court ‘disempowered’ carers of killed baby boy – BBC News

‘A baby boy who suffered head injuries inflicted by his father was refused a protection order by the courts, a serious case review has found.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘King of Acid’ rave pioneer given five-year sentence for £1.25m bank cyber-fraud scheme – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2014 in computer crime, conspiracy, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘In the 1980s, Tony Colston-Hayter was the floppy-haired “King of Acid”, the fresh-faced advocate of the emerging rave scene and feisty battler of tabloid critics who suggested his events were drug-fuelled dens of vice and sin.’

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The Independent, 24th April 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for smuggling cocaine in his trousers – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

‘A Hungarian national has been jailed for five years after Gatwick’s Border Force officers found £100,000 worth of cocaine in his trousers.’

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Watchdog bans Center Parcs advert promoting term-time family holidays – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in advertising, news, parental responsibility, school children by sally

‘An advertisement for Center Parcs resorts has been banned for “irresponsibly” encouraging parents to take their children on holiday during term time.’

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Article 11: Right to strike and insecure workers – UK Human Rights Blog

‘Two different bodies in the last week have reflected on issues concerning the fundamental imbalance in the employment relationship.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd April 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

People reluctant to express religious beliefs because of ‘deep intolerance’ to extremism, says Attorney General Dominic Grieve – The Independent

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in Christianity, news, political parties by sally

‘The Government’s senior law officer Dominic Grieve said people with “softer” religious views had been reluctant to express their faith because of the “disturbing” rise of fundamentalism. ‘

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The Independent, 23rd April 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Oh Mr Ghopee – NearlyLegal

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in appeals, consumer credit, licensing, loans, news, striking out by sally

‘God, we are told, loves a trier. Perhaps fortunately, the Court of Appeal takes a less emollient approach with an unlawful money lender who has been repeatedly featured on this site.’

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NearlyLegal, 23rd April 2014

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Blunham conmen: Third man jailed for tricking pensioner

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in elderly, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A third man has been jailed, for four-and-a-half years, for conning an 84-year-old woman with dementia out of her £73,500 life savings.’

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BBC News, 23rd April 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – new criminal offences – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

‘Another year, and yet more criminal justice legislation. The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2013-14 is going through Parliament at the moment, and it will come as no surprise that it includes new criminal offences.’


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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd April 2014

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Man fined £300 for swallowing goldfish in Neknominate prank – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in animal cruelty, fines, guilty pleas, internet, news by sally

‘A man who swallowed a live goldfish as part of a Neknominate challenge has been fined £300.’

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judicial dissent wanes under Neuberger regime at UK Supreme Court – The Lawyer

Posted April 23rd, 2014 in judges, judgments, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Judicial dissent is in decline in the UK’s top court as the Supreme Court moves towards a culture of collegiality on the bench, research by The Lawyer has revealed.’

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The Lawyer, 23rd April 2014

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 22nd, 2014 in legislation by sally

The National Grid (North London Reinforcement Project) Order 2014

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2014

The Children and Families Act 2014 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2014

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 22nd, 2014 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Meadows Care Ltd & Anor v Lambert & Anor [2014] EWHC 1226 (QB) (16 April 2014)

High Court (Administrative Court)

AM v Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 4 Murcia, Spain (Rev 2) [2014] EWHC 1113 (Admin) (16 April 2014)

High Court (Family Division)

S (A Child), Re [2014] EWCC B44 (Fam) (16 April 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Briggs and others v Gleeds (Head Office) and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 22nd, 2014 in documents, estoppel, execution, law reports, pensions by sally

Briggs and others v Gleeds (Head Office) and others [2014] EWHC 1178 (Ch); [2014] WLR (D) 174

‘A representation of law could found an estoppel by representation. Estoppel could not be invoked where a document did not even appear to comply with the requirements of section 1(3) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 on its face or where a document needed to be executed by partners and was stated to be signed, sealed and delivered by each partner but none of those signatures were witnessed. Accordingly members of a pension scheme were not estopped from denying that defective deeds were validly executed.’

WLR Daily, 15th April 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk