Whole life orders: Ian McLoughlin – Attorney General’s Office
‘Statement from the Attorney General as triple killer has sentence increased.’
Attorney General’s Office, 18th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Author: sally
Regina (Van Der Pijl) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another – WLR Daily
‘Whilst the test of substantial relevance applied equally to applications for search warrants made in the context of domestic proceedings and applications made at the request of foreign authorities under the Crime (International Cooperation) Act 2003, its application invariably differed. In context a domestic court asked to assess substantial relevance in respect of foreign proceedings would do so on a necessarily more circumscribed basis than the same court would were the assessment in respect of proceedings before the same court.’
WLR Daily, 13th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Daniel v State of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Daniel v State of Trinidad and Tobago [2014] UKPC 3; [2014] WLR (D) 73
‘A defendant charged with murder could, in certain circumstances, rely on the defence of provocation, even though he himself had generated the provocative conduct.’
WLR Daily, 13th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Hamnett v Essex County Council – WLR Daily
Hamnett v Essex County Council [2014] EWHC 246 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 72
‘The Administrative Court, hearing a claim for a statutory review brought under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, did not have jurisdiction to investigate an alleged breach of section 29 of the Equality Act 2010.’
WLR Daily, 13th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Pentonville prison’s future in doubt after highly critical inspection report – The Guardian
‘The future of the Victorian-era Pentonville prison in north London has been put in doubt after a highly critical report said it cannot operate as a modern, 21st-century jail.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal upholds refusal of sexual entertainment venue licence – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by a council’s licensing sub-committee to refuse to renew a licence for a sexual entertainment venue.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Hundreds of probation officers appeal against new jobs – BBC News
‘Hundreds of probation officers have appealed against the jobs assigned to them under a new system due to contract out most probation work from next year.’
BBC News, 18th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Whole life’ sentences can continue for worst offences, appeal court rules – The Guardian
‘British judges can continue to impose “whole life” prison sentences in the most heinous cases of murder, the court of appeal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Geoffrey Sturdey: Three sentenced on burial charges – BBC News
‘Two women who failed to report the death of a man and went on to claim his benefits have been jailed for 20 months.’
BBC News, 17th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deferred prosecution agreements to be made available next week as new guidance published – OUT-LAW.com
‘Prosecutors will be able to enter into US-style ‘plea bargains’ with corporate offenders from next week, providing an alternative to prosecution in cases of economic crime such as bribery or fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th February 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
EVENT: The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust – 2nd Annual Criminal Justice Lecture
‘We are privileged to announce that our keynote speaker will be Michael Mansfield QC, raising the topic of ‘Undercover Policing and the Secret State’ Rt Hon. Sadiq Khan MP will chair the event. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.’
Date: 25th March 2014, 18.30-9.00pm
Location: TUC, Congress House, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Charge: £20, Student concession £5
More information can be found here.
Judge orders fresh decision over property and care home fee payment – Local Government Lawyer
‘A claimant has successfully challenged a council’s decision to uphold its reversal of a previous decision to disregard a property owned by her mother in calculating the mother’s ability to pay care home fees.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Discharge of duty by helping eviction – NearlyLegal
‘This sounds like a rather odd case, noted on the Garden Court bulletin. It is a refusal to grant permission for Judicial Review of a Council’s refusal to carry out a review of the method it had decided upon to discharge its full housing duty.’
NearlyLegal, 17th February 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Petite’ firearms officer wins sex discrimination case because gun was too big for her hands – Daily Telegraph
‘Victoria Wheatley, part of the armed unit which protects the Sellafield atomic complex, could not reach her weapon’s trigger’
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Over 140 children identified as sex slaves in 2013 – The Independent
‘More than 140 children were identified as being trafficked for sexual abuse last year as the numbers of people rescued from being held as slaves soared by nearly half.’
The Independent, 18th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother’s permissive parenting harmed sons, court rules in custody battle – The Guardian
‘A woman has lost custody of her two sons after a judge said she had “significantly failed” the children through permissive parenting, accepting the argument that she acted “more like a friend than a parent” to the two boys.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2014
Source: www.guaridan.co.uk
Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins: Claims paedophile could have been caught sooner – BBC News
‘Calls have been made for an inquiry into claims paedophile rock star Ian Watkins could have been caught sooner.’
BBC News, 18th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gangster husband of BBC executive jailed after two month extortion campaign – Daily Telegraph
‘Career criminal Tommy Roye recruited two enforcers to have his victim’s car torched on his driveway.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Whole-life sentences verdict due – The Guardian
‘Leading judges are to give a crucial ruling on Tuesday on whether whole-life sentences are legal.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Smoking ban in cars – right idea, wrong execution – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘MPs were given a free vote last week on whether they wanted to create a law making it illegal to smoke in a car whilst a child is present.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 17th February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
