Rapper Joshua Ribera’s killer Armani Mitchell jailed – BBC News
‘A teenager who murdered a Birmingham rapper in a street stabbing has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years.’
BBC News, 27th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Foreign convicts awaiting deportation held in jail limbo for years – The Independent
‘Foreign offenders awaiting deportation are being locked up for years after their sentences have ended in a potential breach of their human rights, the immigration watchdog has warned.’
The Independent, 27th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Habitual Residence – Habitual Problems – Family Law Week
‘Joshua Viney, pupil at 1 Hare Court, considers the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment in Tan v Choy and the ongoing debate concerning the fifth indent of Article 3 of Brussels IIR.’
Family Law Week, 26th March 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Supreme Court reconsiders nuisance and the power to award damages in lieu of an injunction – Henderson Chambers
‘In the case of Coventry and others (Respondents) v Lawrence and another (Appellants) [2014] UKSC 13 the Supreme Court has addressed five key matters which will play an important role in informing future claims for nuisance.’
Henderson Chambers, 25th March 2014
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Planning Practice Guidance: An Overview – No. 5 Chambers
‘On 6 March Nick Boles announced the launch of the new Planning Practice Guidance (‘PPG’). The guidance has been in draft ‘Beta’ format since 28 August 2013. It follows a review of planning policy guidance undertaken by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor which began in October 2012. This note is intended to provide a brief overview of the guidance and some of its key features.’
No. 5 Chambers, 10th March 2014
Source: www.no5.com
Court of Appeal clarifies law on expert evidence – Henderson Chambers
‘On 13 March 2014 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Rogers & Rogers v Hoyle. The appeal deals with two significant issues that can arise in any area of civil practice: the status and admissibility of opinion evidence outside of CPR Part 35 and the extent of the long-standing rule in Hollington v Hewthorn.’
Henderson Chambers, 13th March 2014
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Is a limited recourse agreement no longer an effective weapon against winding-up? – 11 Stone Buildings
‘This article questions the decision in ARM Asset-Backed Securities S.A. [2013] EWHC 3351 CH which found that a company was insolvent despite a contractual limited recourse provision which provided that the company was not liable to pay its bondholders more than its available funds.’
11 Stone Buildings, February 2014
Source: www.11sb.com
The Savile Estate Saga – Sovereign Chambers
‘Jimmy Savile died on 29 October 2011. The current value of his estate, after allowing for a range of expenses that have been incurred, was about £3.3 million. Jimmy Savile left a will. The executor of the will and Jimmy Savile’s personal representative was National Westminster Bank plc (“the Bank”). Various individuals were named in the will as beneficiaries (“the individual beneficiaries”). These included a small number of close relatives and friends, each of whom was given a relatively modest bequest. However, under the will, the bulk of the residue of Jimmy Savile’s estate was left to the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust (“the Trust”). That Trust was intended to serve a number of very worthwhile and valid charitable causes, including Help for Heroes.’
Sovereign Chambers, 19th March 2014
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
‘You can’t wear that here’ – OUP Blog
‘When a religious believer wears a religious symbol to work can their employer object? The question brings corporate dress codes and expressions of religious belief into sharp conflict. The employee can marshal discrimination and human rights law on the one side, whereas the employer may argue that conspicuous religion makes for bad business.’
OUP Blog, 26th March 2014
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Care Proceedings: The European Dimension – Family Law Week
‘Michael Jones, barrister of 15 Winckley Square Chambers, offers a guide to practitioners conducting care proceedings involving families with European origins.’
Family Law Week, 25th March 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
An English Judge in Europe – The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden
An English Judge in Europe (PDF)
Speech by The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th March 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Contempt of Court: reducing the publisher’s risk of breaching court reporting restrictions – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission is recommending that a new online service be established to help journalists and publishers reporting criminal trials discover whether reporting restrictions are in force and, if so, why. The service would be open to all publishers, from large media organisations to individual bloggers.’
Law Commission, 26th March 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust – WLR Daily
‘The termination of a solicitor’s actual authority by reason of a client’s supervening mental incapacity did not, it itself, automatically frustrate the underlying contract of retainer.’
WLR Daily, 5th February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Supreme Court set to hear latest in series of village green cases – Local Government Lawyer
‘The latest in a series of village green cases to reach the Supreme Court will be heard next week by a five-judge panel led by Lord Neuberger.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Released short term prisoner face another two weeks behind bars if they ignore new supervision – Daily Telegraph
‘Damian Green, Justice minister, announces new powers for magistrates to ensure new supervision orders are met.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
