Michael Bennison trial stopped over ‘lost’ DNA evidence – BBC News
“The trial of a man for the attempted murder of a woman in York has been abandoned after DNA evidence was lost.”
BBC News, 9th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Raise driving age to 18, says government-commissioned report – The Guardian
“Passing a driving test and getting a licence is a rite of passage for many teenagers. But they may have to wait an extra year if the government implements changes being proposed.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
HMP Blundeston inmate in human rights bid to keep jail open – BBC News
“Closing a Suffolk prison will breach an inmate’s human rights, lawyers have told the government.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Skins’ actor sues Met for false arrest claiming he was racially stereotyped – The Independent
“An award-winning actor is suing the Metropolitan Police for assault and false imprisonment after he was wrongly suspected of drug dealing.”
The Independent, 10th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P council apologises for failings in Child T abuse case – The Guardian
“The council that dealt with the Baby P and Victoria Climbié cases has apologised after failing to prevent the abuse of a toddler who suffered extensive injuries at the hands of his family.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Finnigan v Northumbria Police [2013] EWCA Civ 1191 (08 October 2013)
MF (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1192 (08 October 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sargespace Ltd v Eustace [2013] EWHC 2944 (QB) (03 October 2013)
Cuccolini S.R.L v Elcan Industries Inc [2013] EWHC 2994 (QB) (08 October 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Walton Homes Ltd v Staffordshire County Council [2013] EWHC 2554 (Ch) (08 October 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and others v European Parliament, Commission of the European Union and another intervening – WLR Daily
“An action for annulment of a ‘regulatory act’ within the meaning of the fourth paragraph of article 263FEU of the FEU Treaty was available to an individual with a direct concern in an act of general application which was not a legislative act.”
WLR Daily, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v Al-Jedda (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 9th October 2013
Osborn (FC) (Appellant) v The Parole Board (Respondent); Booth (FC) (Appellant) v The Parole Board (Respondent); In the matter of an application of James Clyde Reilly for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 9th October 2013
Analysis: HMP Oakwood report – BBC News
“The official website for HMP Oakwood says that it wants to ‘inspire, motivate and guide prisoners to become the best they can be.'”
BBC News, 8th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court grants injunction to losing bidder over £1bn waste contract award – Local Government Lawyer
“A High Court judge has granted an energy company an injunction preventing a waste authority from entering into a £1bn+ resource recovery contract (RRC) with a rival business.”
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Parties to civil litigation need more guidance on costs, says expert, as High Court declines to approve “disproportionate” budgets – OUT-LAW.com
“Parties to litigation in the civil courts need more guidance about what constitutes an ‘appropriate’ costs budget and the consequences of not meeting the requirements of the new costs management regime, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Failure to respond to FOI request more promptly than ‘long stop’ 20 days deadline needs to be justified, says watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“Public authorities may need to maintain a record to justify why they are unable to respond to freedom of information (FOI) requests more promptly than within 20 working days after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new guidance.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Watchdog warning over ‘unnecessary’ gagging clauses – BBC News
“The use of ‘gagging clauses’ risks stopping employees from speaking out about failures in the public sector, the National Audit Office has warned.”
BBC News, 8th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why Mrs Litvinenko did not get her PCO – but what if it had been an environmental claim? – UK Human Rights Blog
“An extraordinary story which would have raised our eyebrows at its implausibility had it come from our spy novelists. In late 2006, Alexander Litvinenko was murdered by polonium-210 given to him in London. He was an ex-Russian Federation FSB agent, but by then was a UK citizen. He had accused Putin of the murder of the journalist Anna Politovskaya. He may or may not have been working for MI6 at the time of his death. The prime suspects for the killing are in Russia, not willing to help the UK with its inquiries. But rightly, in one form or another, we want to know what really happened.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Refusal of relief from sanctions also highlights negligence risk for solicitors, warns QC – Litigation Futures
“The latest High Court decision refusing relief from sanctions shows how tough the courts are becoming in implementing the Jackson reforms, a QC has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 9th October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
