John Worboys victims in damages case setback – BBC News
“Victims of black cab rapist John Worboys have lost a crucial step in their High Court battle for damages.”
BBC News, 25th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Three jailed for £9m Sainsbury’s potato scam – The Guardian
“Three men have been jailed for a scam in which Sainsbury’s was overcharged by nearly £9m.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tribunal backlog hits record as cases ‘stem job creation’, says Beecroft – Daily Telegraph
“The employment tribunal backlog is at a record high, figures show, as venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft warns the fear of being sued is stopping companies from creating jobs.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leniency for protest student – The Independent
“Owen Holland, the Cambridge PhD student suspended by Cambridge University for two and half years for a protest against cuts, had his sentence cut to one term yesterday.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Interests of children should not prevent extradition for serious offences – UK Human Rights Blog
“These appeals concern requests for extradition in the form of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) issued, in the joined cases of HH and PH, by the Italian courts, and in the case of FK, a Polish court. The issue in all three was whether extradition would be incompatible with the rights of the appellants’ children to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the ECHR.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Rethinking access to justice – LegalVoice
“‘City’s aid sought for post-LASPO project,’ announced the Law Society earlier this month. Apparently, Chancery Lane is seeking the backing of City firms for (in its words) ‘a high-profile initiative aimed at helping high street practices and their clients meet the challenges posed by legal aid cuts’. The Society’s vice-president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff discusses the group’s response to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).”
LegalVoice, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
CQC: Half of care homes ‘failing vulnerable patients’ – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly half of Britain’s care facilities are failing to provide adequate care for vulnerable adults, an official inquiry has concluded.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cost disputes set to soar post-Jackson, survey predicts – Law Society’s Gazette
“Costs disputes between solicitors and their clients will become more common once the Jackson reforms are implemented, according to a survey of specialist costs lawyers published today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Richard O’Dwyer: living with the threat of extradition – The Guardian
“Student who set up website posting links to TV and film content fears being used as a guinea pig by Hollywood giants.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The 16-year-olds who have committed 86 crimes each – The Independent
“A ground-breaking British study finds that 4 per cent are responsible for nearly half of youth crime. The research could have profound implications for police and policy-makers.”
The Independent, 24th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Taking stock after Abu Qatada: Assurances, secret detention and evidence in closed proceedings – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal recently issued its judgment in XX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 742, an appeal from a decision of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC’) upholding the Secretary of State’s decision to deport an Ethiopian national on grounds of national security.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
University tutor wins £60,000 libel damages from Mail and Standard – The Guardian
“A university tutor has won £60,000 in libel damages from the Daily Mail and London Evening Standard over stories alleging he was involved in violence at a demonstration against education cuts.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former prisons inspector condemns probation service reform plans – The Guardian
“Lord Ramsbotham, a former prisons inspector, has condemned government plans to overhaul the probation service and promised to lead a rebellion of peers and politicians unless they are rewritten.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers seizing lion’s share of payouts in NHS negligence cases – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers who sue the NHS in medical negligence cases are earning from the state up to 30 times the amount their clients win in damages, it can be disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Lawcast 208: Francis FitzGibbon QC on the Assange asylum bid – Charon QC
“Julian Assange walked into the Ecuador Embassy in London on Tuesday evening to claim political asylum. The President of Ecuador is shortly to make a statement on Assange’s application. Today I am talking to Francis FitzGibbon QC about the law relating to asylum and the legal consequences of Assange’s extraordinary decision to seek asylum – a decision which surprised several of his supporters who put up the bail money and which they are possibly in danger of forfeiting.”
Charon QC, 21st June 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Weymouth Bay) Order 2012
The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2012
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2012
The Local Justice Areas (No. 2) Order 2012
The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Exemption) (Aviation Security) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
I, R & T, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 1288 (21 June 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Giles v Tarry & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 837 (21 June 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Paton & Anor v Todd [2012] EWHC 1696 (Ch) (21 June 2012)
Helmsley Acceptances Ltd v Ali & Anor [2012] EWHC 1591 (Ch) (14 June 2012)
Healthcare Management Services Ltd v Caremark Properties Ltd [2012] EWHC 1693 (Ch) (29 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aveng (Africa) Ltd v Gabonese Republic & Anor [2012] EWHC 1687 (Comm) (18 June 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
