Is urinating in public ever acceptable? – BBC News
“A court ruling has cast doubt on whether urinating in public is a nuisance – as long as no-one sees. So is it really ever acceptable?”
BBC News, 15th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Tenant fails in its bid for a new tenancy after Court confirms landlord’s intention to occupy property for its own use is viable – OUT-LAW.com
“The operator of an oil depot has been unsuccessful in its bid for a new tenancy after the Court of Appeal confirmed that its landlord’s plans to occupy the property for its own business were viable.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Carlisle takeaway boss jailed for child sex – The Independent
“A takeaway boss has been jailed for 15 years after paying under-age girls for sex and inciting others to become child prostitutes.”
The Independent, 15th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tougher sentences for dangerous dog offences – Sentencing Council
“A tougher approach to the way those convicted of dangerous dog offences are treated by the courts is contained in a new guideline from the Sentencing Council published today.”
Sentencing Council, 15th May 2012
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Dangerous Dog Offences Definitive Guideline (PDF)
Charging announcement in relation to Rebekah Brooks and others – Crown Prosecution Service
“Alison Levitt, QC, Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions oversees CPS decision making, and all potential prosecutions, in relation to the ongoing phone hacking investigations and other related matters.”
Full story
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th May 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
D (A Child) [2012] EWCA Civ 627 (14 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kudos Catering (UK) Ltd v Manchester Central Convention [2012] EWHC 1192 (QB) (19 April 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Edenwest Ltd v CMS Cameron McKenna (A Firm) [2012] EWHC 1258 (Ch) (14 May 2012)
Stupples v Stupples & Co (High Wycombe) Ltd [2012] EWHC 1226 (Ch) (09 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Fish v The General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 1269 (Admin) (14 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Drug addict jailed for stealing elderly woman’s wedding ring – The Guardian
“A drug addict who stole the wedding ring from the finger of an 87-year-old woman with cancer has been jailed for 14 years.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judical Review and Costs: The Latest from the Court of Appeal – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Tim Baldwin analyses the decision of the Court of Appeal in M v London Borough of Croydon and its impact on costs in judicial review cases.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 14th May 2012
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Commission publishes formal assessment of government’s 2010 spending review – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“The Commission today [14 May] publishes its equality assessment of the government’s 2010 Spending Review.”
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 14th May 2012
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Man who said God told him to attack tourist with cobblestone jailed – The Guardian
“A man undergoing psychiatric care who almost murdered a tourist outside York Minster by hitting him repeatedly with a cobblestone has been jailed for a minimum of four and a half years.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Social Security and Child Support (Supersession of Appeal Decisions) Regulations 2012
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No.8) Order 2012
The Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Committee (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s five-year-old son – The Guardian
“An unemployed man has been found guilty of murdering a five-year-old boy who had been admitted to hospital on several occasions before his death.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jamaican criminal wins costly legal battle against Home Office – and £1 in damages – Daily Telegraph
“A Jamaican convicted criminal who claims he was illegally detained before being deported from Britain has won a nominal £1 in damages from the Home Office – after a costly taxpayer-funded legal battle.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Owners of dangerous dogs face stiffer sentences – The Guardian
“More owners of dangerous dogs will be imprisoned, under guidelines issued to judges and magistrates by the Sentencing Council.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two men jailed for shooting man dead after argument in McDonald’s – The Guardian
“Two men have been given life sentences for shooting a stranger dead after a row in a queue at McDonald’s.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
New laws help diverse judiciary – Ministry of Justice
“More women and people from minority backgrounds will be encouraged to become judges under plans announced today by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Association of Costs Lawyers’ Annual Conference 2012 – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Association of Costs Lawyers’ Annual Conference 2012 (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th May 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Removing full right of appeal for family visitors – UK Border Agency
“A clause in the Crime and Courts Bill, published today, will remove the full right of appeal for those applying to enter the UK as a family visitor. Subject to Parliamentary approval and Royal Assent, this change is expected to come into force by 2014. Refused applicants will still be able to appeal on limited grounds of human rights or race discrimination.”
UK Border Agency, 10th May 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
