Breeders who buried puppies alive are jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Three dog breeders were jailed yesterday after two newborn puppies were found buried alive in their garden.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Author: sally
Companies face clampdown on contracts with unfair terms – The Guardian
“Law Commission proposes package of measures to help protect customers from hidden charges buried in the small print.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge orders cross-examination of officials over WikiLeaks documents – The Guardian
“A top judge has taken the unprecedented step of ordering two senior government officials to face cross-examination in court over a classified US document leaked by WikiLeaks. It is thought to be the first time that one of the WikiLeaks cables has featured in a UK court case.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Mail publisher pays out £15,000 for printing photos of child – The Guardian
“The publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has been ordered to pay £15,000 in privacy damages after one of its papers published unpixellated pictures of a child whose alleged father is a ‘philandering’ politician.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for throwing dog to its death from block of flats – The Independent
“A man who killed his dog by throwing it out of a 10th floor window has been jailed.”
The Independent, 25th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Khaira & Ors v Shergill & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 983 (17 July 2012)
AB, (A Child), Re [2012] EWCA Civ 978 (17 July 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Red Bull GmbH v Sun Mark Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 1929 (Ch) (17 July 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Afghanistan (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012
The Al-Qaida (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012
The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012
The Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2012
The Gambling (Licence Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Customs Disclosure of Information and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2012
The Education (School Government) (Terms of Reference) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Pitcairn (Court of Appeal) Order 2012
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BBC Rogue Traders presenter Dan Penteado jailed for £24,000 benefit fraud – The Independent
“Rogue Traders presenter Dan Penteado has been jailed for council tax and housing benefit fraud totaling £24,000.”
The Independent, 17th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Disclosure of census data – high court judgment – Panopticon
“The High Court has recently handed down a judgment in a really interesting case concerning the legality of disclosures of census data by the UK Statistics Board. Every decade since 1801, householders in England and Wales have been required to complete a national census form. Failure to complete the form amounts to a criminal offence. The most recent census was conducted by the newly established UK Statistics Board (‘the Board’) in 2011. The Board was established by the Statistics and Registration Act 2007 (‘SRA’). Under s. 39(1) SRA, the Board’s employees are subject to a general duty not to disclose personal data acquired pursuant to the census. However, s. 39(4) creates a number of specific exemptions in respect of that general duty. Not least, under s. 39(4)(f), the Board has a specific power to disclose census data amounting to personal data (including sensitive personal data) where the disclosure is made ‘for the purposes of a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings (whether or not in the United Kingdom)’.”
Panopticon, 17th July 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
David Cameron criticised for attacks on Freedom of Information Act – The Guardian
“The information commissioner has accused David Cameron and other members of the political establishment of launching a damaging attack on the Freedom of Information Act which he says is encouraging civil servants to obscure the government from proper scrutiny.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SEN and Academies: The Upper Tribunal has its say – Education Law Blog
“Academies are independent, non-fee-paying schools funded by the Secretary of State. For special educational needs (SEN) purposes, although Academies are deemed to be mainstream schools (see the Education Act 1996, s.316(4)(b)(iii)), they are not subject to the duties in relation to SEN that maintained schools (as defined in s.312(5)) are. That gap is, however, (at least partially) plugged by the terms of the Funding Agreement between the Secretary of State and the Academy Trust. Indeed, in relation to Academies created since the Academies Act 2010, s.1(7) of the 2010 Act requires the Funding Agreement to impose ‘SEN obligations’ (i.e. the obligations under Chapter 1 of Part IV of the 1996 Act) on the Academy.”
Education Law Blog, 11th July 2012
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Jimmy Mubenga death: G4S guards will not face charges – The Guardian
“Three guards who worked for the security firm G4S have been told they will not face manslaughter charges over the death of Jimmy Mubenga, an Angolan refugee who collapsed while being escorted on a flight from Heathrow airport in London 21 months ago.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Iles v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1610 (17 July 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Crow v Johnson [2012] EWHC 1982 (QB) (16 July 2012)
High Court (Family Division)
G v G [2012] EWHC 1979 (Fam) (11 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Children killed by mother may have lived if police had acted quicker, coroner rules – Daily Telegraph
“Two children who were stabbed to death by their schizophrenic mother could have been saved had police acted quicker, a coroner has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CPS decision on death of Jimmy Mubenga – Crown Prosecution Service
“Jimmy Makenda Mubenga died on 12 October 2010 on a flight to Angola before it had left Heathrow airport. Mr Mubgenga died from cardiorespiratory collapse after being restrained by security guards. A specialist prosecutor within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reviewed the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service into Mr Mubenga’s tragic death.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Sun, Sea, Sex and Service Charges! – Hardwicke Chambers
“When carrying out major works to residential premises, landlords take the risk that their expenditure will not be recoverable unless they comply with the plethora of statutory regulations which now police the recovery of service charges. Compliance with the consultation requirements should be simply a question of employing a good management agent who is familiar with the statutory framework. If all the hoops contained in the regulations are jumped through there should be no bar to recovery of the sums spent.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 16th July 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
New s.182 Guidance – The Changes & How They Affect Day To Day Issues – No. 5 Chambers
New s.182 Guidance – The Changes & How They Affect Day To Day Issues (Powerpoint presentation)
No. 5 Chambers, 12th July 2012
Source: www.no5.com
Environmental and Planning Newsletter – Thirty Nine Essex Street
Environmental and Planning Newsletter (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, July 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
Now in force: the offence of “causing or allowing serious physical harm to a child or vulnerable adult” – Zenith Chambers
“As of the 2nd July 2012 the offence of ‘causing or allowing serious physical harm to a child or vulnerable adult’ came into force.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 16th July 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Community support officer jailed for issuing bogus fines to cyclists – The Independent
“An award-winning police community support officer was jailed for six months yesterday for issuing hundred of false fixed penalty notices.”
The Independent, 17th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
