R (on the application of New London College Limited) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); R (on the application of West London Vocational Training College) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) – Supreme Court

R (on the application of New London College Limited) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); R (on the application of West London Vocational Training College) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 51 UKSC 2012/0060 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 17th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Benedetti (Appellant) v Sawiris and others (Respondents) – Supreme Court

Benedetti (Appellant) v Sawiris and others (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 50 | UKSC 2011/0087 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 17th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Kapri v Lord Advocate (representing the Government of the Republic of Albania) – WLR Daily

Kapri v Lord Advocate (representing the Government of the Republic of Albania) [2013] UKSC 48; [2013] WLR (D) 281

“An arrested person who resisted extradition on the basis that there was systemic corruption in the judicial system in the requesting country did not necessarily have to point to particular facts or circumstances affecting his case since such corruption affected everyone who was subjected to it and it was impossible to say that any individual who was returned to such a system would receive the right to a fair trial within article 6 of the Convention.”

WLR Daily, 10th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Surviving LASPO conference: ‘imperative’ that next government has advice strategy – LegalVoice

Posted July 17th, 2013 in appeals, benefits, budgets, legal aid, legal services, local government, news by sally

“A single helpline to act as ‘a safety net’ for those who can not find legal help and a £100m national advice fund, are likely to be two of more eye-catching recommendations of the Low Commission on the Future of Advice and Legal Support reports Jon Robins.”

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LegalVoice, 17th July 2013

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Is complicity with the death penalty illegal? – UK Human Rights Blog

“In a previous blog post on these pages, the case of Lindsay Sandiford was examined. Sandiford – a British citizen facing the death penalty in Indonesia – had asked the UK Government for funding to help her appeal, but was refused financial help. The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Government, stating that the decision to provide legal aid to a British citizen abroad is a discretionary matter for the executive.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Badger was fox’ lie Cumbria men’s convictions upheld – BBC news

“Three men given jail sentences after taking a badger from a wood and trying to pretend it was a fox have had their convictions upheld at an appeal.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Only one in every 100 reports of illegal immigration results in deportation – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 17th, 2013 in appeals, bills, deportation, immigration, news, select committees, statistics by sally

“Only one in every 100 reports of illegal immigration has resulted in someone being removed from the country, the Home Office has admitted.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina v Turbill; Regina v Broadway – WLR Daily

Posted July 16th, 2013 in appeals, care homes, jury directions, law reports, negligence, wilful neglect by sally

Regina v Turbill; Regina v Broadway [2013] WLR (D) 279

“Where a defendant who had the care of someone who lacked capacity was charged with an offence of wilful neglect it was necessary for the prosecution to prove that the negligence was wilful in that either the defendant was aware of the consequences of the negligence or could not care less as to the consequences.”

WLR Daily, 12th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

No witness immunity for the Forensic Science Service – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 16th, 2013 in appeals, deceit, human rights, immunity, negligence, news, witnesses by sally

“There was evidence in this case that employees of the Forensic Science Service had altered the exhibit numbers on the evidence in question, possibly to cover up their mistake.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 15th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 15th, 2013 in appeals, duty of care, employment, health & safety, law reports, robbery by sally

Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1963; [2013] WLR (D) 277

“The failure by a betting shop to operate a magnetic lock to prevent a robbery during the hours of darkness was not a sufficient basis for a conclusion of a breach of a duty of care.”

WLR Daily, 11th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Adesina v Nursing and Midwifery Council; Baines v Same – WLR Daily

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, law reports, nurses, time limits by sally

Adesina v Nursing and Midwifery Council; Baines v Same: [2013] EWCA Civ 818;   [2013] WLR (D)  273

“The time limit of 28 days to lodge an appeal from a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council to strike off or discipline a nurse was subject to a discretion which would only arise in exceptional circumstances and where the appellant personally had done all she could to bring the appeal in time.”

WLR Daily, 9th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Sturnham) v Parole Board and another (No 2) – WLR Daily

Regina (Sturnham) v Parole Board and another (No 2): [2013] UKSC 47;   [2013] WLR (D)  274

“The statutory provisions relating to sentences of imprisonment for public protection involved a higher threshold for the imposition of such sentences than for continued detention after the expiry of a prisoner’s minimum term.”

WLR Daily, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (AA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, children, detention, immigration, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Regina (AA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2013] UKSC 49;   [2013] WLR (D)  272

“The Home Secretary did not act unlawfully when she detained a 17-year-old illegal immigrant in the mistaken but reasonable belief that he was aged over 18.”

WLR Daily, 10th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Urban I (Blonk Street) Ltd v Ayres and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, construction industry, contracts, delay, law reports, sale of land by sally

Urban I (Blonk Street) Ltd v Ayres and another: [2013] EWCA Civ 816;   [2013] WLR (D)  271

“Where, in the case of a time provision which was an innominate term, a completion notice had not been served on the contract-breaker, the other party only became entitled to terminate the contract thereafter if and when the delay was such as to go to the root of the contract, that was to say it deprived the other party of substantially the whole benefit which it was intended it should have under the contract.”

WLR Daily, 5th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Black and another v Wilkinson – WLR Daily

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, hotels, law reports, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

Black and another v Wilkinson: [2013] EWCA Civ 820;   [2013] WLR (D)  270

“The defendant, who ran a bed and breakfast business from her home, unlawfully discriminated against the claimant homosexual partners by refusing, on the basis of her religious beliefs, to provide them with the double bedroom one of them had booked, contrary to the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007.”

WLR Daily, 9th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Court of Appeal allows new grounds of challenge to planning decisions beyond six week limit – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, news, planning, time limits by sally

“Challengers to planning permissions can substitute entirely new grounds of challenge beyond the end of the strict six week limit for bringing a claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

CoA rejects Saudi bid to have case held in camera – The Lawyer

Posted July 11th, 2013 in appeals, human rights, news, private hearings, royal family by sally

The Court of Appeal has refused to quash an order preventing two Saudi princes from having their case heard behind closed doors.

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The Lawyer, 10th July 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

The Prince Charles veto: JR fails due to availability of JR – Panopticon

“As Chris Knight reported this morning, judgment has been handed down in R (Evans) v HM Attorney General [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin). The Upper Tribunal had ordered disclosure of certain correspondence between Prince Charles and government ministers (termed ‘advocacy correspondence’). The government – the Attorney General specifically – exercised the power of veto under section 53 of FOIA. The requester, Guardian journalist Rob Evans, brought judicial review proceedings. The Administrative Court dismissed his claim.”

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Panopticon, 10th July 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 48 | UKSC 2012/0192 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) – YouTube

Posted July 11th, 2013 in appeals, children, detention, immigration, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 49 | UKSC 2013/0032 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt