Dating site murderer Miles Donnelly jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a single mother he met on a dating website has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 21st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Coroner could reopen inquest into murdered Ellie Butler – The Guardian
‘The inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl who was murdered by her father could be reopened, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police and prosecutors criticised after firefighter wrongly convicted of sex attacks solely on testimony of fantasist – Daily Telegraph
‘A retired fire chief falsely accused of sexually abusing a boy 40 years ago has had his conviction overturned after it emerged his accuser was a fantasist and serial liar.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for using drone to fly drugs into prisons – The Guardian
‘A man who used a drone to fly contraband into prisons has become the first person in the UK to be jailed for the crime, police said.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The first ever FGM figures show nearly 6,000 new cases in England – BBC News
‘The first ever recorded figures for female genital mutilation (FGM) show that between April 2015 and March 2016 there were 5,702 new cases in England.’
BBC News, 21st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diplomats in UK ‘avoiding prosecution for serious crimes’ – The Guardian
‘Diplomatic officials working in Britain have allegedly used their immunity to avoid prosecution for serious criminal offences including child pornography and human trafficking, Boris Johnson has told parliament.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Head Teacher’s Safeguarding responsibilities – Employment Law Blog
‘A v B Local Authority and C Governing Body of School [2016] EWCA Civ 766 is concerned with whether an ET had been entitled to find that a Head Teacher of a primary school had been fairly summarily dismissed for gross misconduct, i.e. putting the safety of children at risk, for failing to disclose to the school authorities her close personal relationship with a male (IS) convicted of making indecent images of children by downloading them onto his computer. The ET’s finding was upheld by the EAT (Wilkie J presiding) and has now been upheld by a majority in the Court of Appeal (Black and Floyd LJJ). Elias LJ dissented.’
Employment Law Blog, 20th July 2016
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
Town and Village Greens – Local Government Law
‘The importance of giving reasons for a decision to register land as a village or town green under Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006 has been emphasized by Gilbart J in R (NHS Property Services Ltd) v Surrey County Council (2016) EWHC 1715 (Admin), in which NHS Property Services Ltd (“NHS”) sought judicial review of a decision by the County Council to register a parcel of woodland (“the land”) as a village green. The case is also of importance in relation to the question whether there is a statutory incompatibility with registration.’
Local Government Law, 20th July 2016
Company fined £550,000 in first corporate manslaughter sentencing under new guideline – OUT-LAW.com
‘A construction firm based in north London has been fined £550,000 for corporate manslaughter offences, in the first sentencing since new guidelines were introduced in February.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Restrictions on access to internet connection records agreed by UK peers – OUT-LAW.com
‘New UK surveillance laws will restrict access to people’s internet connection records (ICRs) further than was originally proposed after amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill were approved in the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Guide to Judicial Conduct – Revised July 2016 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Judicial HR Committee of the Judges’ Council is in the process of revising the Guide to Judicial Conduct to make it more readily accessible to the whole of the judiciary. It hopes to be able to present a revised draft to the Judges’ Council for publication during the coming year. In the meantime, judges’ attention is drawn to the attached interim revision of the 2013 Guide. This brings the current version up to date with, amongst other things, references to the JCIO etc and the guidance on reporting minor offences (published in July 2015).’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st July 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Judge admonished over fraud finding and exclusion of claimant – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to exclude claimants from parts of their own county court hearing – but concluded their case was still right to be dismissed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MPs reject bill to change Britain’s voting system to proportional representation – The Independent
‘MPs have rejected a bill that would have changed Britain’s voting system to a form of proportional representation.’
The Independent, 20th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs to debate motion declaring Tony Blair in ‘contempt’ of parliament in September – The Independent
‘MPs are to debate a motion on whether to declare Tony Blair in “contempt” of Parliament because of his role in the Iraq War.’
The Independent, 20th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crime rate set to double after true scale of internet offences revealed – The Guardian
‘There were more than 5.8m incidents of cybercrime in the last year, the Office for National Statistics has said, far higher than previously thought and enough to nearly double the crime rate in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Men jailed over bacon tied to Bristol mosque door handles – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed and two women have been given suspended sentences after rashers of bacon were tied to door handles at a Bristol mosque.’
BBC News, 20th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rich wives being told to get a job as judges clamp down on ‘meal ticket’ divorces – Daily Telegraph
‘Rich wives are increasing being told to go out and get a job rather than rely on maintenance from their ex-husband as judges lead what amounts to a clampdown on “meal ticket” divorces, according to lawyers.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teenager sues after repeatedly being held overnight in police cell – The Guardian
‘Test case against Met police and Islington council brought on behalf of 14-year-old boy by Just for Kids Law, which says cells are not fit places for children.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court: part 36 offer meant party could not accept earlier ‘without prejudice’ offer – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has ruled that a claimant’s part 36 offer was a counter-offer, meaning that an earlier common law offer by the defendants no longer remained open for acceptance.’
Litigation futures, 15th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
