‘The Home Office has agreed to fund a team of British detectives to help search for toddler Ben Needham who went missing in Greece more than 20 years ago.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The long-awaited Chilcot report on the 2003 invasion of Iraq is being held up by rows over criticisms of leading figures in the Blair government and will almost certainly not be published until after the general election, the Guardian has learned. That scenario emerged on Tuesday after former Conservative foreign secretary Lord Hurd described the way the inquiry had dragged on went beyond questions of mere negligence and forgiveable delay. “It is becoming a scandal”, he told peers. He added: “This is not something of trivial importance. It is something of which a large number of people in this country look anxiously for truth.” ‘
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Many more children could be expelled from school under new guidance which comes into force this week, according to lawyers who represent pupils at appeal panels.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The identities of dead teenagers as old as 17 were stolen by undercover police officers, according to figures released by Scotland Yard after an MP’s near two-year battle to expose the information.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Footballer Ched Evans is still looking for a new club after being released from prison last October, having served half of a five-year sentence for the rape of a 19-year-old woman in a hotel in May 2011.’
BBC News, 6th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A consultant paediatrician raped and indecently assaulted young girls in the 1970s and 80s thinking he was “bomb-proof” because no one would believe a child over him, a jury has been told.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Dealers who sell drugs outside schools are being let off with a “slap on the wrist” by police instead of facing prosecution, the magistrates’ leader has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘“[T]here is force in the observation attributed to Václav Havel, no doubt informed by the dire experience of central Europe: “The Gipsies are a litmus test not of democracy but of civil society”.” So said Lord Bingham of Cornhill in the House of Lords in South Buckinghamshire DC v Porter (No 1).’
No. 5 Chambers, 18th December 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘The European Commission’s controversial infringement decision relating to ‘pay for delay’ pharmaceutical patent settlements is subject to a further challenge.’
Zenith Chambers, 23rd December 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘Over many years of representing landlords (usually by their appointed property management company) in leasehold service charge disputes before the Tribunals, various themes have developed. One of them is my frustration, in the majority of cases, at the quality of evidence with which I must present my client’s case. It actually isn’t that difficult to get your best evidence before the Tribunals and secure the best possible recovery. Especially with the benefit of hindsight!’
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th December 2014
Source: www.hardwickec.co.uk
‘In Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd v SEB SA and Another [2014] EWHC 445 (Pat) (28 Feb 2014) Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd (“Jarden”) sued SEB SA (“SEB”) for the revocation of its European patent number 2.085,003 (“the patent”) for deep fryer with automatic fat coating. SEB counterclaimed for infringement of the patent by importing and selling the Breville Halo Health fryer. The action came on for trial before Mr Justice Arnold who found that 3 of the claims of the patent were invalid but 3 others were valid and had been infringed. Jarden appealed against the judge’s construction of the patent and his finding of infringement. The appeal was heard by Lord Justices Vos and Burnett and Sir Timothy Lloyd in Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd v SEB SA and Another [2014] EWCA Civ 1629 (17 Dec 2014).’
NIPC Law, 1st January 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘Mobile phones that are being used by prisoners will be cut off under proposed new legislation.’
Ministry of Justice, 5th January 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Newly released Home Office figures show that 3,378 people have been detained under divisive immigration laws – including some held for years.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Without prejudice’ correspondence between law firms on the costs of a complex dispute between mosquito net manufacturers was protected by privilege and not admissible in court, the High Court has ruled in a case with combined costs of £4.6m.’
Full story
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th January 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘This case raises a very stark problem. A father wants to see his children aged 5 and 4. The mother has an elder daughter, Y, aged 17. Y told her teacher that the father sexually abused her. The truth or otherwise of this allegation is relevant to whether there should be contact between father and his children.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th January 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Media watchdog Ofcom has cleared the BBC of breaching broadcasting rules over a rape storyline, which prompted complaints from the public.’
BBC News, 5th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has ordered the government to pay for a litigant in person to be represented at a hearing despite his lack of eligibility for legal aid.’
Full story
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th January 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Little has been written on the subject of pension trusts, and the ways in which pension laws and trust laws interact. As academic subjects, many issues such as the purpose of a pension trust, employer duties, and the duties of directors of trustee companies, have long been under-represented. However, pension trust law is a technical area that requires more attention, and is also considered to be an exciting area of law that has been ignored in academia for too long. Author of The Law of Pension Trusts, David Pollard, explains why he decided to fill this gap and what issues he felt needed to be tackled in the law of pension trusts.’
OUP Blog, 6th January 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
‘A man who “brutally” battered to death his ex-wife to get custody of their young son has been given a life sentence for murder.’
BBC News, 5th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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