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Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport – WLR Daily

Posted June 13th, 2014 in compensation, dangerous driving, drug offences, EC law, joint enterprise, law reports, news, personal injuries, uninsured drivers by sally

Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] EWHC 1785 (QB); [2014] WLR (D) 253

‘Clause 6(1)(e)(iii) of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (Compensation of Victims of Uninsured Drivers) Agreement 1999, made between the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and the Secretary of State for Transport and which provided an exclusion from liability for compensation for the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, was incompatible with Council Directive 72/166/EEC, Second Council Directive 84/5/EEC and Third Council Directive 90/232/EEC.’

WLR Daily, 3rd June 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

On the naughty step: The unacceptable face of London landlords – NearlyLegal

Posted June 13th, 2014 in benefits, housing, landlord & tenant, leases, news, rent, unfair contract terms by sally

‘Some of you, those in London at least, might have noticed Boris Johnson announce a new, and completely voluntary, no compulsion here, landlord accreditation scheme. The idea being that tenants, desperate to find somewhere in the middle of the worst accommodation shortage in London for many, many years, will choose to avoid a ‘non-Boris’ landlord. This is of dubious worth, but no matter, what concerns us here is what followed that announcement. Bear with me, because it is worth it in the end.’

NearlyLegal, 12th June 2014

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Offenders caught with knife a second time could face six months in jail – The Guardian

Posted June 13th, 2014 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

‘A plan to jail any offender caught in possession of a knife for a second time is likely to pass into law next week after the Conservatives announced they are to defy the Liberal Democrats to support the measure.’

The Guardian, 12th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court: “reasonable suspicion” entitled customs officers to detain goods pending tax enquiries – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 13th, 2014 in customs and excise, fraud, judicial review, news, search & seizure, taxation by sally

‘Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are entitled to detain goods pending further investigation where they have “reasonable grounds to suspect” that excise duties have not been paid, the Supreme Court has confirmed.’

OUT-LAW.com, 12th June 2014

Source: www.out-law.com

BSB bids to improve barristers’ reporting of certain diversity data – from abysmal to awful – Legal Futures

Posted June 13th, 2014 in barristers, diversity, news, statistics by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board has set itself a minimum target of 30% for diversity data collection from barristers on sexuality, religion and disability.’

Legal Futures, 13th June 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Monster’ sergeant major jailed for sexually assaulting lesbian soldier – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 13th, 2014 in armed forces, courts martial, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A “monster” sergeant major has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting a lesbian soldier following a drink-fuelled party, in an attack which left her considering suicide.’

Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Appeal court raises murder jail term of Adam Singer – BBC News

Posted June 13th, 2014 in appeals, domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A father who killed his ex-girlfriend while their young daughter slept upstairs has had his minimum jail term increased at the Court of Appeal to 23 years.’

BBC News, 12th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Trial of AB and CD part of creeping move towards secret justice – The Guardian

Posted June 13th, 2014 in closed material, intelligence services, murder, news, private hearings, terrorism by sally

‘The case of AB and CD has been widely described as “Britain’s first secret trial”. It would be more accurately described as the latest of a number of creeping moves towards secret justice.’

The Guardian, 12th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Supreme Court reduces religious no-go area for courts – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 12th, 2014 in appeals, charities, jurisdiction, news, Supreme Court, trusts by sally

‘The Supreme Court has just reversed a decision of the Court of Appeal (see my previous post here) that a dispute about the trust deeds of two Sikh religious charities was non-justiciable and so could not and should not be decided by the Courts. By contrast, the SC said that two initial issues concerning the meaning of trust deeds were justiciable, and, because of this, further issues which did raise religious issues had to be determined by the courts.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lord Dyson to rule on whether cheque for court fees should have been put in Christmas post – Litigation Futures

Posted June 12th, 2014 in appeals, case management, courts, fees, news, sanctions, solicitors by sally

‘One of the three Mitchell cases to be heard by the Master of the Rolls next week centres on whether a solicitor should have put a cheque in the post shortly before Christmas to pay for the hearing fee.’

Litigation Futures, 12th June 2014

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Nominet’s new rules on .uk domains could mean the end to users’ privacy – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2014 in disclosure, domain names, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘Since Tuesday, running a personal website has become a privacy minefield for people using .uk domain names. A recent rule change by Nominet, the company which manages the .uk registry, means that domain name owners whose home addresses were previously kept private may now be publicly visible in online searches. People setting up domain names through Nominet must now also show their full legal personal or business name on the public registration database.’

The Guardian, 11th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman left partially blinded in appalling assault by father-in-law who believed she had had affair – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2014 in families, grievous bodily harm, news, personal injuries, sentencing by sally

‘A father-in-law has been jailed after inflicting appalling and severe injuries on a family member, almost blinding her, after flying into a crazed revenge attack over adultery that he believed that she had committed.’

The Independent, 11th June 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Phone hacking trial: After eight months, jury today begins sifting the mountain of evidence – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2014 in conspiracy, documents, evidence, interception, juries, media, misfeasance in public office, news, perverting the course of justice, telecommunications by sally

‘They are the two words the jury in the phone hacking trial may have waited months to hear. At 3.15pm in court 12 of the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Saunders said: “And finally.”’

The Independent, 12th June 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Secret’ terror trial ruling due at Old Bailey – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2014 in anonymity, appeals, news, private hearings, public interest, reporting restrictions, terrorism, trials by sally

‘The Court of Appeal is to rule on whether a trial of two terrorist suspects can be heard in secret.’

BBC News, 12th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Currency market rigging could become criminal offence – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2014 in crime, financial regulation, news by sally

‘Rigging the foreign exchange, bond and commodity markets could become a criminal offence, the government will warn the City on Thursday as part of its latest effort to clean up the financial markets after a wave of scandals and allegations relating to key benchmarks.’

The Guardian, 11th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Get informed – New Law Journal

Posted June 11th, 2014 in divorce, financial advice, mortgages, news by sally

‘Natasha Phillips underlines the importance of mortgage capacity assessments in divorce proceedings.’

New Law Journal, 6th June 2014

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

A new test to determine who is fit for trial – Law Commission

Posted June 11th, 2014 in consultations, expert witnesses, fitness to plead, Law Commission, mental health, news by sally

‘How do we determine whether someone accused of a crime is physically and mentally fit to participate in a criminal trial? And what do we do if they are not? These are the questions being examined today as the Law Commission brings together leading experts in criminal law and mental health to exchange views at a consultation event at Leeds University.’

Law Commission, 11th June 2014

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Unfit To Plead in the Magistrates’ and Youth Courts? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted June 11th, 2014 in fitness to plead, magistrates, news, youth courts by sally

‘Miranda Bevan on the Law Commission’s review of the law on unfitness to plead in England and Wales.’

Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 6th June 2014

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

Analysis Post-Re B-S: The Fallacy of ‘Better than Good Enough Care’ – Family Law Week

Posted June 11th, 2014 in care orders, children, news by sally

‘Paul Hart, barrister, 15 Winckley Square Chambers, considers whether the courts are asking the right question when determining the capability of parents to care for their children.’

Family Law Week, 10th June 2014

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

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