Isa Muazu loses legal battle after starving self – BBC News
‘A Nigerian asylum seeker who starved himself for three months has lost his legal bid to stay in the UK.’
BBC News, 17th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Jeremy Forrest: school staff ‘missed repeated chances to blow whistle’ – The Guardian
‘School staff missed repeated opportunities to blow the whistle on inappropriate conduct between the maths teacher Jeremy Forrest and the teenage schoolgirl he went on to abduct, a damning review has found.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jessie J gig murderer loses conviction appeal – BBC News
‘A man jailed for murdering a father-of-two with a bottle at an event where singer Jessie J was performing has lost his conviction and sentence appeal.’
BBC News, 16th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (To Manage) – NearlyLegal
‘The right to manage provisions in Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 have been an incredibly fertile source of litigation. Thanks Parliament. No, really, thanks a lot. One reason might be the drafting of the legislation itself (as J has said, you could never accuse it of being user friendly) The challenges have focused on the two key elements – the qualifying criteria (or what I am loosely calling “qualifying criteria”) and the procedural requirements. The judicial trend in respect of both has been in favour of allowing the right to manage to be acquired, so far as possible (Exhibit 1 for qualifying criteria: Gala Unity v Ariadne Road; Exhibit 2 for procedure: Avon Freeholds v Regent Court RTM).’
NearlyLegal, 16th December 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Prisons: Efforts to cut reoffending ‘not working’ – BBC News
‘Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending are “not working” and should be the subject of a major policy review, two senior inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 17th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Assisted suicide ruling cannot ignore right and wrong, says judge – Daily Telegraph
‘Moral questions of right and wrong cannot be “ignored” when deciding whether to allow assisted suicide, senior judge says in landmark challenge to Britain’s euthanasia laws.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Car insurance too high, says Competition Commission – The Guardian
‘Car insurance premiums are too high and should be reduced through far-reaching reforms, the competition watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Let reformed drug addicts become magistrates’, suggests think tank – The Independent
‘Ex-offenders who’ve turned away from crime would be ideally suited to help deal with low-level offenders.’
The Independent, 17th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
College of Policing review tries to prevent deaths in custody – BBC News
‘The College of Policing is reviewing its training to try to prevent more people dying in police custody in England and Wales, the BBC has learned.;
BBC News, 17th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One Direction’s Harry Styles wins court order against paparazzi – The Guardian
‘One Direction’s Harry Styles has won a court order banning the paparazzi from pursuing him in the street or waiting outside his house.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BT default ‘porn filter’ switched on – BBC News
‘BT has announced the launch of a new internet filter designed to protect children online.’
BBC News, 16th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Modern slavery white paper published – Home Office
‘A flagship Bill to tackle modern slavery, the first of its kind in Europe, was published today by the Home Secretary Theresa May.’
Home Office, 16th December 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Traffic courts up and running in 29 areas – Ministry of Justice
‘All areas should have a dedicated traffic court within the next 6 months Justice Minister Damian Green said today (13 December 2013).’
Ministry of Justice, 13th December 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Cormac Mac Amhlaigh: Once More Unto the (Public/Private) Breach …: s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Severability Thesis – UK Constitutional Law Group
‘Two interesting recent blog posts dealt with the meaning of public and private under s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998. They were motivated by injunction proceedings in the High court whereby the Olympic Delivery Authority, (ODA) the body charged with the logistics and infrastructure of the London Olympic Games, had sought injunctions to restrain protestors from entering and occupying land which was to be developed as part of the Olympic site. The main issues emerging from this case discussed in the two posts was whether the ODA constituted a ‘core’ or ‘hybrid’ public authority under s. 6 HRA; whether it could itself enjoy human rights to defeat or counter any human rights obligations it may hold in its capacity as a ‘hybrid’ body exercising public functions; and where the ‘centre of gravity’ for determining the human rights obligations of hybrid bodies lay under the Act; under the s. 6(3)(b) ‘public function’ test or the definition of ‘private act’ under s. 6(5).’
UK Constitutional Law Group, 13th December 2013
Source: www.ukconstituionallaw.org
University segregation guidance – manifesting, not imposing, beliefs – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Controversy has been sparked by the guidance issued by Universities UK entitled External speakers in higher education institutions on the question of gender segregation in university talks.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Mitchell ruling “not an enhanced tactical weapon” for non-defaulting parties – Litigation Futures
‘The new emphasis on courts considering a “wide range of interests” beyond just those of the parties before them when deciding applications for relief from sanctions is not “an enhanced tactical weapon” for non-defaulting parties, the High Court warned last week.’
Litigation Futures, 16th December 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
April Jones killer Mark Bridger to appeal against sentence – BBC News
‘April Jones’ killer Mark Bridger is to appeal against his whole-life sentence.’
BBC News, 16th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The need for Gypsies and Travellers to respond to the Government’s balance of competences review on fundamental rights – Garden Court Chambers Blog
‘Marc Willers explains why it is so important that Gypsies and Travellers respond to the Government’s balance of competences review on fundamental rights by submitting evidence before 13 January 2014.
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 13th December 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Court of Appeal issues key NPPF ruling in cases where no local plan yet – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has clarified the operation of a key part of the National Planning Policy Framework in situations where a local authority has yet to produce a local plan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th December 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
