Woman jailed for murder of 11-month-old son – The Guardian
‘A mother has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years for murdering her 11-month-old son.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Blackburn siblings jailed over gay partner kidnap plot – BBC News
‘Several members of a family who attempted to kidnap their sister’s gay partner have been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mike Hancock case: woman wins right to see full QC report – The Guardian
‘The alleged sexual assault victim of MP Mike Hancock has won the right to see a full version of an independent QC’s report about her accusations.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Security farce over anonymity for terror suspects on the run – Daily Telegraph
‘Home Office is caught up in a row over its refusal to name terror suspects who have gone missing while on control orders.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Campaigner’s lawyers challenge secrecy over police spy accused of lying in court – The Guardian
‘Prosecutors are due on Monday to defend their decision to keep secret the cause of a miscarriage of justice involving an undercover police officer who allegedly used his fictitious identity in a criminal trial to conceal his covert work.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hundreds of mentally ill children ‘locked in police cells’, some for over 24 hours – The Independent
‘Hundreds of potentially unwell children in England and Wales have been placed in police cells after being detained under the Mental Health Act as officers had no place else to take them.’
The Independent, 26th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
James Roy Simister guilty of murdering Debbie Simister – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed his wife to death during an argument at their home has been convicted of murder.’
BBC News, 24th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parole system failing prisoners and close to be overwhelmed, lawyers warn – The Independent
‘England and Wales’s parole system is on the brink of a crisis that will result in reformed prisoners being detained months after they should have been released, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.’
The Independent, 26th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mentally unfit refugees unfairly targeted by Home Office – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is covertly targeting the most vulnerable asylum seekers – those considered mentally unfit, or victims of torture – for deportation as part of the government’s hardline stance on immigration, according to lawyers and charity workers.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jump in judicial reviews against HMRC shows businesses more willing to challenge “unlawful” tax decisions, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses have become more willing to challenge tax decisions against them that appear to be unlawful, an expert has said, after a 31% increase in the number of judicial review applications made against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Surrogacy: A Guide to the Current Law (Part 1) – Family Law Week
‘In the first of two articles providing an introduction to surrogacy law, Bianca Jackson, a pupil barrister at Coram Chambers, considers the key statutes and regulations underpinning this growing area of family law practice.’
Family Law Week, 24th January 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
How whole-life sentences might comply with human rights convention – The Guardian
‘Strasbourg court found that whole-life terms breached human rights of prisoners as they did not provide any review mechanism.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Litigation privilege did not apply to correspondence before litigation was “reasonably anticipated”, judge says – OUT-LAW.com
‘A brewing company was unable to prevent correspondence between itself and its bank and accountants from being disclosed during a dispute connected with the sale of its eastern European business, a High Court judge has ruled.
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
HB and Exempt accommodation: unreasonably high rent – NearlyLegal
‘I admit that SS v Birmingham CC [2013] UKUT 418 (AAC) has been on my to do list for a while and that, possibly, the main reason for finding the time to write it up is because I’m on a two hour strike (#fairpayinHE). But, it is a really quite important case about the application of the unreasonably high rent rule for “exempt accommodation” in Reg 13 and Sch 3 of the 2006 Housing Benefit regs. The principal question of law concerns the meaning of “suitable alternative accommodation” in those regs.’
NearlyLegal, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
We need to talk about Denning – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘It’s a familiar scenario to any lawyer.
You’re reading a practitioner handbook and see a case referred to that seems just a little bit odd.
You read the summary in the footnotes and can’t believe it really says that and, before you know it, you’ve been side-tracked from your original research plan into actually getting a copy of the case.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Sean Turner: Inquest rules ‘lost opportunities’ in four-year-old’s care – The Independent
‘A Bristol hospital has apologised over the treatment a four-year-old heart patient received on a ward after his parents condemned his care as “shambolic”.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mark Elliot: Reflections on the HS2 case: a hierarchy of domestic constitutional norms and the qualified primacy of EU law – UK Constitutional Law Group
‘Earlier this week, the UK Supreme Court gave judgment in R (HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] UKSC 3. A good overview of the issues at stake in the case can be found in the Court’s press summary, as well as in a post by David Hart on the UK Human Rights Blog. This post is concerned only with one aspect of the decision, and with some very interesting dicta concerning not only the relationship between UK and EU law, but the nature of the UK’s constitutional order itself.’
UK Constitutional Law Group, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Guarantor was released from obligations when alterations to property were made without its consent, Appeal Court confirms – OUT-LAW.com
‘The guarantor of an insolvent commercial tenant cannot be held liable for outstanding obligations if changes were made to the lease without its consent which had the “potential” to increase the burden on the guarantor, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Philpott deaths ‘not preventable’, according to serious case review – The Guardian
‘The deaths of the six Philpott children in a house fire started by their parents “could not have been predicted or prevented”, a serious case review has found.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court rules will is valid despite admin error – Daily Telegraph
‘Alfred and Maureen Rawlings’ wills were contested after a clerical error saw them sign each other’s paperwork.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
