“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has won a further hearing in his legal battle against extradition. A panel of three High Court judges – headed by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas – ruled today there are outstanding legal issues the court must decide.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Legal proceedings start against a group of French travellers occupying a hospital car park in Newport, south Wales.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police failings ‘more than minimally’ contributed to the deaths of a pregnant mother and child who were stabbed to death by the woman’s former partner days after she went to the police for help, an inquest jury has ruled.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds of thousands of frail elderly and disabled people who need help with basic tasks such as washing and dressing will receive no assistance towards the cost of their care, despite Government reforms, experts have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“All whiplash victims will have to be assessed by accredited doctors as ministers look to cut the bill faced by insurers and the premiums paid by motorists.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd Ocotber 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sally Bercow has apologised for ‘irresponsible use of Twitter’ and agreed to pay undisclosed damages to peer, court told.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A would-be bridegroom who made a hoax bomb threat to a wedding venue after realising he had failed to confirm his booking has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Revision of the PACE codes of practice A, B, C, E, F and H.”
CrimeLine, 21st October 2013
Source: www.www.crimeline.info
“R (Antoniou) v (1) Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; (2) Secretary of State for Health; (3) NHS England [2013] EWHC 3055 (Admin).Where a patient, detained in hospital under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983, takes their own life, Article 2 imposes procedural obligations on the State to investigate the circumstances of the death. These obligations are fulfilled by a coroner’s inquest. Unlike in prison and police station deaths, there need not be any independent investigation system prior to the inquest stage, and nor does Article 2 require one.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Niebel v Information Commissioner is the first Tribunal decision about penalties under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (‘PECR’). Mr.Niebel successfully appealed against a penalty of £300,000.”
Panopticon, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“A number of pension schemes which allowed members to access their savings before the minimum retirement age should be classed as ‘occupational’ schemes, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“UK organisations looking to understand whether information they hold constitutes ‘personal data’ must not look solely at how the term was interpreted by the Court of Appeal in 2003, a High Court judge has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“As part of a recent EU project, Marc Willers has produced this rough guide to the Civil Appeal System in England and Wales.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Schwarz v Stadt Bochum: (Case C‑291/12); [2013] WLR (D) 386
“Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by member states, as amended, which obliged national authorities to take fingerprints of persons applying for passports, was validly adopted and was proportionate to the aim of protecting against the fraudulent use of passports.”
WLR Daily, 17th October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Regulators have rejected plans for a legal education council as a ‘distracting talking shop’. The council was proposed in the report of the Legal Education and Training Review in June.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Julie Stather, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row and Farooq Ahmed, barrister, of 7 Bedford Row consider the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods available for alcohol testing.”
Family Law Week, 20th October 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A dentist jailed for conning the NHS out of more than £1.3 million to fund her ‘globe trotting’ lifestyle and taste for designer shoes has been struck off by the dental regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The union is bringing a legal challenge over the introduction of fees for employment tribunals to the High Court tomorrow.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two devoutly religious beekeepers who reject modern technology have won the right not to fill in their VAT returns online after claiming it breached their human rights.”
The Independent, 21st October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A triple killer, who slashed a pensioner’s throat when he tried to stop him robbing a neighbour, has avoided a whole life prison sentence after the judge said such a punishment was illegal under European law.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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