An English Judge in Europe – The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden
An English Judge in Europe (PDF)
Speech by The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th March 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Category: news
Contempt of Court: reducing the publisher’s risk of breaching court reporting restrictions – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission is recommending that a new online service be established to help journalists and publishers reporting criminal trials discover whether reporting restrictions are in force and, if so, why. The service would be open to all publishers, from large media organisations to individual bloggers.’
Law Commission, 26th March 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Supreme Court set to hear latest in series of village green cases – Local Government Lawyer
‘The latest in a series of village green cases to reach the Supreme Court will be heard next week by a five-judge panel led by Lord Neuberger.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Released short term prisoner face another two weeks behind bars if they ignore new supervision – Daily Telegraph
‘Damian Green, Justice minister, announces new powers for magistrates to ensure new supervision orders are met.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Keyu and others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and another – WLR Daily
‘The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not impose an obligation on the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs or the Secretary of State for Defence to conduct an inquiry into deaths occurring in 1948 in Malaya before the Convention was adopted and the United Kingdom acceded to the Convention. Likewise no duty arose under customary international humanitarian law which was enforceable at common law. Nor was the decision of the Secretaries of State to exercise their discretion not to establish a public inquiry vitiated on public law grounds.’
WLR Daily, 19th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Delay to the operation of new unified patent court – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new court system that is being set up to handle disputes about unitary patents may not be operational until 2016, the group established to deliver the new system has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Offenders choosing jail time ahead of paying confiscation orders: MPs – Local Government Lawyer
‘Offenders are choosing to spend extra time in jail rather than pay confiscation orders and the sanctions for such non-payment do not work, the Public Accounts Committee has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Scot Peterson: Constitutional Entrenchment in England and the UK – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Frequently people think that there are only two ways address flexibility in a constitution: to legally entrench an entire document and to protect it with strong judicial oversight, or to have a political constitution and a sovereign parliament, which, in the words of A.V. Dicey, ‘has … the right to make or unmake any law whatever….’ One aspect of this sovereignty is that parliament cannot bind itself: ‘That Parliaments have more than once intended and endeavoured to pass Acts which should tie the hands of their successors is certain, but the endeavour has always ended in failure.’’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th March 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Judge cites Karl Marx in rejecting law firm’s bid to exit professional indemnity scheme – Legal Futures
‘One of the world’s leading offshore law firms has been knocked back by a judge quoting Karl Marx, after seeking a waiver from the Isle of Man Law Society’s indemnity insurance requirements.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Right to privacy: can we really trust Google Glass? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘It is difficult to have missed the hype surrounding Google Glass (referred to simply as “Glass”), not only because of its futuristic technological capabilities and design, but also the concerns it raises for an individual’s Art 8 right to privacy.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th March 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Paedophile priest Francis Paul Cullen jailed for 15 years – BBC News
‘A priest who sexually assaulted seven children before spending more than two decades on the run in Spain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FGM: Top gynaecologist hits out at ‘political’ prosecution for female genital mutilation – The Independent
‘Has the DPP picked the right target for a landmark legal case against a barbaric medical practice? Jeremy Laurance talks to Dr Katrina Erskine.’
The Independent, 24th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Justice Minister Chris Grayling defends prisoner book rules – BBC News
‘Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says new prison policies are not denying inmates access to books, despite criticisms from high-profile authors.’
BBC News, 25th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deepcut soldier’s family allowed to seek new inquest – The Guardian
“The government’s most senior legal adviser has given permission to the family of a young army recruit who died nearly 19 years ago at the notorious Deepcut barracks in Surrey to apply for a new inquest into her death.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Achogbuo – WLR Daily
‘An application for permission to appeal against a conviction on grounds of previous incompetent representation by solicitors or counsel should not be made without taking proper steps to inquire whether there was a cogent objective basis for the proposed ground of appeal. It was impermissible to rely alone on the word of the defendant.’
WLR Daily, 19th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Data protection and compensation: the “irreversible march” towards revolutionary change – Panopticon
‘At 11KBW’s Information Law conference this past Tuesday, I talked a bit about the progress of the draft EU Data Protection Regulation. I omitted to mention last week’s development (my reason: I was on holiday in Venice, where data protection seemed less pressing). In a plenary session on 12 March, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of the Commission’s current draft of the Regulation. This is all explain in this Memo from the European Commission. Here are some key points.’
Panopticon, 21st March 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Islamic law to be enshrined in British law as solicitors get guidelines on ‘Sharia compliant’ wills – The Independent
‘Islamic law is to be effectively enshrined in the British legal system for the first time under guidelines for solicitors on drawing up “Sharia compliant” wills.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two men first to be charged in UK under FGM Act – The Guardian
‘Two men are to be charged in the first UK prosecutions under the Female Genital Mutilation Act, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
