The cohabitation conundrum – New Law Journal
“Geraldine Morris tracks recent attempts to clarify cohabitation.”
New Law Journal, 24th October 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
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Jeffrey Lake, ex-policeman, jailed for child rape – BBC News
“A retired police sergeant has been jailed for raping and sexually abusing two children while he was an officer serving in Lancashire and Merseyside.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Supreme Court ruling in Woodland v Essex County Council: the reaction – Local Government Lawyer
“The relationship between public bodies and independent contractors has been thrown into sharp relief by yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment in the Woodland case. Local Government Lawyer looks at the reaction to the ruling.”
Local Government Lawyer, 24th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Social mobility – is law leading the way? – Legal Week
“The latest Alan Milburn report on social mobility has produced a little backslapping in legal circles, primarily because of this judgment: “Professions are undertaking more activity in order to improve but results are mixed: law leads medicine, media, politics and finance.”
Legal Week, 24th October 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
IP in tattoos, seriously? – Technology Law Update
“There has been a lot of discussion over the last couple of years in the media about what intellectual property exists in tattoos and who owns it. It is likely that tattoos, if original artistic works, will be subject to copyright and the owner of copyright works is generally the person who created them, i.e. the tattoo artist.”
Technology Law Update, 24th October 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Ofcom to launch unprecedented review of mobile phone speeds as shock figures reveal 3G “non-spots” – Daily Telegraph
Britain’s mobile phone operators could be forced by Government to invest more in next generation services after ‘shocking’ figures showed thousands of miles of roads have no 3G coverage at all.
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman who ‘cannot work because of a shoe allergy’ sees benefits stopped – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who claimed £100,000 in disability benefits because of a shoe allergy must return to work, officials say.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Blackpool Council fined over ‘horrific’ Claremont Park swing injuries – BBC News
“Blackpool Council has been fined £18,000 after a boy suffered ‘horrific injuries’ when a park swing fell on him.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord McAlpine settles libel action with Alan Davies over Twitter comment – The Guardian
“Lord McAlpine has settled his libel action with Alan Davies over a tweet relating to false child sex abuse allegations, with the comedian agreeing to pay £15,000 in damages and issuing a warning to users of the social media service.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newcastle United horse punch fan Barry Rogerson jailed – BBC News
“A Newcastle United fan who punched a police horse when trouble flared following his side’s defeat to Sunderland has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailed women will serve their sentences closer to home – The Independent
“Women prisoners will be held as close to their homes as possible and guaranteed help to return to the outside world under measures to be announced today to break the cycle of female offending.”
The Independent, 25th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Press regulation: publishers seek judicial review of royal charter decision – The Guardian
“A group of national newspaper publishers have launched a legal challenge to the government’s plans for press regulation, claiming that ‘irrational’ ministers have failed to apply ‘rigorous standards of consultation’ over plans for a new watchdog.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landlord handed £75K confiscation order after admitting planning breaches – Local Government Lawyer
“A landlord who illegally split two houses into flats has been ordered to pay a London council £75,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court considers definition of “terrorism” – UK Human Rights Blog
“R v Gul (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 64, 23 October 2013 – It is a platitude that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. It is for precisely this reason that the international community has not been able to agree on a definition of terrorism to be embedded in international law. The issue in this appeal was whether the definition of ‘terrorism’ in the UK Terrorism Act 2000 includes military attacks by non-state armed groups against national or international armed forces in a non-international armed conflict.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Ofcom upholds Lord McAlpine complaints – BBC News
“Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has upheld complaints against episodes of Newsnight and This Morning which led to Lord McAlpine being wrongly implicated in child sex abuse allegations.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Richard III on the move again – pitched into the current judicial review debate – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Plantagenet Alliance Ltd (R o.t.a) v. Secretary of State for Justice and others, Haddon-Cave J, 18 October 2013 (PCO), and on permission, 15 August 2013. I posted here on the original judgment giving the Plantagenet Alliance permission to seek judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision to re-bury Richard III in Leicester. At the time, the judge had made a full Protective Costs Order in favour of the Alliance, so that it would not have to pay costs if it lost. The judge had also ordered what he envisaged to be a short hearing to determine in what sum the Alliance’s costs should be capped. if it won.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Amelia Bowmar death: Darryl Elliott jailed for life – BBC News
“A father-of-two who murdered his partner’s young daughter has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christian seeks landmark ruling over Sunday shifts – Daily Telegraph
“Celestina Mba, a Christian care worker, asks the Court of Appeal to rule that she should not be forced by an employer to work on Sundays.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Press curbs ‘will damage Queen’s standing’ – Daily Telegraph
“Politicians’ ‘repressive’ plans to regulate the press will undermine the country’s international standing and the reputation of the Queen, free speech groups have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
