SL (FC) (Respondent) v Westminster City Council (Appellant) – Supreme Court
SL (FC) (Respondent) v Westminster City Council (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 27 | UKSC 2011/0229 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 9th May 2013
Category: news
Former judge to examine role of police corruption in murder investigation – The Guardian
“The home secretary has ordered a review by a former senior judge into the role police corruption had in shielding the murderers of a private detective found with an axe embedded in his head.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Antisocial behaviour, policing and crime measures unveiled – Home Office
“The government has introduced new legislation to tackle antisocial behaviour, criminalise forced marriage and reform the police.”
Home Office, 9th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
The existential crisis of set aside transactions under section 37 MCA 1973 – Family Law Week
“Byron James, barrister, 14 Grays Inn Square considers the questions arising in relation to transactions set aside by s.37 MCA 1973 orders.”
Family Law Week, 9th May 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
12 months supervision for all prisoners on release – Ministry of Justice
“Radical reforms to the way criminals are rehabilitated will mean every offender leaving prison must serve a minimum of 12 months under supervision in the community, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced today [9 May].”
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Review into Riot Damages Act announced – Home Office
“The Riot Damages Act will be independently reviewed to ensure it protects the vulnerable and provides value for money, the government announced today.”
Home Office, 9th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Attorneys General support prosecutions of rape in conflicts – Attorney General’s Office
“The Attorneys General of Canada, Australia, the United States, New Zealand and England and Wales have resolved to work together more closely to fight sexual violence against women and children at yesterday’s annual Quintet meeting of Attorneys General in Auckland.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Taking responsibility – New Law Journal
“Special guardianship orders have become an increasingly popular means of resolving family proceedings. They have found favour with local authorities as a means of securing kinship care placements and have been described as a half-way house between a residence order and an adoption order.”
New Law Journal, 10th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Separate data protection law for employment relations recommended – OUT-LAW.com
“New laws should be drafted to set specific rules around data protection in employment relations, a new report has recommended.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Is the test for capacity to cohabit the same as the test for capacity to marry?” – UK Human Rights Blog
“It may seem strange that the same individual, with learning difficulties, can be considered to have capacity to marry, but not the capacity to decide whether to live with the person they have espoused. What, in essence, is marriage, that puts it on such a different footing to informal cohabitation?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Tarunabh Khaitan: Caste as Race—A Welcome First Step – UK Constitutional Law Group
“Caste is not something that exists only in the cities and villages in the Indian subcontinent. With the diaspora, caste has travelled around the world, the United Kingdom being no exception. Despite activist and academic demands, the then Labour government decided not to prohibit caste discrimination when it enacted the Equality Act 2010. Instead, section 9(5) of the Act permitted a Minister to amend the Act ‘so as to provide for caste to be an aspect of race’—a power that was never exercised. Section 97 of the recently enacted Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 now requires the concerned Minister to amend the definition of ‘race’ in section 9(1) of the Equality Act to include ‘caste’. The new legislation also empowers the Minister to review the operation of the amended section 9(5) of the Equality Act and repeal it if necessary. The House of Lords would have preferred a more straightforward and permanent expansion of the definition of ‘race’ by Parliament directly, but compromised to persuade a cautious Commons.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 10th May 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Grieving drivers who kill loved ones could escape prosecution – Daily Telegraph
“Dangerous drivers who kill a loved one could for the first time avoid prosecution because of their emotional trauma, the country’s top prosecutor said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It doesn’t add up’: Jimmy Savile’s victims condemn report by West Yorkshire Police – The Independent
“Report examined the history of Savile’s relationship with the force and concluded there is no evidence he was protected by police officers.”
The Independent, 10th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Victim Support criticises code changes – BBC News
“Up to 700,000 victims of crime could find it harder to get help because of plans to change the Code for Victims in England and Wales, Victim Support says.”
BBC News, 10th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers accused of dismantling probation service – The Guardian
“Probation chiefs have accused the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, of dismantling the probation service as he confirmed that the public sector would be barred from bidding for the payment-by-results contracts to provide his radical rehabilitation plan for prisoners leaving jail.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police sergeant who sold story to Sun jailed – BBC News
“A former Brighton-based police sergeant who sold a story to the Sun newspaper
has been jailed for 10 months.”
BBC News, 9th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Headteacher under investigation by DfE over cronyism claims – Daily Telegraph
“A headteacher is under investigation following allegations of cheating at exams,
nepotism and cronyism at the primary school she runs.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Claimant lawyers hit out at government’s mesothelioma plan – Litigation Futures
“A government scheme designed to speed payments to mesothelioma sufferers could leave them thousands of pounds out of pocket and will not help other asbestos victims, according to claimant personal injury lawyers.”
Litigation Futures, 9th May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Daniel Morgan murder: Home Office to hold independent review – BBC News
“The Home Office is to announce an independent review into the murder of private
investigator Daniel Morgan in south London in 1987.”
BBC News, 8th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
