Seni Lewis death: IPCC taken to court over report – BBC News
“The family of a man who died days after being restrained by police have asked judges to review the police watchdog’s report on his death.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing to receive posthumous pardon for homosexuality conviction – The Independent
“The Government says it will not oppose a parliamentary bill that would quash the 1952 ‘gross indecency’ conviction.”
The Independent, 20th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council wins right to sell family assets to pay care bill – Daily Telegraph
“A local authority has won the right to sell off family heirlooms, including a £30,000 Lucien Pissarro painting, to pay for an elderly man’s care bills.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michael Adebolajo injuries: prison officers deny wrongdoing – The Guardian
“Prison officers have denied any wrongdoing after Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo lost two teeth when he was restrained in jail, a trade union said on Friday.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Allotment-holders take legal action against Eric Pickles – The Independent
“Allotment-holders are taking legal action against Eric Pickles, the Communities and Local Government Secretary, over his decision to approve the development of a site in Watford used by local families for more than 100 years.”
The Independent, 21st July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pryce prison picture not an invasion of privacy, decides PCC – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission has rejected a complaint that the Daily Telegraph intruded on the privacy of Vicky Pryce by publishing a picture of her in prison. It further rejected a complaint that the publication amounted to harassment.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy actions up 22% as public fights storage of personal information on ‘big brother’ databases – The Independent
“A sharp rise in the number of privacy hearings in British courts has been fuelled by requests for ‘irrelevant’ personal information to be removed from police and other state databases, figures show.”
The Independent, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Organist’s killer jailed for at least 25 years – The Guardian
“A man who battered a church organist to death as he walked to midnight mass has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years by a judge who told him: ‘Why you wished to inflict violence on another human being on Christmas Eve is known only to you.'”
The Guardian, 19th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Special court orders cast doubt on Kevin Lane murder conviction – The Guardian
“Doubts have emerged about the conviction of a contract killer following a trial in which special court orders were used to keep sensitive information out of the public domain.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
International Human Rights Breaches – State Accountability v State Immunity – UCL / Bindman Debate
“Panel includes:
Prof. Eileen Denza CMG;
Omar Deghayes, Cageprisoners, former Guantanamo prisoner;
Ben Emmerson QC, Matrix Chambers; and
Julian Knowles QC, Matrix Chambers
Chair:
Professor Geraldine Van Bueren QC, Queen Mary’s College, London”
UCL / Bindman Debate, 19th June 2013
Source www.ucl.ac.uk
Hawes v Burgess, an end to the Golden Rule?’ – New Square Chambers
“The principles of testamentary capacity are well settled: a testator must understand the nature of the act of making a will, the extent of the property of which he is disposing, and the persons who may have a claim upon that property: Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB 549. Further, the proposed dispositions must not be poisoned or influenced by any disorder of the mind.”
Full story (PDF) (see p. 3)
New Square Chambers, June 2013
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
A heresy extinguished: Hastings-Bass reformed – New Square Chambers
“A heresy usually derives from the earnest application of principle without the benefit of perspective. Addressing the rule in Hastings Bass, and its heretical application over many years by the High Court, the Supreme Court in Pitt v Holt and Futter v Futter [2013] uKSC 26 has greatly narrowed its use and effect.”
Full story (PDF)
New Square Chambers, June 2013
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
Important judgment on freezing orders & ex parte orders commented on by David Partington – Sovereign Chambers
“Freezing orders, without notice applications and evidence obtained in breach of confidence – a salutary reminder.”
Sovereign Chambers, 25th June 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
Giving tenants a break – Hardwicke Chambers
“A recent case in the Chancery Division is the latest in a series concerning payment of rent as a condition of exercising a break clause: Marks & Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Co (Jersey) Ltd [2013] EWHC 1279; [2013] 22 EG 92. In this series of cases, tenants have sought to overcome the apparent unfairness of paying quarterly rent due in advance as a condition of exercising a break clause part way through a quarter, leading to an overpayment of rent when compared pro rata to the period of actual occupancy.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th July 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
New Era or Plus Ça Change – Littleton Chambers
“Following the long process of consideration and consultation, the new tribunal rules take effect from 29th July 2013. David Reade QC examines the new Tribunal and Fees regime in a paper entitled ‘NEW ERA OR PLUS ÇA CHANGE’ that he delivered at the ELA this month.”
Full story (PDF)
Littleton Chambers, 15th July 2013
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Corporate Crime Review – Dyers Chambers
“Members of Dyers Chambers review developments across the spectrum of corporate crime and financial regulation, including updates on LIBOR, Sanctions, DPAs and Fraud Sentencing.”
Full story (PDF)
Dyers Chambers, 11th July 2013
Source: www.dyerschambers.com
Getting local authorities mythbusting – Cloisters
“Local authorities have a duty not to spend public money on propaganda for a political party. Section 4 of the Local Government Act 1986 provides for a Code of recommended practice as regards publicity. Councils which fail to follow its requirements may find themselves in breach of s 2 of the LGA 1986 and subject to judicial review. Hence councils act with caution in this area. Declan O’Dempsey writes about recent work on the Local Audit and Accountability Bill, which should encourage local authorities to rebut factually inaccurate stories put out by political parties, perhaps event during the election “purdah” period.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, July 2013
Source: www.cloisters.com
Permission to amend after expiry of time limits – and an unfair hearing – UK Human Rights Blog
“There is a curious if not bizarre set of anomalies about planning and environmental challenges. Where they involve an attack on a decision by the Secretary of State (typically in respect of a decision by a planning inspector after inquiry), the route is via section 288 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. There is a strict 6 week time limit, with no discretion to extend – but no need for permission to apply as in judicial review. But where there is a challenge to any other decision, the time limit (at the moment) is 3 months, with discretion to extend – but also a discretion to disallow if the application was not ‘prompt’ even within the 3 months (see my post on this last point) and the permission hurdle to clear.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
