“There has been much in the press recently about the UK Government being minded to opt out, and/or in, of EU criminal justice measures. The implications of this decision will be significant to the UK’s ability to investigate and prosecute crime. So what does it all mean?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“It is now possible to report that school teacher Jeremy Forrest appeared in court on child abduction charges, after a magistrate court relaxed an unusual court order that had prevented the defendant from being named.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The families of four UK soldiers killed in Iraq are to find out later whether they can sue the Ministry of Defence.”
BBC News, 19th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Theresa May is to be congratulated for halting McKinnon’s extradition, but she must legislate to prevent future injustice.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prisoners should be given the right to vote in an attempt to help them reintegrate into society, the newly appointed chair of the human rights watchdog has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a policeman accused of racially abusing a suspect days after the riots in London last year.”
BBC News, 18th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ben Butler, found to have shaken his seven week old baby in both care proceedings and criminal proceedings in 2008, has finally been declared an innocent man. Ben had taken his daughter Ellie to hospital after she had collapsed with breathing problems, but suspicion quickly fell on him when doctors believed the symptoms she displayed were conclusive evidence of shaking. Five years on, and the discovery of medical evidence that no one had previously seen, a high court judge has exonerated Ben of any wrongdoing.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British workers put in some of the longest hours in Europe, and the burden falls particularly heavily on shift workers. You have often seen the signs ‘Tiredness Kills’ along motorways. In many instances this is literally true and over-tired drivers coming home from long shifts pose a real hazard to themselves and other road users.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th October 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Companies tantalising consumers with ‘prizes’ which then cost money to claim or use are breaching EU law, judges ruled today.”
The Independent, 18th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The appeal in Beitov Properties Ltd v Elliston Bentley Martin [2012] UKUT 133 (LC) highlights three issues for landlords: compliance with s47 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987, remedying non-compliance, and the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal’s procedure and jurisdiction.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 12th October 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The repairing obligations imposed on the landlord of a ‘dwelling-house’ by s.11(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 are well known: the landlord must keep in repair the structure and exterior of the dwelling-house, as well as the installations within it.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 11th August 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Beauty and cosmetic treatments are becoming ever more accessible and affordable to the public, and the frequency of claims arising out of negligent beauty and cosmetic treatments is on the increase. Injuries sustained when things go wrong can be painful, distressing and uncomfortably intimate, and can have a severe psychological effect on a claimant in addition to the painful physical injury.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th October 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Administering and contributing to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will become a regulated activity, while criminal sanctions will be introduced for ‘misleading statements’ in relation to the benchmark, the Government has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A gay couple who were turned away from a bed and breakfast were discriminated against, it has been ruled.”
BBC News, 18th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Apple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling that Samsung had not infringed its design rights.”
BBC News, 18th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Crimes against adults fell 6% in England and Wales for the year ending in June, compared with the previous year, official statistics show.”
BBC News, 18th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Organisations that face being fined for breaching UK competition law will be able to challenge the level of penalty being proposed or the way the fine has been calculated under a new procedure outlined by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A new cross-government website Gov.uk has launched making it quicker and easier for you to interact with the government online.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal has told a self-represented litigant that his lack of legal understanding does not entitle him to ‘extra indulgence’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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