Maths teacher made Nazi taunts to German neighbours – BBC News
“A maths teacher has been found guilty of harassing his German neighbours by playing wartime classics and performing a Nazi salute.”
BBC News, 19th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Ministry of Justice making no progress in collecting fines – The Guardian
“About £2bn is due to the Ministry of Justice in uncollected confiscation orders and fines, said a report published on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The game changed back: Barr v. Biffa reversed – UK Human Rights Blog
“For the last year or so, the law of nuisance has been in a state of flux pending this appeal. In this case about an odorous landfill, Coulson J had ruled that compliance with the waste permit amounted to a defence to a claim in nuisance, and that a claimant had to prove negligence in the operation of the landfill before he could claim in nuisance. The Court of Appeal has today reversed this decision.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Private court interpretation company ‘should face contempt proceedings’ – The Guardian
“The attorney general has been urged to bring contempt of court proceedings against the private contractor awarded a monopoly to provide interpreters to all courts in England and Wales.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five Criminal cases you need to know from February – One Inner Temple Lane
Five Criminal cases you need to know from February
One Inner Temple Lane, 19th March 2012
Source: www.1itl.com
Recent Developments in Freedom of Information: From Royal Oysters to Squatters’ Road-Maps and Beyond – 11 KBW
“The body of jurisprudence relating to freedom of information has continued to develop apace over the last year. The exponential growth in appeals being heard by both the first-tier and upper tribunals has meant that practitioners are having to work ever harder to keep abreast of changes to both the substantive law and practice and procedure.1 Rather than attempt a comprehensive review, this paper aims merely to address some of the more important developments in this area over the past year.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 16th March 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
The FSA’s Investigations and Enforcement Regime Challenge in the Tribunal – Thirty Nine Essex Street
“The Tribunal’s function under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 is to:
‘determine what (if any) is the appropriate action for the decision-maker [i.e. the Financial services Authority] to take in relation to the matter referred … to it’ (section 133(5)).”
Full story (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, 21st February 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
Freedom of Information and the Seven Year Itch – 11 KBW
“The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) came fully into force on 1st January 2005. Since then there has been a right of access to information, on request, exercisable against a wide range of public authorities. So we have a little over 7 years’ experience of a fully functioning FOIA regime.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 16th March 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Employment: ECJ Considers Definition of “Workers” – Hardwicke Chambers
“Morayo Fagborun Bennett says the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) decision in O’Brien v Ministry of Justice ‘sweeps away’ many of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) justifications for distinguishing between part-time and full-time judges. ‘The MoJ is going to have to think hard how it handles the case when it comes back to the Supreme Court,’ she says. ‘It doesn’t lend itself to any easy settlement and there are thousands eagerly awaiting the outcome.'”
Hardwick Chambers, 14th March 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Three Articles on Academies – 11 KBW
Academies – Land Transfers (PDF)
The Staffing, SEN and Admissions Issues for Local Authorities of Academy Creation (PDF)
The Process for Opening a Free School (PDF)
11 KBW, 13th March 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
The Atomic Veterans Litigation – 4 New Square
“The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the Atomic Veterans Litigation (AVL) on 14 March 2012. The appeal is the first time the highest court has considered the law of limitation in group actions. The decision as to the correct approach to knowledge for the purpose of s.14(1) Limitation Act 1980 is relevant not only to personal injury claims but also to actions in respect of defective products (ss. 11A(4)(b) and 5(b)) and negligence actions not involving personal injury (s.14A). The decision is also relevant to the law of causation in tort and the extent to which claims may be proved by merely showing a material increase in the risk of harm.”
Full story (PDF)
4 New Square, 14th March 2012
Source: www.4newsquare.com
Government presses ahead with plans for single competition authority – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is to press ahead with its plans to merge the competition functions of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with those of the Competition Commission (CC).”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Student arrested for filming buildings wins police payout – The Guardian
“An Italian student has won an out-of-court settlement with police after she was stopped under anti-terrorist legislation while filming buildings in London, and later arrested, held in a cell for five hours and then fined.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vos J threatens phone-hacking firms with group litigation order as costs spiral – The Lawyer
“High Court judge Mr Justice Vos has ordered firms involved in the wave of phone-hacking cases to find a more efficient method of working or risk their clients being forced into a group litigation order [GLO] represented by a single firm.”
The Lawyer, 19th March 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
New research examining the markets for probate and estate administration released – Legal Services Board
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is today [15 March] publishing two new pieces of research into probate and estate administration.”
Legal Services Board, 15th March 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Tackling alcohol-related crime – Ministry of Justice
“Violent and disruptive drinkers will be targeted by a new Sobriety Order to reduce reoffending and cut crime, Justice Minister Nick Herbert announced today [16 March].”
Ministry of Justice, 16th March 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Government’s IP policy-making to be scrutinised in cross-party group inquiry – OUT-LAW.com
“The way that Government determines policies on intellectual property (IP) issues is to be reviewed by a cross-party group of MPs.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Violent clients, traumatised victims, late payment – the life of a court interpreter – The Guardian
“Very few people know what the job of a professional court interpreter involves. ALS is trying to get it done on the cheap.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Supreme Court’s judgment in In the Matter of S (A Child) – An Analysis – Family Law Week
“Jennifer Perrins of 1 King’s Bench Walk analyses the Supreme Court’s judgment in In the Matter of S (A Child).”
Family Law Week, 19th March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Speeding penalty point dodgers face prison, police warn – BBC News
“Police are prosecuting growing numbers of criminals who help motorists dodge speeding penalty points.”
BBC News, 18th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
