Parachute murder bid: Emile Cilliers jailed for life – BBC News
‘An Army sergeant has been jailed for life for trying to murder his wife by sabotaging her parachutes.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Supreme Court restores avoidance finding in Project Blue SDLT case – OUT-LAW.com
‘A stamp duty land tax (SDLT) claim by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in connection with the purchase of the former Chelsea Barracks in London, worth a potential £50 million, has been restored by the UK Supreme Court.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Appeal court restores public sector pensions investment guidance – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal has found in favour of the government in a legal challenge to its guidance preventing the local government pension scheme (LGPS) from pursuing boycotts as part of its investment strategy’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Appealing adjournments in misconduct hearings – UK Police Law Blog
‘Challenges to a failure to adjourn seem to be popping-up at the moment. There was the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Solanki v (1) Intercity Telecom Ltd (2) Guidinglight Finance Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 101 – where a judge had failed to give adequate reasons for rejecting medical evidence justifying an adjournment. By contrast, in the recent decision of Lindsay v Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority [2018] EWHC 1275 (Admin), the respondent in misconduct proceedings failed to advance adequate evidence to support such an application. What lies deeper beneath, however, is whether an appeal against a decision not to adjourn requires the appellate court or tribunal to consider whether the original decision lay within the range of reasonable responses open to the decision maker below or, alternatively, has to determine the question of fairness / correctness itself.’
UK Police Law Blog, 15th June 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Finance and Divorce Update, June 2018 – Family Law Week
‘Naomi Shelton, Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP considers the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during May 2018.’
Family Law Week, 14th June 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Varying your child maintenance: it can pay dividends! – Family Law Week
‘Using a fictitious scenario Gwyn Evans, barrister, Tanfield Chambers highlights legal and practical issues relating to child maintenance.’
Family Law Week, 14th June 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Child abuse victims named in police bulk email error – The Guardian
‘A police force has been fined and heavily criticised for sending out a bulk email that identified victims of historical child abuse. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the error by Gloucestershire police was likely to have caused “substantial distress” to alleged abuse victims, some of whom were legally entitled to lifelong anonymity.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Student jailed for life after stabbing autistic teenager to death over WhatsApp argument – The Independent
‘A student who stabbed an autistic teenager to death after an online row over who was more “gay” has been jailed for life as new statistics show knife crime is at a six-year high.’
The Independent, 14th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government’s universal credit roll-out is unlawfully discriminating against disabled people, High Court rules – The Independent
‘In a landmark judgment, the court ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unlawfully discriminated against two severely disabled men who both saw their benefits dramatically reduced when they claimed universal credit.’
The Independent, 14th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former Watford chairman banned for life from English football over forged bank letter – Daily Telegraph
‘A former chairman of Watford has been banned for life from the English game after admitting supplying falsified financial information to the football authorities.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman who wrote antisemitic songs calling Holocaust gas chambers ‘a proven hoax’ spared jail – The Independent
‘A woman who wrote antisemitic songs mocking the Holocaust and calling gas chambers a “proven hoax” has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 14th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police and service dogs and horses receive protection by law – The Guardian
‘A bill making it a specific offence to attack police or prison officer dogs or police horses is set to become law after the government decided to back the measure, closing what campaigners said was a loophole in existing legislation.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity to avoid bankruptcy – The Independent
‘Former world tennis number one Boris Becker has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings – citing his role as a sports attache to the Central African Republic.’
The Independent, 15th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police face legal challenge over ‘authoritarian’ facial recognition technology – Daily Telegraph
‘The Metropolitan Police is facing a legal challenge over its use of facial recognition technology to spot potential suspects in crowds. Civil liberties group Big Brother Watch on Thursday launched what it described as a landmark legal challenge, with the backing of Baroness Jenny Jones.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kyle Yule: Five teenagers jailed for knife attack murder – BBC News
‘Five teenagers who murdered a 17-year-old found dying in a friend’s front garden have been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boycotts – Local Government Law
‘In R (Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd) v SoS for CLG (2018) EWCA Civ 1284 the Court of Appeal allowed the SoS’s appeal against a declaration at (2017) EWHC 1502 (Admin) that part of his statutory Guidance relating to the Investment Strategy of local authorities administering local government pension schemes was unlawful.’
Local Government Law, 7th June 2018
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
Late review decisions and homeless appeals – Nearly Legal
‘Muloko v Newham LBC, County Court at Central London 6 April 2018. This is from a note of the judgment in June 2018 Legal Action – Housing: Recent Developments. I usually wait a month or two on reporting cases from Legal Action, but I report it now as it has some considerable importance, at least in London, for decisions on what to do about late s.202 reviews.’
Nearly Legal, 13th June 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Website blocking order costs not for ISPs to meet, rules UK court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Internet service providers (ISPs) will not generally be responsible for picking up the costs of implementing court orders to block customers’ access to websites that infringe intellectual property (IP) rights, according to the UK’s highest court.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
The Avoidance of Doubt(fire): police pensions and subsequent Selected Medical Practitioner determinations – UK Police Law Blog
‘The determinations of Selected Medical Practitioners (SMPs) made under the various Police Pensions Regulations and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 are, in many cases, supposed to be final unless or until they are appealed. Subsequent SMPs, Police Medical Appeal Boards and, on occasion, the lawyers acting for both officers and police pension authorities, seem prone to forget this principle. When they do, the High Court always welcomes them with open arms and a consistent eagerness to remind them that careful adherence to the statutory procedures for injury on duty awards is in everyone’s long-term interest. The case of R (Evans) v Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and Police Medical Appeals Board [2018] EWHC 952 (Admin) is the latest case to confirm this principle.’
UK Police Law Blog, 13th June 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Trafficked woman harassed when housed by council fails in damages claim – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judge has dismissed a claim brought by a woman trafficked into prostitution that a council was responsible for harassment that occurred when she was housed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
