BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Justin Bieber lookalike’ jailed for sex offences – BBC News
‘A man who posed as a Justin Bieber lookalike online to lure schoolgirls into sending him indecent images has been jailed for 15 years.’
BBC News, 18th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
People smuggling gang members jailed – BBC News
‘Six members of a “professionally organised criminal organisation” who profited from human trafficking have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Biker jailed for wheelie-pulling, selfie-taking M6 stunts – The Guardian
‘Pawel Zietowski jailed for eight months after driving at up to 117mph and practising “hair-raising” stunts on motorway.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former receptionist collapses in court after judge rules against her bid for half of ex-boyfriend’s business – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman collapsed in court after a judge ruled that her ex-boyfriend had not promised to marry her and she did not have a claim for a half-share of his business. After Judge Alan Johns QC ruled against Gillian Turner, fell onto the desk in front of her and was given first aid treatment from court staff.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CMA fines estate agents cartel £370,000 for rate fixing – The Guardian
‘A group of estate agents who secretly conspired to keep their fees high to make “as much profit as possible” have been fined £370,000 for operating an illegal cartel.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Pensioner admits shooting dead burglar breaking into his caravan with illegally-kept shotgun – Daily Telegraph
‘A pensioner has admitted shooting dead a burglar he caught breaking into his caravan home in the middle of the night with his illegally-kept double-barrelled shotgun.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple who disguised house as a garage told to tear it down – Daily Telegraph
‘A couple who disguised a house as a garage and lived in it for four years have been ordered to tear it down.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
I should not have posted photos of dead Grenfell victim on Facebook, jailed man admits – Daily Telegraph
‘A man who posted pictures of the body a victim of the Grenfell fire on Facebook has said he was “traumatised” at the time and regrets his actions. Omega Mwaikambo, 43, was jailed for three months for sharing the images and expressed his shock at receiving such a long sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
NHS trust ‘truly sorry’ about death of teenager Connor Sparrowhawk – The Guardian
‘An NHS trust has said it is “truly sorry” about the death of a teenager with epilepsy who drowned in a bath while in its care, after it admitted failings.
Southern Health trust pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety law in the case of Connor Sparrowhawk, who had a seizure and drowned in a bath in an NHS care unit in Oxford in 2013.’
The Guardian, 18th september 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ryanair faces 20m euro compensation bill over cancellations – BBC news
‘Ryanair could face up to 20m euros (£18m) in compensation claims after cancelling thousands of flights due to a shortage of pilots, it has warned.’
BBC News, 18th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Charlie Alliston: Cyclist detained over pedestrian death – BBC News
‘A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in east London has been sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders’ institution.’
BBC News, 18th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Press regulator censures Mail on Sunday for global warming claims – The Guardian
‘Claims in the Mail on Sunday that global warming data had been exaggerated in order to secure the Paris climate change agreement have been criticised by the UK’s press regulator.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tax evasion facilitation prevention – The Future of Law
‘From 30 September 2017, if someone in your firm facilitates tax evasion and you don’t have reasonable prevention procedures, you could be faced with unlimited fines, not to mention reputational damage.’
The Future of Law, 15th September 2017
Source: blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Why Isn’t Fat Shaming Officially Discrimination in Law? – Rightsinfo
‘When people complain about mistreatment at work or school based on their weight, many of us feel great sympathy, so why isn’t weight discrimination unlawful in the same way as racism, for example, or gender discrimination?’
Rightsinfo, 18th September 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
Thomas Fairclough: What’s New About the Rule of Law? A Reply to Michal Hain – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘This blog recently published a detailed piece by Michal Hain. He made some very interesting claims that this note will examine. I start by explaining Hain’s arguments and ordering them roughly according to the way they come out in his piece. I then examine each in greater detail giving my own views. Finally, I will conclude with some general points about constitutionalism and individual cases.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th September 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Aarhus costs cap challenge succeeds – UK Human Rights Blog
‘RSPB, Friends of the Earth & Client Earth v. Secretary of State for Justice [2017] EWHC 2309 (Admin), 15 September 2017, Dove J. In my March 2017 post here, I explained that amendments to the costs rules for public law environmental claims threatened to undo much of the certainty that those rules had achieved since 2013. Between 2013 and February 2017, if you, an individual, had an environmental judicial review, then you could pretty much guarantee that your liability to the other side’s costs would be capped at £5,000 (£10,000 for companies) if you lost, and your recovery of your own costs would be limited to £35,000 if you won. In this way, the rules sought to avoid the cost of such claims becoming prohibitively expensive and thus in breach of Art.9(4) of the Aarhus Convention.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th September 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
