Teignmouth undertaker jailed for stealing donations – BBC News
‘An undertaker has been jailed for stealing £5,000 of donations that bereaved family members and friends had intended to go to charity.’
BBC News, 12th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison has ‘deliberate policy’ of accepting sex offenders to help reduce violence, report finds – Daily Telegraph
‘One of the UK’s most violent prisons has begun a “deliberate policy” of accepting sex offenders to help tackle high levels of disturbance, according to a watchdog report.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
University of East Anglia not punished over data breach – BBC News
‘A university that mistakenly emailed sensitive personal information about students to hundreds of undergraduates will face no further action.’
BBC News, 13th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences proposed – Sentencing Council
‘Today, the Sentencing Council has published its proposals for how those convicted of terrorism offences in England and Wales should be sentenced.’
Sentencing Council, 12th October 2017
Ex-prisoners lack support, says probation head – BBC News
‘Too many prisoners leaving jail are merely being “signposted” towards rehabilitation services, the head of the Probation Service has admitted.’
BBC News, 13th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal Mail wins legal injunction to block strike – Daily Telegraph
‘Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction preventing next week’s planned 48-hour strike by postal workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Criminals could be banned from drinking after they are released from prison – The Independent
‘Former prisoners could be barred from drinking alcohol after their release from custody under new measures aimed at reducing reoffending rates. The proposals would give probation officers across the country, the power to enforce tailored restrictions on criminals when they are released.’
The Independent, 12th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- AS (Iran) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 1539 (12 October 2017)
- Gahan v Emirates [2017] EWCA Civ 1530 (12 October 2017)
- Proctor v The Chief Constable of Cleveland Police [2017] EWCA Civ 1531 (12 October 2017)
- Fletcher v Keatley [2017] EWCA Civ 1540 (12 October 2017)
- L-S (Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1551 (12 October 2017)
- Kovarska v Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1485 (11 October 2017)
- Pan Petroleum Aje Ltd v Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Co Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1525 (11 October 2017)
- Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Incorporation & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1526 (11 October 2017)
- Ipswich Town Football Club Company Ltd v The Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary [2017] EWCA Civ 1484 (10 October 2017)
- Yang v The Official Receiver [2017] EWCA Civ 1465 (10 October 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
- Tongue v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals & Anor [2017] EWHC 2508 (Ch) (12 October 2017)
- JSC Mezhdunarodniy Promyshlenniy Bank & Anor v Pugachev & Ors [2017] EWHC 2426 (Ch) (11 October 2017)
- Vucicevic & Ors v Aleksic & Ors [2017] EWHC 2519 (Ch) (10 October 2017)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Extinct? The Lawyer Lord Chancellor – Counsel
‘Joshua Rozenberg QC reflects on whether we’ve seen the last of the legally qualified Lord Chancellors.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Finance Act 2016, Section 166 (Appointed Day) Regulations 2017
The Republic of Mali (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2017
The Policing and Crime Act (Financial Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2017
The Repatriation of Prisoners (Overseas Territories) Order 2017
The Counter-Terrorism and Security (Jersey) Order 2017
The Immigration (Jersey) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 3) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Cormac Mac Amhlaigh: Can Brexit Be Stopped under EU Law? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Ominous clouds are gathering and the terrain underfoot increasingly resembles a quagmire on the Brexiteers’ ‘sunlit uplands’. The latest reminders that the reality will be significantly different from their utopia of a prosperous global Buccaneering Britain has come in the form of a trade dispute between the U.S. and a Canadian aircraft manufacturer which could have a devastating impact on the Northern-Irish economy where the manufacturer has a significant base; and the threat from a gang of countries that they will not accept a proposed agreement (one of the few agreements for now) between the EU and UK as to the divvying up of agricultural import quotas after Brexit. Perhaps most galling on this front is the fact that the gang involves those with whom it was hoped trade deals would be swiftly struck; including the U.S. and New Zealand.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th October 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
High Court rejects motor neurone sufferer’s application to overturn prohibition on assisted suicide – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This case concerns the issue of provision of assistance to a person with a serious wasting disease who wishes to commit suicide, so as to be able to exercise control over the time of his death as the disease reaches its final stages. See our previous post on it here and here. It follows a line of cases which have addressed that or similar issues, in particular R (Pretty) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2001] UKHL 61; [2002] 1 AC 800 (“Pretty“), R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] UKHL 54; [2010] 1 AC 345 (“Purdy“) and R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice [2014] UKSC 38; [2015] AC 657(“Nicklinson“). Permission to bring this judicial review was granted by the Court of Appeal (McFarlane and Beatson LJJ, see [2017] EWCA Civ 275), having earlier been refused by the Divisional Court (Burnett LJ, Charles and Jay JJ) at [2017] EWHC 640 (Admin’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th October 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Criminal or casualty? – Counsel
‘Marine A is a salutary lesson on the pressures of modern warfare and those acting for service personnel, say Shaun Esprit and Jo Morris.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
UK gender inequality as bad as 10 years ago, EU league table shows – The Guardian
‘Britain has made zero progress in tackling inequality between the sexes in the past decade and lags behind Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and France in the EU’s latest gender equality league table.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Better case management – Counsel
‘Two years on, how have collective efforts to make every court hearing count evolved? Peter Hungerford-Welch summarises the procedural changes and the message from case law.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Supreme Court to consider if NHS in breach over man who left A&E before triage – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over a Court of Appeal ruling that the NHS was not in breach of its duty when a man left an accident and emergency department and subsequently suffered brain damage.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th October 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Screening for protection in healthtech services – Technomed v Bluecrest – Technology Law Update
‘A recent court decision on infringement of IP in an ECG screening service shows how components of the service qualify for different forms of protection. Reliance on less obvious IP rights can offer valuable cover for a business’s assets even in the absence of patent protection.’
Technology Law Update, 11th September 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
