Daisy Mae Burrill murder: Fleetwood father gets life sentence – BBC News
‘A father who violently threw his crying baby on to the sofa in a fit of temper has been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 26th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Barrymore ‘wins legal battle over wrongful pool death arrest’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Michael Barrymore has won his claim that police wrongfully arrested him over the murder of a man found dead in his swimming pool, it has been reported.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sentencing ‘starting points’ for disqualified directors – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Magistrates will be given ‘starting points’ to help them sentence disqualified company directors who breach court orders as part of Sentencing Council efforts to ensure a consistent approach in the courts.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th October 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Rape suspects to lose right to know accuser’s identity under new bill – The Guardian
‘Rape suspects will lose the right to be told the names of their accusers in stranger cases under a move to change the law on sexual assaults. Campaigners claim victims of serious sexual crimes by strangers are frequently put in unnecessary danger by police officers disclosing the name of the accuser to the accused.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Families of Birmingham pub bomb victims granted legal aid – BBC News
‘Some of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombing victims’ families have had a legal aid request granted, days before inquest proceedings are due to begin.’
BBC News, 27th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner says health services ‘missed opportunities’ before journalist’s suicide – The Guardian
‘Daily Mail advice columnist Sally Brampton killed herself after health professionals “missed opportunities” to help her, an inquest has heard.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The LSB’s proposals for legislative reform: let’s be clear – Legal Futures
‘The publication of the LSB’s vision for legislative reform of legal services regulation on 12 September has generated a healthy level of interest and debate. This can, on the surface, seem a somewhat dry subject. However, it has an impact not just on existing regulated practitioners, but also on providers of legal services more generally, as well as everyone who uses or benefits from an effective legal sector. And, let’s face it, that’s all of us.’
Legal Futures, 25th October 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Stop and search: Police training aims to raise standards – BBC News
‘New standards and training for police officers using stop and search are to be rolled out across England and Wales.’
BBC News, 27th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs and peers question independence of press watchdog – The Guardian
‘The press watchdog is facing questions over its independence after Trevor Kavanagh, one of its board members, used his regular Sun column to criticise the Channel 4 News reporter Fatima Manji just days after her complaint against the tabloid was rejected.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What if they are innocent? Justice for people accused of sexual and child abuse – OUP Blog
‘Many people watching the UK television drama National Treasure will have made their minds up about the guilt or innocence of the protagonist well before the end of the series. In episode one we learn that this aging celebrity has ‘slept around’ throughout his long marriage but when an allegation of non-recent sexual assault is made he strenuously denies it. His wife knows about his infidelities and chooses to believe him, but his daughter, who for years has struggled with mental ill-health, substance abuse problems and fractured relationships, seems to be troubled by memories from her childhood. As the episodes unfold, the series gives the audience chance to be judge and jury, employing whatever bits of information are available to them and, not least, their own prior assumptions about such cases.’
OUP Blog, 21st October 2016
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Abused woman ‘failed’ as imam Hifiz Rahman flees – BBC News
‘A woman who was abused as a child by an imam said she has been “failed by the justice system” after he was able to flee the country before being jailed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reducing the Homelessness Reduction Bill. Part 1 – Nearly Legal
‘Monday’s big news was the Govt announcement that it will support the Homelessness Reduction Bill – Bob Blackman MP’s private members bill, due for second reading on 28 October. But exactly what is it that the Govt is supporting?’
Nearly Legal, 25th October 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Whose Article 10 rights – the journalist or the confidential source? – Panopticon
‘Does a media corporation breach a source’s article 10 rights by voluntarily disclosing their identity to the police? Is source confidentiality lost by criminal conduct? These are the questions that the Court of Appeal had to grapple with in the appeal against conviction brought by former prison officer Robert Norman.’
Panopticon, 24th October 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Law schools urged to reconsider how they prepare students for practice amid concerns about ethics – Legal Futures
‘More than one in five law students polled in the UK and the US admit that they would falsify time records for personal and business gain, according to a study of student ethics.’
Legal Futures, 25th October 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Quantifying Damages for Breach of Privacy – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In October 2013, the Home Office published statistics on its family returns process, the means by which children with no right to remain in the UK are sent back to their country of origin. In addition to anonymised statistics uploaded onto the government website, the Home Office mistakenly uploaded the spreadsheet of raw data on which those statistics were based. That spreadsheet included personal details such as names and rough geographical locations of applicants for asylum or leave to remain, though not their addresses. The data was online for 13 days before being removed, but a number of IP addresses in the UK and abroad visited the relevant web page. Those concerned were notified, and brought claims under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the common law tort of misuse of private information.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Offensive weapons, sentencing and costs – Law Society’s Gazette
‘While an offence of possessing an offensive weapon does not occur if a person is lawfully in possession of an article when it is suddenly used in the heat of an altercation, R v Tucker [2016] EWCA Crim 13 confirms that it is otherwise if a person leaves the scene to collect a weapon.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th October 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Christopher Biggins cleared by Ofcom over Big Brother bisexual comments – BBC News
‘Comments about bisexuality made by Christopher Biggins on Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother have been found not in breach of broadcasting rules.’
BBC News, 24th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for stalking mother of murdered toddler James Bulger – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for stalking the mother of the murdered toddler James Bulger.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2016
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016
The National Police Records (Recordable Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Childcare Payments (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2016
The Biofuels and Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2016
The Aqua Methanol (Use as Additive or Extender) (Rates of Excise Duty) Order 2016
The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2016
The Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6 and Savings Provision) Order 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Woodfield v JJ Gallagher Ltd and others (Cherwell District Council and another as interested parties) – WLR Daily
‘The developers challenged the adoption by the council of a single policy in the local plan. The judge allowed the appeal and made an order that the Secretary of State appoint a planning inspector who would recommend adoption of the policy subject to a modification and that the council adopt the policy subject to that modification. The developers and the Secretary of State opposed an appeal brought by an objector who, although not a party below, was given permission to appeal.’
WLR Daily, 12th October 2016
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
