Phone thief who snatched 21 phones in an hour is jailed – BBC News
‘The police have released footage of two mobile phone thieves who went on an hour long mobile-phone-snatching raid through London.’
BBC News, 7th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sexting between children not automatically a crime, says CPS – The Guardian
‘Internet users who post derogatory hashtags or humiliating Photoshopped images could face prosecution under new legal guidelines.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Proportion of female judges in UK among lowest in Europe – The Guardian
‘The UK has one of the lowest proportions of female judges on its benches, according to a comparative study of judicial systems across Europe. The report by the Council of Europe, published on Thursday, shows that the systems with the lowest percentage of women among professional judges were Azerbaijan (11%), Armenia (23%), Northern Ireland (23%), Scotland (23%), England & Wales (30%) and Ireland (33%). The Europe-wide average was 51%.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Briefing Paper: ‘Parliament and the Rule of Law in the Context of Brexit’ – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law published a new Briefing Paper on 29 September 2016. Titled “Parliament and the Rule of Law in the Context of Brexit”, it aims to inform the work of Parliament by setting out preliminary rule of law issues relating to Brexit.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th October 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Developments in the oversight of British Troops abroad – the Roundup – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The oversight of the conduct of British soldiers in Iraq has been subject of two recent developments. The first is political, as Prime Minister Theresa May has renewed criticism of investigations into allegations of criminal behaviour of British troops. The second is legal, with the Court of Appeal offering clarification as to the role of the ECHR in conflicts abroad. However, comments by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon have since thrown into doubt the future role of the ECHR in conflicts abroad.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Duplication in inquests – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Divisional Court in R(Secretary of State) v Her Majesty’s Chief Coroner for Norfolk (British Airline Pilots intervening) made some potentially noteworthy comments regarding the coronial role and the need to avoid duplicating previous investigations.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th October 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Material Contribution – Carder v University Of Exeter (2016) – Zenith PI
‘Albert Victor Carder v University Of Exeter [2016] EWCA Civ 790. The Court of Appeal held that an asbestosis sufferer was entitled to recover damages from an employer who had contributed 2.3% of his overall exposure to asbestos dust. The contribution, whilst undoubtedly very small, had materially contributed to the respondent’s medical condition and was not de minimis.’
Zenith PI, 5th October 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Surrogacy Law Update – October 2016 – Family Law Week
‘Andrew Powell, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, reviews the latest important judgments concerning surrogacy law.’
Family Law Week, 6th October 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Teaching assistant had sex with pupil who was ‘attracted to him because he looked like Zayn Malik’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A teaching assistant who claimed pupils found him attractive because he “looks like Zayn Malik” has been jailed for five years over sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CPS to pay six-figure sum to man over wrongful conviction – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has agreed to pay more than £100,000 in compensation to a man who spent six years in prison after being wrongly convicted of perverting the course of justice in a gangland murder investigation.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sir Cliff Richard lodges papers suing BBC and police – BBC News
‘Singer Sir Cliff Richard is suing the BBC and South Yorkshire Police after being investigated over allegations of historical sexual assault. Legal papers were filed at the High Court in London on Thursday. They list Sir Cliff as a claimant, and the BBC and chief constable of South Yorkshire Police as defendants.’
BBC News, 6th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie Booth: Challenge to buy-to-let tax ‘not over yet’ despite judicial review failure – Daily Telegraph
‘Campaigners led by Cherie Booth QC said that they would continue their fight against the changes to taxation of buy-to-let income after their application to launch a judicial review of the new law was turned down.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court challenge over award of helpline contract to G4S fails – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Law Centres Network (LCN) has lost its bid to prevent G4S being awarded a government contract to run the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) helpline.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Landlord ordered to pay £700,000+ for planning enforcement notice breach – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landlord guilty of breaching a planning enforcement notice has been ordered to pay a record fine and costs to the London Borough of Barnet, after the largest planning enforcement and confiscation investigation the borough has seen.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Opening of the legal year – Ministry of Justice
‘Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on the opening of the legal year.’
Ministry of Justice, 3rd October 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Arbitrator justified in making losing party pay £2m cost of third-party funding, High Court rules – Litigation Futures
‘A defendant whose conduct forced the claimant to seek third-party funding to take its case to arbitration has to pay the £2m owed to the funder following the claim’s success, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd October 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Launch of TheCityUK’s Legal Services Report 2016 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Launch of TheCityUK’s Legal Services Report 2016.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 4th October 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 15, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2016
The Criminal Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Responsible Person) (No. 2) Order 2016
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016
The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) (Amendment) Rules 2016
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Sian Blake death: Arthur Simpson-Kent given life sentence – BBC News
‘The partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake has been given a whole-life tariff for killing her and their two children.’
BBC News, 5th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
TalkTalk hit with record fine for cyber attack – The Guardian
‘The UK’s data watchdog has fined TalkTalk a record £400,000 over last year’s cyber attack on the company in which the personal details of thousands of customers were exposed.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
