EU court hears case on UK data retention laws – OUT-LAW.com
‘The EU’s highest court will hear arguments on Tuesday concerning the validity of UK data retention laws.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
How legal history shapes the present – OUP Blog
‘The field of “legal history” studies the relationship that “law” and legal institutions have to the society that surrounds them. “Law” means everything from local regulations and rules promulgated by administrative agencies, to statutes and court decisions. Legal history is interested in how “law” and legal institutions operate and how they change over time in reaction to changing economic, social, and political conditions. It looks at people who are “governed” by law, as well as how those people try to influence law and legal actors. Thus, the field covers such diverse topics as the Roman law of wills, the social and economic conditions that brought down feudalism, the legal ideas motivating the American Revolution, the way that slave patrols kept the slave system in place, the legal regulation of business in the early 20th century, right up through the Black Power movement’s critique of the US criminal justice system.’
OUP Blog, 12th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Council wins judicial review over advice given to Greggs under Primary Authority – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has upheld Hull City Council’s judicial review claim over advice given by Newcastle City Council to Greggs under the ‘Primary Authority’ scheme.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th April 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Woman jailed after sexually assaulting taxi driver – The Independent
‘A woman has been jailed after she sexually assaulted a male taxi driver in an attempt to avoid paying £26.50 for the journey.’
The Independent, 12th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Do you know the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance? Take our quiz – The Independent
‘Most of us have little choice about how we pay our tax. It simply comes out of our pay packets.
We don’t have a choice to evade or avoid tax even if we wanted to. Or do we?’
Full story
The Independent, 13th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police and prosecutors ‘losing sensitive evidence’ – BBC News
‘Sensitive details held by police and prosecutors in England are being lost because evidence is still being shared on computer discs, watchdogs say.’
BBC News, 13th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What sort of justice do survivors of sexual war crimes want? – The Guardian
‘Convicting perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict is a milestone but we also need to enable survivors to build their future.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dempsey Nibbs found guilty of beheading wife Judith Nibbs – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of beheading his common-law wife at their east London flat.’
BBC News, 12th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Independent Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice – Ministry of Justice
‘Dame Linda Dobbs DBE, a former high court judge with 35 years of legal experience has been named the new Independent Assessor for Miscarriages of Justice.’
Ministry of Justice, 8th April 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Adam Johnson lodges appeal over six-year jail term – BBC News
‘Footballer Adam Johnson has formally lodged an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15.’
BBC News, 12th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK corporate criminal offence for tax evasion facilitation will be introduced this year, says government – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government is to speed up its planned introduction of a new criminal offence for businesses that fail to stop their representatives from facilitating tax evasion following the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ leak, the prime minister has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Boffins offer primers for courtroom science – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Easy-to-understand guides on scientific evidence could be introduced in courts as part of joint efforts to explore common interests between lawyers and scientists.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th April 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
High Court upholds an inspector’s decision to waive a £1m affordable homes payment – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has dismissed Medway Council’s challenge of a planning inspector’s decision to waive a £1 million affordable housing payment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
An Approach to Fundamental Dishonesty in the Claimant’s Absence – Zenith PI Blog
‘A notable and well-known exception to Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) is that a Claimant whose claim is found to be “fundamentally dishonest” loses the protection of the QOCS rules.’
Zenith PI Blog, 11th April 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Private parts – Nearly Legal
‘Ever since R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2010] 1 WLR 363 (our report) there has been an ongoing issue as to whether housing associations (or specific housing associations) were public bodies both for the purposes of the Human Rights Act and public law/judicial review.’
Nearly Legal, 10th April 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Section 3C leave does not always protect during appeals – Free Movement
‘The Home Office has issued a new updated version of its policy on section 3C and 3D leave: Leave extended by section 3C (and leave extended by section 3D in transitional cases). Section 3C and 3D leave is an automatic type of leave created by an amendment to the Immigration Act 1971 so that where a person makes a valid application to extend his or her leave to enter or remain and the application is refused, that person’s immigration status would be extended during any waiting time for the application to be decided or for an appeal to be decided.’
Free Movement, 11th April 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
