Reporting restrictions: When can you take notes in court? – BBC News
‘As a reporter, I am used to getting out my notebook and writing down what’s said by witnesses, lawyers and judges.’
BBC News, 16th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisons fail to act on inmates’ suicide risks, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Clues that prisoners may take their own lives are too often missed, a watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GCHQ hacking does not breach human rights, security tribunal rules – The Guardian
‘Hacking of computers, networks and smartphones in the UK or abroad by GCHQ staff does not breach human rights, a security tribunal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court enforcement continued – Nearly Legal
‘In what has turned into a continuing series, there are further updates on enforcement of possession orders via the High Court, obtaining writs and the scandalous conduct of many High Court Enforcement Officers.’
Nearly Legal, 13th February 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Sexting’ children should not be prosecuted, guidelines say – Daily Telegraph
‘The proposed guidance will also offer advice to school leaders on when it is appropriate to report “sexting incidents” to the authorities.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Without prejudice privilege – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The ‘without prejudice’ privilege refers to the inadmissibility of any party communications targeted toward settlement. The objective of this privilege is to encourage parties engaging in settlement consideration, by ensuring any information disclosed in the pursuit of settlement cannot be submitted in litigation proceedings (see Lord Griffiths in Rush & Tomkins v GLC [1989] 1 AC 1280).’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th February 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police mindset at Hillsborough was ‘all about public disorder’, inquest hears – The Guardian
‘South Yorkshire police officers requested dog handlers to come to Hillsborough in 1989 when people were trying to escape the lethal crush because police believed it was a pitch invasion, the new inquests into the disaster have heard.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal reaffirms death of “near miss” rule for part 36 offers – Litigation Futures
‘There is no longer a “near miss” rule for part 36 offers, appeal judges have made clear as they overturned a High Court decision which seemed to suggest that there was one.’
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Failing on systematic failings – Nearly Legal
‘This was a quite extraordinary judicial review (or rather four joined judicial review claims with another 16 cases put in evidence in support) in which what was in the end at stake was not any remedy for the individual claimants – it was agreed that their individual issues had been remedied and the claims were academic on that basis – but whether there were systemic failings in Birmingham’s handling of homeless applications such that Birmingham:
generally, discourage and divert applications so that individuals are denied their statutory rights to have their situation properly inquired into and be given interim accommodation whilst those inquiries are being made.’
Nearly Legal, 14th February 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
UK counter-terrorism laws ‘harming aid efforts of Islamic charities’ – The Guardian
‘The former international development secretaries have called for an inquiry into the way in which UK counter-terrorism laws are hampering the humanitarian work of Islamic charities, including some of the few British charities capable of operating inside Syria.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New legal right for shop workers to refuse longer work hours on Sundays – Daily Telegraph
‘Ministers are changing legislation to give councils the power to extend trading hours in their local areas’
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tribunal rules computer hacking by GCHQ is not illegal – BBC News
‘GCHQ is operating within the law when it hacks into computers and smart phones, a security tribunal has ruled.’
BBC News, 12th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call to tighten UK’s new property law to crack down on ‘dirty money’ – The Guardian
‘New laws that aim to stop the UK being a magnet for money launderers – by forcing the owners of properties to reveal their identities – should be applied retrospectively, leading anti-corruption organisations whose work has strongly influenced the government are saying.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ruling clarifies gambling regulator’s power to withhold operating licences – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Gambling Commission has the power to refuse applications for gambling operating licences if approving them would be inconsistent with the Gambling Act’s licensing objectives even if the applicants satisfy all other criteria necessary for obtaining those licences, a regulatory tribunal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th February 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
