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The dark face of our imperial past – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has ruled that the United Kingdom was not obliged to hold a public inquiry into the shooting in December 1948 during the Malayan Emergency by British troops of 24 unarmed civilians at Batang Kali. The Court held that (1) the lapse of time meant that there was no Article 2 requirement to hold an inquiry; (2) a duty to hold an inquiry could not be implied into common law under the principles of customary international law; and (3) the decision not to hold an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 was not open to challenge on ordinary judicial review principles. However, the Supreme Court did hold that the deaths were within the United Kingdom’s jurisdiction for the purposes of the application of the ECHR.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man jailed for murder of girlfriend found in suitcase in canal – The Guardian
‘A man who beat his girlfriend, stuffed her into a suitcase and threw it into a canal has been jailed for a minimum of 18 and a half years.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court to rule on first proposed deferred prosecution agreement in the UK on Monday – OUT-LAW.com
‘A court in London is expected to decide on Monday whether to approve a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) provisionally put in place by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Standard Bank.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Are counter terrorism laws interfering with freedom of the press? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘A case of freedom of the press versus counter-terrorism laws? Peter Carter QC at Doughty Street Chambers, examines the police powers used to seize an investigative journalist’s laptop.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th November 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Religious education and state impartiality – Education Law Blog
‘In R (Fox) v Secretary of State for Education [2015] EWHC 3404 (Admin), Warby J held that guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education was unlawful because it contained a statement (referred to in the judgment as “the Assertion”) that delivery of Religious Studies GCSE content consistent with subject content prescribed by the Secretary of State would in all cases fulfil the state’s legal obligations with regard to religious education. In fact, the judge held, relying exclusively on such GCSEs could be enough to meet those obligations but would not necessarily be so and some additional educational provision may be required.’
Education Law Blog, 27th November 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Children should not get criminal records for ‘trivial’ offences such as sexting and fighting, MPs say – The Independent
‘Children should not receive criminal records for “trivial” misdemeanors such as sexting and fighting, a committee of MPs has urged.’
The Independent, 29th November 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court judge castigates senior property partner “who cut corners all the time” – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has launched an extraordinary attack on a senior property partner, saying that although he was “on the whole” an honest witness, he “plainly cut corners all the time in his practice”.’
Legal Futures, 30th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Mother spared jail for dangling child out of window in ‘Michael Jackson moment’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Incident echoes infamous moment the late Prince of Pop dangled his second son “Blanket” from a balcony of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin in 2002.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police officer jailed for arranging to have sex with runaway girl – The Guardian
‘A police constable who arranged to have sex with a 15-year-old runaway while investigating her disappearance has been sentenced to four years in prison.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tyre slashing was criminal damage but not antisemitic attack, jury decides – The Guardian
‘Leaders of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities have welcomed the conviction of a man over a wave of criminal damage incidents involving cars in north-east London last year.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former DPP ‘encouraged abortion on demand’ – Daily Telegraph
‘High Court case disputes decision by Sir Keir Starmer, the former DPP turned Labour MP, not to bring charges after Telegraph exposé.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gang convicted of smuggling £1.6bn of drugs into UK in fake ambulances – The Guardian
‘Three drug smugglers have been convicted of transporting as much as £1.6bn worth of cocaine and heroin into the UK using a fleet of fake ambulances.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Damages awarded in ‘sexting’ case for the first time – BBC News
‘Damages for “sexting” have been awarded for the first time, the BBC has learnt.’
BBC News, 30th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NCA internal inquiry ‘will not undermine earlier cases’ – the Guardian
‘The National Crime Agency claims there is little prospect of completed cases being quashed despite having to launch a review into its use of warrants and production orders following the collapse of major trials.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid residence test ruled lawful – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Government plans to introduce a residence test for civil legal aid eligibility are lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th November 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ombudsman accuses council of failing to apply correct law in planning case – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government Ombudsman has urged a borough council to provide conservation training for all its planning officers after accusing the authority of failing to apply the correct law and guidance.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ex-Broadmoor worker jailed for selling stories to the Sun – The Guardian
‘A former Broadmoor hospital worker has been jailed for eight months for selling stories to the Sun about notorious patients, including the Yorkshire Ripper.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man behind Birdie Song wins court battle over West End show tunes – Daily Telegraph
‘Henry Hadaway could be awarded more than £300,000 after High Court ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
