We have a stalking law – so why don’t the police use it? – The Guardian
‘Lily Allen’s awful experience – being stalked, then failed by the criminal justice system – is sadly all too common.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Payments to wrongly held detainees top £4m each year – BBC News
‘The government is paying more than £4m each year in compensation to people who were held unlawfully in immigration detention centres, figures show.’
BBC News, 20th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who urinated on Manchester Cenotaph told to clean memorials – The Guardian
‘A man who urinated on the Manchester Cenotaph has been ordered to spend 200 hours cleaning war memorials across the city as part of his punishment.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy aged eight among known potential victims of forced marriage in UK – The Guardian
‘A boy as young as eight is among scores of children feared by judges to be at risk of forced marriage as official figures reveal police are struggling to bring cases to court.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge offers to pay court fine of abuse victim who stabbed her abuser on his doorstep after he avoided jail – The Independent
‘A judge has offered to pay the court fine of a Bradford teenager who stabbed a paedophile on his doorstep after he avoided jail for abusing her when she was just eight-years-old.’
The Independent, 19th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CA says huge solicitor-own client costs assessment can be held in private – Litigation Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to conduct a solicitor-own client assessment in private so as to protect legal professional privilege (LPP), even though the client had given a waiver to enable international law firm Dechert to defend its multi-million pound bills.’
Litigation Futures, 20th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Misc on taxes – council and bedroom – Nearly Legal
‘Council tax – how do you go about setting aside and/or appealing a council tax liability order? It turns out to be far from straightforward (you might already have known this. I didn’t!). In Okon v London Borough Of Lewisham [2016] EWHC 864 (Ch) – quite astonishingly, an appeal against a making of a bankruptcy order – Mr. Robin Hollington QC addressed the issue. The bankruptcy petition was founded on a number of council tax liability orders and the efforts of Ms Okon to set aside those orders were at issue.’
Nearly Legal, 19th April 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Ben Butler murder trial: Ellie ‘killed after conviction quashed’ – BBC News
‘A “hot-tempered” father accused of killing his six-year-old daughter had a conviction for assaulting her as a baby quashed, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 19th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape Acquittal: A Case Study – 6 Pump Court
‘‘D’ was a 21-year old university maths student. Born and brought up in Bristol, he had no convictions, cautions or reprimands and was of previous good character. He was charged with a single offence of rape. The complainant, ‘C’, was a fellow student. The rape was alleged to have happened on campus.’
6 Pump Court, 15th April 2016
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
Court of Appeal orders retrial over aggregation of claims against solicitors – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that had protected law firms from financial risk through restricting the way professional indemnity insurers could aggregate multiple claims.’
Legal Futures, 14th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Muslim man loses high court bid to have sons circumcised – The Guardian
‘A devout Muslim has failed to persuade a high court judge to rule that his sons should be circumcised.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Don’t Assume you can Serve the Solicitors! – Zenith PI Blog
‘The Defendants appealed against a master’s order that service of a claim form by the Claimants on their solicitors amounted to good service. The Claimants applied for service by an alternative method under CPR 6.15.’
Zenith PI Blog, 19th April 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Celebrity injunction should be lifted, Court of Appeal rules – BBC News
‘An injunction banning the media in England and Wales from reporting the identity of a married celebrity who allegedly took part in a threesome has been lifted.’
BBC News, 18th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May imposes 72-hour limit on detention of pregnant asylum seekers – The Guardian
‘Campaigners have criticised as disappointing the home secretary’s plan to place a 72-hour limit on the detention of pregnant women held at immigration detention centres.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Byron Karemba: The Investigatory Powers Bill: Putting the Investigatory Powers Commissioner in Focus (Part II) – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Following on from the first post focusing on the double-lock in the Investigatory Powers Bill (“the Bill”). This second entry looks at the “institutional and procedural” issues around the introduction of judicial scrutiny of surveillance warrants in the UK. Therefore, attention is on the office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPCr) itself. I will assess the degree to which the IPCr is independent from the executive. Thereafter, consideration is given to the procedure by which the Judicial Commissioners (JCs) will conduct their ex ante oversight function. Concerns in both these areas were raised when a Draft version of the Bill was before a Joint Committee of Parliament (“the Committee”). After nearly four months of gathering both written and oral evidence, the Committee reported in February and the Bill got its second reading on March 15th this year.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th April 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Conveyancers on both sides held liable for fraud in landmark case – Legal Futures
‘The conveyancers on both sides of a property fraud have been found jointly liable for the £470,000 loss suffered by the buyer.’
Legal Futures, 18th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
MoJ plan for legal aid residence test thrown out by supreme court – The Guardian
‘Government attempts to introduce a discriminatory residence test for anyone claiming legal aid have been summarily thrown out in a unanimous supreme court ruling.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Deposits, leaflets and company landlords – Nearly Legal
‘This was an appeal of a possession order made against Mr Bali at Lambeth County Court. Mr B was the assured shorthold tenant of Manaquel Company Limited. A deposit was taken and protected. Manaquel subsequently purportedly served a section 21 notice and brought possession proceedings. At first instance, the issue was whether Manaquel had complied with the requirements on serving the Prescribed Information.’
Nearly Legal, 18th April 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Third ‘fast track’ abuse of dominant position claim filed with Competition Appeal Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
‘A third claim alleging anti-competitive behaviour using a new ‘fast track’ procedure has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), showing a “pattern” of such cases beginning to emerge, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
