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
European court to consider legality of UK surveillance laws – The Guardian
‘The legality of Britain’s surveillance laws will come under the intense scrutiny of 15 European judges on Tuesday in a politically sensitive test case that could limit powers to gather online data.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chills, thrills and surprises: ten years of freedom of information in the UK – OUP Blog
‘The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has been in the news again, when the controversial Independent Commission, much to the surprise of many, concluded the Act was ‘generally working well’, had ‘enhanced openness and transparency… there is no evidence that the Act needs to be radically altered’.’
OUP Blog, 10th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Inheritance tax: a brief history of death duties – The Guardian
‘Modern inheritance tax dates back to 1894 when the government introduced estate duty, a tax on the capital value of land, in a bid to raise money to pay off a £4m government deficit.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Equality claims and health regulators – Availability of JR does not oust jurisdiction of ET – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Michalak v The General Medical Council & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 172: This important case deals with the remedies available to individuals who claim to have suffered from discrimination, victimization, harassment or detriment in the treatment they have received from a “qualifications body” under s.53 of the Equality Act 2010 viz. any authority or body which can confer a relevant qualification (e.g. the GMC, ACCA etc.). It also clarifies the understanding of the place of judicial review in the context of internal and statutory appeals in cases of alleged discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th April 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Subject access request as precursor to litigation? No problem – Panopticon
‘Gurieva & Anor v Community Safety Development (UK) Ltd [2016] EWHC 643 (QB), a judgment of Warby J of 6 April 2016, is the High Court’s latest word on subject access requests. It illustrates some of the emerging trends in subject access litigation. It is also a salutary reminder to ensure that, for subject access request cases as for any other, adequate evidence is presented.’
Panopticon, 8th April 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Government to investigate Lambeth’s library plans – The Guardian
‘The government is to investigate a council’s plans to turn some of its libraries into gyms with unstaffed book-lending sections, following a protest against the scheme – which won support from authors including Nick Hornby and Ali Smith.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The city that allows women to sell sex – BBC News
‘A suburb in Leeds is the first place in the UK where it is permitted for women to sell sex between specified hours. The “managed approach” was introduced to try to control the trade.’
BBC News, 12th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
This celebrity injunction will probably rebound – a case of the ‘Streisand effect’ – The Guardian
‘As a Scottish newspaper publishes details of a sex scandal, when does a legal fight to ensure privacy become a pointless exercise to restrict free speech?’
The Guardian, 11th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ayeeshia Jane Smith murder: Mother jailed for at least 24 years – BBC News
‘A “devious” and “selfish” mother has been jailed for at least 24 years for stamping her toddler daughter to death.’
BBC News, 11th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sam Hallam and Victor Nealon denied compensation by Court of Appeal – BBC News
‘Two men who served long sentences before their convictions were overturned have lost the latest round of their legal fight for compensation.’
BBC News, 11th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
