Operation Elveden: Ex-prison officers jailed for tabloid leaks – BBC News
‘Two former prison officers have been jailed for leaking information about inmates to newspapers.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Telegraph misled readers over NHS x-ray service, press watchdog finds – The Guardian
‘The Daily Telegraph misled readers by suggesting NHS radiology departments were closed on Sundays in an article about Justice Secretary Michael Gove breaking his foot, according to a ruling from the Independent Press Standards Organisation.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tracey Woodford murder: Christopher May jailed for life – BBC News
‘A “cruel” ex-butcher who killed and dismembered a woman before carrying her severed head through a town to hide it has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two sentenced for plotting to bring up to three tonnes of cocaine to the streets of Europe – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Anthony Dennis and Anthony Wilson were sentenced yesterday at the Old Bailey to over 25 years for a major drug smuggling operation.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th November 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Court of Appeal: costs judges have wide discretion over costs of Solicitors Act assessments – Litigation Futures
‘Costs judges have a broad discretion when considering what amount to “special circumstances” that allow them to depart from the “one-fifth” rule on the costs of a Solicitors Act assessment, the Court of Appeal has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 19th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
HBOS collapse: report recommends formal investigation into executives – The Guardian
‘Regulators will conduct a review into whether enforcement action against management team should be taken “as early as possible next year.” ’
The Guardian, 19th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Protection scheme to hold more cases in public – BBC News
‘Journalists and members of the public are to be given greater access to the Court of Protection, where issues affecting sick or vulnerable people are heard – under a new pilot scheme.’
BBC News, 19th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MS sufferer should be allowed to die, says judge in landmark ruling – The Guardian
‘A woman in the end stage of multiple sclerosis has been granted the right to die, in a landmark legal ruling.
The woman’s daughter had told how her mother was “completely incapacitated” and had asked Mr Justice Hayden to allow doctors to stop providing “clinically assisted nutrition and hydration”.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminal courts charge ‘should be axed’ – justice committee – BBC News
‘The criminal courts charge should be scrapped by ministers, a parliamentary committee has said, as it raised “grave misgivings” about the fee’s benefits.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tom Watson to issue written apology to Leon Brittan’s widow – The Guardian
‘Tom Watson has said he will write to the widow of Leon Brittan to apologise directly after he was criticised by MPs for repeating a claim that he was “as close to evil as any human could get” in connection with sex abuse allegations against the Conservative peer.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judicial review pushes back crime contracts to April – Legal Voice
‘The Ministry of Justice announced on Friday that the introduction of duty provider contracts will be pushed back from January to April 1 next year. Only the previous week, the MOJ continued to insist that despite the threat of legal challenges, the new duty provider contracts would come into force from 01 January 2016.’
Legal Voice, 16th November 2015
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Who got the dogs out? – Nearly Legal
‘Moosun, & Ors v HSBC Bank Plc (t/a First Direct) [2015] EWHC 3308 (Ch). This was a part – surely now the end part – of a long running saga of a mortgage possession and sale. The novel (if unsurprising) point of law concerned the “Ors” in this claim. You will have to read on – or skip to the end of the post, for that.’
Nearly Legal, 18th November 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
UK government scraps plans to legalise private copying – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has scrapped plans to legalise private copying in the UK, Out-Law.com has learned..’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2015
Source: www.outlaw.com
Tweet Tweet? #silencingFOIontwitter – Panopticon
‘Is a request for information made in a tweet a valid request within the meaning of sections 1 and 8 FOIA? Not in Ghafoor v Information Commissioner (EA/2015/0140). The FTT held that section 8(1) requires the request for information to be made using the “real name” of the person making it, and that the provision of an address for correspondence must one which is “suitable for correspondence” between the requestor and the public authority about the request.’
Panopticon, 17th November 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Commercial agency: where the principal cannot have his cake and eat it too – Technology Law Update
‘On termination of a commercial agency agreement the agent is normally entitled to either an indemnity or compensation. This is a lump sum payment to reward the agent for the goodwill it has developed for the principal. They can agree by contract which option they prefer. But in the absence of agreement, the agent is entitled to compensation.’
Technology Law Update, 16th November 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Tarmac wins Court of Appeal battle over quarry restoration and waste – Local Government Lawyer
‘Tarmac has won a Court of Appeal battle over whether the use of waste in restoring a quarry was waste disposal or waste recovery.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Council secures £300k confiscation after uncovering conspiracy to defraud – Local Government Lawyer
‘Slough Borough Council last month secured a £300,000 confiscation order, its largest ever under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Government delays clinical negligence fixed costs consultation – Litigation Futures
‘The government has delayed launch of its consultation on introducing fixed recoverable costs in low-value clinical negligence claims.’
Litigation Futures, 19th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
