Marie Black gets life term for child abuse – BBC News
‘A woman at the centre of a “gruesome” child sex abuse ring which passed children round “like toys” has been given a life sentence.’
BBC News, 28th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge criticises ‘chaotic’ rules on media coverage of divorce disputes – The Guardian
‘Regulations concerning media reporting of how divorcing couples divide up their disputed assets are chaotic, a senior family court judge has acknowledged.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family jailed for trafficking Hungarian women for prostitution – BBC News
‘A family who trafficked and enslaved two Hungarian women to force them into prostitution have been jailed.’
BBC News, 28th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal dismisses ETS challenges – Free Movement
‘Back in the day, One Direction enjoyed considerable success and dominated the reported charts. Without a picture in the attic, though, good fortune and good looks cannot last forever. Decline is inevitable. It can be embraced with dignity but this eludes some performers, who simply go on playing the same tired old tunes for too long, sadly. Rare is the David Bowie, able to reinvent and adapt to move with the times. One Direction chose the former course and recently went their separate ways, abandoning their vocation to spend and enjoy the fruits of their labours. It is a lesson worth heeding.’
Free Movement, 29th September 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Judge rejects bid for JR over impact of regeneration scheme on bats – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has refused to grant permission for a judicial review challenge to the grant of planning permission for a major regeneration project over its impact on bats.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th September 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Is that the sound of change to NIHL claims? – Zenith PI Blog
‘The Civil Justice Council has set up a working group, to be chaired by Andrew Parker of DAC Beachcroft, to advise the present government as to the handling of noise induced hearing loss claims. Membership of the working group will represent solicitors, claims managers, insurers, the Ministry of Justice and the judiciary.’
Full story
Zenith PI Blog, 28th September 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Hypnotist jailed for ten years after sexually assaulting woman under his spell – Daily Telegraph
‘Gary Naraido, 52, convinced his victim she would feel orgasmic every time he said the word ‘Kapow’.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Reading fiancee of dead cyclist accused of keeping grieving son out of school – BBC News
‘The partner of a cyclist killed by a drink-driver is being prosecuted after her son missed a number of days at school following the death.’
BBC News, 28th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners’ legal letters opened by prison staff, admits ombudsman – The Guardian
‘Prisoners’ confidential legal letters to and from their lawyers and the courts have been wrongly opened by prison staff in half of cases investigated by the prisons ombudsman in the past year.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kay Diamond death: Anthony Blye jailed for murder – BBC News
‘A man who battered his partner to death in a “jealous rage” before calmly rolling a cigarette as police arrived has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 25th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wrexham historical child abuse gang jailed – BBC News
‘Five men guilty of being in a predatory paedophile gang in Wrexham in the 1980s have been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report: “Serious irreversible harm” test case heard in Court of Appeal
‘This week, Lord Justices Elias, Richards and McCombe sat in the Court of Appeal and heard the first test cases against Section 94B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. Section 94B, introduced by the Immigration Act 2014 and which came into force on 28th July 2014, provides the Home Office the power to certify human rights claims made by people liable to deportation, so they are not entitled to an appeal within the UK. Instead they are expected to bring their appeal from the country in which the Home Office propose deportation. This logic has been catchily titled “deport first, appeal later” and the Conservatives pledged in their manifesto to roll it out for all immigration appeals. Indeed, the Immigration Bill 2015, published last week on 17th September, does just that.’
Free Movement, 25th September 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
When should a decision be remitted to a different decision-maker? – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal’s answer to this question in HCA International Limited v CMA [2015] EWCA Civ 492 was, in effect: rarely. The judgment, which contains some serious criticism of the CMA even though it won the case, illustrates just how high the threshold is before a court will insist that a remitted decision should go to a new decision-maker. It is not enough for the original decision-maker to have made a mistake, however conspicuous. Rather, there needs to be a reasonable perception of unfairness or damage to public confidence in the regulatory process.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 25th September 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Blackstone’s Statutes: top legislation – OUP Blog
‘With the recent publication of the 2015-2016 editions of the Blackstone’s Statutes series, we asked some of the authors to select a piece of legislation from the series that has the most impact on their subject area.’
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OUP Blog, 28th September 2015
Source: www.oupblog.com
MoJ tells noise-induced hearing loss working group to focus on fixed fees – Litigation Futures
‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) group asked by the Ministry of Justice to investigate noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims is to look at how a fixed-costs regime might work, it has been announced.’
Litigation Futures, 28th September 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Listen very carefully, I shall do this only once – Nearly Legal
‘The Claimant in R (on the application of Brooks) v LB Islington [2015] EWHC 2657 (Admin) was the mother of 3 children, who applied to the local authority as homeless following her eviction from a housing association property for rent arrears on 24/3/2015. Sadly, Ms B’s adult, terminally ill, son died two days after the offer of interim accommodation that was the subject of this judicial review.’
Nearly Legal, 27th September 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
UK Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer to be released – BBC News
‘The last British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay is to be returned to the UK, the government has said.’
BBC News, 25th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pumpkin cyanide blackmailer Michael Young jailed – BBC News
‘A lorry driver who attempted to blackmail a Lincolnshire pumpkin farmer by telling him he had poisoned his crops has been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager killed himself hours after Wonga cleared out his account – The Guardian
‘A disabled teenager killed himself on the same day that the payday loans company Wonga cleared out his bank account, it has been revealed.’
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The Guardian, 25th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
