‘A headmaster who supervised a school trip to Brazil where a pupil was murdered after a drunken night out has been found guilty of professional misconduct but has not been banned from teaching.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Broadmoor Hospital has been told to make urgent changes after a report which highlighted the “overuse” of face-down restraints on patients. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the high-security hospital in Berkshire “inadequate” after an inspection.’
BBC News, 16th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Evidence gathered as part of a major police inquiry into abuse at a school in Rochdale is now being considered by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
BBC News, 16th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An intriguing summary has emerged on Lawtel (subscription required) of a decision of the Chancery Division (John Jarvis QC) in a case called Hallows v Wilson Barca LLP, which suggests that the duties imposed on public bodies by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) can be relevant to the common law doctrine of legal professional privilege.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘FOCUS The EU’s highest court has ruled that the time those with no fixed place of work spend travelling between home and their first and last places of work each day counts as “woking time” – but this does not necessarily entitle them to extra pay.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th September 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The UK employment tribunal system is in need of “radical” restructuring if it is to work fairly and efficiently for employees, employers and the broader administration of justice, according to the Law Society of England and Wales.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The European Court of Justice (“the ECJ”) has now given judgment in Federacion de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones obreras v Tyco Integrated Security Case C-266/14 consistent with the Advocate General’s opinion, on which James Goudie QC blogged recently. For peripatetic or mobile workers (who do not have a fixed or habitual workplace) time spent travelling from home to the first appointment and from the last appointment back home counts as working time under EU law. The judgment has very significant implications for employers whose workforce includes, for example, home care staff, gas fitters, and sales teams.’
Employment Law Blog, 14th September 2015
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
‘A man convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years, in a case in which the retired high court judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss told the jury she was astonished at the allegations against the man.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘It is easier to get a gun licence than drive a minibus a watchdog has revealed as it warned Britain faces more gun massacres unless a chaotic licensing regime is overhauled.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A review of prison education to examine how it supports rehabilitation of different types of prison learners.’
Ministry of Justice, 11th September 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Zack Davies has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder after he attacked a man with a machete in a racially aggravated attack in January. He must serve a minimum of 14 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th September 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during August 2015.’
Family Law Week, 13th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The outcry over the new financial penalties for anyone convicted of a crime presents Michael Gove with a crucial test of his willingness to jettison flawed policies inherited from Chris Grayling, his predecessor as Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor.’
The Independent, 11th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A retired bishop who has admitted sex offences against young men, should have faced charges 22 years ago, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted. The CPS said a caution given to Peter Ball in 1993 was wrong as there was sufficient evidence to prosecute.’
BBC News, 13th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven paedophiles who preyed on a baby and young children acted “beyond human instinct” and were guilty of “terrifying depravity”, a judge said.’
BBC News, 11th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 3rd September 2015 the news reported the case of a 14 year old boy who took a naked photo of himself before sending it to a female classmate via Snapchat (a smartphone application that deletes a message or a photograph 10 seconds after it has been read). She took a screenshot of the photo and decided to send it to other people at school. A police officer based at the school became aware of the photo however. It was decided (obviously correctly) that it was not in the public interest to prosecute. However, he did have “the crime of making and distributing indecent images recorded against him”. It seems that this was a mandatory consequence of it coming to the notice of officialdom.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th September 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
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