Government to introduce rules to stop ‘political’ boycotts – BBC News
‘The government is to introduce new rules to stop “politically-motivated” boycotts by local councils.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Working grandparents to share parental leave and pay – BBC News
‘Working grandparents will be allowed to take time off and share parental leave pay to help care for their grandchildren, the government has said.’
BBC News, 4th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who fled sexual abuse deported to Jamaica ‘because Home Office fax machine broken’ – The Independent
‘A woman who fled sexual abuse in Jamaica was deported back to the country because the Home Office’s fax machine was broken, lawyers have claimed.’
The Independent, 4th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Militant leftwing’ councils to be blocked from boycotting products – The Guardian
‘Councils and local authorities are to be blocked from boycotting Israeli products or pursuing other foreign policy goals that conflict with the government.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay escort jailed after blackmailing a married businessman – Daily Telegraph
‘John Walker, 29, sent the victim’s wife a picture of her husband on a hotel bed wearing a pair of knickers.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for life over chess game murder – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his flatmate through the heart in a row over a game of chess.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scotland Yard’s paedophile unit: Meeting the police men and women doing the most difficult work imaginable – The Independent
‘Paul Gallagher meets the people whose job it is to identify victims, stop abuse material being shared and distributed, categorise extreme imagery ready for court and, hopefully, catch paedophiles before they find a victim ‘
The Independent, 4th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gove plans to give prison governors more powers to educate and reform – The Guardian
‘Prison governors could be given greater powers to educate, punish and reform inmates under plans being considered by Michael Gove to relax the grip of Whitehall on the penal system.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Limits of judicial review in international relations underlined – UK Human Rights Blog
‘How far are the courts willing to go to intervene in matters of foreign affairs in order to protect human rights? Spoiler: they’re not.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sunday league footballer jailed for breaking opponent’s leg in tackle – The Independent
‘An amateur footballer has been jailed after deliberately breaking an opponent’s leg during a Sunday league football match.’
The Independent, 1st October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UN torture investigator says UK plan to scrap Human Rights Act is ‘dangerous’ – The Guardian
‘The UN special rapporteur on torture has accused David Cameron of a “cold-hearted ” approach to the migration crisis, warning that plans to scrap the Human Rights Act risk subverting international obligations designed to protect people fleeing persecution.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to outlaw legal referral fees – Ministry of Justice
‘A new statutory ban on referral fees in criminal cases is among proposals announced by the Legal Aid Minister Shailesh Vara today.’
Ministry of Justice, 1st Ocotber 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Guidance on the licensing of late night refreshment – Home Office
‘Guidance on late night refreshment licensing including new powers permitting licensing authorities to exempt certain suppliers.’
Home Office, 1st October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Criminal Practice Directions and Practice Direction (Costs in Criminal Proceedings) re-issued – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Criminal Practice Directions and Practice Direction (Costs in Criminal Proceedings) re-issued.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 30th September 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Seddon v Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council – WLR Daily
Seddon v Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council; [2015] EWHC 2609 (Fam); [2015] WLR (D) 388
‘The making of an adoption order always brought to an end pre-existing rights under article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as between a birth parent and an adopted child, since those rights arose from, and co-existed with, the parent-child relationship which was extinguished by adoption. Furthermore, section 51A of the 2002 Act, as inserted, did not create or maintain an article 8 right as between a birth parent and an adopted child, nor was section 51A(4) incompatible with the Convention. However, a public body running a post-adoption letterbox service was obliged under article 8 to respect correspondence between a birth parent and an adopted child and adopters, the obligation arising from the nature of the correspondence and not from the former parent-child relationship.’
WLR Daily, 14th September 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Tech 21 UK Ltd v Logitech Europe SA – WLR Daily
Tech 21 UK Ltd v Logitech Europe SA: [2015] EWHC 2614 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 389
‘It is not right to characterise a claim under regulation 2 of the Community Design Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2339) as one for a declaration of non-infringement.’
WLR Daily, 15th September 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
DL v SL – WLR Daily
DL v SL: [2015] EWHC 2621 (Fam); [2015] WLR (D) 391
‘FPR r 27.10 incorporated a strong starting point or presumption, which should not be derogated from unless there was a compelling reason, that ancillary relief proceedings should be heard in private. The law concerning the presence of the media in such proceedings, contained in FPR r 27.11 and Practice Direction PD27B: Attendance of Media Representatives at Hearings in Family Proceedings, was to enable the press to be the eyes and ears of the public so as to ensure that the case was conducted fairly and to enable the public to be educated in an abstract and general way about the processes that were deployed, but did not extend to breaching the privacy of the parties in those proceedings that Parliament had given to them.’
WLR Daily, 27th July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Privacy in Financial Remedies Proceedings – Family Law Week
‘David Bedingfield, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, considers conflicting judicial attitudes to the vexed question of rights to privacy in financial remedies proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 1st October 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
