Homeless man jailed for murder of Chelmsford man Colin Evans – BBC News
‘A homeless man who brutally murdered a cafe worker who had “befriended” him has been jailed for more than 20 years.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murderer seeks to overturn ban on secret evidence going to Strasbourg – The Guardian
‘A convicted murderer who claims he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice is seeking to overturn a ban on secret evidence about the security services being disclosed to European judges. The supreme court’s hearing of the unprecedented case of Wang Yam could add to the strain on the UK’s relationship with the European court of human rights (ECHR).’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice system badly failing most users, says Michael Gove – The Guardian
‘Britain’s justice system is badly failing most people who use courts while providing a gold standard of service to the wealthy, according to the justice secretary, Michael Gove.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GCHQ spied on two human rights bodies – Daily Telegraph
‘GCHQ spied on two human rights organisations, it has emerged, and breached its own internal policies in how it handled the information.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Globe-trotting granny’ angler netted £45k in benefit claims – Daily Telegraph
‘Benefit cheat Heather Rimmer, 61 flew to exotic oceans to reel in the giant fish while claiming she was too ill to work.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bedford cannabis joint row killer jailed – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed his friend to death in an argument about a cannabis joint has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met police to step up targeted stop and search amid surge in knife-crime – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police are to step up their use of targeted stop-and-search operations in high knife-crime areas of London due to a recent rise in stabbings in the capital.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Broader interest of justice’ can trump parties’ duty of candour in judicial review cases, says Privy Council – OUT-LAW.com
‘Courts should not dismiss an application for judicial review solely on the grounds that one party has not complied with its duty to disclose all necessary facts and issues if doing so would not be in the interests of justice, one of the UK’s highest courts has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Regulator opens investigations into transparency of paid online endorsements – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether a number of businesses have broken consumer protection laws by failing to disclose that they have paid others to endorse their company online.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Copying material for private use: is it legal? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and others, R(on the application of) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and another [2015] EWHC 1723 (Admin). An exception to copyright infringement for private use has failed to survive a challenge in the High Court. But this may not be the end of the story.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th June 0215
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Developer loses Court of Appeal challenge over neighbourhood plan – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a developer’s challenge over the inclusion of site allocation policies in a neighbourhood development plan. The appellant in Larkfleet Homes Ltd, R (on the application of) v Rutland County Council & Ors [2015] EWCA Civ 597 was a house-building company with a commercial interest in land to the west of Ayston Road in the town of Uppingham in the county of Rutland.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th June 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Andrew Stocker found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following death of employees on an apple farm – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Andrew Stocker has been found guilty by a jury of gross negligence manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th June 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc – WLR Daily
Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction plc: [2015] UKSC 38; [2015] WLR (D) 261
‘An unsuccessful party in a construction contract adjudication was entitled to be repaid any money paid pursuant to the adjudication if the underlying dispute was finally determined in his favour, and the cause of action for the recovery of such money accrued on the date on which the money was paid. However, the cause of action of a party who wished to bring proceedings for more than the amount which he had been awarded under an adjudication accrued on the date of the relevant breach of contract or duty.’
WLR Daily, 17th June 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Ronayne v Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – WLR Daily
Ronayne v Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: [2015] EWCA Civ 588; [2015] WLR (D) 263
‘Where a claimant alleged that he suffered psychiatric injury as a secondary party caused by observing in a hospital setting the consequences of clinical negligence, the court was to take into account the fact that a visitor to a hospital would expect to see patients connected to machines and drips and things they would not like to see, was necessarily to a certain degree conditioned as to what to expect and was likely to be warned by medical staff of an impending encounter likely to prove more than ordinarily distressing. Whether an event was “horrifying” for the purposes of such a claim was to be judged by objective standards and by reference to ordinary susceptibility.’
WLR Daily, 17th June 0215
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
IMI plc and another v Delta Ltd (formerly Delta plc) and another – WLR Daily
‘On the true construction of the final proviso in section 1(4) of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 Part 20 the defendants in contribution proceedings were precluded from relying on a limitation defence pleaded against the claimants in the main proceedings.’
WLR Daily, 17th June 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Horton v Henry; pensions, bankruptcy and divorce – Family Law Week
‘Pranjal Shrotri, barrister, 36 Bedford Row identifies the importance of the forthcoming judgment of the Court of Appeal in Horton v Henry.’
Family Law Week, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Britain to pass new law to protect Middle Eastern artefacts from Isil – Daily Telegraph
‘ Britain will pass a new law to commit Britain to protecting cultural artefacts during armed conflicts in the wake of the destruction wrought by the so-called Islamic State on ancient ruins in Iraq and Syria. John Whittingdale, the Culture secretary, said the destruction was a “shocking threat to the world’s heritage and an affront to our common human values”.
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
