Kristopher Mitchell jailed for Jessica Watkins murder – BBC News
‘A Newport man has been jailed for life after he stabbed and strangled his girlfriend as she lay in the bath.’
BBC News, 6th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Courts should not be given free rein to create new defences against trade mark infringement – OUT-LAW.com
‘Proposals by academics to allow new defences against trade mark infringement to be created in the future should be resisted, a trade mark law specialist has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Bedroom Tax: Upper Tribunal on Article 14 – NearlyLegal
‘Following my plaintive cry here, I now have copies of the two Upper Tribunal judgments from Scotland referred to by the DWP. And, while the judgments do do something rather more and rather different to the outcomes suggested in the DWP Circular, sadly, what they actually do is worse.’
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Loss of Earnings: The “Ogden Approach” in Practice: Two Cases Examined – Zenith PI Blog
‘Several years ago the notes to the Actuarial Tables set out a more “scientific” means of assessing damages for future loss of earnings. In essence this is done by using the difference between the multipliers in relation to disabled and non-disabled claimants. See the guidance at paragraph 45 of the explanatory notes. Here we look at two cases where the use of this approach has been considered. In Ward it was held not to be appropriate; in Billett it was greatly modified.’
Zenith PI Blog, 6th October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Calls for law to be changed after Broadmoor killer Barry Williams is released without supervision – Daily Telegraph
‘A serious case review is launched after mass killer Barry Williams is able to disappear following his release from Broadmoor by changing his name to Harry Street.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Boy taken off life support after judge rules there is no hope of a ‘miracle’ dies – Daily Telegraph
‘The family of the 17-month-old are ‘devastated’ after his life-support machine was switched off against their wishes.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Last week The Sun wanted to abolish the Human Rights Act, this week they want to use it to protect their journalists – The Independent
‘Just days after The Sun newspaper celebrated David Cameron’s promise to abolish the Human Rights Act (HRA), it is using the very same laws to protect one of its own journalists.’
The Independent, 6th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC’s ‘plebgate’ decision quashed by High Court – BBC News
‘The police watchdog’s decision to reinvestigate three officers at the centre of the “plebgate” row is flawed and must be retaken, judges have ruled.’
BBC News, 6th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-BA pilot Bartle Frere abuse case: Jury considers verdicts – BBC News
‘A jury has been sent out in the case of a former British Airways pilot accused of abusing boys in the UK and India.’
BBC News, 6th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revenge porn could lead to 14-year sentence, new guidelines clarify – The Guardian
‘The most serious cases of revenge pornography – putting sexually explicit images of former partners online – should be prosecuted under laws which carry a maximum sentence of 14 years, new guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service suggests.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor of Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published by Family Law Week during September.’
Family Law Week, 5th October 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
European Convention on Human Rights: What has it ever done for us? – The Independent
‘As the Tories attempt to dilute the treaty’s authority in the UK, James Cusick takes a look at the difference it has made.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The costs of rectification – Law Society’s Gazette
‘This case continues to generate interesting discussion in the Supreme Court – this time on the issue of costs.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Does UK copyright law have a sense of humour? – Daily Telegraph
‘Under a new exception to copyright law, anyone will be able to make a funny parody or mash-up from existing material. But do the courts have a sense of humour, asks Adam Rendle.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Conservatives plan to scrap Human Rights Act – read the full document – The Guardian
‘Chris Grayling’s eight-page strategy paper ‘Protecting human rights in the UK’ promises to ‘restore sovereignty to Westminster’ through a parliamentary override, breaking the formal link between British courts and the European court of human rights.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court attacks “unreasonable and opportunistic” defendants in relief from sanctions ruling – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has overturned a cost judge’s refusal to grant relief from sanctions that prevented claimant lawyers from recovering their success fees, and instead accused the defendants of “unreasonable and opportunistic” conduct.’
Litigation Futures, 6th October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
The Fragility of Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The announcement this week of a new Conservative Party plan to repeal the Human Rights Act, ‘Protecting Human Rights in the UK’, has brought to a boil a cauldron of incredulity (pictured) about the Government’s attitude towards the law. The response from human rights lawyers and advocacy groups has been swift. Liberty describes the Conservative Party plan as ‘legally illiterate’. The several ways in which that is true have already been the subject of detailed exposition. Indeed, Liberty’s response is even more accurate than it might first appear. If the Conservative Party plan is legally illiterate then it is best read as a political tactic to assure its supporters that it is the party of anti-European sentiment.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Seaham rabbit torturers spared prison – BBC News
‘Two men who posed naked in the bath with a pet rabbit before torturing and killing it have been spared jail.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revised transparency code for local government in England in force next month – Local Government Lawyer
‘A revised Local Government Transparency Code is to come into force in England next month, the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced.’
Local Government, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
