Police given advice on spotting domestic abuse patterns – BBC News
‘Police officers will receive specialist advice on how to spot patterns of domestic abuse under new guidance.’
Full story
BBC News, 21st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Westminster child sex abuse inquiry ‘split over credibility of witness’ – The Guardian
‘Scotland Yard’s high-profile inquiry into an alleged Westminster paedophile ring is split over the veracity of the allegations under investigation and faces external criticism of its conduct.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Injunction and damages in libel case awarded against anonymous website – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Brett Wilson LLP v Person(s) Unknown, Responsible for the Operation of the Website solicitorsfromhell.co.uk, 7 September (Warby J) [2015] EWHC 2628 (QB). This was a claim in libel by a firm of solicitors who acted for another firm which also claimed against the operators of SFHUK, causing the original site to be shut down (Law Society v Rick Kordowski [2011]). In this case the words complained of appeared on a new site, but despite efforts by the present claimants, it was not possible to find out who was operating it. The site alleged various aspects of mismanagement, including incompetence and fraud. It also quoted a client of the claimant firm who alleged overcharging and who refused to pay their fees. (It is worth noting that the site appears to have been taken down since default judgement was given in this case).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th September 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
The importance of privacy in ancillary relief proceedings – High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘DL v SL [2015] EWHC 2621 (Fam) 27 July 2015 (Mostyn J). This was a simple, if contentious, divorce case in which the judge took the opportunity to make a point about balancing the principle of open judgment – allowing media coverage of cases – against the privacy of the parties involved. Whilst he was ready to acknowledge that publicity ensures not only the probity of the judge but the veracity of the witnesses, and that such publicity served promote understanding and debate about the legal process, in some cases privacy should trump the rights of the press.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th September 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court refuses bid to reconsider ruling because of missing page in bundle – Litigation Futures
‘A party that accidentally omitted an important page from its trial bundle has failed in its attempt to persuade the judge to reconsider his ruling. The claimant in Absolute Lofts as West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd & Anor (No2) [2015] EWHC 2632 (IPEC) made the application the day after His Honour Judge Hacon handed down his decision.’
Litigation Futures, 18th September 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Tightening the payout rules for business insurance – Law Commission
‘Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims. But under Law Commission reforms introduced into Parliament today, insurers would be obliged to make prompt payment or face a claim for damages.’
Law Commission, 16th September 2015
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
Court fee rise will give wealthy the upper hand, says Bar Council – The Bar Council
‘SMEs will be disadvantaged in chasing late payments from big business customers.
Wealthy individuals and big business will have the upper hand in court proceedings if further increases in court fees get the go ahead under plans announced by the Ministry of Justice, the Bar Council has warned.’
The Bar Council, 14th September
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
The Creative Foundation v Dreamland Leisure Ltd and others – WLR Daily
‘Any part of demised premises which has been justifiably removed from the premises by a tenant in accordance with the tenant’s obligation to repair the premises, and which becomes a chattel having substantial value, vests in the landlord.’
WLR Daily, 11th September 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Newquay pupil sex teacher banned for life – BBC News
‘A married teacher who had sex with a pupil and ignored a warning has been banned from the classroom for life.’
BBC News, 17th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Counter-extremism bill could play into terrorists’ hands, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘David Cameron’s counter-extremism bill, which will ban non-violent extremists, risks provoking a backlash in Britain’s Muslim communities and playing into the hands of terrorist recruiters, a government watchdog has warned. David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, said the legislation to counter extremist ideology also risks legitimising state scrutiny of – and citizens informing on – the political activities of large numbers of law-abiding people.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Metropolitan Police to be investigated over dozen more claims of historical corruption –
‘The police watchdog is to investigate fresh claims that child sex abuse probes dating back to the 1970s were brushed under the carpet because they involved MPs.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will oversee 12 more allegations of historic corruption within the Metropolitan Police in addition to the 17 investigations announced earlier this year.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Illegal migrants in UK face jail if caught driving – The Guardian
‘People who drive a car while they are in Britain illegally face being jailed and having their vehicle seized under powers included in the government’s latest immigration bill. Most of the measures in the legislation, published on Thursday, are designed to create “a hostile environment” for migrants who are in Britain unlawfully and have already been strongly trailed by ministers since the general election. The Commons second reading of the bill is scheduled for 13 October, shortly after the Conservative party conference.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tax tribunal charges would deter the poorest from getting justice, lawyers warn – The Independent
‘Plans to impose court fees on anyone opposing the tax office at tribunal would deter the poorest from getting justice, leading lawyers say – amid a growing outcry against an array of Government-imposed court charges.’
The Independent, 17th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple win damages from Hackney after children wrongly kept in care – The Guardian
‘A husband and wife have won £10,000 each in damages from a local authority that wrongly kept their eight children in foster care. A deputy high court judge Sir Robert Francis said that if ever there was a case illustrating the challenges that faced children, parents, public authorities and the courts when concerns were raised about the safety and welfare of children, it was this one.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom asked to investigate sting on ex-foreign secretaries – The Guardian
‘Channel 4 has asked the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, to investigate a cash-for-access sting on two former foreign secretaries after criticism over its reporting of the allegations. The parliamentary commissioner for standards cleared Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw, and said the damage done to the former MPs could have been avoided if Channel 4’s Dispatches and the Daily Telegraph had accurately reported the exchanges they had filmed.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child molester given longer sentence as victims are Asian – Daily Telegraph
‘A child molester who abused two Asian girls was rightly given a longer sentence than if his victims had been white because Asian sex crime victims suffer more, a leading judge has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK airline regulator to force Ryanair to pay flight delay compensation – The Guardian
‘Britain’s aviation regulator has begun enforcement action against Ryanair to make the budget airline pay compensation to thousands of delayed passengers in the wake of a European court judgment.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bar fined £100,000 after teenager who drank liquid nitrogen cocktail had stomach removed – The Independent
‘A bar has been fined £100,000 after a teenager had her stomach removed after drinking a smoking liquid nitrogen cocktail handed to her for free.’
The Independent, 17th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman gave birth to baby in bath and then left it on neighbour’s doorstep – The Independent
‘A woman gave birth to her baby in a bath and then abandoned it on a neighbour’s doorstep because she believed it was the result of an extramarital affair.’
The Independent, 17th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
