Yvette Hallsworth murder: Mateusz Kosecki jailed for Derby stabbing – BBC News
‘A teenager who lured a prostitute into an alleyway and then stabbed her to death has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Gambling addict who sold stamps from late father’s collection spared jail – The Guardian
‘The son of a renowned philatelist who stole part of his late father’s stamp collection to fund his obsession with a single fruit machine in a bookmaker’s shop has been spared jail after his mother asked for leniency.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court upholds recognition of US arbitral award, but delays enforcement to give losing party opportunity to challenge – OUT-LAW.com
‘The losing party in an arbitration case decided in the US has been prevented from setting aside recognition of the award in England, but can delay enforcement by the winning party until it has had a chance to challenge the award in the US, the High Court in England has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Weybread ‘magic club’ sex groomer jailed – BBC News
‘A 46-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for sexually grooming a boy by claiming he could introduce him into a secret magic club.’
BBC News, 4th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge says victim statements make ‘no difference’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge apologises for comments overheard by bereaved family at a parole hearing but insists their statements cannot affect judgements over prisoners’ risk.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Evidence during FOI disputes can be provided in secret, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
‘Public bodies defending a decision to withhold information requested under freedom of information (FOI) laws can submit evidence to an information rights tribunal in secret, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Teenager jailed for life for beating engineer to death in unprovoked cocaine-fuelled attack – Daily Telegraph
‘Teenager is jailed after he beat an engineer to death while his friend filmed attack on her iPhone.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Activists complain to IPCC over police efforts to recruit them as informers – The Guardian
‘Four campaigners have lodged a complaint with an official watchdog, alleging that they felt intimidated by covert police officers who were trying to persuade them to spy on their political colleagues.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two men convicted for possessing extreme ‘WhatsApp porn’ that wasn’t viewed – The Independent
‘Two men have been convicted for having “truly disgusting” pornographic images on their mobile phones, sent to them through the WhatsApp messaging service, though one claimed he didn’t watch what he was sent.’
The Independent, 4th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Riot damages reforms are questioned by insurers – BBC News
‘Insurers have warned that proposed changes to the Riot Damages Act could lead to higher premiums or reduce access to insurance.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When is Same-Sex Parenting a Private Fostering Arrangement? – Family Law Week
‘Kate Tompkins, barrister, of 36 Bedford Row considers the implications of private fostering arrangements in respect of children born to same-sex couples.’
Family Law Week, 31st July 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Ifejika v Ifejika – another case about design rights and contact lenses – NIPC Law
‘In Ifejika v Ifejika and another [2011] EWPCC 31 (23 Nov 2011) His Honour Judge Birss QC (as he then was) ordered among other things an inquiry (or alternatively, by implication, an account) in relation to a lens care product the design rights in which he held to have been infringed by the claimant’s brother by of a competing product. The claimant elected an account of profits and this came on before HH Judge Hacon on 17 June 2014 (Ifejika v Ifejika and another [2014] EWHC 2625 (IPEC) (31 July 2014)).’
NIPC Law, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
The quasi-trust – The Barristers’ Hub
‘As every student of equity knows well, a trust is a type of property ownership in which one or more people (the trustee(s)) hold property on behalf of one or more other people (the beneficiary/ies), exercise all the powers of an owner of property in relation to third parties, but are bound to do so for the exclusive interests of the beneficiaries. A trust can be express, made by a formal written implement, or implied, either by transfer of property without explanation (a resulting trust) or in circumstances where the common intention of the parties is or is deemed to be for the property to be held on trust (a constructive trust). Both express and implied trusts are genuine trusts: the property is owned by the trustee, subject to the interest of the beneficiaries.’
The Barristers’ Hub, 1st August 2014
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
Register your s.13 notices – NearlyLegal
‘The recent decision in Regent Wealth Ltd and others v Wiggins [2014] EWCA Civ 1078 is a clear reminder to practitioners to register notices under s.13, Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.’
NearlyLegal, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Solicitor was ‘employee’ and not partner, High Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A solicitor has won a High Court battle to prove he was an employee and not a partner at a firm subject to legal action.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Church faces legal challenge after blocking job offer to married gay priest – The Guardian
‘The first priest to marry his same-sex partner is to issue a legal challenge to the Church of England after his offer of a job as an NHS chaplain was withdrawn when his bishop refused the necessary permission.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jamie McMahon murder: Pair jailed over churchyard killing – BBC News
‘Two men who kicked a snooker club worker to death in a Northampton churchyard have been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Consulting on library cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Local authorities proposing sensitive budget cuts inevitably cross minefields laden with lethal legal ordnance. This generally includes volatile consultation and equalities devices. But following the decision of Collins J on 17 July in Draper v Lincolnshire County Council [2014] EWHC 2388 (Admin), consultation may have become more complex.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Parents accused of ’emotionally harming’ child by not naming him, win right to appeal – Daily Telegraph
‘A couple from Hertfordshire who had their five-month-old baby taken off them because they refused to name him, have won the right to appeal the decision.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
