5,000 disabled adults sexually abused in past two years, NSPCC says – The Guardian
‘Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures have shown.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening – WLR Daily
‘The policy in Northern Ireland, England and Wales of retaining indefinitely the DNA samples and other information obtained from persons who were arrested and subsequently convicted of an offence was proportionate and justified, and was within the margin of appreciation afforded to member states. A convicted person’s the right to respect for his private life guaranteed by article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was therefore not infringed when the police refused to give him an assurance that his DNA samples would be destroyed.’
WLR Daily, 13th May 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Dransfield v Information Commissioner and another; Craven v Information Commissioner and another – WLR Daily
‘The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the approach of a decision-maker when determining, for the purposes of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2004, whether a right to information request was vexatious and whether, for the purposes of regulation 12(4)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, a request for environmental information was “manifestly unreasonable”.’
WLR Daily, 14th May 2015
Source:www.iclr.co.uk
Best interests of children in immigration cases – Free Movement
‘Those working with migrant children have known this all along, but in March we had some official confirmation from a Parliamentary committee: the situation of migrant children in the UK is getting worse, not better.’
Free Movement, 14th May 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Business claiming ‘passing off’ must have UK customers before it can sue in UK, says Supreme Court – OUT-LAw.com
‘The Hong Kong-based provider of internet TV subscription service NOW TV could not prevent Sky using the same name for a similar service in the UK because it did not have a UK customer base, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
HRA Watch: Reform, Repeal, Replace? Tobias Lock: Legal implications of human rights reform in the UK – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The return of a majority Conservative government in last week’s general election in the UK has made the Conservative Party’s plans for reforming human rights law in the United Kingdom a likely prospect. It is recalled that on 3 October 2014, the Conservative Party published its policy document ‘Protecting Human Rights in the UK’ which sets out its proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and replace it with a new British Bill of Rights. In addition, the policy document also raised the prospect that the UK might withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th May 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Appeal court upholds strike-out of litigant-in-person’s claim over non-compliance – Litigation Futures
‘A litigant-in-person has lost his claim for psychiatric injury against the Stobart Group and associated companies over his failure to serve a medical report.’
Litigation Futures, 15th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judges unveil streamlined trial procedures for commercial cases – Litigation Futures
‘A committee of High Court judges, joined by a leading QC and City solicitor, has revealed its recommendations for faster trials of commercial disputes.’
Litigation Futures, 15th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Tell us your experience of the legal services regulators – Legal Services Board
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is launching a survey today inviting views from anybody and any firm that has been in contact with one of the eight legal services regulators in England and Wales.’
Legal Services Board, 14th May 2015
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Harbour Lecture by Lord Justice Dyson MR: Confronting Costs Management – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Harbour Lecture by Lord Justice Dyson MR: Confronting Costs Management.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th May 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Codes of practice for the acquisition, disclosure and retention of communications data – Home Office
‘Guidance on the procedures that should be followed when the communications data is accessed or disclosed under RIPA, or retained under DRIPA or the ATCSA.’
Home Office, 15th May 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Harbour Lecture by Lord Justice Jackson: Confronting Costs Management – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Harbour Lecture by Lord Justice Jackson: Confronting Costs Management.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th May 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Geoffrey Vos: Presentation to the Conference in Brno Czech Republic – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice Geoffrey Vos: Presentation to the Conference in Brno Czech Republic.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th May 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Court exceeded its power in ordering publication of Charles memos – Straw – The Guardian
‘Jack Straw, a former Labour cabinet minister and one of the architects of the Freedom of Information Act, has said that the Prince of Wales’s memos to ministers should have remained secret and that the supreme court exceeded its power in backing the Guardian’s fight for publication.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy who suffered brain damage due to Harrogate hospital failings to get £10m – The Guardian
‘A six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy is to receive a £10m care and rehabilitation package from Harrogate and district NHS foundation trust after it admitted failing to provide proper care during his birth that resulted in devastating neurological injuries.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman who gave friend gas she used to kill herself found not guilty of assisting suicide – The Independent
‘A woman who supplied a friend with the gas she used to kill herself has been cleared of assisting suicide.’
The Independent, 14th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lorry driver who killed cyclist after running a red light jailed for three years – The Independent
‘A “cavalier” lorry driver who ran a red light before killing a cyclist has been jailed for three-and-a-half years and given a 10-year driving ban.’
The Independent, 14th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A blind eye to Nelson – Nearly Legal
‘A couple of bedroom tax decisions, one Upper Tribunal, one FTT, both of which involve findings for the tenant in the landscape after the Upper Tribunal decision in Nelson (SSWP v David Nelson and Fife Council, SSWP v James Nelson and Fife Council [2014] UKUT 0525 (AAC) – our report). Given that we appear to be stuck with the bedroom tax for the next 5 years at least, this is the landscape unless the Supreme Court does something dramatic in MA & Ors.’
Nearly Legal, 12th May 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
