Barry Beavis parking charges challenge dismissed – BBC News
‘A chip shop owner has lost his Court of Appeal challenge over what he claimed were “unfair, unlawful and disproportionate” parking charges.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exam cheat jailed for hacking into university computer system – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears University of Birmingham student Imran Uddin, 25, used a keyboard spying device to steal staff passwords and then upped five exam marks ‘
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EVENT: Discrimination Law Association Annual Conference 2015
‘This year’s DLA conference will take place in London on Monday 26th October 2015. The keynote speaker will be Judge Brian Doyle, President of the Employment Tribunals (England & Wales).’
Date: 26th October 2015
Location: Baker & Mackenzie solicitor
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
Supreme Court seeks review of ‘illegality defence’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Some of the UK’s most senior judges have said it is necessary to review how the so-called ‘illegality defence’ should be applied.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court: the common law working out illegality defence – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Nigel Farage is quoted yesterday as preferring immigrants to be Australians and Indians rather than EU citizens, because they probably speak English and “understand common law.”’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Alison Saunders: I was right not to charge Lord Janner with child sex abuse – Daily Telegraph
‘Director of Public Prosecutions claims she made correct decision not to bring case against Labour peer as she urges critics to challenge her in court ‘
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Birth certificate cannot be retrospectively changed to reflect father’s gender reassignment – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This case concerned the rights of transgender women, and their families, in particular the right to keep private the fact that they are transgender.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
UK rule change dilemma for Eritreans – BBC News
‘The number of Eritrean refugees arriving in the UK doubled last year to become the highest total from any single country. But could new Home Office guidance mean many others are refused asylum?’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dyson: ‘we must simplify Civil Procedure Rules’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The master of the rolls has called for further simplification of the Civil Procedure Rules to reduce delays in the justice system.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Joshua Titcombe death: No prosecutions after police probe – BBC News
‘A police investigation into the death of a baby born at a Cumbrian hospital will not result in any prosecutions.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior judge: politicians are ignoring harm caused by cuts to legal system – The Guardian
‘Politicians in this election are failing to address the severe problems caused by deep cuts to the legal system, one former senior judge has warned, while another has called for a mass walkout by lawyers if the Conservatives are returned to power.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murder numbers at 38-year low but sex offences up 32% – BBC News
‘The number of murders and manslaughter cases in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level for 38 years, police figures suggest.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge blocks deportation flight for rejected Afghan asylum-seekers – The Guardian
‘A charter flight which was due to depart on Tuesday night with dozens of Afghan asylum-seekers facing removal from Britain has been cancelled on the orders of an appeal court judge.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Can you make a new application while awaiting outcome of another application or appeal? – Free Movement
‘The word “hopeless” appears five times in the determination of R (on the application of Rashid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department IJR [2015] UKUT 190 (IAC). While the judge remains fairly cool she was clearly irritated with Counsel. Much of the case is devoted to salvaging some sense from the proliferating grounds or traversing territory that is already well known, but there is something new to take away. New to me, at any rate.’
Free Movement, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
EAT upholds £10,000 costs order against claimant “in dire straits” – Litigation Futures
‘A costs order of £10,000 against a woman described by her barrister as “in dire straits” has been upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).’
Litigation Futures, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Top judge tells parents to be strict on teens – The Independent
‘The country’s top family judge has urged parents to do more to ensure that fractious and rebellious teenagers do what they “ought” to be doing.’
The Independent, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paedophile gang committed some of most ‘vile and depraved’ offences police had seen – The Independent
‘A gang of paedophiles who raped and abused babies, toddlers and children under five in attacks that were streamed over the internet have been described by police as committing some of the most “vile and depraved” offences they had ever seen.’
The Independent, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Critics of Lord Janner decision misunderstand justice system – The Guardian
‘The creation of the Crown Prosecution Service nearly 30 years ago was pretty traumatic for the police. I remember it well and wrote a book about it at the time. Overnight, detectives lost the power to decide what charges should be brought against people they had arrested. Instead, the director of public prosecutions — whose remit had been confined to cases of “importance or difficulty” for the previous 100 years — took responsibility in 1986 for most public prosecutions across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five years on the Bribery Act has led to a ‘step-change’ in anti-bribery compliance standards, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘FOCUS: The Bribery Act, which was enacted exactly five years ago, may not have resulted in any prosecutions but corporate complacency about the UK’s first dedicated anti-bribery law is misguided. The Bribery Act has led to a step-change in anti-bribery compliance standards.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Hunting ban ‘not enforced properly’ in South West – BBC News
‘Opponents of wild animal hunting claim the fox hunting ban, in force for more than 10 years, is not being properly enforced in the South West.
BBC News, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
