Richard III: Judicial review decision to be given – BBC News
‘The fate of Richard III’s bones could become clearer with the result of a legal challenge due to be given later.’
BBC News, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Watchdog to investigate private colleges’ potential misuse of millions – The Guardian
‘Margaret Hodge calls in audit office after Guardian reveals colleges offer access to loans for students who don’t attend.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Publisher not forced to delete archived article on man’s spent conviction – OUT-LAW.com
‘Newspaper publisher Newsquest does not have to remove an old article from its online archive which reports on the conviction of a man for fraud, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Supreme Court rejects call to register recreation ground as village green – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has upheld a county council’s refusal to register a recreation ground – which had been provided for that purpose by another local authority – as a village green.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st May 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
CA upholds negligence ruling in miner’s compensation case – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that Yorkshire law firm Raleys was negligent in its handling of a claim under the government compensation scheme for ex-miners suffering from vibration white finger (VWF).’
Legal Futures, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Alexander Horne and Oonagh Gay: Ending the Hamilton Affair? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689 has been the subject of a variety of legal challenges. The Article, which provides (in modern parlance) that: “the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament” is usually considered to be a fundamental feature of the constitution and a cornerstone of parliamentary privilege.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 21st May 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Linah Keza death: Ex-partner guilty of model’s death – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed his model ex-partner to death has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 21st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May stuns Police Federation with vow to break its power – The Guardian
‘Home secretary says that in their handling of sensitive cases some officers had displayed ‘contempt for the public’.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FCA succeeds in reversing stay in Operation Cotton trial – The Lawyer
‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has won its appeal against the stay in the high-cost fraud trial known as Operation Cotton, with the Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling that proceedings should resume.’
The Lawyer, 21st May 2014
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Article 8 and night-time care – NearlyLegal
‘The ECtHR Chamber has delivered its decision in McDonald v UK. For the reasons given below, the Court has decided that there was no breach of Article 8 ECHR following the reduction in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s care services package for Ms McDonald, except for a period from November 2008 to November 2009, when her care needs were not met.’
NearlyLegal, 21st May 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
No damages for the solicitor whose private information was misused by a prostitute whom he’d short changed – RPC Privacy Law
‘In an unusual privacy claim decided last week, the High Court dismissed the majority of a solicitor’s claims against a prostitute for misuse of private information, harassment, breach of confidence and breach of contract. The Court found for the Claimant in respect of one element of his privacy head of claim, it declined to award any damages but did grant him an injunction.’
RPC Privacy Law, 21st May 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Home Office criticised for holding child asylum seekers in ‘stuffy and overcrowded’ conditions at Heathrow – The Independent
‘Child asylum seekers are being held in “disgraceful” conditions at Heathrow Airport, where they are often forced to sleep overnight in cramped rooms, a report published today warns.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Domestic violence: One month’s death toll – BBC News
‘David Gikawa, who murdered ex-girlfriend Linah Keza at her flat in London last year, has become the latest person convicted of a domestic violence-related killing. How common are such crimes?’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Watkins: IPCC serves six police officers with gross misconduct notices – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has launched investigations into the involvement of six police officers in the case of the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, who is serving 35 years for a string of child offences.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Plebgate’ police officer Susan Johnson dismissed – BBC News
‘A policewoman has become the fourth officer to be sacked over press leaks related to the “plebgate” affair.’
BBC News, 21st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal challenge to controversial herring gull cull dismissed by judge – The Guardian
‘A controversial cull of thousands of gulls in the UK will go ahead after a legal challenge by conservationists failed.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Common Law and the Spirit of Kennedy – Panopticon
‘Following the Supreme Court’s lengthy, slightly unexpected, and difficult to grasp judgment in Kennedy v Charity Commission [2014] UKSC 20 (on which I have been quiet because of my involvement, but see Tom Cross’s blogpost here) there has been room for quite a large amount of debate as to how far it goes. Was the majority only suggesting access to the Charity Commission’s information under the common law principle of open justice applied because of the particular statutory regime and/or the nature of the statutory inquiry involved? Or was the principle rather more wide-ranging?’
Panopticon, 20th May 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Requirement to work in different location not pre-2014 TUPE “workforce” change, says EAT – OUT-LAW.com
‘Employees who were required to work in a different location after their work was outsourced were not exempted from legal protections aimed at such workers under pre-2014 rules, the UK’s employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Abu Hamza – the ten-year battle – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘It is worth considering two important legal judgments that the ten-year battle to extradite him involved.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
