BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
- De Silva v R [2014] EWCA Crim 2616 (17 December 2014)
- Iqbal v R [2014] EWCA Crim 2650 (16 December 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
- Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd v SEB SA & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1629 (17 December 2014)
- The Secretary of State for the Home Department v AJ (Angola) [2014] EWCA Civ 1636 (17 December 2014)
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Gallagher Estates Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1610 (17 December 2014)
- LR (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1624 (16 December 2014)
- Mehey & Ors, R (on the application of) v Visitors to the Inns of Court & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1630 (16 December 2014)
- Detention Action, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1634 (16 December 2014)
- Hysaj v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1633 (16 December 2014)
- R (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1625 (16 December 2014)
- National Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1632 (16 December 2014)
- Charalambous & Anor v Maureen Rosairie NG & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1604 (16 December 2014)
- MA (Eritrea) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1608 (16 December 2014)
- Bayliss v Parole Board of England And Wales & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1631 (16 December 2014)
- Bright & Anor v The Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWCA Civ 1628 (16 December 2014)
The legal confusion over perpendicular parking – BBC News
‘A Smart car owner has won a year-long battle over a £50 parking ticket given because she parked at a right angle to the kerb. But what is the law, asks Chris Stokel-Walker.’
BBC News, 17th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ECHR cases won by UK government show flexibility of human rights system – The Guardian
‘Strasbourg human rights court is ready to admit it gets things wrong when presented with good arguments.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court homeless appeals – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Three landmark appeals being heard this week should clarify who is ‘vulnerable’ and entitled to priority rehousing by local authorities.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jehovah’s Witnesses, and judicial review being a last resort – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Judicial review is an excellent and flexible remedy, filling the gaps when statutory and other appeals do not provide a remedy for unlawful administrative acts or omissions.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Can offensive use of social media justify a decision to dismiss? – Technology Law Update
‘Does use by an employee of a personal Twitter account in a way that is “intimidating, racist and anti disability” and “offensive to other groups of people including dentists, caravan drivers, golfers, the A&E department, Newcastle supporters, the police and disabled people” justify a decision to fire?’
Technology Law Update, 18th December 2014
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
National Crime Agency begins Rotherham abuse inquiry – BBC News
‘The National Crime Agency (NCA) has begun an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.’
BBC News, 18th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London student faces jail over Isis bid – The Guardian
‘A student who wanted the black flag of Isis to fly over Downing Street is facing jail after being found guilty of planning to join rebel forces in Syria.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al Sweady inquiry Q&A: What happened on 14 May 2004? – The Independent
‘Q: What happened on 14 May 2004?
A: The summer of 2004 saw a sharp spike in attacks on Coalition forces by the Mahdi Army militia in southern Iraq. British troops were ambushed at two locations either side of the “Danny Boy” vehicle checkpoint, near Al Amarah. Witnesses said the fighting was particularly fierce and had involved the use of bayonets by British troops for the first time since the Falklands War.’
The Independent, 17th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Al-Sweady Inquiry: Legal battles after fighting ends – BBC News
‘There’s anger, as much as relief and a sense of vindication, inside the Ministry of Defence and the Army at the end of this long public inquiry into allegations of murder and abuse by British soldiers in Iraq in 2004.’
BBC News, 17th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London man convicted of killing ex-partner and baby daughter – The Guardian
‘A “monstrous” father has been jailed for 35 years, after being found guilty of hacking to death his former long-term partner and their 22-month-old baby daughter, on the day he was supposed to move out of the family home.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
PC Katie Murray jailed for leaking Cregan and drugs info to sister and ex-lover – BBC News
‘A PC who passed on intelligence about police killer Dale Cregan and planned drugs raids to her sister and drug-dealing former lover has been jailed.’
BBC News, 17th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three parent babies given green light by government – Daily Telegraph
‘Parliament will now vote on whether to allow a change in legistlation which would see the first three parent babies born by 2016.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mentally-ill teenagers no longer to be held in cells – BBC News
‘Teenagers experiencing mental health problems will no longer be detained in police cells as a “place of safety”.’
Full story
BBC News, 18th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga: Judge refused to allow jury to hear about guards’ racist texts – The Guardian
‘An Old Bailey judge refused to allow a jury to hear about dozens of “grossly offensive and undoubtedly racist” text messages on the phones of two of the G4S security guards acquitted of killing Jimmy Mubenga because they did not have “any real relevance” to the trial.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge uses Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ to decide divorce settlement figure – The Independent
‘A High Court judge who was attempting to decide the settlement figure in a divorce case admitted he turned to the works of William Shakespeare for help.’
The Independent, 17th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for five years for raping woman on his 18th birthday night out – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for five years for raping a woman during a night out to celebrate his 18th birthday.’
The Independent, 16th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
