‘It is again time for a round-up of recent competition law developments which have caught our attention.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 14th January 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Belhaj and another v Straw and Others [2013] EWHC 4111 (QB) 20 December 2013. The High Court has struck out claims against British establishment defendants for “unlawful rendition”. The doctrine of immunity attaching to an act of state is total bar to that such claims and is not limited by the gravity of the alleged violation of rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Until the discovery of telepathy (or perhaps some sort of machine equivalent), we must rely on language as our way of conveying unambiguous meaning to each other. That need is particularly pressing when it comes to the law. So, it was refreshing to see a discussion on language in the House of Lords recently, when Lord Scott invited a debate on personal pronouns and their semantic infelicities in Acts and statutory instruments. Or, in plain English, when is a “he” also a “she” as a matter of law? This may not sound particularly confusing, but, because judges have always had to interpret the law as written (unless there is a compelling reason not to), it is important to remove as much ambiguity from the finished Act as possible.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th January 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence in a case of alleged conspiracy to supply class A drugs after the judge refused a prosecution application to adduce new evidence on the second day of the trial.’
Law Society’s Gazette. 14th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The solicitor for MP Andrew Mitchell has confirmed that the costs appeal case is unlikely to go to the Supreme Court. Graham Atkins, founding partner at London firm Atkins Thomson, told the Gazette he had looked to have the case heard at the higher court but was advised it would not be successful.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘David Cameron says he has launched an urgent investigation after previously secret documents appeared to show possible SAS involvement in the 1984 Amritsar massacre.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four British men have failed to overturn a decision by the UK’s highest court which stopped them suing Saudi Arabia for alleged torture. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the men’s human rights had not been breached by the British court’s decision.’
BBC News, 14th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A senior family judge says he cannot stop the foreign media from publishing the story of a Slovakian mother whose son has been placed into care.’
BBC News, 14th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police chief has issued a partial apology over his attempt to force Channel 4 to hand over documents about a whistleblower who revealed how undercover officers infiltrated the campaign to bring the killers of Stephen Lawrence to justice.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Vince Cable, the business secretary, is to toughen the regulations to ensure that a new maximum fine of £20,000 could be levied for every worker denied the minimum wage. Under the previous system, employers faced just one maximum fine of £5,000 plus a financial penalty of 50% of the missing wages.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This week, the International Criminal Court has received a dossier detailing the UK’s involvement in abuse in Iraq. Meanwhile, the House of Lords has put up a fight over the so-called “annoyance injunctions”, while the Government has sought to find a solution to the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling on whole life tariffs.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review challenge to a local authority’s decision to close a day centre for adults with a learning disability.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th January 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Reports made by coroners to help prevent future deaths will be routinely published online for the first time today (Tuesday 14th January). Following an inquest a coroner may make a report to a person, organisation, local authority or government department or agency with a view to preventing future deaths (a PFD report). From today the Chief Coroner’s office will publish PFD (preventing future deaths) reports made by coroners on the judiciary website and for the first time the public will have access to these reports online in a readable and searchable format.’
CrimeLine, 14th January 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
‘Police have asked for information about Peter Francis, the whistleblower who revealed a raft of claims about a police undercover unit, including that they had spied on relatives of Stephen Lawrence.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Bridger, who was convicted of the murder of five-year-old April Jones, abandons application for permission to appeal against whole-life tariff.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four men have been jailed for making more than £1.3m worth of counterfeit £10 notes.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The supervision of high-risk criminals who have committed notorious offences that have attracted significant and prolonged media attention will not be handed to the private sector when 70% of the probation service is outsourced this year.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A young Afghan man who became an atheist after coming to Britain has been granted asylum on the grounds that the threat to his life for having no faith would amount to “religious” persecution.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An ex-BBC presenter jailed for 22 years for sex attacks on boys is to appeal against his conviction and sentence.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother-of-four who stole nearly £8,000 from a Christmas savings club in south Wales has been jailed for 18 months.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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