Dropped Pringles lid costs Bristol man almost £500 – BBC News
‘A man has been ordered to pay almost £500 in fines and costs for dropping a snack lid on the ground in Bristol.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Relief From Sanction – Without A Formal Application – Zenith PI Blog
‘In Cutler v Barnet LBC (QBD 21/10/14) Supperstone J held that a judge had erred in not considering a defendant’s oral application for relief from sanction. The court had a discretion to consider such an application even where a formal application under Part 23 had NOT been made.’
Zenith PI Blog, 10th November 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Lawyer for Ann Maguire’s killer says rules on anonymity must be overhauled – The Guardian
‘The law must be changed to ensure that the identities of juvenile killers and their families remain secret, says the barrister who defended the schoolboy murderer of teacher Ann Maguire.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Magistrates’ leader hits back at ‘blue rinse’ stereotype – The Independent
‘The lay judiciary is fed up of being used as a “punch bag” by ill-informed politicians who have an outdated view of magistrates as “blue-rinse” establishment figures who like sending people to prison.’
The Independent, 9th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Juju’ sex trafficker Lizzy Idahosa jailed for eight years – BBC News
‘A woman who was found guilty of trafficking two women from Nigeria to the UK to work in the sex trade has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Top QC calls for enquiry into expert witness misconduct – Litigation Futures
‘A leading barrister has called for a study to examine whether anecdotal evidence of abuse and misconduct by expert witnesses is on the “industrial scale” alleged by some, as funding arrangements increase the risk of malpractice.’
Litigation Futures, 10th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
First TV advert in 50 years for someone smoking – Daily Telegraph
‘Smoking cigarettes in adverts was banned in 1965, but now it is back.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jon Venables leak: journalist found guilty of paying prison officer – The Guardian
‘A former News of the World journalist has been found guilty of paying a prison officer for details about the life behind bars of Jon Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Is having a ‘friend’ for your day in court a good thing? – BBC News
‘If you were in the desperate position of needing brain surgery, would you be content for someone with no medical training, but who had seen quite a few brain operations, to carry out yours?
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor to appear in court in UK’s first gender abortion prosecution – Daily Telegraph
‘Doctor exposed in Telegraph investigation served summons to face conspiracy allegation in landmark sex-selective abortion private prosecution.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC to examine post-prison monitoring of cannibalistic murderer – The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice is to investigate whether a man reported to have murdered a woman in an act of cannibalism was properly managed after his release from prison.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man banned from entering park on his own because of paedophile fears – The Independent
‘A man has been barred from entering a park because of a policy banning single men or women without children from visiting the attraction in case they are paedophiles.’
The Independent, 9th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New press watchdog Ipso needs clearer rules, says chairman – The Guardian
‘The new press regulator’s rules must be simplified if it is to fulfil promises to be fair and independent that were made by the industry after the Leveson inquiry, its chairman said on Sunday.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fake sheikh’ fails to prevent Panorama exposure of his appearance – The Guardian
‘Lawyers for the “fake sheikh” journalist, Mazher Mahmood, have failed to win a high court injunction preventing a documentary from revealing his appearance.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ian Edmondson jailed for eight months over phone hacking – The Guardian
‘A former news editor at the News of the World has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to plotting to hack the phones of public figures, sports stars and celebrities.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Quadriplegic’ conman Alan Knight jailed for four and a half years – BBC News
‘A fraudster who allegedly pretended to be a quadriplegic and in a coma for two years to evade justice has been jailed for four and a half years.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Control and restraint techniques used on people being removed from UK are lawful, says Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R (on the application of FI) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1272. The Court of Appeal has held that the physical restraint of persons being removed from the UK by aircraft is subject to a sufficient framework of safeguards to fulfil the state’s obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Further, the decision of the Home Secretary not to publish aspects of the applicable policy on the use of such control and restraint is lawful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/
Angela Patrick: Suing the state: judicial competence, restraint and redress in Belhadj – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The coverage of last week’s Court of Appeal’s decision in Belhadj & Or. v Straw & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1394 has thus far generated more political heat than legal light. When a claim involves the suit of named officials and former Ministers for their alleged role in the rendition of a major political figure in the new Libya and his family to face torture under the Gaddafi regime, this is perhaps understandable. In a week where the Government – in the context of this claim – has conceded that it must disclose certain of its policies on surveillance and legal professional privilege, it is unsurprising that the press has had little time to digest the detail of this judgment.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th November 2014
A return of sanity: Allocation and reasonable preference – NearlyLegal
‘Jakimaviciute, R (On the Application Of) v Hammersmith And Fulham London Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 1438. Eligibility for allocation list, reasonable preference and homelessness. After a run of Court of Appeal housing decisions that might be mildly described as disappointing, it is good to see one that is definitely right, albeit apparently reluctantly given.’
NearlyLegal, 6th November 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Education (Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales) Order 2014
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (No. 7) Order 2014
The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2014
The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014
The Immigration Act 2014 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
