‘The House of Lords votes this week on a government proposal to increase the sentence for internet trolling to two years. We ask Baroness Deech QC – herself a victim of trolling – what she thinks of the idea.’
BBC Law in Action, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The philosophical and historical development of what may be regarded as essential human rights will be traced. It is essential to understand this development before criticising – or complaining about – modern Human Rights law.’
Gresham College, 15th October 2014
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
‘There has been a “rapid deterioration” in prison safety in England and Wales, the prisons inspector has warned.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Would an action against employers who were unidentifiable at the time of an initial claim against 8 other employers in 2003 succeed where it was argued that such proceedings were an abuse of process of the court, that there was cause of action estoppel and where the claim was statute barred and required an application under s 33 Limitation Act 1980?’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The news last week was that the Foreign Secretary has proposed a revival of a fourteenth century statute in order to prosecute British jihadists who travel to Iraq or Syria to fight. Cries of foul are coming from the usual quarters, and there’s even a protest that the Strasbourg Court would object, which, given the current controversy surrounding that tribunal, may be a good reason in itself for such a move.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Too many people in the middle of a mental health crisis end up locked in police cells after being turned away from hospitals, says a report.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New laws aim to relax rules for care homes at a time when a report reveals 100 allegations of abuse to residents every day.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The High Court has given a clear demonstration of the more forgiving post-Denton environment by granting relief from sanctions where the defaulting party admitted it had no good reason for its failure.
Litigation Futures, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The fifth and sixth public meetings of Google’s advisory council met in Berlin and London recently, inviting experts and the public to discuss the outcome of the recent “right to be forgotten ruling” made by the European court of Justice. Adviser Luciano Floridi explains the consultations.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Whatever happened to locking them up and throwing away the key? But the evidence suggests prison encourages re-offending.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, has been fined £200 for breaking electoral law after he failed to declare that he was getting office space free.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘David Cameron has awarded extra powers and £8 million to a charity watchdog in an effort to “confront the menace of extremism” posed by bogus charities that divert cash to terrorism and other criminal activity.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who called the emergency services 200 times in two years with fake symptoms to get pain medication was “depleting life-saving resources” from the health service, say officials.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who savagely beat three sisters in a “sustained and vicious” hammer attack as they slept with their young children in a luxury London hotel has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Compensation has been paid to 11 former trainee priests who claim they were sexually abused at St Peter Claver College in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One in six foreign offenders living in the community have absconded, including 58 dangerous individuals who have been missing since 2010, the National Audit Office has revealed.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who brutally raped a woman at knifepoint, whom he had met on a dating website, has been sentenced to 21 years in jail.’
Full story
The Independent, 21st October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The second head of the government’s child abuse inquiry is facing calls to stand down over her social links to Lord Brittan, who was home secretary when a dossier about alleged Westminster paedophiles went missing from his department.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Foran v R [2014] EWCA Crim 2047 (17 October 2014)
Clark & Anor v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1973 (17 October 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cotton & Anor v Brudenell-Bruce & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1312 (17 October 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Davies v London Borough of Haringey [2014] EWHC 3393 (QB) (17 October 2014)
County Motor Works (Chelmsford) Ltd v PBFW Ltd [2014] EWHC 3392 (QB) (17 October 2014)
Worldspreads Ltd v Foley [2014] EWHC 3382 (QB) (17 October 2014)
Boylin v The Christie NHS Foundation [2014] EWHC 3363 (QB) (17 October 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Redstone Mortgages Ltd v B Legal Ltd [2014] EWHC 3398 (Ch) (17 October 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Lochailort Investments Ltd v Secretary of State [2014] EWHC 3358 (Admin) (16 October 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
DM, Re [2014] EWHC 3119 (Fam) (29 September 2014)
Olaribiro v Shoyemi [2014] EWHC 3365 (Fam) (09 October 2014)
Newman (Number 2) [2014] EWHC 3399 (Fam) (17 October 2014)
Kirklees Council v Re [2014] EWHC 3182 (Fam) (03 October 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Sugar Hut Group & Ors v A J Insurance [2014] EWHC 3352 (Comm) (20 October 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Horne v Magna Design Building Ltd [2014] EWHC 3380 (TCC) (17 October 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal found a significant cognitive deficit, and consequent lack of capacity, notwithstanding recent evidence of minimal cognitive dysfunction, resulting in damages of equivalent to £2.3 million on a full liability basis.’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
© Inner Temple Library 2025