‘Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) is to be brought into the Home Office and made directly accountable to Ministers, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced today.’
Home Office, 26th September 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been given a suspended sentence of three months for indecently assaulting a woman in 1995.’
BBC News, 26th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Creditsights Ltd v Dhunna [2014] EWCA Civ 1238 (19 September 2014)
Sugarman & Ors v CJS Investments LLP & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1239 (19 September 2014)
Griffin v Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust [2014] EWCA Civ 1240 (19 September 2014)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Guardian News And Media Ltd & Ors v Incedal [2014] EWCA Crim 1861 (24 September 2014)
Williams v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1862 (19 September 2014)
Serious Fraud Office v Papachristos & Anor [2014] EWCA Crim 1863 (19 September 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Chadwick v Collinson& Ors [2014] EWHC 3055 (Ch) (24 September 2014)
CF Partners (UK) Llp v Barclays Bank Plc & Anor [2014] EWHC 3049 (Ch) (24 September 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Merlin Entertainments LPC & Ors v Cave [2014] EWHC 3036 (QB) (25 September 2014)
‘Sarah E Green, solicitor at TLT, reviews Ian McEwan’s latest novel which concerns a High Court judge in the Family Division.’
Family Law week, 25th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A Sussex PCSO who stole thousands of pounds from passengers while on duty at Gatwick Airport, has been jailed for six and a half years.’
BBC News, 25th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An NHS nurse who was convicted of sexual grooming after plotting to behead and eat a girl has been jailed for nine years.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The death of a toddler who died from a respiratory virus after seeing GPs 30 times could not have been prevented or predicted, his inquest heard.’
BBC News, 25th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “callous and brutal” father who murdered his baby daughter by repeatedly biting, punching and shaking her has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police constable under investigation following the death of a mentally ill musician has lost a legal battle to be allowed to resign in order to become a Church of England minister.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The solicitor general has been criticised for asking a court to increase a three-and-a-half-year jail term imposed on a trainee barrister and new mother convicted of falsely accusing her former boyfriend of a series of rapes and assaults. Robert Buckland QC asked the court of appeal to increase the sentence handed to Rhiannon Brooker, 30, after she was found guilty of fabricating allegations that led to her ex-partner Paul Fensome being jailed for 36 days. But three appeal court judges ruled that the term should not be increased.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cartier International, the luxury watch and jewellery company, is attempting to block websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods in a test case that could have far-reaching consequences for the internet. Lawyers for the Paris-based company launched their claim at the high court in London on Thursday. It is believed to be the first time online service providers have been asked to close down websites on the grounds that they feature pirated trademark logos.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Children of prisoners are the “forgotten victims” of the justice system, Barnardo’s has said. Figures from 120 prisons suggest children make 500,000 visits to parents in prisons in England and Wales and the charity says these visits can cause them “long-lasting distress”. It says the children are in a “policy black hole”, with little government effort to monitor or identify them.’
BBC News, 26th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Big Six energy suppliers have been ordered to improve “frankly awful” customer service after regulator Ofgem found more than half of customers were unhappy with how complaints were handled.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘This panel discussion will be opened by Professor Bob Hepple’s presentation of his latest work: Equality – The Legal Framework (2nd ed., Hart, 2014), and his analysis of the main developments in the UK Equality Law framework since the adoption of the Equality Act 2010.’
Date: 28th October 2014, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘In the hallowed halls of London’s Inns of Court, three of Britain’s most distinguished writers will present a reading and answer questions about works they have written on miscarriages of justice, followed by book signing and cocktails.’
Date: 28th October 2014
Location: Inner Temple Hall
Charge: £50
More information can be found here.
‘The presentation will compare the statutory general anti-avoidance rules in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It will discuss the major cases and the issues raised by both the Revenue and taxpayers in applying the general anti-avoidance rule. In particular, it will examine the difference in the legislative and judicial approach to tax avoidance, and highlight the ebb and flow of the attitude to alleged tax avoidance arrangements in each jurisdiction. This will consider “how taxpayers can know when they cross an invisible line” and what powers the revenue authorities have in combating arrangements ultimately found to be tax avoidance.’
Date: 29th September 2014, 12.00-3.00pm
Location: Room 3.1, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB
Charge: £20
More information can be found here.
‘An exploration of Human Rights law as it developed and which draws criticism from the general public. The audience will be invited to consider what, if anything, they complain of in what is nowadays referred to as Human Rights law. The lecture will deal with topics raised and those which are more generally the subject of criticism. Time will be allowed for (structured and time limited) contributions from the audience.’
Date: 5th November 2014, 6.00pm
Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
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