Current Awareness – Page 2042 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

The Fragility of Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 6th, 2014 in constitutional law, human rights, jurisdiction, news, political parties by sally

‘The announcement this week of a new Conservative Party plan to repeal the Human Rights Act, ‘Protecting Human Rights in the UK’, has brought to a boil a cauldron of incredulity (pictured) about the Government’s attitude towards the law. The response from human rights lawyers and advocacy groups has been swift. Liberty describes the Conservative Party plan as ‘legally illiterate’. The several ways in which that is true have already been the subject of detailed exposition. Indeed, Liberty’s response is even more accurate than it might first appear. If the Conservative Party plan is legally illiterate then it is best read as a political tactic to assure its supporters that it is the party of anti-European sentiment.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2014

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Seaham rabbit torturers spared prison – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2014 in animal cruelty, community service, compensation, internet, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two men who posed naked in the bath with a pet rabbit before torturing and killing it have been spared jail.’

BBC News, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Revised transparency code for local government in England in force next month – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 6th, 2014 in budgets, codes of practice, disclosure, local government, news, parking by sally

‘A revised Local Government Transparency Code is to come into force in England next month, the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced.’

Local Government, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Relief from sanctions- Some further guidance – Zenith PI Blog

Posted October 6th, 2014 in appeals, costs, delay, disciplinary procedures, documents, news by sally

‘How should we approach applications for relief from sanctions made by the other side? Elliot Kay considers a recent and useful decision of the High Court.’

Zenith PI Blog, 6th October 2014

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Guildford Four: An innocent man’s letters from jail – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2014 in appeals, Ireland, news, police, prisons, prosecutions, terrorism by sally

‘In October 1989, the Guildford Four were released from jail. Their convictions for blowing up two pubs in the Surrey town during an IRA bombing campaign had been quashed.’

BBC News, 4th October 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Payday lenders should wipe out loans in wake of Wonga ruling, experts say – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2014 in claims management, complaints, consumer protection, interest, loans, news by sally

‘Thousands of people who have taken out payday loans from firms other than Wonga should also have their interest and charges wiped out, say consumer and legal experts.’

The Guardian, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Azelle Rodney murder trial: Ex-police marksman named – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2014 in firearms, inquiries, murder, news, police, robbery by sally

‘The former police marksman charged with the murder of Azelle Rodney has been named for the first time as Anthony Long.’

The Independent, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Aston Robinson guilty of Kayleigh-Anne Palmer’s scarf murder – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2014 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘A man who strangled his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend with a scarf has been jailed for life for her murder.’

BBC News, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Domestic violence victims are being forced to face abusers in court ordeal, lawyers warn – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2014 in budgets, cross-examination, domestic violence, legal aid, litigants in person, news, victims, women by sally

‘Growing numbers of domestic violence victims are being quizzed by their former partners in court due to cuts in legal aid which have led to a rise in litigation-in-person cases, family law specialists are warning.’

The Independent, 5th October 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for making fake detectors he claimed could find Madeleine McCann – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2014 in explosives, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for making bogus bomb detectors that he claimed could find missing Madeleine McCann.’

The Guardian, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman has sentence increased for sexual activity with 14-year-old boy – The Guardian

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in appeals, children, news, sentencing, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

‘A woman who engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy after a drunken night out has been jailed by leading judges who overturned her “unduly lenient” non-custodial sentence.’

The Guardian, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fake bomb detector husband jailed for three years – BBC News

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who claimed plastic devices he made in his garden shed could detect bombs and find missing Madeleine McCann has been jailed.’

BBC News, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Phone hacking: News of the World’s Ian Edmondson pleads guilty – The Guardian

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in guilty pleas, interception, media, news, privacy by sally

‘A former News of the World news executive has admitted he was involved in phone hacking, 16 months after pleading not guilty to the crime in the Old Bailey. Ian Edmondson’s about-turn marks the final chapter in the phone-hacking trial that ended in June with the conviction of Andy Coulson and the acquittal of Rebekah Brooks, both former New of the World editors.’

The Guardian, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Canning v Network Rail: service of supplementary witness evidence post-Mitchell – Zenith PI Blog

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in news, service, time limits, witnesses by sally

‘The court in Canning v Network Rail [2014] EWHC 2104 (QB) treated an application to rely on supplementary witness evidence as an application for relief from sanctions. The Mitchell considerations therefore came into play.’

Zenith PI Blog, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Council’s decision to close elderly care home not unlawful – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in care homes, equality, human rights, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘Karia, R (on the application of) v Leicester City Council (Sir Stephen Silber, acting as High Court Judge) [2014] EWHC 3105 (Admin) (30 September 2014. In a robust judgment Sir Stephen Silber has asserted that neither the ordinary laws of judicial review, nor the Equality Act nor the Human Rights Act require the courts to micro-manage the decisions of public authorities. Indeed the latter two statutory powers are not designed as a back door into a merits review of a decision that is restricted to the court’s review of the legality of a public sector decision.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2014

Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com

Former pupillage head launches judicial review over non-judge Visitors – Legal Futures

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in inns of court, judicial review, news, pupillage by sally

‘Ben Conlon, former head of the pupillage committee at 3 Temple Gardens, has launched a judicial review arguing that the Visitors to the Inns of Court should made up only of High Court judges.’

Legal Futures, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

SRA fines firm £2,000 for £2.5m stamp duty avoidance schemes – Legal Futures

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in fines, law firms, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority, stamp duty, tax avoidance by sally

‘Leading Surrey firm Mundays has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for using stamp duty land tax (SDLT) avoidance schemes which saved clients over £2.5m.’

Legal Futures, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Interim review of the national referral mechanism for victims of human trafficking – Home Office

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in forced labour, reports, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘The national referral mechanism is a multi-agency victim identification and support process.’

Home Office, 2nd October 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Criminal extradited from Spain and jailed for non-payment of UK Confiscation Order – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in confiscation, Crown Prosecution Service, extradition, fraud, medicines, press releases by sally

‘Martin Hickman, who was convicted in relation to the illegal sale and supply of medicinal products in 2009, has been extradited from Spain and jailed for 10 years after failure to pay a confiscation order made against him in 2012 at Southwark Crown Court.’

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd October 2014

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in legislation by sally

The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2014

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

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