‘Scotland Yard subjected a black female officer to “vindictive … spiteful … insulting, malicious and oppressive” treatment and greeted her victory against the force in a discrimination case by trying to smear her name, a tribunal has found.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A mother who walked her daughter to school on a dog lead during a “campaign of cruelty” has been jailed at the second time of asking.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man faces jail after sending abusive Twitter messages to Labour MP Stella Creasy after she supported a successful campaign to put Jane Austen on the £10 note.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Six out of ten mothers think their careers were “derailed” and they faced open discrimination after becoming pregnant, new research by Slater & Gordon has revealed.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Children are being damaged by the rising number of estranged couples representing themselves in family court battles, a former judge has claimed.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A stalker who subjected a neighbour to a five-year campaign of intimidation before stabbing her is trying to have his life sentence for attempted murder overturned.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Charles Bronson, one of the most violent inmates in Britain, has been sentenced to two years for attacking a prison officer.’
The Independent, 1st September 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Cumbrian man who is HIV positive has been jailed for knowingly infecting his former partner with the virus.’
BBC News, 1st September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Attorney-General’s Reference No 28 of 2014 [2014] EWCA Crim 1723 (30 July 2014)
Dewdney, R. v [2014] EWCA Crim 1722 (30 July 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Durrant v Chief Constable of Avon And Somerset Constabulary [2014] EWCA 2922 (QB) (29 August 2014)
Bogdanic v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 2872 (QB) (29 August 2014)
Bailey & Anor v Barclays Bank Plc [2014] EWHC 2882 (QB) (27 August 2014)
Family Court Decisions (other Judges)
C-G (Children – Appeal) [2014] EWFC B108 (28 August 2014)
IMA (Care Proceedings: No Threshold) [2014] EWFC B110 (13 August 2014)
A (A Child) [2014] EWFC B106 (1 July 2014)
A (A Child) [2014] EWFC B107 (27th June 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Kellie & Anor v Wheatley & Lloyd Architects Ltd [2014] EWHC 2886 (TCC) (27 August 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘When the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1974 was passed against a backdrop of an IRA bombing campaign in the mainland UK, it was limited in time for a year (although would be re-passed annually until made permanent), and was passed among a genuine concern that the powers it gave were too wide-reaching. Roy Jenkins, taking the Bill through the House of Commons as Home Secretary, said “The powers… are Draconian. In combination they are unprecedented in peacetime”. One wonders what he and other legislators from 40 years ago would make of our discussions today.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 1st September 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A lorry driver who killed two cyclists taking part in a charity ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 1st September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When Lady Justice Arden handed down her judgment in the Court of Appeal case of Clark v In Focus, she held that a complainant cannot accept an Ombudsman’s award at the statutory maximum (currently £150,000) and sue in court for the balance of their redress if it exceeds that limit. We hoped in vain that that would be the final word on the issue.’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 28th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Joshua Viney of 1 Hare Court and Matthew Brunsdon-Tully of 1 Hare Court and St John’s Chambers examine the issue of compensation in spousal maintenance claims.’
Family Law Week, 29th August 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘In Thomas Pink Limited v Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2631 (Ch) (31 July 2014) Mr Justice Birss had to resolve a dispute between two well known retailers. The claimant was Thomas Pink which had started life as a specialist shirt maker in Jeremyn Street. It is now part of the LVMH Group the interests of which range from champagne to fashion.’
NIPC Law, 31st August 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘Public funding is not generally available for litigants in private-law children cases, and no expert can now be instructed in such a case unless the court is satisfied, in accordance with section 13(6) of the Children and Families Act 2014, that the expert is “necessary” to assist the court to resolve the proceedings “justly”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st August 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Disclosure of information about children, pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI), is always a difficult issue and the natural reaction of public authorities is to err on the side of caution.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st September 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ever wondered what the difference is between the human rights convention and the Human Rights Act? This may help.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This blog has covered the various twists and turns, both scientific and legal, of Defra’s attempts to reduce bovine TB by culling badgers: see the list of posts below. Today’s decision in the Administrative Court is the most recent.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th August 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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