Disability hate crime convictions drop, says CPS – BBC News
‘Prosecutors have pledged to do more to tackle disability hate crime after a drop in the number of convictions.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Equalities watchdog to investigate ‘white drivers’ policy of Rochdale minicab firm – The Guardian
‘Equalities watchdog to investigate ‘white drivers’ policy of Rochdale minicab firm.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge rules pregnant paranoid schizophrenic woman must undergo Caesarean section – The Independent
‘A judge has ruled a pregnant woman who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia will undergo a Caesarean section.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UZ (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
UZ (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1319; [2014] WLR (D) 429
‘The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) did not have jurisdiction to determine an application for permission to proceed with a claim for judicial review where the application had been advanced by reference to the Secretary of State’s decisions to reject the application under the Legacy Programme.’
WLR Daily, 15th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Vice Prosecutor, Magistrate of the Judicial Order, France v Charbit – WLR Daily
Vice Prosecutor, Magistrate of the Judicial Order, France v Charbit [2014] WLR (D) 425
‘An annex could not form part of a European arrest warrant for the purposes of section 2 of the Extradition Act 2003.’
WLR Daily, 14th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Bizunowicz and another v District Court in Koszalin, Poland and another – WLR Daily
‘Once a district judge’s decision to order a person’s extradition had been successfully appealed under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003, the High Court enjoyed a supervisory jurisdiction to quash or vary any costs order made against the appellant, since the basis on which the costs order had been made no longer existed. However, the High Court did not have jurisdiction to determine an appeal from a costs order made by a district judge who had ordered extradition, in circumstances where the costs order was challenged as a part of unsuccessfully pursuing an appeal against the extradition order.’
WLR Daily, 10th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Duggan) v Her Majesty’s Assistant Deputy Coroner For the Northern District of Greater London and others – WLR Daily
‘A conclusion of lawful killing made by a coroner’s court meant that a death was recognised as one that would amount to the crime of murder, manslaughter or infanticide but for the presence of an additional factor which justified it.’
WLR Daily, 14th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Parkwell Investments Ltd and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
‘The High Court had jurisdiction to appoint a provisional liquidator notwithstanding the fact that appeals by the company in respect of disputed VAT assessments were pending in the First-tier Tax Tribunal.’
WLR Daily, 16th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG – WLR Daily
‘The rule that a fraudulent insurance claim deprived the insured of any right to recover anything applied also to fraudulent devices, namely, the making of statements which were known by the insured to be untrue or which were made recklessly, not caring whether they were true or false, in support of a claim honestly believed by him to be good both as to liability and amount.’
WLR Daily, 16th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Flos putting us all through the Mill – NIPC Law
‘In 1962 Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed a floor lamp with a marble base and a curved lead to a bowl shaped reflector. Those lamps, known as the Arco lamp and you can see a picture of one of those lamps in Achille Castiglioni’s studio in Quick History: The Arco Lamp in Apartment Therapy. Original Arco lamps retail for £1,373 but it is possible to buy a reproduction for a fraction of that price as the Prime Minister’s wife did recently (see “Samantha Cameron counts the cost of her repro lamp” 3 Oct 2011 The Guardian).’
NIPC Law, 17th October 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Scott (Appellant) v Southern Pacific Mortgages Limited (Respondents) – Supreme Court
Scott (Appellant) v Southern Pacific Mortgages Limited (Respondents) [2014] UKSC 52 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 22nd October 2014
McDonald (Deceased) (Represented by Mrs Edna McDonald) (Appellant) v National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 22nd October 2014
R (on the application of Barclay and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor and others (Appellants) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 22nd October 2014
Do me a favour! – New Law Journal
‘Does price parity mean price increase when it comes to most favoured nation clauses? Rebecca Owen-Howes reports.’
New Law Journal, 20th October 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Use of a Trade Mark: Specsavers v ASDA – NIPC Law
‘In Community Trade Marks: Specsavers v ASDA 7 Feb 2012 NIPC Law I analysed the litigation that had taken place between two well known retailers in which the Court of Appeal considered how far an aggressive marketing campaign can go without infringing trade mark law. As I said in my case note Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd and others (“Specsavers”) had brought an action for trade mark infringement and passing off against the supermarket chain Asda Stores Ltd. (“ASDA”) for using the marketing materials that I identified in my note and Asda counterclaimed for revocation of Community trade mark 1358589 depicted above (“the wordless mark”) for non-use.’
NIPC Law, 16th October 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Commercial Litigation: The Post-Jackson World – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Commercial Litigation: The Post-Jackson World (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Law Society Conference, 21st October 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
New sentencing proposals emphasise seriousness of knife and gun robberies – Sentencing Council
‘Today [21 October], the Sentencing Council has published its proposals for how robbers should be sentenced by the courts.’
Sentencing Council, 21st October 2014
New laws to support Good Samaritans move forward – Ministry of Justice
‘Law changes designed to support Good Samaritans and community heroes yesterday moved a step forward.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Can the PM Go to War? – BBC Law in Action
‘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
Human Rights: Philosophy and History – Gresham College
‘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
