Seaham rabbit torturers spared prison – BBC News
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Zarbafi v Zarbafi & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1267 (02 October 2014)
Coward v Phaestos Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1256 (02 October 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Gorgeous Beauty Ltd v Liu & Ors (Costs) [2014] EWHC 3093 (Ch) (02 October 2014)
Roadchef (Employee Benefits Trustees) Ltd v Hill & Ors [2014] EWHC 3109 (Ch) (01 October 2014)
Long v Value Properties Ltd & Anor [2014] EWHC 2981 (Ch) (30 September 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings v Unitech Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 3131 (Comm) (02 October 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Polypearl Ltd v E.On Energy Solutions Ltd [2014] EWHC 3045 (QB) (03 October 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
