Connor Gibson jailed for killing toddler Kacey Hambleton – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for nine years for killing his partner’s two-year-old daughter.’
BBC News, 10th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Adjudication ordered in £1.3m dispute between council and solar energy business – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has ordered that a local authority’s bid to recoup £1.3m from a solar energy installation company be determined by adjudication, rather than by litigation as desired by the council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th October 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Commission criticised for withholding information on UK internet surveillance – OUT-LAW.com
‘The European Commission must publish documents containing information about the UK’s communications surveillance operations or “properly justify” its reasons not to do so, an EU watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Adoption and access to family history – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Life is a mysterious journey, often attended with hazards matching those in The Lord of the Rings. However, as TV programmes such as Who Do You Think You Are? illustrate, we all have a deep need to understand our place in the world and how we came to inhabit our own ‘mortal coil’. This can be particularly poignant for adopted people and their successors.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fathers 4 Justice couple lose injunction claim – The Independent
‘The couple behind the pressure group Fathers4Justice who claimed a former lobbyist was harassing them have had an application for an injunction against him dismissed due to “a total absence of evidence”.’
The Independent, 10th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ripa: Curbs on police hacking journalist phones to find story sources – Daily Telegraph
‘Police will be banned from accessing reporter phone logs under the powers of Ripa unless they can show it is for serious crime.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Neuberger on the Supreme Court: Five key cases from its first five years – The Independent
‘From euthanasia to high-speed rail, the highest in the land has an almost limitless remit.’
The Independent, 12th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Patchy dementia care puts patients at risk of unnecessary suffering, says CQC – The Guardian
‘Nine out of 10 care homes and hospitals in England have aspects of care for people with dementia that are variable or poor, making those with the condition likely to receive substandard treatment at some point, according to an important review by the NHS regulator.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Jersey) Order 2014
The Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2014
The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Jet Airways (India) Ltd & Ors v Barloworld Handling Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1311 (09 October 2014)
Graves v Capital Home Loans Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1297 (09 October 2014)
Regione Piemonte v Dexia Crediop SpA [2014] EWCA Civ 1298 (09 October 2014)
Energy Venture Partners Ltd v Malabu Oil And Gas Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1295 (09 October 2014)
OPO v MLA & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1277 (09 October 2014)
Commercial First Business Ltd v Munday & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1296 (09 October 2014)
Nampak Plastics Europe Ltd v Alpla UK Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1293 (09 October 2014)
Blue Holding (1) Pte Ltd & Anor v United States of America [2014] EWCA Civ 1291 (09 October 2014)
LC (China) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1310 (09 October 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Macarthy & Anor v [2014] EWHC 3183 (QB) (08 October 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bradley & Anor v Heslin & Anor [2014] EWHC 3267 (Ch) (09 October 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Secret trial defendant pleads guilty to possessing terrorist document – The Guardian
‘One of the defendants due to face charges in a partly secret trial has pleaded guilty to possessing a terrorist document.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Transgendered Parents and Private Law Children Proceedings – Family Law Week
‘Lyndsey Sambrooks-Wright, barrister of 2 Dr Johnson’s Buildings, considers issues arising in private law children proceedings when one parent undergoes gender reassignment.’
Family Law Week, 7th October 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Court lifts £1.6m freezing order against City solicitor – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The High Court has lifted a £1.6m freezing order against a solicitor after declaring that it was based ‘on the flimsiest foundations’.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
E-cigarette advertising restrictions relaxed – The Guardian
‘E-cigarette advertisers will be allowed to show their products on television from next month, under codes announced on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Revealed: The killers and rapists among 1,000 criminals launching compensation claims over prisoner voting – Daily Telegraph
‘Identities of more than 1,000 convicted criminals who have brought legal challenges over Britain’s ban on inmates voting are disclosed by Strasbourg court for the first time.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The UK in the European Convention: fudge, or a shining example? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Last night’s discussion at Gray’s Inn Hall featured a panel with Dominic Grieve QC MP (formerly Attorney General), Lord Judge (formerly Lord Chief Justice), Bella Sankey (Policy Director, Liberty), Martin Howe QC (member of the Commission on a British Bill of Rights), David Anderson QC (Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation), all chaired by Shaun Ley of the BBC.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
LSB attacks “arbitrary nature” of separate business rule – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has attacked the “arbitrary nature” of the separate business rule used by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), and said the list of what is permitted and what is not is “confusing”.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Appeal court reserves judgment on Max Clifford’s appeal against sentence – The Guardian
‘The appeal court has reserved judgment on an appeal by the publicist Max Clifford against the length of his eight-year jail sentence for sex offences.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for life after beating up man and leaving him for dead in skip – The Guardian
‘A young woman who laughed as she kicked and punched a man before stripping him and leaving him for dead in a skip has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
