Jamie Shadrake: Wrexham soldier unlawful killing inquest verdict – BBC News
‘A Wrexham soldier killed in Afghanistan was unlawfully killed in an “intense” attack by insurgents, an inquest found.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kadir v Mistry & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1177 (26 March 2014)
Gaurilcikiene v Tesco Stores Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1213 (10 July 2014)
Gray v Botwright [2014] EWCA Civ 1201 (09 July 2014)
K (Children) [2014] EWCA Civ 1195 (02 September 2014)
High Court (Patents Court)
Teva UK Ltd & Anor v Astrazeneca AB [2014] EWHC 2873 (Pat) (02 September 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Met discriminated against black female police officer, tribunal finds – The Guardian
‘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
Dog lead mother Jacqueline Angrave jailed after appeal – BBC News
‘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
Man found guilty of sending menacing tweets to Labour MP Stella Creasy – The Guardian
‘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
Maternity leave: a fair deal for returning mothers? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘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
Legal aid cut for family courts ‘damaging’ for children – BBC News
‘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
Exeter stabbing stalker in sentence appeal – BBC News
‘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 sentenced to further two years in jail for attacking a prison governor – The Independent
‘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
Alan Mason from Kendal jailed for passing on HIV virus – BBC News
‘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
BAILII: Recent Decisions
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
Threat from Syria: will new anti-terrorism proposals keep us safe? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘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
Lorry driver jailed over charity cyclists’ deaths – BBC News
‘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
FOS respondents still at risk of further action despite Clark v In Focus ruling – Commercial Disputes Blog
‘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
Compensation in Financial Remedies Cases – Parthian Shots and The Emperor’s New Clothes – Family Law Week
‘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
Who’s Pink – Thomas Pink or Victoria’s Secret? – NIPC Law
‘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
State should pay for representation and witnesses in private child disputes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘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
Legal Update: disclosure, formats and context – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
