Yvette Hallsworth murder: Mateusz Kosecki jailed for Derby stabbing – BBC News
‘A teenager who lured a prostitute into an alleyway and then stabbed her to death has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambling addict who sold stamps from late father’s collection spared jail – The Guardian
‘The son of a renowned philatelist who stole part of his late father’s stamp collection to fund his obsession with a single fruit machine in a bookmaker’s shop has been spared jail after his mother asked for leniency.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Hussein) v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily
Regina (Hussein) v Secretary of State for Defence [2014] EWCA Civ 1087; [2014] WLR (D) 361
‘The policy of the Secretary of State for Defence permitting a technique involving the use of shouting by the armed forces when questioning captured persons was compatible with international law and did not inherently give rise to an unacceptable risk of breaching international law, in particular the prohibitions on inhumane treatment, threats, insults, or unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment under the Geneva Conventions.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Rogers (Bradley) and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Rogers (Bradley) and others [2014] EWCA Crim 1680; [2014] WLR (D) 362
‘Both the provisions relating to money laundering contained in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and earlier authority provided jurisdiction in the English courts to cover an allegation of converting criminal property obtained by fraud in the United Kingdom by a person living and working in Spain who permitted the money to be received into his Spanish bank account and then withdrawn from it.’
WLR Daily, 1st August 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Command Papers – GOV.UK
Response to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee report 2013-14, Cm 8914
Response to the House of Lords European Union Committee report on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union 2013-14, Cm 8913
Post-legislative assessment of the Health and Social Care Act 2012: memorandum to the House of Commons Health Select Committee, Cm 8909
Country Series: China No 2 (2014), Cm 8911
Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2014 complete document including annexes, Cm 8902
Government response to consultation: options for a New Lower Thames Crossing, Cm 8895
Caught red-handed: why we can’t count on police recorded crime statistics, Cm 8910
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Pitts & Ors, R. v [2014] EWCA Crim 1615 (31 July 2014)
Watkins & Anor v R. (Rev 2) [2014] EWCA Crim 1677 (31 July 2014)
Loveless & Ors, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1679 (01 August 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Innes v Information Commissioner & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1086 (31 July 2014)
Buer, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1109 (31 July 2014)
Young v Anglo American South Africa Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1130 (31 July 2014)
CLP Holding Company Ltd v Singh & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1103 (31 July 2014)
B & Anor, Re [2014] EWCA Civ 1133 (01 August 2014)
PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1132 (01 August 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Al-Waheed v Ministry of Defence [2014] EWHC 2714 (QB) (31 July 2014)
Chweidan v Mischcon De Reya Solicitors [2014] EWHC 2685 (QB) (31 July 2014)
JXL & Anor v Britton [2014] EWHC 2571 (QB) (31 July 2014)
Zurich Insurance Plc v Kay & Ors [2014] EWHC 2734 (QB) (01 August 2014)
Leeds United Football Club Ltd v West Yorkshire Police [2014] EWHC 2738 (QB) (01 August 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Richmond Pharmacology Ltd v Chester Overseas Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2692 (Ch) (01 August 2014)
Arcadia Group Ltd v Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd & Anor [2014] EWHC 2683 (Ch) (31 July 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Hirtenstein & Anor v Hill Dickinson LLP [2014] EWHC 2711 (Comm) (31 July 2014)
Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges)
A, B, and C (Children : Interim Care Orders ) [2014] EWFC 28 (29 July 2014)
M v B [2014] EWHC 2686 (Fam) (24 July 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Offshore Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Local Government (Transparency) (Descriptions of Information) (England) Order 2014
The Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014
The Registered Pension Schemes (Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Registered Pension Schemes (Accounting and Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014
The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2014
The Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
High Court upholds recognition of US arbitral award, but delays enforcement to give losing party opportunity to challenge – OUT-LAW.com
‘The losing party in an arbitration case decided in the US has been prevented from setting aside recognition of the award in England, but can delay enforcement by the winning party until it has had a chance to challenge the award in the US, the High Court in England has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Weybread ‘magic club’ sex groomer jailed – BBC News
‘A 46-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for sexually grooming a boy by claiming he could introduce him into a secret magic club.’
BBC News, 4th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge says victim statements make ‘no difference’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge apologises for comments overheard by bereaved family at a parole hearing but insists their statements cannot affect judgements over prisoners’ risk.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Evidence during FOI disputes can be provided in secret, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
‘Public bodies defending a decision to withhold information requested under freedom of information (FOI) laws can submit evidence to an information rights tribunal in secret, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Teenager jailed for life for beating engineer to death in unprovoked cocaine-fuelled attack – Daily Telegraph
‘Teenager is jailed after he beat an engineer to death while his friend filmed attack on her iPhone.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Activists complain to IPCC over police efforts to recruit them as informers – The Guardian
‘Four campaigners have lodged a complaint with an official watchdog, alleging that they felt intimidated by covert police officers who were trying to persuade them to spy on their political colleagues.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two men convicted for possessing extreme ‘WhatsApp porn’ that wasn’t viewed – The Independent
‘Two men have been convicted for having “truly disgusting” pornographic images on their mobile phones, sent to them through the WhatsApp messaging service, though one claimed he didn’t watch what he was sent.’
The Independent, 4th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Riot damages reforms are questioned by insurers – BBC News
‘Insurers have warned that proposed changes to the Riot Damages Act could lead to higher premiums or reduce access to insurance.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IG Index Ltd v Cloete – WLR Daily
IG Index Ltd v Cloete [2014] EWCA Civ 1128; [2014] WLR (D) 360
‘CPR r 31.22 applied to restrict the use of documents disclosed pursuant to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 and, their replacement, the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Innes v Information Commissioner and another – WLR Daily
Innes v Information Commissioner and another [2014] EWCA 1086; [2014] WLR (D) 358
‘Under section 11(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a claimant requesting information under section 1(1) of the 2000 Act was entitled to stipulate what software format should be used when the information sought was provided to him.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Florea v Judicial Authority Carei Courthouse, Satu Mare County, Romania – WLR Daily
‘Where there was a real likelihood that a prisoner would serve a sentence in personal space of less than three metres, a serious issue of breach of article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms arose, without the need for other aggravating features and despite the good faith of the Government in seeking to address a problem of historic inadequacy in the prison estate.’
WLR Daily, 30th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Buer) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Regina (Buer) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1109; [2014] WLR (D) 359
‘Article 13 of Decision No 1/80 adopted under the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey did not apply to Turkish workers who were already sufficiently integrated into the work force of the host member state to enjoy rights under article 6(1) of the Decision.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
