Hairdresser Hollie Gazzard murder: Ex-boyfriend jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death at the hairdressers where she worked has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manchester Airport tyre blast: Lufthansa and Storm Aviation pay damages – BBC News
‘An engineer who lost an arm and a leg when a tyre on an aircraft exploded at Manchester Airport has been awarded about £600,000 in damages.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Borrower wins court reprieve over £13,000 debt due to ‘illegible documents’ – Daily Telegraph
‘ When Harry Moore was taken to court over spiralling credit card debts, he faced losing both his home and business. Mr Moore, 43, had built up a balance of more than £13,000 on an MBNA credit card, and had failed to meet repayments. His debts were passed from MBNA to a debt recovery agency, Hillesden Securities, which in November 2013 took him to court. But the case was thrown out – because the orginal agreement was “impossible to read”.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
19,000 more parents in child cases with no lawyer – BBC News
‘More than 19,000 more parents appeared in civil courts with no lawyer in cases about children, in the year after legal aid cuts, it has emerged.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police fear being overwhelmed as 660 suspects are arrested over paedophilia – The Guardian
‘Britain’s senior police officers said they were at risk of being overwhelmed by an unprecedented number of child abuse investigations after the arrest of 660 suspected paedophiles.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peers criticise government over emergency data laws – BBC News
‘The government has come under fire in the Lords over emergency legislation giving the security services access to people’s phone and internet records.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lindsay Sandiford case: Bali death row drugs trafficker review call – BBC News
‘The UK Supreme Court has called on the British government to review the case of a grandmother facing execution in Indonesia on drug charges.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The non-residents legal aid case – LC advised to go for the ball, not for his opponent’s shins – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Public Law Project v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWHC 2365. Angela Patrick of JUSTICE has provided an excellent summary of this important ruling, which declared a proposed statutory instrument to be ultra vires the LASPO Act under which it was to have been made. The judgment is an interesting one, not least for some judicial fireworks in response to the Lord Chancellor’s recourse to the Daily Telegraph after the hearing, but before judgment was delivered.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th July 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Plan to stop non-residents getting Legal Aid is unlawful, rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘House of Lords is scheduled to vote on the Government’s proposals for a residence test for access to legal aid, Angela Patrick, Director of Human Rights Policy at JUSTICE considers today’s judgment of the Divisional Court in PLP v Secretary of State for Justice.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th July 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Transforming the criminal justice system: strategy and action plan – Ministry of Justice
‘The “Criminal justice system 2014 to 2015: strategy and action plan” is an update on the version published last year.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers and Review Officers) Order 2014
The European Parliamentary Elections (Anonymous Registration) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Regina (Detention Action) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily
‘The Detained Fast Track policy, operated by the Secretary of State, for the detention of some asylum seekers while their asylum claims were being determined was not unlawful in its terms.’
WLR Daily, 9th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Flatley) v Hywel Dda University Local Health Board; Regina (Flatley) v Welsh Ministers; Regina (Dinghy) v Welsh Ministers – WLR Daily
‘The function of the minister following a referral by a community health council under regulation 27(9) of the Community Health Councils (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2010 was to reach a final decision on a proposal put forward by a local health board. That function was directed at the outcome, there was no requirement for the minister to review the process, including any consultation, leading to the proposal, although the minister had a discretion to consider the circumstances of the process in reaching a decision on the proposal overall.’
WLR Daily, 10th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
KS v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 941 (15 July 2014)
M & Ors v Suffolk County Council [2014] EWCA Civ 942 (15 July 2014)
K, Re [2014] EWCA Civ 905 (15 July 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Konkola Copper Mines v U&M Mining Zambia Ltd [2014] EWHC 2374 (Comm) (15 July 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Record number of data complaints made to ICO – BBC News
‘The UK’s information commissioner has called for better funding for the country’s data regulator amid a record number of cases.’
BBC News, 15th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Concrete tomb murderer Sebastian Bendou sentenced – BBC News
‘A man convicted of murdering his friend by bludgeoning him to death with a hammer and burying him in a concrete tomb has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 15th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale allowed to appeal – BBC News
‘Michael Adebowale, who was given a 45-year prison sentence for the murder of soldier Lee Rigby, has been given permission to appeal against his sentence.’
BBC News, 15th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Assisted dying: leading doctors call on Lords to back legalisation – The Guardian
‘Twenty-seven leading figures write to every peer urging them to back Lord Falconer’s private members bill on assisted dying.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lib Dems reject Lord Rennard bid to overturn suspension – BBC News
‘Liberal Democrat officials have rejected an attempt by Lord Rennard to overturn his suspension from the party.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
