Sgt Richard Evans cleared of sex in police custody suite – BBC News
‘A police sergeant has been cleared of having sex with a female suspect in a custody suite.’
BBC News, 26th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former judge says rape conviction rates will not improve until ‘women stop getting so drunk’ – The Independent
‘A former judge has claimed rape conviction statistics will not improve until women “stop getting so drunk”.’
The Independent, 26th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rebecca Ayres’s jealous boyfriend is jailed for life after admitting murder
‘A jealous boyfriend who murdered his girlfriend after rowing over her three-year-old son’s christening has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rebekah Brooks and co-defendants try to recoup £20m in hacking trial costs – The Guardian
‘Rebekah Brooks and her co-defendants in the phone-hacking trial are looking to recoup between £20m and £25m in legal fees from the tax payer following their acquittal of all charges.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
About 1,400 Rotherham children ‘sexually exploited over 16-year period’ – The Guardian
‘About 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham over a 16-year period, according to a report that concluded “it is hard to describe the appalling nature of the abuse that child victims suffered”.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Privacy law’ may need rewriting due to modern technology, says senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Neuberger, the president of the Supreme Court, indicates there may be a case for a rethink on privacy and communications laws thanks to the “enormous challenges” posed by the internet.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministry of Justice fined over prison data loss – BBC News
‘The Ministry of Justice has been fined £180,000 for “serious failings” in the handling of confidential data.’
BBC News, 26th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bedroom tax and human rights FTT miscellany – NearlyLegal
‘No less than four FTT bedroom tax appeal decision have come my way lately. Three of them concern successful appeals on human rights Article 14 discrimination or Article 8 family life grounds. One is a clear room size decision with an interesting footnote on tenancy agreements.’
NearlyLegal, 24th August 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Timing of a TUPE transfer determined by facts, not wishes or intentions of parties, says EAT – OUT-LAW.com
‘The point at which the new employer becomes responsible for the workers who have been transferred under TUPE rules is a question of fact, not the wishes or intentions of the parties, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Additional travel time for transferred workers was not “substantial change” to their “material detriment” – OUT-LAW.com
‘A change in the working location of somebody who has changed employer through TUPE will only be grounds for a constructive dismissal claim if that change is “substantial” and causes “material detriment” to the worker.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
APIL anger over discount rate delay – Litigtion Futures
‘The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has reacted angrily to confirmation from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of a further delay to the review of the discount rate for personal injury cases.’
Litigtation Futures, 26th August 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
SRA investigating nine criminal law firms over failures in advice to asylum seekers – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating nine criminal law firms over failures in advice to asylum seekers, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Open consultation – Revised PACE code A – Home Office
‘This consultation runs until Monday 20 October 2014. The draft code has a covering note and detailed table outlining the changes and their purpose with links to the paragraphs concerned.’
Home Office, 26th August 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Best use of stop and search scheme – Home Office
‘Guidance for police forces on the implementation of the best use of stop and search scheme.’
Home Office, 26th August 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
BAILII: Recent Decisons
High Court (Commercial Court)
Starbev GP Ltd v Interbrew Central European Holdings BV [2014] EWHC 2863 (Comm) (21 August 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Cartus Corporation v Atlantic Mobility Ltd [2014] EWHC 2868 (QB) (22 August 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Financial Remedies Working Group Report – A Summary – Family Law Week
‘Jacqui Thomas, barrister, 37 Park Chambers, summarises the recommendations of the Financial Remedies Working Group.’
Family Law week, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Mother who beat three-year-old Mikaeel Kular to death jailed for 11 years – Daily Telegraph
‘A mother who beat her three-year-old son to death and hid his body in a suitcase before sparking a huge search for him by claiming he had gone missing has been jailed for 11 years. Rosdeep “Rosie” Adekoya, 34, was originally charged with murdering her son Mikaeel Kular but pleaded guilty last month to the reduced charge of culpable homicide.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former MI6 counter-terrorism chief warns against rush to overhaul UK laws – The Guardian
‘Britain should resist a rush to overhaul its fundamental legal principles in the face of an “unproven threat” from homegrown militants fighting in Syria and Iraq, the former global counter-terrorism director of MI6 has said. In an interview with the Guardian, Richard Barrett criticised government plans for new laws to tackle British extremists and warned against Boris Johnson’s suggestion that Britons who travel to Iraq or Syria should be presumed guilty of involvement in terrorism unless they can prove their innocence.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stop and search: Police code of conduct launched – BBC News
‘All 43 police forces in England and Wales have agreed to adopt a new government code of conduct on the use of their powers to stop and search members of the public.’
BBC News, 26th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
