Humberside Police officer pleads guilty to sex assaults – BBC News
‘A former police constable has pleaded guilty to four sexual assaults while serving as an officer in East Yorkshire.’
BBC News, 8th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rolf Harris, indecent images and the dangers of the dark net – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘News of concern over child abuse on the dark net came within a month of the children’s entertainer and artist Rolf Harris being convicted and sentenced for historic indecent assaults on more than one complainant. The full sentencing remarks are here. Other counts for making indecent images of children were separated and then not pursued. News reports are that paedophilic search terms were entered into his computer which suggests that the searches were done on open sources. It was also reported that Rolf Harris had notes on how to delete the internet history. Paedophilic activity is often cited as a reason to regulate the internet but caution needs to be exercised so as not to lose the essential freedoms that the web was designed to achieve.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th July 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Questions over choice of Butler-Sloss as head of child abuse allegations inquiry – The Guardian
‘The government faced questions on Tuesday over the appointment of a member of the House of Lords as the chair of a public inquiry into “serious failings by public bodies and important institutions” in their handling of allegations of child abuse.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bookkeeper jailed for stealing £2m to buy property empire – Daily Telegraph
‘Mirriam Clark is jailed after building up a property empire in England and Zambia and sending her children to private school with stolen money.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Southampton ‘highly organised’ eBay gang sentenced – BBC News
‘A group of family members and friends have been jailed for their parts a “highly organised” criminal enterprise selling stolen goods on eBay.’
BBC News, 8th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NSPCC wants covering up abuse to be criminal offence – BBC News
‘The man leading a review into how the Home Office handled historical allegations of child abuse has said people who cover up such crimes should be prosecuted.’
BBC News, 9th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Duggan case goes back to court – The Guardian
‘The mother of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police in London sparked nationwide riots, is challenging an inquest verdict of lawful killing.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-senior judge Butler-Sloss to head child sex abuse inquiry – BBC News
‘Retired senior judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, 80, has been named as the chairman of a wide-ranging review into historical child sex abuse.’
BBC News, 8th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Foreign students in high court bid to complete their UK courses – The Guardian
‘Group who paid £8,500 each to study in London say they are victims of failed deal between Glyndwr University and a private college.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Expert welcomes Court of Appeal’s “more nuanced approach” to granting relief from ‘Mitchell’ sanctions – OUT-LAW.com
‘Courts should be much more ready to grant relief from sanctions for failure to comply with court orders, practice directions and rules after the Court of Appeal found that the current approach had been “misunderstood and is being misapplied by some courts”, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
District council loses High Court bid to stop DCLG claw back of EU funds – Local Government Lawyer
‘A district council has lost a judicial review challenge over the Communities Secretary’s decision to claw back almost £160,000 in payments made from the European Regional Development Fund.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Home Secretary oral statement on child abuse – Home Office
‘Theresa May oral statement to Parliament on child abuse investigations.’
Home Office, 7th July 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Skraba v Regional Court in Nowy Sacz, Poland – WLR Daily
Skraba v Regional Court in Nowy Sacz, Poland: [2014] EWHC 2193 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 292
‘Section 60(3) of the Extradition Act 2003 gave the High Court power, having dismissed an appeal against an extradition order, to review and, where considered appropriate, to vary any costs order made against the requested person by the first instance court under section 60(1)(a) of the Act.’
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd – WLR Daily
‘A dispute resolution clause in an existing and enforceable contract which required the parties to seek to resolve a dispute by friendly discussions in good faith and within a limited period of time before the dispute could be referred to arbitration was enforceable.’
WLR Daily, 1st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re MF Global UK Ltd (in special administration) (No 5) – WLR Daily
In re MF Global UK Ltd (in special administration) (No 5): [2014] EWHC 2222 (Ch); [2014] WLR (D) 294
‘There was nothing in the rules contained in Chapters 7 and 7A of the Client Assets Sourcebook (“CASS 7 and 7A”), which formed part of the Financial Services Authority Handbook, which expressly excluded the statutory power of compromise contained in section 15 of the Trustee Act 1925.’
WLR Daily, 4th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Churngold Recycling Ltd v Environment Agency – WLR Daily
Churngold Recycling Ltd v Environment Agency: [2014] EWCA Civ 909: [2014] WLR (D) 295
“Electronically stored information, as opposed to the media upon which it was stored, was intangible and not a chattel and could not be “goods” for the purposes of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977. It was accordingly not capable of being wrongfully interfered with so as to constitute the tort of conversion.’
WLR Daily, 4th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Jones v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1337 (04 July 2014)
Ernest, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1312 (04 July 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Global Marine Drillships Ltd v La Bella & Ors [2014] EWHC 2242 (Ch) (07 July 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
One Step (Support) Ltd v Morris -Garner & Anor [2014] EWHC 2213 (QB) (07 July 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Iliffe & Anor v Feltham Construction Ltd [2014] EWHC 2125 (TCC) (03 July 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
