Distinctive behaviour – New Law Journal
‘Kirstie Gibson considers allegations of non-disclosure, misconduct & adverse inferences.’
New Law Journal, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Planning Court judge rules claim brought by store developer “totally without merit” – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge in the new Planning Court has rejected an application for a judicial review made by a development partner of Tesco, certifying that the claim was “totally without merit”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th May 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Re B-S and the Perils of the ‘Balance Sheet’ Approach – Family Law Week
‘Michael Jones, barrister, 15 Winckley Square Chambers, considers the response of local authorities to the requirements imposed by Re B-S and later cases.’
Family Law Week, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
New sentencing guidelines bring increased focus to the impact of fraud on victims – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for how people convicted of fraud, money laundering and bribery should be sentenced.’
Sentencing Council, 23rd May 2014
Hate crime: should the current offences be extended? – Law Commission
In a report published today the Law Commission recommends reforms to ensure that the criminal justice system is able to make a stronger and more coherent response to hate crime.
Law Commission, 28th May 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Richard III: fairness and public interest litigation – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Some 527 years after his death, Richard III’s skeleton was found beneath a car park in Leicester. The Plantagenet Alliance, a campaigning organisation representing a group of collateral descendants, sought judicial review of the decision taken by the Secretary of State to exhume and re-inter the monarch in Leicester Cathedral without consulting them and a wide audience.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th May 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
How people resolve ‘legal’ problems – Legal Services Board
‘The Legal Services Board commissioned Professor Pascoe Pleasence and Dr Nigel Balmer to produce a statistical analysis of existing legal needs survey data to understand how consumers demographics, attitudes, capabilities and beliefs impact on their response to legal problems. How people resolve legal problems presents the findings of this analysis.’
Legal Services Board, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Reforming the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles – Law Commission
‘Taxis and private hire services, which include minicabs, are an essential link in the transport network of England and Wales, with passengers spending in excess of £2.5 billion a year on fares.’
Law Commission, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Compulsory lie detector tests for serious sex offenders – Ministry of Justice
‘The UK’s first school for training highly-skilled probation officers to become lie detector examiners is underway.’
Ministry of Justice, 27th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Claire Semmens jailed over Aaron Hughes toddler rape – BBC News
‘A babysitter has been jailed for 16 years for giving a three-year-old boy to a known paedophile who drugged and raped him.’
BBC News, 27th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landowner wins appeal over time limits for village green application – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landowner has defeated an attempt to register as a village green land it owns that was previously the site of a military camp, after the applicant only fulfilled the registration requirements months after the relevant time limit.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th May 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘We are recreating Bedlam’: the crisis in prison mental health services – The Guardian
‘Mental health services in prison are under critical strain – in some institutions, as many as half of all inmates may need psychiatric help, but are often unable to get it. Such failures can have tragic results.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mohammed Badiuzzaman jailed for strangling pregnant wife – BBC News
‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison for strangling his pregnant wife at her home in east London.’
BBC News, 27th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Supreme Court decision “opens door” for certain employment-related claims by members of partnerships, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Professional services firms that operate as limited liability partnerships (LLPs) could be open to certain employment-related claims from aggrieved former members of the LLP following a recent UK Supreme Court decision, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Chagossians: Wikileaked cable admissible after all – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Rosalind English has summarised this unsuccessful appeal against the rejection of the Chagossians’ claims by the Divisional Court, and I have posted on this litigation arising out of the removal and subsequent exclusion of the population from the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th May 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Couple jailed for labelling innocent woman a prostitute on fake sex profile – Daily Telegraph
‘Rachel Lyne suffered the seven-year hate campaign from couple and was forced to move 350 miles away to escape the constant stream of men knocking on her door expecting sex.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitor denied judicial appointment because of points on driving licence loses JR – Litigation Futures
‘A solicitor who was denied appointment at a district judge because he had seven points on his driving licence has failed in his challenge to the decision of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC).’
Litigation Futures, 27th May 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Unlawful detention overseas: is it time to review operations? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Mohammed v Ministry of Defence and other claims raised the question of whether the UK Government had any right in law to imprison people in Afghanistan; and, if so, what was the scope of that right. The claimant was captured by UK armed forces during a military operation in Afghanistan. He was imprisoned on British military bases in Afghanistan for some time when he was transferred into the custody of the Afghan authorities. The claimant claimed that his detention by UK armed forces was unlawful (a) under the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) and (b) under the law of Afghanistan. The Queen’s Bench Division held that his extended detention for a total of 106 days beyond the 96 hours permitted by policy was not authorised and was contrary to both Afghan law and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Richard III and Chagossian judicial review claims all dismissed – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The facts of this application for judicial review were set out in David Hart QC’s post on the original permission hearing. To recap briefly, the Plantagenet Alliance, a campaigning organisation representing a group of collateral descendants of Richard III were given the go ahead to seek judicial review of the decision taken by the respondents – the Secretary of State, Leicester Council and Leicester University, regarding his re-interment at Leicester Cathedral without consulting them. More specifically, the claimant’s main case was that there was an obligation, principally on the part of the Ministry of Justice, to revisit or reconsider the licence once the remains had been conclusively identified as those of Richard III.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
