Three guilty in Oxford teen sex attack case – BBC News
‘Two men sexually assaulted a pregnant teenage girl before a third threatened to shoot her, a jury has concluded.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two more guilty of record boiler room fraud – BBC News
‘New convictions in the UK’s biggest-ever boiler room scam bring the total convictions in this £70m fraud to nine.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lady and the Tramp: judge issues warning to women about beggar rescued from streets by a countess – Daily Telegraph
‘A former beggar rescued from the streets by a Countess before running off with a schoolgirl from Cheltenham Ladies College has been convicted of attacking his latest girlfriend.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal: EAT’s role is not to rule on employment cases on their merits – OUT-LAW.com
‘The role of the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) is generally limited to ruling on the lawfulness of an employment tribunal’s decisions rather than making its own assessment of a case, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
FGM law expanded to cover foreign nationals habitually resident in UK – The Guardian
‘The law criminalising female genital mutilation is to be strengthened so the ban can be enforced against foreign nationals deemed to be “habitually resident” in the UK.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Clifford Clarke death: Women jailed over man ‘eaten alive’ by dog – BBC News
‘Two women who admitted allowing a dog to maul a 79-year-old man to death in his garden have been jailed for a year.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rihanna Rogue perfume ad restricted due to ‘sexually suggestive’ image – The Guardian
‘Advertising Standards Authority says poster can only be displayed in areas where it is unlikely to be seen by children.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug smuggler Lindsay Sandiford takes death penalty case to UK supreme court – The Guardian
‘A British grandmother facing execution by firing squad in Indonesia for drug smuggling has no funds to mount a legal challenge against her sentence, the UK’s highest court has been told.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Slavery victims in Britain to be eligible for reparations from traffickers – The Guardian
‘Victims of “modern slavery” are to become eligible for compensation and reparations from their traffickers, in recognition of the exploitation and loss of dignity they have suffered, the home secretary, Theresa May, is to announce.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drug dealer wins car crash compensation battle – Daily Telegraph
‘High Court rules British laws on uninsured drivers are ‘in plain breach’ of European Union directives.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rania Alayed murder: Husband guilty of ‘honour killing’ – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of the “pre-planned honour killing” of his wife, whose body has never been found.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Duggan death: Shooting ‘not rigorously examined’ – BBC News
‘The coroner at the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police in 2011, has published a series of “concerns” about the case.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for offensive Ann Maguire Facebook post – BBC News
‘A man who posted an offensive message on Facebook after the killing of Leeds teacher Ann Maguire has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council wins FOI battle over legal advice for whistle-blowing investigation – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has won an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal over its refusal to meet a freedom of information request for the disclosure of legal advice given to a consultant conducting an investigation on the authority’s behalf.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice speech: IT for the Courts – Creating a digital future – Judiciary of England and Wales
‘The Right Hon. The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales speech at the Society for Computers and Law Annual Lecture.’
Judiciary of England & Wales, 29th May 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014
The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014
The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2014
The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2014
The European Communities (Designation) Order 2014
The Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014
The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014
Regina (Francis) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Bail for Immigration Detainees intervening) – WLR Daily
‘The statutory authority deriving from paragraph 2(1) and (3) of Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 1971 for detention pending removal of a person against whom a deportation order had been made in pursuance of a recommendation by a court was not unlimited and did not continue when there was no longer any prospect of deportation within a reasonable time.’
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co and another v Majid Al-Sayed Bader Hashim Al Refai and others – WLR Daily
‘CPR r 81.4(3), which gave the court power to order that a company director or officer be imprisoned for a company’s contempt, applied to a director who was outside the jurisdiction.’
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
