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
An interim measure – NearlyLegal
‘Fisher v Howard De Walden Estate Ltd RAP/19/2013 is that rare thing – a citeable permission to appeal decision from the UT(LC) (remembering that in Re Bradmoss [2012] UKUT 3 (LC), the UT(LC) had disapproved of reliance on permission decisions.’
NearlyLegal, 25th May 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Man behind Newzbin operations found liable for copyright infringement on the sites – OUT-LAW.com
‘The High Court has found a man liable for copyright infringement carried out on the file sharing Newzbin websites and ruled that he also part of a conspiracy to infringe copyrights and defraud film studios.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
This is what we always meant – NearlyLegal
‘Regular readers of this blog (when it is accessible) will know that we are a housing law blog. However, housing law (for the most part) is covered by the overarching umbrella of civil law and we do therefore occasionally cover the odd important non-housing civil law development. It is for that reason that we have been following with interest (as is every single civil lawyer in England and Wales) the “fall-out” from the Jackson reforms.’
NearlyLegal, 23rd May 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Lord Leveson warns against ‘CSI effect’ in barring crime solving – Daily Telegraph
‘Lord Leveson has warned against people believing crimes are solved just by forensic scientists and not by people coming forward, like they are on television’
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher paid £23,000 compensation for slipping in puddle – Daily Telegraph
‘A teacher won a case for £23,000 in compensation after claiming to have suffered injuries after slipping in a puddle at school.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Slovak parents fail to block adoption by gay couple – BBC News
‘Two Slovakian parents have failed to block the adoption of two of their sons by a same sex couple in Kent.’
BBC News, 24th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD denies access to files for Deepcut soldier’s family – The Guardian
‘The family of a teenage soldier who died after being shot twice in the head at the Deepcut barracks have been denied access to a cache of files they believe could shed light on his death, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court threat for couple for putting up Wendy house in garden – Daily Telegraph
‘Couple told they must pay £170 to get planning permission for their childrens’ wendy house or face prosecution.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
People’s burial wishes should be registered to avoid arguments, say legal experts – The Independent
‘Whether it’s wanting to be buried in a biodegradable coffin, having your ashes scattered over Anfield, or being laid to rest in a royal crypt, most of us have strong feelings about what happens to our bodies after death. Now legal experts are proposing to make those wishes legally binding for the first time.’
The Independent, 25th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court makes adoption call for baby with no name – BBC News
‘A baby with no name is to be placed for adoption after a High Court judge highlighted concerns about his father’s hostility to social workers.’
BBC News, 25th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents seek judicial review of term-time holiday crackdown – The Guardian
‘Campaigners are seeking permission for a judicial review of the government’s crackdown on parents taking their children out of school during term time.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
