R (on the application of Nunn) (Appellant) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 18th June 2014
R (on the application of T and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Appellants) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 18th June 2014
Do Not Resuscitate notices: Patients’ rights under Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has declared that the failure of a hospital to consult a patient in their decision to insert a Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Notice in her notes was unlawful and in breach of her right to have her physical integrity and autonomy protected under Article 8.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Kevin Nunn: Judges to rule over fresh forensic tests eight years after murder conviction – The Independent
‘A salesman serving life in prison for murdering his former girlfriend will today find out the result of his Supreme Court fight to have key forensic exhibits retested.’
The Independent, 18th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Businessman jailed for fraud after faking own death – Daily Telegraph
‘Debt-ridden businessman Sanjay Kumar faked his own death to claim millions of pounds in life insurance.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lost’ villages in Northamptonshire legally protected – BBC News
‘A series of deserted and shrunken medieval villages across Northamptonshire have been designated as scheduled monuments.’
BBC News, 18th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal records: Supreme Court to rule whether job applicants have to come clean over convictions – The Independent
‘The Supreme Court is today due to rule whether job applicants should be forced to disclose all convictions to certain potential employers.’
The Independent, 18th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amina Agboola case: Death kick killer Dean Harris guilty of murder – BBC News
‘A man has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl after he kicked her, rupturing her liver.’
BBC News, 17th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2014
The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2014
The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Olympic Lotteries (Payments out of the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund) Regulations 2014
The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Child Benefit (General) and the Tax Credits (Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The British Nationality (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014
The Fuel and Electricity (Heating) (Control) (Revocations) Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Hitmen who killed boy by mistake lose appeal against 40-year jail terms – The Guardian
‘Two hitmen who stabbed an innocent schoolboy to death by mistake in a “callous and cruel” attack have lost appeals against their 40-year minimum jail terms.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Shergill & Ors v Khaira & Ors [2014] UKSC 33 (11 June 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Achom & Ors v Lalic & Ors [2014] EWHC 1888 (Ch) (10 June 2014)
Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd & Ors, Re [2014] EWHC 997 (Ch) (26 March 2014)
National Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas & Ors [2013] EWHC 770 (Ch) (20 February 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Parmer v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1204 (Admin) (27 January 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Frontier Systems Ltd (t/a Voiceflex) v Frip Finishing Ltd [2014] EWHC 1907 (TCC) (10 June 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
BMIC Ltd v Chinnakannan Sivasankaran Siva Ltd [2014] EWHC 1880 (Comm) (12 June 2014)
Family Court Decisions (other Judges)
A, B and C (care and placement orders) [2014] EWFC B71 (04 June 2014)
LC v RRL & Ors [2014] EWFC 8 (16 May 2014)
Leicester City Council v Chhatbar [2014 EWFC B71 (02 June 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mass surveillance of social media is permitted by law, says top UK official – The Guardian
‘Mass surveillance of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and even Google searches, is permissible because these are “external communications”, according to the government’s most senior security official.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bootle benefits fraud woman ‘invented’ six children – BBC News
‘A woman who invented six children in order to claim extra state benefits, has been jailed for a year.’
BBC News, 16th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal duty over resuscitation orders – BBC News
‘Doctors have a legal duty to consult with and inform patients if they want to place a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order on medical notes, says the Court of Appeal in England.’
BBC News, 17th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Whose Magna Carta is it anyway? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Yesterday was Magna Carta Day. It is now only 364 days until the 800th anniversary of the sealing of England’s oldest charter of rights, and one of the world’s most influential legal documents.’
UK Human Rights Blog,
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Richard III legal challenge lands taxpayer with £175,000 legal bill – Daily Telegraph
‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, criticises a legal bid by distant relatives of King Richard III, whose remains were found buried under a council car park in Leicester.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Delay on tougher sentences for knife crime to avoid prison overcrowding – The Guardian
‘The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, is expected to delay the introduction of a guideline for minimum six-month jail sentences for those repeatedly caught carrying a knife because of the impact on the rising prison population.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bin Laden surrogate jailed after faking pregnancies – Daily Telegraph
‘Louise Pollard, who once agreed to act as a surrogate for Bin Laden’s son, is jailed for pretending to carry children for other desperate couples’
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Four jailed for Worthing amputations stabbing – BBC News
‘Three men and a youth have been jailed after being found guilty of stabbing a man resulting in both his arms and legs having to be amputated.’
BBC News, 16th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
