Women bishops vote welcomed by Archbishop of Canterbury – BBC News
‘The Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed the Church of England’s historic vote to allow women to become bishops.’
BBC News, 15th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Midgley v R [2014] EWCA Crim 1421 (11 July 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Smithton Ltd v Naggar [2014] EWCA Civ 939 (10 July 2014)
Christian v South East London And Kent Bus Company [2014] EWCA Civ 944 (10 July 2014)
Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd v Essex Services Group Plc & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 960 (11 July 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Carewatch Care Services Ltd v Focus Caring Services Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2313 (Ch) (11 July 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
D (Child) [2014] EWHC 2376 (Fam) (20 June 2014)
BE v DE [2014] EWHC 2318 (Fam) (24 June 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Yates v Revenue and Customs & Anor [2014] EWHC 2311 (QB) (17 July 2014)
Haynes v Kingston Hospital NHS Trust [2014] EWHC 2321 (QB) (11 July 2014)
Kucukkoylu v Ozcan [2014] EWHC 1972 (QB) (30 June 2014)
Halcyon House Ltd v Baines & Ors [2014] EWHC 2216 (QB) (11 July 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
The Governing Body of the Warren Comprehensive School, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Education [2014] EWHC 2252 (Admin) (10 July 2014)
Tesfay, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 2109 (Admin) (10 July 2014)
Blakey v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2014] EWHC 2168 (Admin) (11 July 2014)
Gladman Development Ltd v Wokingham Borough Council [2014] EWHC 2320 (Admin) (11 July 2014)
Jones, R (On the Application Of) v English Heritage [2014] EWHC 2259 (Admin) (09 July 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Glenbrook Capital LP v Hamilton (t/a Hamiltons) [2014] EWHC 2297 (Comm) (11 July 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lady Butler-Sloss stands down from child-abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘Lady Butler-Sloss, the retired high court judge, has resigned as chair of the panel that is due to examine the extent to which public institutions failed to investigate allegations of child abuse.
The Guardian, 14th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Data sharing rules must be reformed – Law Commission
‘The law that governs how public bodies share data must be modernised, simplified and clarified, according to the Law Commission. Law reform will help to create a principled and clear legal structure for protecting individual privacy and for the data sharing required by today’s public bodies and the people they serve.’
Law Commission, 11th July 2014
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Changes to the immigration rules will clamp down on visa abuse – Home Office
‘The Home Office places new restrictions on the entrepreneur visa route in response to scams from individuals and organised criminal groups.’
Home Office, 10th July 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Finance and Divorce Update – Family Law Week
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor at Mills & Reeve LLP, reviews the latest developments and judgments relating to marriage, divorce and financial remedies.’
Family Law Week, 11th July 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Recalibrating Mitchell – New Law Journal
‘Dominic Regan provides a guide to the post-Mitchell three-step test.’
New Law Journal, 11th July 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Farmer Michael Wilmot jailed over red diesel fraud in Lincolnshire – BBC News
‘A farmer described as the leader of a gang that organised and ran a “sophisticated” fuel and VAT tax fraud has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge criticises police for investigating ‘outrageous’ mother and daughter spat – Daily Telegraph
‘Nicola Low, 71, and her daughter, Caroline Baines, 40, ran an estate agent together before their relationship ended in a spectacular fall out.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce inquest finds police failures contributed to her death – The Guardian
‘Police failures contributed to the death of a mother whose shooting by an officer triggered the 1985 Brixton riots, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court: BT entitled to introduce new charging regime for connecting ’08’ calls from mobile networks – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new charging scheme proposed by BT, the telecommunications firm, for connecting calls from mobile networks to its ‘0800’, ‘0845’ and ‘0870’ non-geographic fixed line phone numbers should not have been rejected by regulator Ofcom, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Mitchell: conjoined appeals – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Practitioners will be conscious of the ridiculous practice that ensued in the lower courts following the ‘guidance’ dispensed by the Court of Appeal in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers [2013] EWCA Civ 1537 as to the operation and application of rule 3.9 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Relief from Sanction.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th July 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Child abuse victims to sue Government – The Independent
‘An alleged victim of historical child abuse has instructed lawyers over his intention to take legal action, claiming the Government is in breach of its obligations to victims of abuse. The victim, who has asked not to be named for legal reasons, believes the government has not lived up to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees respect for home life. Had it done so, it is claimed, many more victims would have come forward to assist the police. The victim is an alleged survivor of child abuse at Grafton Close, a care home run by Richmond Borough Council in south-west London.’
The Independent, 13th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ross Conlin sentenced to life for murdering baby daughter – BBC News
‘A man has been sentenced to life for murdering his four-month-old daughter.’
BBC News, 11th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revenge porn – are we in need of stronger laws? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Calls have been prompted largely by the rise of revenge porn itself, which in turn is attributable to the omnipresence of smartphones that allow photographs to be taken and uploaded to the internet within seconds. No specialist knowledge is required and many “apps” allow pictures to be uploaded at the click of a button. Once an image is on the internet in digital form it can be reproduced time and time again. The call for a specific criminal sanction follows considerable lobbying by campaigners and the issue receiving national attention following the revelation that the prime minister’s nanny was the victim of revenge porn. At present there is no specific criminal offence that adequately addresses the problem. Legal action and publicity in the US have also put pressure on the government to act.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th July 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Parole system preparing for overload as Supreme Court ruling gives prisoners right to ‘hopeless’ hearings – The Independent
‘The parole system is preparing for overload after a ruling gave prisoners the right to have hearings even when there is no hope of release.’
The Independent, 12th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Swansea Black Friday rapist Jagdip Brar jailed for 18 years – BBC News
‘A Swansea law student who beat and repeatedly raped a woman left stranded in the city centre on Black Friday has been jailed for 18 years.’
BBC News, 11th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex offender avoids deportation by claiming ‘right to family life’ with kids he’ll never see – Daily Telegraph
‘A foreign sex offender has been allowed to remain in Britain because of his “right to family life” with his two young children, even though they are about to be adopted.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
