Small claims courts ‘failing the public’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Increasing costs and lengthy delays before hearings are causing people to shun small claims courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Irascible does not mean incapable – Court of Protection – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This was a case about determination of mental capacity, which both judge and counsel described as “particularly difficult and finely balanced”. The judge was confronted with a great deal of conflicting evidence about the capabilities of the individual in question, but concluded in the end that’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Frances Andrade suicide ‘could and should’ have been prevented – BBC News
‘The suicide of a violinist days after she testified in court against an ex-choirmaster “could and should” have been prevented, a report has said.’
BBC News, 10th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unwitting former partner plans legal action to prevent police from returning jailed paedophile’s laptop – The Independent
‘The unwitting former partner of a paedophile is planning legal action after a police force said it was powerless to retain or destroy the abuser’s laptop which contains photographs of his young victims wearing swimwear and leotards.’
The Independent, 11th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sharif Demirsay murder: Court scuffle after raid teens convicted – BBC News
‘Scuffles broke out inside a court after three teenagers were found guilty of murdering a grandfather in a raid for gold and cash at his bungalow.’
BBC News, 10th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nigel Evans verdict casts doubt over CPS decisions in sexual assault cases – The Guardian
‘Former Commons deputy speaker’s acquittal suggests CPS may be too willing to bring charges when evidence is not very strong’
The Guardian, 10th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brazuks v Prosecutor General’s Office, Republic of Latvia; Zibala v Prosecutor General’s Office, Republic of Latvia; Sinicins v Prosecutor General’s Office, Republic of Latvia – WLR Daily
‘The state of the Latvian prison estate was not such as to produce a real risk that there would be a breach of article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms if extradition were directed.’
WLR Daily, 9th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
4finance UAB v Valstybinė vartotojų teisių apsaugos tarnyba and another – WLR Daily
‘Annex I, point 14, of Parliament and Council Directive 2005/29/EC meant that a pyramid promotional scheme constituted an unfair commercial practice only where such a scheme required the consumer to give financial consideration, regardless of its amount, for the opportunity to receive compensation that was derived primarily from the introduction of other consumers into the scheme rather than from the sale or consumption of products.’
WLR Daily, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re G (A Child) (Non-relative Carer: application for leave for residence order; application for joinder to proceedings) – WLR Daily
‘Where, in adoption proceedings, an unrelated carer sought leave to be joined and to apply for a residence order, care was required in looking to the questions of: locus under the various potentially applicable statutory provisions; whether, and if so how, to have regard to a “change in circumstances”; and whether the child’s welfare was to be regarded as paramount.’
WLR Daily, 8th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Early learning – New Law Journal
‘The early conciliation scheme packs some hidden complexities notes Charles Pigott.’
New Law Journal, 10th April 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Deutsche Bahn AG and others (Respondents) v Morgan Advanced Materials Plc (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Deutsche Bahn AG and others (Respondents) v Morgan Advanced Materials Plc (Appellant) [2014] UKSC 24 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 9th April 2014
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Benguit, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 690 (09 April 2014)
Gjoni v R [2014] EWCA Crim 691 (09 April 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
W (Children) (Contact Dispute) (No. 2) [2014] EWCA Civ 401 (09 April 2014)
J-M (Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 434 (08 April 2014)
JA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 450 (09 April 2014)
Singh v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 438 (09 April 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Uppal v Endemol UK Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 1063 (QB) (09 April 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Singh v Singh & Anor [2014] EWHC 1060 (Ch) (08 April 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
London Borough of Ealing v JM & Ors [2014] EWHC 1084 (Fam) (03 April 2014)
Luckwell v Limata [2014] EWHC 1035 (Fam) (09 April 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Med Marine v Castillo Schiffahrts-Gmbh & Co. KG MS & Anor [2014] EWHC 1064 (Comm) (28 March 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Legal aid consultation ‘unlawful’, solicitors claim – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Criminal solicitor groups have taken the first step towards a legal challenge to the government’s decision to press ahead with cuts to criminal legal aid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th April 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Colin Kazim-Richards guilty of homophobic gesture at Brighton fans – The Guardian
‘The former Premier League footballer Colin Kazim-Richards was found guilty in a landmark case on Wednesday of making an “utterly disgusting” homophobic gesture at Brighton and Hove Albion fans during a football match last year.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anonymity protection for under age defendants expires when they are 18: High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This case raises the question whether an order made under s. 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 … prohibiting the identification of (among others) a defendant under the age of 18 years, can last indefinitely or whether it automatically expires when that person attains the age of 18 years. It has wide implications not only for young defendants but also for victims, witnesses, others concerned in proceedings and, of course, the media. [Sir Brian Leveson P, giving the judgment of the court , opening the case at para 1].’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th April 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Marine Al Blackman appeals against conviction for killing Afghan – BBC News
‘A Royal Marine jailed for life for murdering an injured Taliban insurgent in Helmand in 2011 is appealing against his conviction and sentence.’
BBC News, 10th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disrepair – counterclaims after possession order – NearlyLegal
‘Conventionally, we’ve thought that a counterclaim would have to be raised before a possession order, or the complex and fraught option of applying to set aside the possession order would have to be followed, even assuming there was actually any basis for such an application. But there appears to be a solid argument based on Court of Appeal precedent to suggest otherwise.’
NearlyLegal, 9th April 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Trainee solicitor jailed after starving dog to death – The Guardian
‘A trainee solicitor who locked her pet dog in a kitchen and left it to suffer a prolonged and painful death over six days has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
