Bar Council launches post-LASPO research project – LegalVoice

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in barristers, legal aid, news by sally

‘The Bar Council marked the first anniversary of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act by launching a major research project on its impact. The project will begin with a survey of the family and civil Bar, costs lawyers, clerks and practice managers to provide ‘an empirical evidence base’ for a full report to be published in September.’

Full story

LegalVoice, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

 

User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures – Home Office

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in investigatory powers, news, police, statistics by sally

‘This guide to Police Powers and Procedures Statistics is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the statistics.’

Full guide

Home Office, 3rd April 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in legislation by sally

The Income Tax (Professional Fees) Order 2014

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2014

The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (Indexation of Annual Chargeable Amounts) Order 2014

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) (No. 2) Order 2014

The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

The Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014

The Aggregates Levy (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

The Family Court (Contempt of Court) (Powers) Regulations 2014

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2014

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2014

The Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Order 2014

The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2014

The Child Arrangements Order (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014

The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Cumbria) Order 2014

The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Durham, Hartlepool and Sunderland) Order 2014

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014

The Civil Courts Order 2014

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent decisions

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Haining v Warrington Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 398 (02 April 2014)

Mulla v Hackney Learning Trust [2014] EWCA Civ 397 (02 April 2014)

Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Arip [2014] EWCA Civ 381 (02 April 2014)

Underwood & Anor v Mayers & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 406 (02 April 2014)

Edgehill & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 402 (02 April 2014)

Smith, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 380 (01 April 2014)

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Retail UK Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 376 (01 April 2014)

Rashid & Anor v Sharif & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 377 (31 March 2014)

Sukhoruchkin & Ors v Van Bekestein & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 399 (31 March 2014)

Ashburton Trading Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 378 (31 March 2014)

Harrison v Madejski & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 361 (28 March 2014)

Relfo Ltd v Varsani [2014] EWCA Civ 360 (28 March 2014)

Secretary of State for the Department of Energy And Climate Change & Anor v Jones & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 363 (27 March 2014)

Lombard-Knight & Anor v Rainstorm Pictures Inc [2014] EWCA Civ 356 (27 March 2014)

Patel & Anor v Peters & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 335 (27 March 2014)

TW v Enfield Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 362 (27 March 2014)

Asda Stores Ltd v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue And Customs [2014] EWCA Civ 317 (27 March 2014)

West & Anor v Ian Finlay & Associates (a firm) [2014] EWCA Civ 316 (27 March 2014)

B (A Child) (1980 Hague Convention Proceedings) [2014] EWCA Civ 375 (27 March 2014)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Taylor v The Queen [2014] EWCA Crim 618 (02 April 2014)

Ahmed, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 619 (01 April 2014)

R v Nealon [2014] EWCA Crim 574 (28 March 2014)

Ruth v R [2014] EWCA Crim 546 (28 March 2014)

Regina v Brahmbhatt [2014] EWCA Crim 573 (27 March 2014)

High Court  (Administrative Court)

Mohammed, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 972 (Admin) (02 April 2014)

Arunkalaivanan v General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 873 (Admin) (02 April 2014)

Shankaran v The Government of the State of India & Anor [2014] EWHC 957 (Admin) (01 April 2014)

Oboh & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 967 (Admin) (01 April 2014)

Smith v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2014] EWHC 935 (Admin) (01 April 2014)S

Gifford v The Governor of HMP Bure & Ors [2014] EWHC 911 (Admin) (31 March 2014)

Abdi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 929 (Admin) (28 March 2014)

Potter, R (On the Application Of) v Amber Valley Borough Council [2014] EWHC 888 (Admin) (28 March 2014)

United Company Rusal Plc, R (On the Application Of) v The London Metal Exchange [2014] EWHC 890 (Admin) (27 March 2014)

VB & Ors v Westminster Magistrates’ Court & Ors [2014] EWHC 889 (Admin) (27 March 2014)

Ellaway v Cardiff County Council [2014] EWHC 836 (Admin) (27 March 2014)

Bristol City Council v Digs (Bristol) Ltd [2014] EWHC 869 (Admin) (27 March 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

 

 

Government confirms court fees increase within weeks – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in civil justice, consultations, courts, fees, news by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will go ahead with a series of changes to court fees from 22 April.’

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Teacher sacked after calling pupils ‘feral’ on Twitter – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in internet, news, professional conduct, teachers by sally

‘A teacher has been sacked after she called one pupil “cowface” and labelled others “feral” on Twitter.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sentencing for theft offences – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines – Sentencing Council

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in consultations, electricity, press releases, sentencing, theft by sally

‘The Sentencing Council has launched a 12-week consultation on its proposed guidelines for judges and magistrates to use when sentencing people for theft offences.’

Full press release

Sentencing Council, 3rd April 2014

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

UK’s first drone conviction will bankrupt me, says Cumbrian man – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in aircraft, costs, fines, news by sally

‘A TV-repair shop owner who has become the first person convicted in the UK for “dangerously” flying a drone says the fine and legal costs will bankrupt him.’

Full story

The Guardian, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former government vet killed man during sadomasochistic sex session – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in assault, homicide, news, veterinary surgeons by sally

‘A former government vet has been convicted of killing a man during an extreme drug-fuelled sadomasochistic sex session.’

Full story

The Guardian, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Housing benefit changes distress disabled people, say MPs – BBC News

‘Changes to housing benefit in England, Scotland and Wales are creating “financial hardship and distress” for disabled people, MPs have warned.’

Full story

BBC News, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Student Yashika Bageerathi removed from UK as legal bid fails – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2014 in appeals, asylum, deportation, education, immigration, news by sally

‘An A-Level student from north London has been removed from the country and is being flown back to Mauritius after a last ditch legal challenge failed.’

Full story

BBC News, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

 

 

Care Proceedings: Who is Best Placed to Provide Best Evidence? – Family Law Week

‘Eleanor Battie, barrister of Crown Office Row, Brighton, asks whether the demand for speed in care proceedings is at the cost of best expert evidence.’

Full story

Family Law Week, 1st April 2014

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Ramdeen (Appellant) v The State (Respondent) – Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Posted April 2nd, 2014 in appeals, death penalty, jurisdiction, law reports, murder, Privy Council by sally

Ramdeen (Appellant) v The State (Respondent) [2014] UKPC 7 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 27th March 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Durkin (Appellant) v DSG Retail Ltd and another (Respondents) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Durkin (Appellant) v DSG Retail Ltd and another (Respondents) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 21 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 26th March 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Kennedy (Appellant) v The Charity Commission (Respondent) – Supreme Court

Kennedy (Appellant) v The Charity Commission (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 20 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 26th March 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) becomes part of the Ministry of Justice – Ministry of Justice

‘The welfare of children will be brought closer to the family court system as key safeguarding organisation Cafcass joins the Ministry of Justice, Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced.’

Full story

Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Domestic violence victims helped as injunction fees are scrapped – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 2nd, 2014 in civil justice, consultations, domestic violence, fees, injunctions, news by sally

‘Vulnerable domestic abuse victims will be helped by the scrapping of fees for domestic violence injunctions, Courts Minister Shailesh Vara has announced.’

Full story

Ministry of Justice, 1st April 2014

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Regulating Health Care Professionals – Law Commission

‘A single clear and consistent legal framework is needed to enable the regulators of health professionals in the UK to modernise and continue to uphold their duty to protect public safety, according to the three Law Commissions of the UK.’

Full story

Law Commission, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Bar Council and BSB publish statistics and trends about the Bar – The Bar Council

Posted April 2nd, 2014 in barristers, diversity, equality, legal education, news, statistics by sally

‘The Bar Council and the Bar Standards Board have published the third edition of the ‘Bar Barometer’ – an annual research report providing statistics and trends in the barristers’ profession of England and Wales.’

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The Bar Council, 1st April 2014

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Change is long overdue for victims of crime – The Guardian

‘The court process can be traumatic for accusers like Tracy Shelvey. Will a proposed victims’ law make it fit for purpose?’

Full story

The Guardian, 2nd April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk