Abuse claim Beechwood children’s home residents awarded compensation – BBC News
‘Former residents at a children’s care home have been awarded compensation after claims they were sexually abused.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review after ‘Skull Cracker’ Michael Wheatley absconds – BBC News
‘A review has been ordered after an armed robber dubbed “the Skull Cracker” went missing when he was temporarily allowed out of an open prison.’
BBC news, 5th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Train driver traumatised by death on tracks fights loss of compensation – The Independent
‘It was around midday on 31 March 2012 that Nik Douglas’s life changed forever. The 37-year-old train driver was travelling through Northallerton station on the way to Newcastle when he saw a man in his sixties standing alone on the platform. He thought nothing of the lone figure, turning instead to check the opposite platform. By the time Mr Douglas looked back again, the man was crouching on the tracks in front of his train. But because of a recent change in the law, Mr Douglas could be the last person in the country to receive compensation for such trauma.’
The Independent, 5th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tougher sentences for banned drivers who cause deaths – BBC News
‘Tougher sentences for banned drivers who cause death on the roads and a new offence of causing serious injury while disqualified are to be introduced.’
BBC News, 6th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Max Clifford jailed for eight years for indecent assaults – BBC News
‘Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford has been jailed for a total of eight years for a string of indecent assaults against girls and young women.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Elliott: Judicial Review Reform — The Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Earlier this week, the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has published its report on The implications for access to justice of the Government’s proposals to reform judicial review (HL 174 HC 868 2013-14). The report is, perhaps unsurprisingly, generally critical of the proposals and of the way in which they have been or are being introduced. I have already summarised the proposals and commented on some of them in earlier posts. In this post, I draw attention to some key passages in the JCHR’s report, commenting on them briefly and, at the end of the piece, offering some reflections on some of the underlying constitutional issues highlighted by the Committee.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 1st May 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Global Witness and the journalism exemption: ICO to have the first go? – Panopticon
‘Panopticon has previously reported on the novel and important data protection case Steinmetz and Others v Global Witness [2014] EWHC 1186 (Ch). The High Court (Henderson J) has now given a judgment on a procedural point which will set the shape for this litigation.’
Panopticon, 30th April 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
High Court challenge to Solihull Local Plan succeeds in relation to housing numbers and green belt boundaries – OUT-LAW.com
‘A planning inspector’s approach to the policy requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in relation to housing provision in a local plan was not correct or lawful, a High Court judge has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Operation Cotton – what next? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘When does the same Government that decides to prosecute someone have an obligation to ensure that that individual has representation? That was the question that HHJ Leonard had to answer at Southwark Crown Court on 1 May 2014. The case is called “Operation Cotton” and, as the argument proceeded, featured five legally aided defendants. The argument got more media attention this week than it perhaps otherwise would because the legally aided defendants were represented by Alexander Cameron QC, who happens to be the brother of the Prime Minister (Cameron QC was acting for free, which his brother would surely applaud as an example of the “Big Society” in action).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 1st May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Judge quashes licensing decision after “serious procedural irregularity” – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council’s decision to refuse to renew a lap-dancing club’s sexual entertainment venue licence must be quashed because of a “serious procedural irregularity” which led to it being taken by the wrong persons, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st May 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge’s despair as costs hit £16,000 in dispute over £15 – Litigation Futures
‘A district judge has been driven to despair as solicitors cranked up over £16,000 in costs in a dispute over an outstanding amount of only £15.’
Litigation Futures, 1st May 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 – Home Office
‘This paper sets out the government’s proposals for the review and indicates our preferred option. This consultation is seeking views on our proposals and invites suggestions as to whether they are appropriate, how they may work in practice and any alternatives available. We also seek advice to help quantify the potential impacts associated with the chosen options.’
Home Office, 1st May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2014
The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014
The Consular Marriages and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014
The Overseas Marriage (Armed Forces) Order 2014
The Lymington Harbour Revision Order 2014
The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Aerosol Dispensers (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
KP, Re [2014] EWCA Civ 554 (01 May 2014)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Cox v R. [2014] EWCA Crim 804 (01 May 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Uba v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1166 (Admin) (01 May 2014)
Njie v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2014] EWHC 1279 (Admin) (25 April 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vodafone Group Plc, Re [2014] EWHC 1357 (Ch) (01 May 2014)
Olympus UK Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 1350 (Ch) (01 May 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Starbev Gp Ltd v Interbrew Central European Holdings BV [2014] EWHC 1311 (Comm) (29 April 2014)
Tchenguiz & Anor v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2014] EWHC 1315 (Comm) (29 April 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
London Borough of Haringey v Musa [2014] EWHC 1341 (Fam) (16 April 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Contostavlos & Anor v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 1339 (QB) (01 May 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
MoJ rules out further reform of legal services regulation – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government has ruled out immediate further changes to the framework for legal services regulation following the wide-ranging review launched by the Ministry of Justice last June.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Woman guilty of luring ‘vulnerable’ girls into prostitution – BBC News
‘A woman who used drugs and alcohol to lure “weak and vulnerable” girls into a life of prostitution has been found guilty of running a child sex ring.’
BBC News, 1st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
