Paedophile priest Francis Paul Cullen jailed for 15 years – BBC News
‘A priest who sexually assaulted seven children before spending more than two decades on the run in Spain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FGM: Top gynaecologist hits out at ‘political’ prosecution for female genital mutilation – The Independent
‘Has the DPP picked the right target for a landmark legal case against a barbaric medical practice? Jeremy Laurance talks to Dr Katrina Erskine.’
The Independent, 24th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Justice Minister Chris Grayling defends prisoner book rules – BBC News
‘Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says new prison policies are not denying inmates access to books, despite criticisms from high-profile authors.’
BBC News, 25th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deepcut soldier’s family allowed to seek new inquest – The Guardian
“The government’s most senior legal adviser has given permission to the family of a young army recruit who died nearly 19 years ago at the notorious Deepcut barracks in Surrey to apply for a new inquest into her death.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Barclays Bank Plc v Unicredit Bank Ag & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 302 (20 March 2014)
Fons Hf v Corporal Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 304 (20 March 2014)
Bate v Aviva Insurance UK Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 334 (21 March 2014)
VIS Trading Co Ltd v Nazarov & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 313 (20 March 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Building Register Ltd v Weston & Anor [2014] EWHC 784 (QB) (20 March 2014)
Dany Lions Ltd v Bristol Cars Ltd [2014] EWHC 817 (QB) (21 March 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Arsenal Football Club Plc v Reed [2014] EWHC 781 (Ch) (26 February 2014)
Thevarajah & Anor v Riordan & Ors [2014] EWHC 725 (Ch) (21 March 2014)
Enta Technologies Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2014 EWHC 548 (Ch) (21 March 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Brown v Carlisle City Council [2014] EWHC 707 (Admin) (21 March 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
T (A Child: Care And Placement Orders) [2014] EWHC 798 (Fam) (20 March 2014)
Leicester City Council v Chhatbar & Anor [2014] EWHC 830 (Fam) (28 February 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Fujitsu Services Ltd v IBM United Kingdom Ltd [2014] EWHC 752 (TCC) (21 March 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Achogbuo – WLR Daily
‘An application for permission to appeal against a conviction on grounds of previous incompetent representation by solicitors or counsel should not be made without taking proper steps to inquire whether there was a cogent objective basis for the proposed ground of appeal. It was impermissible to rely alone on the word of the defendant.’
WLR Daily, 19th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Data protection and compensation: the “irreversible march” towards revolutionary change – Panopticon
‘At 11KBW’s Information Law conference this past Tuesday, I talked a bit about the progress of the draft EU Data Protection Regulation. I omitted to mention last week’s development (my reason: I was on holiday in Venice, where data protection seemed less pressing). In a plenary session on 12 March, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of the Commission’s current draft of the Regulation. This is all explain in this Memo from the European Commission. Here are some key points.’
Panopticon, 21st March 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Islamic law to be enshrined in British law as solicitors get guidelines on ‘Sharia compliant’ wills – The Independent
‘Islamic law is to be effectively enshrined in the British legal system for the first time under guidelines for solicitors on drawing up “Sharia compliant” wills.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two men first to be charged in UK under FGM Act – The Guardian
‘Two men are to be charged in the first UK prosecutions under the Female Genital Mutilation Act, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bungling ‘umbrella robber’ jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge apologises to victims after court hears armed robber had received life sentences twice before.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gay couples look forward to getting married on first legal day – The Guardian
‘Historic ceremonies scheduled for 29 March herald new era of equality for gay couples across UK.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV licence fee evasion could be decriminalised – The Guardian
‘The government is to launch a formal review of the law that makes it a crime not to pay the TV licence, following a campaign led by backbench Conservative MPs.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
John Terry’s father Ted cleared in racial abuse trial – BBC News
‘The father of former England football captain John Terry has been cleared of racially abusing a man in a dispute over a cigarette.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sikh man jailed over knife attack on former Indian general Kuldip Singh Brar – The Independent
‘A Sikh man has received a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of slashing a former Indian military lieutenant general in the neck while he was on holiday in London.’
The Independent, 21st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mary Konye jailed for 12 years for acid attack on former friend in east London – The Guardian
‘A woman who threw acid in the face of her friend while disguised by a Muslim veil has been jailed for 12 years.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Policing Debate – BBC Law in Action
‘How have recent stories like undercover policing, the deaths of Mark Duggan and Ian Tomlinson, and “Plebgate” affected public confidence in the police? Do the police have the right powers to do their job and do they use them as they should? Has the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales helped to make the police more accountable?’
BBC Law in Action, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Pelka case council branded inadequate by Ofsted – BBC News
‘Children’s services in Coventry – in the spotlight since four-year-old Daniel Pelka’s death – have been branded “inadequate” by Ofsted.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human trafficking: exercise discretion on a case-by-case basis – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Slavery is a term of the highest evocative order. The almost universal abhorrence that this term elicits is due, in large part, to the imprint on the modern psyche caused, not by images of those responsible for the slave trade, but by images and tales of their victims.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th March 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
CPS announces first prosecutions for female genital mutilation – CPS News Brief
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions has today announced the first ever prosecutions under the Female Genital Mutilation Act.’
CPS News Brief, 21st March 2014
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
