‘A police officer who lied about witnessing the Plebgate row was jailed for 12 months today. Keith Wallis, 53, of West Drayton, West London, sent an email to Conservative deputy chief whip John Randall, who was his MP, wrongly claiming that he had seen what happened as Andrew Mitchell left Downing Street on September 19, 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former nursery worker has been acquitted over the death of a three-year-old girl in her care. Lydia Bishop got her neck caught in a rope on an outdoor slide in September 2012, on what was her first full day at York College nursery. Sophee Redhead, 25, of York, had denied manslaughter by gross negligence.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former headteacher at the prep school attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for abusing boys at the school.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who phoned police and said he was going to put a bomb in a mosque and wanted “to hang Muslims in the street” has been jailed for 12 months.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Coronation Street star William Roache was acquitted of two counts of rape and five charges of indecent assault on Thursday at the end of a trial that raised questions about the decision of police and prosecutors to press charges.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An aristocrat has been jailed for two years after admitting beating his wife over a 22-year period. Lord Edward Somerset, 55, the son of the Duke of Beaufort, admitted four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm between 1990 and 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th Febraury 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The lives of a British couple who are fighting extradition to the United States over an alleged work expenses fraud have been “shattered”, the High Court has heard. Paul and Sandra Dunham, from Northampton, launched their action after the US Department of Justice sought their extradition over what the couple claim is an “employment-related dispute”.’
The Independent, 7th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bishop v Golstein [2014] EWCA Civ 10 (05 February 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mount Eden Land Ltd v Speechly Bircham LLP [2014] EWHC 169 (QB) (05 February 2014)
Barons Finance Ltd & Ors v Numerous Defendants [2014] EWHC 138 (QB) (05 February 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Brown v HM Coroner for the County of Norfolk & Anor [2014] EWHC 187 (Admin) (5 February 2014)
Fuglers LLP & Ors v Solicitors Regulatory Authority [2014] EWHC 179 (Admin) (05 February 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Sarah Phillimore, barrister of St John’s Chambers, Bristol, and Daniela Nickols, associate solicitor with Mowbray Woodwards, analyse the recent case of X,Y, and Z [2014] EWHC 87 (COP) in which the Court of Protection considered the interplay between the best interests of a protected party and that party’s children.’
Family Law Week, 5th February 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Thousands of couples who separate each year have been urged to spurn confrontational court battles and instead to try mediation to sort out disputes over finances and children – as new figures show divorce rates increased last year.’
Ministry of Justice, 6th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Wife fails in her challenge of a pre-nup entered into with her wealthy husband in respect of MPS and costs allowance.’
Family Law Week, 5th February 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A government declaration to end FGM in the UK and around the world marked International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.’
Home Office, 6th February 2014
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
‘Key building projects which generate thousands of jobs in communities across the UK will benefit from changes to tackle costly and unnecessary legal delays under plans to speed up and reform the Judicial Review system announced today by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.’
Ministry of Justice, 5th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Richardson and another (Appellants) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 8 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 5th February 2014
Supreme Court, 5th February 2014
‘Life Cycles and Competition Law: How Systems Evolve by Bill Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy;Professor of Law; Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University, Washington DC.
Professor Alison Jones in the Chair.’
Date: 14th February 2014, 12.30-1.30pm
Location: Parliament Chamber, Inner Temple Hall, London EC4Y 7DA
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Simon Love provides a warning to firms facing financial difficulty.’
New Law Journal, 5th February 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has handed down a major ruling on applications to rectify the register of town and village greens, lapses of time and the question of whether there would be a serious detriment or prejudice should an application be granted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th February 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent decision in the English High Court about internet cookie use has been making waves.’
Technology Law Update, 5th February 2014
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A Fathers4Justice campaigner has been jailed for six months for defacing a portrait of the Queen with paint.’
BBC News, 5th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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