Richardson and another (Appellants) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Richardson and another (Appellants) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 8 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 5th February 2014
Adamson (FC) (Appellant) v Paddico (267) Limited (Respondent); Mrs Gill Taylor (on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Markham and Little Francis) (Appellant) v Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Limited (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 5th February 2014
EVENT: King’s College London – Life Cycles and Competition Law: How Systems Evolve
‘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.
Mind your step – New Law Journal
‘Simon Love provides a warning to firms facing financial difficulty.’
New Law Journal, 5th February 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Supreme Court in key ruling on village greens and rectification – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Vidal-Hall v Google – cookies can cause distress – Technology Law Update
‘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
Fathers4Justice man jailed for defacing Queen portrait – BBC News
‘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
New duty will require judges to report lawyers subject to wasted costs orders to regulators – Litigation Futures
‘Judges making wasted costs orders (WCOs) are to be placed under a duty to report the lawyers involved to their regulator in a bid to make them “consider more carefully the decisions they make in handling a case”, the government has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 6th February 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Failures to intervene pinpointed in case of murdered four-year-old Daniel Pelka – The Guardian
‘Delays in information being shared by agencies, staffing problems and insufficient training led to failures to intervene in the case of a four-year-old boy beaten to death by his mother and stepfather, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jurors face two-year jail sentence for researching cases on the internet – The Independent
‘Jurors who are found to be researching cases on the internet will be jailed for up to two years, under a new criminal offence announced today.’
The Independent, 5th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Open Access version of the Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review – IALS
‘Building on successful work with the School of Advanced Study’s Open Journals System, a project is in progress at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) to develop an Open Access version of the Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review.
Established in 2004, the Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review brings articles, legal developments and case reports to academics, practitioners and the industry in relation to digital evidence and electronic signatures from across the world.
This Open Access version of Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review is being developed by Stephen Mason (founder, publisher and general editor) with the Institute on the SAS Open Journals System – further raising the visibility and accessibility of the journal and its contents.
Our exciting project, through SAS OJS, will safeguard free online access to all the back issues for legal researchers, support the publication of publicly available future issues and help stimulate new areas of legal discussion and scholarship.
The full back run of published volumes is now available on the service and we are beginning work on Volume 11 : 2014 as a “Born Digital” Open Access publication.’
The Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review
IALS, 6th February 2014
Source: www.ials.sas.uk
Police win forced retirement tribunal claim – BBC News
‘Five police forces could face paying out millions of pounds after officers who were forced to retire after 30 years won an age discrimination claim.’
BBC News, 5th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
70% of shelved child abuse inquiries could be reopened following complaints by victims – The Independent
‘Dozens of historic child abuse inquiries could be restarted following complaints by victims of being let down by the criminal justice system.’
The Independent, 5th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Decision due on inquiry into young prison deaths – BBC News
‘Prisons minister Jeremy Wright is due to announce whether he has agreed to hold an independent inquiry into the deaths of young people in custody.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Policeman who smashed pensioner’s car window awarded £440,000 payout – The Guardian
‘A police officer who chased and then smashed a pensioner’s car window has won £440,000 after a tribunal found he left his job after becoming a “laughing stock” among his colleagues when a video of the incident appeared online.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough inquest: Police lawyers to probe fans’ ‘drunkenness’ – BBC News
‘The disputed suggestion drunkenness among fans played a part in the Hillsborough disaster will be explored again in new inquests, lawyers for senior police officers have said.’
BBC News, 5th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman becomes first person to be jailed for ‘trolling herself’ – The Independent
‘A woman who used fake Facebook profiles to send herself hundreds of abusive messages has been jailed for 20 months.’
The Independent, 5th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
EVENT: The Inner Temple – Employed Bar Forum
‘The Inner Temple’s Employed Bar Forum is a new initiative that aims to bring together employed barristers for lectures, workshops and networking. It is open to all employed barristers and events are currently free to attend.’
Date: 3rd April 2014, 5.45pm
Location: Parliament Chamber, Inner Temple Treasury Building, London EC4Y 7HL
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Adamson & Ors v Paddico (267) Ltd [2014] UKSC 7 (5 February 2014))
Richardson & Anor v Director of Public Prosecutions [2014] UKSC 8 (5 February 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Flynn v Warrior Square Recoveries Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 68 (04 February 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Xenakis & Anor v Birkett Long LLP [2014] EWHC 171 (QB) (03 February 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Maier & Anor v Asos Plc & Anor [2014] EWHC 123 (Ch) (04 February 2014)
Dass v Beggs & Anor [2014] EWHC 164 (Ch) (03 February 2014)
Kevern v Ayres & Anor [2014] EWHC 165 (Ch) (03 February 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Courtwell Properties Ltd v Greencore PF (UK) Ltd [2014] EWHC 184 (TCC) (04 February 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
San Evans Maritime Inc & Ors v Aigaion Insurance Co SA [2014] EWHC 163 (Comm) (04 February 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Sale of ultra-cheap alcohol to be banned in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘The government is to ban the sale of alcohol at very cheap prices in England and Wales, the Home Office has announced.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
