‘A woman has been ordered to stop an online “campaign” against a court’s decision to take her two-year-old granddaughter into care.’
The Independent, 28th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ian Watkins was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment for a series of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby, on the 18th of December 2013. His co-defendants, known as Woman A and Woman B, also received lengthy custodial sentences: 14 years and 17 years respectively.’
Barristers’ Hub, 27th January 2014
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Harvey & Ors, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 54 (24 January 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
C v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (Rev 1) [2014] EWHC 61 (QB) (23 January 2014)
ZZ v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 7 (24 January 2014)
S (A Child) , Re [2014] EWCA Civ 25 (24 January 2014)
Rajaratnam v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 8 (24 January 2014)
Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 39 (24 January 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Department of Work and Pensions v Kole- Emmanuel [2013] EWHC 4368 (Admin) (26 June 2013)
Trafford v Blackpool Borough Council [2014] EWHC 85 (Admin) (24 January 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The brain may fill in gaps when it cannot remember details from childhood, according to study which could have important implications for court cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Legal fees in family proceedings hit the headlines with Young v Young – the now infamous seven year divorce case which saw £6.5m spent on one side’s legal costs alone.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th January 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A man and a woman have been jailed for trafficking two Czech women to Cardiff to work as prostitutes.’
BBC News, 27th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Couple told they could face jail after admitting manslaughter of their son Ndingeko, who died from rickets after his parents insisted on strict eating regime as part of their religion.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A terrorist suspect who went missing after changing into a burka at a mosque has begun an appeal against measures taken against him to protect the public.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Met Police is struggling to provide adequate medical staffing to assess and treat detainees in their custody, according to a new report.’
BBC News, 28th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prosecutors have been accused of behaving “ludicrously” by concealing the cause of a miscarriage of justice in which an undercover police officer is alleged to have used his fake identity in court to hide his covert infiltration.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Woman on trial on witness intimidation charges who was told to remove full-face veil if she wanted to take to the witness box decides not to give evidence.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 10-year-old girl who was left brain damaged after she was accidentally injected with glue in her brain is to receive a multimillion-pound payout.’
BBC News, 27th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A London transport ban on a Christian charity’s posters suggesting gay people can “move out of homosexuality” has been put in doubt by a court of appeal judgment that ordered an investigation into whether the mayor, Boris Johnson, acted “for an improper purpose”.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘John Tughan, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, analyses recent judgments in public law children cases and, in particular, the Re B-S line of authorities.’
Family Law Week, 24th January 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A gay couple from Barnsley are threatening legal action against the government after discovering they will not be able to marry on 29 March, when the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act comes into force, because they are already in a civil partnership.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Appeal court judges have cleared the way for a family to continue their legal challenge over the way decisions are made not to attempt resuscitation of critically ill patients in England.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reed Employment Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2014] EWCA Civ 32; [2014] WLR (D) 23
‘Section 80(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, as inserted, which gave the revenue a possible defence of unjust enrichment for claims made after 26 May 2005 for the recovery of overpaid VAT, without regard to the period in respect of which the claim was made, was not unlawful.’
WLR Daily, 23rd Janaury 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Proctor [2014] WLR (D) 22
‘When a sexual offences prevention order was made against an offender without a sufficient basis, it was not, prior to quashing, a nullity. Where such an order was made in relation to a person already subject to a sexual offences prevention order, the earlier order ceased to have effect, pursuant to section 107(6) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, despite the second order having been made without a sufficient basis.’
WLR Daily, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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