Publication of reports to prevent future deaths – CrimeLine

Posted January 14th, 2014 in coroners, news, publishing, reports by sally

‘Reports made by coroners to help prevent future deaths will be routinely published online for the first time today (Tuesday 14th January). Following an inquest a coroner may make a report to a person, organisation, local authority or government department or agency with a view to preventing future deaths (a PFD report). From today the Chief Coroner’s office will publish PFD (preventing future deaths) reports made by coroners on the judiciary website and for the first time the public will have access to these reports online in a readable and searchable format.’

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CrimeLine, 14th January 2014

Source: www.crimeline.info

DLA Piper UK LLP v BDO LLP – WLR Daily

Posted January 14th, 2014 in costs, criminal procedure, law reports, third parties, witnesses by sally

DLA Piper UK LLP v BDO LLP [2013] EWHC 3970 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 515

‘Where a person had attended court and successfully resisted being made subject to a witness summons under section 2 of the Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965 the only basis for the Crown Court ordering costs against the solicitor of the party seeking the summons would be that for which statute provided, namely, a wasted costs order under section 19A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.’

WLR Daily, 13th January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 14th, 2014 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Key Homes Bradford Ltd & Ors v Patel [2014] EWHC B1 (Ch) (10 January 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Police demand details about Stephen Lawrence whistleblower – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2014 in crime, media, news, official secrets act, police, whistleblowers by sally

‘Police have asked for information about Peter Francis, the whistleblower who revealed a raft of claims about a police undercover unit, including that they had spied on relatives of Stephen Lawrence.’

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Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2014

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Mark Bridger drops appeal against whole-life sentence for murdering April Jones – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2014 in appeals, news, sentencing by sally

‘Bridger, who was convicted of the murder of five-year-old April Jones, abandons application for permission to appeal against whole-life tariff.’

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Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2014

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Birmingham fake money: Four jailed for £1.3m counterfeit scam – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2014 in company directors, conspiracy, counterfeiting, disqualification, forgery, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘Four men have been jailed for making more than £1.3m worth of counterfeit £10 notes.’

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BBC News, 13th January 2014

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Supervision of high-risk criminals will not be handed to private sector – The Guardian

Posted January 14th, 2014 in contracting out, news, probation by sally

‘The supervision of high-risk criminals who have committed notorious offences that have attracted significant and prolonged media attention will not be handed to the private sector when 70% of the probation service is outsourced this year.’

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The Guardian, 13th January 2014

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Atheist Afghan man granted asylum in UK to protect him from ‘religious’ persecution – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2014 in Afghanistan, asylum, human rights, Islam, news by sally

‘A young Afghan man who became an atheist after coming to Britain has been granted asylum on the grounds that the threat to his life for having no faith would amount to “religious” persecution.’

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Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2014

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Michael Souter: Ex-BBC man to appeal against sex attack conviction – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2014 in appeals, indecent photographs of children, news, sexual offences by sally

‘An ex-BBC presenter jailed for 22 years for sex attacks on boys is to appeal against his conviction and sentence.’

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BBC News, 13th January 2014

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Park Christmas club savings thief Joanne Jones jailed for 18 months – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2014 in abuse of position of trust, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A mother-of-four who stole nearly £8,000 from a Christmas savings club in south Wales has been jailed for 18 months.’

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BBC News, 13th January 2014

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted January 13th, 2014 in legislation by sally

The Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014

The Architects Act 1997 (Amendments etc) Order 2014

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

I Want My Baby Back – BBC One Panorama

Posted January 13th, 2014 in adoption, evidence, expert witnesses, family courts, news, social services by sally

‘John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the family courts and asks whether some parents may have unfairly lost their children forever. BBC One 13th January 2014’

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BBC One, 13th January 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hillcroft nursing home care workers jailed for abusing elderly residents – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2014 in care homes, care workers, complaints, elderly, news, professional conduct, quality assurance, sentencing by sally

‘Three nursing home staff have been jailed and a fourth given a community sentence for tormenting and abusing elderly residents with dementia, actions described by the trial judge as “gratuitous sport at the expense of vulnerable victims”.’

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The Guardian, 10th January 2014

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BNP activist Adam Walker challenges lifetime teaching ban – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2014 in Administrative Court, dangerous driving, disciplinary procedures, news, proportionality, teachers, threatening behaviour by sally

‘A British National Party (BNP) activist has taken Education Secretary Michael Gove’s office to court in a bid to overturn a lifetime teaching ban.’

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BBC New, 10th January 2014

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Concern over number of soldiers who end up in jail prompts review – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2014 in armed forces, news, prisons, rehabilitation, statistics by sally

‘Rory Stewart, the Tory MP who served as deputy governor of an Iraqi province after the 2003 war, is to lead a government review to improve the rehabilitation of ex-service personnel who are jailed.’

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The Guardian, 11th January 2014

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Mark Duggan coroner invites family to help shape police gun policy – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2014 in coroners, families, firearms, inquests, news, police, victims by sally

‘The coroner in the Mark Duggan inquest is to invite the dead man’s family to help shape police firearms procedure. The senior circuit judge Keith Cutler, who is preparing recommendations on firearms procedure for the home secretary after issues raised at the inquest, described his decision to consult the family as “unusual, perhaps unique” but the right thing to do to achieve transparency.’

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The Guardian, 12th January 2014

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‘Plebgate’ affair: Police Federation launches legal action – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2014 in judicial review, misfeasance in public office, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct by sally

‘The Police Federation says it wants a judicial review of the police watchdog’s decision to investigate three officers who met the MP at the centre of the “plebgate” row.’

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BBC News, 12th January 2014

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Pressure grows for inquiry into UK role in Iraq ‘war crimes’ – The Independent

Posted January 13th, 2014 in armed forces, government departments, inquiries, international courts, Iraq, news, war crimes by sally

‘Legal experts from around the world are to join calls for an investigation into whether British politicians and senior military figures should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes in Iraq.’

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The Independent, 12th January 2014

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Mark Duggan marksman cleared to return to armed police duties – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2014 in firearms, inquests, news, police, professional conduct by sally

‘The police marksman who killed Mark Duggan will be allowed to have his gun back and return to armed duties. The officer was found to have lawfully killed Duggan by an inquest jury last week though the jury decided his account of the shooting, in which he said Duggan had had a gun in his hand, was wrong.’

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The Guardian, 12th January 2014

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Payday lenders’ default fees could break the law – The Independent

Posted January 13th, 2014 in consumer protection, debts, fees, loans, news by sally

‘Many payday lenders could be breaking the law by charging excessive default fees to borrowers who miss repayments, according to Which? An investigation by the consumer group revealed that 10 of 17 leading payday lenders have default fees of £20 or more, and four charged £25 and above, with Wonga topping the table at £30.’

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The Independent, 13th January 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk