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IA (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted January 31st, 2014 in asylum, burden of proof, law reports, refugees, Scotland, treaties, United Nations by sally

IA (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees intervening) [2014] UKSC 6; [2014] WLR (D) 36

‘National decision-makers had an independent and autonomous responsibility under the Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) (Cmd 9171) and (1967) (Cmnd 3906) to determine the applications of those who had applied for asylum. An earlier decision of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (“UNHCR”) to grant refugee status was not binding on the national decision-maker, nor did it create any presumption or shift the burden of proof.’

WLR Daily, 29th January 2014

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Man jailed for trying to arrange child rape on webcam – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2014 in child abuse, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who tried to persuade parents to sexually abuse and rape their children online has been jailed for five years.’

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The Guardian, 30th January 2014

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Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo makes appeal bid – BBC News

Posted January 31st, 2014 in appeals, murder, news by sally

‘Michael Adebolajo, who was found guilty of the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby, has lodged an application to appeal against his conviction, the Judicial Office has confirmed.’

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BBC News, 30th January 2014

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Premier League live football: Pub landlord broke copyright law – BBC News

Posted January 31st, 2014 in copyright, costs, licensed premises, media, news, sport by sally

‘A pub landlord has to pay £65,000 in legal costs for breaching the Premier League’s copyright by showing football matches using a foreign satellite card authorised only for private use.’

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BBC News, 30th January 2014

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Social media abuse – could a responsible user course be the answer? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted January 31st, 2014 in harassment, internet, news, prosecutions, sentencing by sally

‘Caroline Criado- Perez mounted a wonderful and successful campaign to have a woman appear on a Bank of England note. She succeeded and Jane Austen will feature on the next £10 note – hopefully more will follow. Whilst campaigning, however, Ms Craido-Perez was subject to the most appalling online abuse on Twitter.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th January 2014

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Veil row woman admits witness intimidation – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2014 in court dress, human rights, intimidation, Islam, juries, news by sally

‘A Muslim woman who wore a full-face veil in court during her trial has admitted witness intimidation.’

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The Guardian, 30th January 2014

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Court of Appeal to rule on standard of proof in ‘follow the settlement’ clause dispute – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 31st, 2014 in insurance, law reports, standard of proof by sally

‘The Court of Appeal is to consider the standard of proof to be applied in unqualified ‘follow the settlement’ clauses in deciding whether a claim falls within the risks covered by the reinsurance policy following a recent High Court judgment.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2014

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Deborah Levey murder: ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Phillip Brown convicted – BBC News

Posted January 31st, 2014 in murder, news, trials by sally

‘A man who was once described by his former girlfriend as having a “Jekyll and Hyde” character has been convicted of her murder.’

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BBC News, 30th January 2014

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Police ‘culture of disbelief’ over rape claims alarms official monitoring group – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2014 in news, police, rape, statistics by sally

‘Official concern over a “culture of disbelief” in rape cases has been raised as new figures show that some police forces are writing off up to a third of all allegations reported to them.’

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The Guardian, 31st January 2014

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Lee Bonsall inquest: Coroner calls for mental health review – BBC News

Posted January 31st, 2014 in armed forces, inquests, medical records, mental health, news, post-traumatic stress disorder by sally

‘A former soldier found hanged gave no indication he was intending to harm himself, an inquest has heard.’

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BBC News, 30th January 2014

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Shearman (trading as Charles Shearman Agencies) v Hunter Boot Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted January 30th, 2014 in agency, compensation, indemnities, law reports, regulations by sally

Shearman (trading as Charles Shearman Agencies) v Hunter Boot Ltd [2014] EWHC 47 (QB); [2014] WLR (D) 32

‘A clause in an agency agreement which dealt with an agent’s entitlement to compensation or an indemnity on termination of the agreement was neither consistent with nor permitted by regulation 17(2) of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993.’

WLR Daily, 22nd January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Powell (Carl) – WLR Daily

Posted January 30th, 2014 in appeals, crime, evidence, indictments, joinder, law reports by sally

Regina v Powell (Carl) [2014] WLR (D) 34

‘The statutory regimes concerning joinder of counts in an indictment and cross-admissibility of evidence were separate and the settled criteria concerning joinder had not been superseded in consequence of the changes in relation to evidence of bad character made by the Criminal Justice Act 2003.’

WLR Daily, 29th January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Castle v Crown Prosecution Service – WLR Daily

Posted January 30th, 2014 in law reports, road traffic offences, ultra vires by sally

Castle v Crown Prosecution Service [2014] WLR (D) 33

‘A traffic order permitting the imposition of variable speed limits, which had been signed by an employee of the Highways Agency acting as the alter ego of the Secretary of State, was not ultra vires section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.’

WLR Daily, 24th January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Core Issues Trust) v Transport for London (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted January 30th, 2014 in advertising, appeals, Christianity, freedom of expression, homosexuality, law reports, London by sally

Regina (Core Issues Trust) v Transport for London (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities intervening) [2014] EWCA Civ 34; [2014] WLR (D) 35

‘Where the decision of a public body was shown to be unlawful, the court should be reluctant to refuse relief on the ground that, acting lawfully, the decision-maker would have reached the same decision, particularly if the power had been exercised not for its statutory purpose but for an ulterior motive. In such a case the court should grant appropriate relief.’

WLR Daily, 27th January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk