Lee Bonsall inquest: Coroner calls for mental health review – BBC News
‘A former soldier found hanged gave no indication he was intending to harm himself, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 30th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shearman (trading as Charles Shearman Agencies) v Hunter Boot Ltd – WLR Daily
‘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
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indictment and cross-admissibility of evidence were separate and the settled criteria concerning joinder had not been superseded in consequence of the changes in relation to evidence of bad character made by the Criminal Justice Act 2003.’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
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
‘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
EVENT: UKCLA – Margit Cohn on non-statutory powers
‘Non-Statutory Executive Powers in Five Regimes: Assessing Global Constitutionalism in Structural-Institutional Contexts.’
Date: 30th January 2014, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: Room 1.2, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London (Lincoln’s Inn Fields Campus), 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3JB
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Brownlee for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 4 (29 January 2014)
IA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 6 (29 January 2014)
Mackle, R. v (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 5 (29 January 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AP Racing Ltd v Alcon Components Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 40 (28 January 2014)
Skrzynski & Anor v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2014] EWCA Civ 9 (29 January 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Thorne & Ors v House of Commons Commission [2014] EWHC 93 (QB) (29 January 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Credit Lucky Ltd & Anor v National Crime Agency [2014] EWHC 83 (Ch) (29 January 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Isaghehi v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2014] EWHC 127 (Admin) (29 January 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Is Fairchild a Leading case of the Common Law? – The Inner Temple
Is Fairchild a Leading case of the Common Law? (PDF)
Per Laleng, Inner Temple Academic Fellow, University of Kent
The Inner Temple, 20th January 2014
Source: www.innertemple.org.uk
In the matter of an application of Raymond Brownlee for Judicial Review (AP) (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 29th January 2014
I.A. (Appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 29th January 2014
Devon doctor sees sentence increased – Attorney General’s Office
‘The Court of Appeal has increased the sentence for Suhail Ahmed from 18 months’ imprisonment to 30 for voyeurism and sexual assault.’
Attorney General’s Office, 29th January 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Unfinished business – New Law Journal
‘Dominic Regan predicts the likely civil procedure developments for 2014.’
New Law Journal, 29th January 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Afghan refugee wins ‘Taliban’ libel case – BBC News
‘An Afghan refugee granted asylum in the UK has accepted substantial libel damages over a newspaper accused him of being a member of the Taliban.’
BBC News, 29th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barristers tell Parliament that some GCHQ mass surveillance is illegal – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Two barristers have advised a Parliamentary committee that some mass surveillance allegedly undertaken by the UK’s security services is probably illegal. Jemima Stratford QC and Tim Johnston’s advice (PDF) was commissioned by the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Offenders with learning disabilities ‘not supported’ – BBC News
‘Offenders with learning disabilities are not getting the support they need from police, probation and prosecution services, an inspection has found.’
BBC News, 30th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police for hire: Judge hits out at Met’s agreement to aid Virgin Media in a private prosecution – The Independent
‘The UK’s most senior judge has criticised a deal that saw the Metropolitan Police agree to help Virgin Media in a private prosecution of a gang of fraudsters in exchange for a share of the compensation, it was reported.’
The Independent, 30th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wrongly-detained Ghanaian to receive High Court damages – BBC News
‘A mentally-ill Ghanaian man who was wrongly held in immigration detention centres is to receive “substantial” damages following a High Court ruling.’
BBC News, 29th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic abuse – why creating a specific offence is not the answer – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Offences Against the Person Act has been in law since 1861. It covers all forms of physical assault ranging from the most serious, such as stabbing someone, to common assault which can be committed merely by spitting at someone. Marital rape is an offence, as is pursuing a course of conduct which amounts to harassment. Despite these laws, MPs are now seeking to introduce a new offence of Domestic Abuse, aimed solely at offences carried out within relationships. The offence would be defined as, “intentionally, wilfully or recklessly causing, or attempting to cause, physical injury or psychological harm to a person”.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 29th January 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
