Psychological abuse ‘should be a made crime’ – BBC News
‘Psychological abuse should be made a crime in England and Wales in order to save more victims of domestic violence, campaigners have said.’
BBC News, 5th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of appeal to decide whether heavy drinking while pregnant is a crime – The Guardian
‘A pioneering compensation claim on behalf of a child who was severely damaged by her mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy is to go before the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Northampton man has sentence increased to life for brutal rape – Attorney General’s Office
‘Gintas Burinskas’ sentence becomes one of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 6 years.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th March 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Outcry after judge imprisons child sex victim for 20 hours – Daily Telegraph
‘A teenage victim of sexual abuse was locked up in police cells overnight after she refused to give evidence in court against her attacker’
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bringing bankers to book – BBC Law in Action
‘Why have no senior bankers been prosecuted for their role in the financial crisis? And should companies be able to avoid criminal prosecution by making a deal with a judge about how they work in future? The man who runs the Serious Fraud Office will be in the Law In Action studio to answer those questions and more as the programme returns for a new series.’
BBC Law in Action, 4th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court fee plans herald justice for those who can pay – senior judges – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Senior judges have savaged government proposals for reforming court fees, warning that they are based on ‘inadequate’ and compromised research, and basic misconceptions about the way the courts operate.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th March 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Vitalija Baliutaviciene could have been ‘greater protected’ – BBC News
‘A woman who was kidnapped and killed by her ex-husband “could have been afforded greater protection”, a report is expected to say.’
BBC News, 5th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Development bill to tackle gender inequality poised to become law – The Guardian
‘A private member’s bill to force the UK government to consider the impact of its overseas aid spending on reducing gender inequality is poised to become law after passing its third reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher paid £230,000 compensation after slipping in ketchup – Daily Telegraph
‘The claim is one of £1 million worth of compensation payments made to injured teachers by Essex County Council.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC investigates contact between Hollie Gazzard and Gloucester police – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the contact that officers had with hairdresser Hollie Gazzard before she was fatally stabbed.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Senior judges attack government’s planned court cost rise – BBC News
‘Government plans to increase the cost of going to court in England and Wales would undermine the civil and family justice system, top judges have said.’
BBC News, 4th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-miner “deprived of his liberty” when prevented from dying at home – Local Government Lawyer
‘A 77-year-old former miner was deprived of his liberty – without proper account of the law being taken – when he was prevented from going home to die beside his brother, a joint report from two Ombudsmen has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clarke v Barclays Bank Plc & Anor [2014] EWHC 505 (Ch) (27 February 2014)
Akers & Ors v Samba Financial Group [2014] EWHC 540 (Ch) (28 February 2014)
Hearst Holdings Inc & Anor v A.V.E.L.A. Inc & Ors [2014] EWHC 439 (Ch) (25 February 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Orzechowska v ABF Plc (t/a Speedibake) [2014] EWHC 495 (QB) (26 February 2014)
Bassano v Toft & Ors [2014] EWHC 377 (QB) (26 February 2014)
Virulite LLC v Virulite Distribution Ltd & Anor [2014] EWHC 366 (QB) (26 February 2014)
Tsavdaris v Home Office [2014] EWHC 440 (QB) (25 February 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
Luckwell v Limata [2014] EWHC 536 (Fam) (13 February 2014)
Y (A Child: Private Law: Fact Finding) v [2014] EWHC 486 (Fam) (26 February 2014)
B-G (A Child) [2014] EWHC 444 (Fam) (05 February 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bagshaw & Anor v Wyre Borough Council [2014] EWHC 508 (Admin) (28 February 2014)
Karim v Charkham & Ors [2014] EWHC 497 (Admin) (26 February 2014)
Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Bangs [2014] EWHC 546 (Admin) (03 March 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Seele Middle East FZE v Drake & Scull International SA Co [2014] EWHC 435 (TCC) (24 February 2014)
199 Knightsbridge Development Ltd v WSP UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 43 (TCC) (28 February 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Inquisitorial system may be better for family and civil cases, says top judge – The Guardian
‘A judge-led, inquisitorial system of justice may be a better way of conducting family and civil cases where litigants are unrepresented, the lord chief justice has suggested.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consumer Credit) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2014
The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Transitional Provision) Order 2014
The Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
The Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2014
The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2014
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014
The Localism Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014
The Equality Act 2006 (Dissolution of the Disability Committee) Order 2014
The Submarine Pipelines (Designated Owners) (Revocation) Order 2014
The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Social Security Pensions (Flat Rate Accrual Amount) Order 2014
The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2014
The Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order 2014
The Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Chorley’s Angels’ gang leader who exploited elderly men with offers of sexual favours is jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Rebecca Reeves, 34, was the head of a group of five women who targeted the elderly in the Lancashire town of Chorley.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jahmel Jones shooting: Lecturer Rachel Kenehan jailed for helping murderers – BBC News
‘A university lecturer who helped her boyfriend and two others escape after they shot dead a rival drug dealer has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mormon church loses English temple tax fight in European rights ruling – The Independent
‘Ordering the Mormon church to pay local property taxes on one of its English temples is not a breach of human rights, European judges have ruled.’
The Independent, 4th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
