Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Oboh & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1525 (25 November 2013)
Resolution Chemicals Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] EWCA Civ 1515 (25 November 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Croesus Financial Services Ltd v Bradshaw & Anor [2013] EWHC 3685 (QB) (25 November 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Ed Heaton explores the rights of cohabitants.’
New Law Journal, 22nd November 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Black people are more likely to be charged and sent to prison than white people – and to receive longer custodial sentences, according to official Ministry of Justice statistics.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th November 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The new legislation is supposed to protect victims of domestic violence, but will it really help? Olivia Goldhill interviews domestic violence charity NIA to find out how much Clare’s Law can help prevent abuse.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who is “close to death” after being on hunger strike in immigration detention for three months could be sent back to Nigeria on Wednesday after his case failed in the Court of Appeal.’
The Independent, 25th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A neurosurgeon who falsely told a woman he had removed her brain tumour, and then tried to cover up his lie, has been struck off.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The barristers removed their wigs and gowns, the judge presided over the hearing in a suit and the usual wood-panelled backdrop was replaced with a conference suite when the High Court moved to a luxury London hotel yesterday. The unusual venue was granted for an extraordinary feud involving members of the Singh family, the owners of part of the Radisson Blu hotel chain.’
The Independent, 26th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘ “Shocking” sexual violence is being carried out by children against other children as young as 11, according to an official report. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England said the perpetrators could be 12 or 13, and rape is seen as “normal and inevitable” in some areas, especially among gangs.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A top judge has been criticised for questioning the value of short prison sentences, saying they were ineffective and disrupted criminals’ home lives. Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, dismissed the idea jail time could help reform criminals and instead said a short stay behind bars could be “disruptive” for the prisoner’s job and family life.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed the law firm Clifford Chance to examine damaging allegations that the bailed-out bank is deliberately wrecking viable small businesses to make a profit. The move came as Sir Andrew Large said in a report commissioned by the bank that RBS had left itself open to accusations of conflict of interest by small firms placed in its restructuring division because of its opaque management structure.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An “unseemly and undignified” legal battle over where the remains of the last Plantagenet king of England, Richard III, should be laid to rest resumes on Tuesday, 528 years after his death and a year after his skeleton was found under a Leicester car park. Richard’s remains are currently in a laboratory at Leicester University.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This week, there are criticisms over the delay of inquiries both into the mistreatment of terrorism suspects and the Iraq War. Meanwhile, discussion continues over the relevance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for UK law, and a dying asylum seeker on hunger strike will not be released.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A pensioner who had more than a million child abuse images and filmed his own attacks on young girls has been jailed for 19 years.’
BBC News, 25th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Local Authority v SY [2013] EWHC 3485 COP (12 November 2013].
A judge in the Court of Protection has ruled that a man who had “exploited and took advantage” of a young woman for the purpose of seeking to bolster his immigration appeal had engaged in an invalid marriage ceremony.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘George Osborne said the cap on the overall cost of credit was the next logical step as the coalition sought to regulate what had been a wholly unregulated market.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A coroner has said a council switching off street lights as a cost-cutting measure contributed to the death of a student. The verdict came following an inquest into the death of 18-year-old Warwick University student Archie Wellbelove, who died after he was hit by a taxi on the A452 near Leamington in the early hours of December 7 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Businesses that merely publish a link on their website to copyright infringing material online may not themselves be liable for copyright infringement, a High Court judge has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A father and son convicted of illegal money lending have been ordered to pay back more than £300,000 in assets.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th November 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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