BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Shaw & Anor v Logue [2014] EWHC 5 (Admin) (13 January 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
E (A Child), Re [2014] EWHC 6 (Fam) (14 January 2014)
S v S [2014] EWHC 7 (Fam) (14 January 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Disclosure costs force CPS to drop drugs case – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence in a case of alleged conspiracy to supply class A drugs after the judge refused a prosecution application to adduce new evidence on the second day of the trial.’
Law Society’s Gazette. 14th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mitchell solicitor rules out Supreme Court appeal – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The solicitor for MP Andrew Mitchell has confirmed that the costs appeal case is unlikely to go to the Supreme Court. Graham Atkins, founding partner at London firm Atkins Thomson, told the Gazette he had looked to have the case heard at the higher court but was advised it would not be successful.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Amritsar massacre: David Cameron launches inquiry into ‘SAS involvement’ in 1984 Golden Temple killings – The Independent
‘David Cameron says he has launched an urgent investigation after previously secret documents appeared to show possible SAS involvement in the 1984 Amritsar massacre.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Saudi Arabia ‘torture’ Britons told they cannot sue – BBC News
‘Four British men have failed to overturn a decision by the UK’s highest court which stopped them suing Saudi Arabia for alleged torture. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the men’s human rights had not been breached by the British court’s decision.’
BBC News, 14th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family judge ‘cannot control foreign media’ – BBC News
‘A senior family judge says he cannot stop the foreign media from publishing the story of a Slovakian mother whose son has been placed into care.’
BBC News, 14th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police chief issues partial apology over Lawrence whistleblower documents – The Guardian
‘A police chief has issued a partial apology over his attempt to force Channel 4 to hand over documents about a whistleblower who revealed how undercover officers infiltrated the campaign to bring the killers of Stephen Lawrence to justice.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Minimum wage fine raised to £20,000 in UK – The Guardian
‘Vince Cable, the business secretary, is to toughen the regulations to ensure that a new maximum fine of £20,000 could be levied for every worker denied the minimum wage. Under the previous system, employers faced just one maximum fine of £5,000 plus a financial penalty of 50% of the missing wages.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
War Crimes, Annoyance Injunctions, and the Whole Life Tariff Saga – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This week, the International Criminal Court has received a dossier detailing the UK’s involvement in abuse in Iraq. Meanwhile, the House of Lords has put up a fight over the so-called “annoyance injunctions”, while the Government has sought to find a solution to the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling on whole life tariffs.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Council fends off High Court challenge over day centre closure – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review challenge to a local authority’s decision to close a day centre for adults with a learning disability.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th January 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Publication of reports to prevent future deaths – CrimeLine
‘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.’
CrimeLine, 14th January 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
DLA Piper UK LLP v BDO LLP – WLR Daily
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
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
‘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.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mark Bridger drops appeal against whole-life sentence for murdering April Jones – Daily Telegraph
‘Bridger, who was convicted of the murder of five-year-old April Jones, abandons application for permission to appeal against whole-life tariff.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Birmingham fake money: Four jailed for £1.3m counterfeit scam – BBC News
‘Four men have been jailed for making more than £1.3m worth of counterfeit £10 notes.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supervision of high-risk criminals will not be handed to private sector – The Guardian
‘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.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Atheist Afghan man granted asylum in UK to protect him from ‘religious’ persecution – Daily Telegraph
‘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.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
