Boston double murder: Mehmet Ozen jailed for life – BBC News
‘A landlord convicted of two murders after a row over rent has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 18th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK inquiry on rendition and torture to be handed to ISC – The Guardian
‘The stalled official inquiry into the UK’s involvement in rendition and torture in the years after 9/11 is to be handed to the controversial intelligence and security committee (ISC), the government will announce on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cannabis user who murdered his grandmother jailed for 24 years – The Guardian
‘A man who murdered his 84-year-old grandmother by stabbing her 50 times in her bed and then attempted to kill a nine-year-old boy has been told he must serve minimum of 24 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kadan Beaumont murder: Father jailed for life – BBC News
‘A father who claimed the family dog caused fatal injuries to his 11-month-old son has been jailed for life for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The old debate: punish prisoners, or rehabilitate them? – Daily Telegraph
‘Debates over how to treat prisoners have gone on since imprisonment began: should the prison system leave inmates to fester in cold cells, with punishment and deterrence as the goal of incarceration? Or should it let them wander from classroom to games room, preaching rehabilitation into society as its main aim?’
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FGM inquiry launched to uncover reasons for lack of prosecution in UK – The Guardian
‘A major inquiry has been launched into female genital mutilation (FGM) to uncover why there has not been a single prosecution in the UK since it was made a criminal offence, and to try to bring an end to the illegal practice.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Divorced wife ‘cheated out of millions after husband failed to reveal assets’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A divorced wife claims her ex-husband misled her about the value of his computer software business to cheat her out of a multi-million-pound settlement. Alison Sharland, 46, says Charles, 53, convinced her to give up her claim to an equal share when they divorced.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
RSPCA hires former CPS lawyer to review its prosecutions policy – Daily Telegraph
‘The RSPCA has bowed to pressure from MPs and campaigners and hired a senior lawyer to carry out a £50,000 review into its controversial prosecutions policy.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins begins 35-year term for child sex offences – BBC News
‘Paedophile Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins is beginning a 35-year sentence for child sex offences, including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Bett mileage: IPCC considers Norfolk PCC claim – BBC C News
‘Mileage claims lodged by a police and crime commissioner are being looked at by the police watchdog.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: LSE – In Conversation with Joshua Rozenberg
‘A decade after he left the BBC, Joshua returned in 2010 to present the popular Radio 4 series Law in Action, a programme he had launched in 1984. Also in 2010, he also accepted an invitation to chair Halsbury’s Law Exchange, an independent and politically neutral think-tank.’
Date: 16th January 2014, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Old Theatre, Old Building
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Marines A & Ors v Guardian News and Media & Other Media [2013] EWCA Crim 2367 (17 December 2013)
Mahmood & Anor, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 2356 (17 December 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Durrant v Avon & Somerset Constabulary [2013] EWCA Civ 1624 (17 December 2013)
Blemain Finance Ltd v Goulding [2013] EWCA Civ 1630 (17 December 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Karbhari & Anor v Ahmed [2013] EWHC 4042 (QB) (17 December 2013)
MacLennan v Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) Plc [2013] EWHC 4044 (QB) (17 December 2013)
JXMX (A Child) v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust [2013] EWHC 3956 (QB) (17 December 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Co-Operative Bank Plc, Re [2013] EWHC 4074 (Ch) (04 December 2013)
Jack & Anor (London Scottish Finance Ltd) v Craig & Ors [2013] EWHC 4047 (Ch) (17 December 2013)
Co-Operative Bank Plc, Re [2013] EWHC 4072 (Ch) (18 November 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
P (A Child) [2013] EWHC 4048 (Fam) (17 December 2013)
A Local Authority v DB (Mother) & Ors [2013] EWHC 4066 (Fam) (06 December 2013)
TM, Re [2013] EWHC 4043 (Fam) (12 December 2013)
P, Re [2013] EWHC 4037 (Fam) (13 December 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Padda – WLR Daily
Regina v Padda [2013] EWCA Crim 2330; [2013] WLR (D) 496
‘Section 22(4)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 preserved an obligation on the court and a discretion to make a confiscation order which was just and in so doing it could take into account all relevant circumstances and had to take into account the legislative policy in favour of maximising the recovery of the proceeds of crime, even from legitimately acquired assets.’
WLR Daily, 12th December 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Chancery Modernisation Review: Final Report Published – Judiciary of England and Wales
‘A review of the Chancery Division of the High Court by Lord Justice Briggs is published today. Based in the Rolls Building in London and in the seven principal regional trial centres, the Chancery Division is now the largest unit for handling business and property cases in the country.’
Judiciary of England and Wales, 17th December 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Judge Sir Paul Coleridge disciplined for stating views on traditional marriage – Daily Telegraph
‘A senior High Court judge has been disciplined for misconduct after speaking out over his support for traditional marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Copyright Licensing BBC v EOS – NIPC Law
‘As everyone knows, copyright restricts the acts listed in s.16 (1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”) in relation to a work in which copyright subsists (“a copyright work”). Those acts include copying, issuing copies, renting, lending or communicating the work to the public etc. Anyone who does any of those acts without the owner’s licence infringes that copyright. He or she may be sued or in an extreme case prosecuted.’
NIPC Law, 17th December 2013
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Lord Judge – Constitutional Change: Unfinished Business – UCL Constitutional Unit
‘Lord Judge delivered a lecture on the topic of “Constitutional Change: Unfinished Business”.’
UCL Constitutional Unit, 17th December 2013
Source: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
