Joanna Dennehy ditch murders: Pair guilty of aiding Peterborough killer – BBC News
‘Two men have been found guilty of helping triple killer Joanna Dennehy during her 12-day spree of violence.’
BBC News, 10th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Trade unions challenge coalition sell-off of Britain’s probation service – The Guardian
‘Government plans to privatise the probation service amount to a breach of the international laws on forced labour, according to a union legal challenge that is being launched on Monday.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prince Harry death plot criminal jailed for three years – Daily Telegraph
‘A convicted criminal who plotted to kill Prince Harry has been jailed for three years. Ashraf Islam, 31, said he had a ”moral right to judge” the royal because he disagreed with the work of the British Armed Forces, of which Prince Harry is a member.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Smoking in cars carrying children to be banned – Daily Telegraph
‘MPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of banning smoking in cars carrying children after David Cameron says “time has come” to make it illegal.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judicial review reforms will discourage “ill-conceived and vexatious claims”, experts say – OUT-LAW.com
‘Changes to the rules governing judicial review (JR) claims will ensure that those challenging the decisions of public bodies face a “fair level of financial risk”, the Government has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th February 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Councils win High Court case over allocation of EU structural funds – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nine local authorities have won a High Court challenge over the Government’s regional allocation of EU structural funds for 2014-2020.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th February 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Solicitor struck off for practising while suspended – Legal Futures
‘A Birmingham solicitor has been struck off for practising while suspended, including appearing in court.’
Legal Futures. 10th February 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Grayling’s proposals for environmental and planning judicial review – UK Human Rights Blog
‘At first sight, proposals full of sound and fury, and signifying not a great deal for planning and environmental challenges. There are some slippery costs changes which we need to look at, but some of the potentially more concerning proposals do not fully apply to this area, as I shall explain. There are also some perfectly sensible proposals about harmonising planning challenges which lawyers have been advocating for years.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th February 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Use of disclosed documents – Panopticon
‘The important general principle is of course that a party to whom a document has been disclosed in litigation may use that document only for the purpose of the proceedings in which it is disclosed. There are, nonetheless, three significant exceptions to that principle, set out in CPR r31.22(1).’
Panopticon, 7th February 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
What’s in a name? – Court of Appeal gives judgment in Edem – Panopticon
‘Deciding whether information which arguably relates to an individual amounts to their “personal data” for the purposes of s. 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 is one of the more challenging aspects of the DPA regime. In making the judgment call in any particular case, data controllers have routinely looked to the guidance set out Auld LJ’s judgment in the well known case of Durant v Financial Services Act [2003] EWCA Civ 1746, [2011] 1 Info LR 1. In his judgment, Auld LJ indicated that there were two “notions” likely to be of assistance when it came to determining whether particular data was sufficiently “personal” that if tell within the scope of the DPA.’
Panopticon, 7th February 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
High Court to consider Data Protection Act bid to halt reporting of corruption allegations – Panopticon
‘Can the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) be used to prevent a respected NGO from reporting allegations of corruption by a multi-billion dollar international mining conglomerate? That is the stark question posed by Steinmetz and others v Global Witness Limited, a recently issued High Court DPA Claim.’
Panopticon, 10th February 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
CCTV warning notices non-compliant with data protection laws, says watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Government must take action to ensure that signs used to warn motorists that CCTV cameras are being used to monitor for parking offences are compliant with UK data protection laws, a watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th February 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
UNISON’s employment tribunal fees challenge dismissed, but impact of new regime not yet apparent, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
‘A trade union’s legal challenge to the introduction of fees to bring a case to an employment tribunal has been dismissed by the High Court.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Deciding without a decision – NearlyLegal
‘R (on the application of PK) v Harrow LBC (2014) QBD Admin 30 January 2014. The Claimants were the children of M. The family was street homeless and destitute following eviction. It appears that Harrow had decided there was no duty to accommodate M, as the family was referred to Social Services.’
NearlyLegal, 9th February 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
“Mandatory” mediation – not mandatory enough! – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘In recent weeks there has been widespread reporting of government measures to introduce “mandatory mediation” for separating couples. This will be brought in under the Children and Families Bill, which is due to come into force in April. So, what exactly will the proposals mean? Will they actually result in couples moving away courts, and resolving their disputes through mediation, as the government wants?’
Halsburys Law Exchange, 10th February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Tube strikes – should the law be changed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘We asked the business lobbying group CBI, the Institute of Directors (IOD) and Trade Union lawyer Richard Arthur for their views on reform of this prickly area of law.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Edem v The Information Commissioner & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 92 (07 February 2014)
Walker Construction (UK) Ltd v Quayside Homes Ltd & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 93 (07 February 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
OMV Petrom SA v Glencore International AG [2014] EWHC 242 (Comm) (07 February 2014)
Euroil Ltd v Cameroon Offshore Petroleum Sarl [2014] EWHC 215 (Comm) (07 February 2014)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Waterdance Ltd v Kingston Marine Services Ltd [2014] EWHC 224 (TCC) (07 February 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mental capacity ruling over retainer – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The High Court has ruled that the loss of a client’s mental capacity should not automatically terminate the solicitor’s retainer.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th February 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
