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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Michael Souter: Ex-BBC man to appeal against sex attack conviction – BBC News
‘An ex-BBC presenter jailed for 22 years for sex attacks on boys is to appeal against his conviction and sentence.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
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Park Christmas club savings thief Joanne Jones jailed for 18 months – BBC News
‘A mother-of-four who stole nearly £8,000 from a Christmas savings club in south Wales has been jailed for 18 months.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
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I Want My Baby Back – BBC One Panorama
‘John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the family courts and asks whether some parents may have unfairly lost their children forever. BBC One 13th January 2014’
BBC One, 13th January 2014
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Hillcroft nursing home care workers jailed for abusing elderly residents – The Guardian
‘Three nursing home staff have been jailed and a fourth given a community sentence for tormenting and abusing elderly residents with dementia, actions described by the trial judge as “gratuitous sport at the expense of vulnerable victims”.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2014
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BNP activist Adam Walker challenges lifetime teaching ban – BBC News
‘A British National Party (BNP) activist has taken Education Secretary Michael Gove’s office to court in a bid to overturn a lifetime teaching ban.’
BBC New, 10th January 2014
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Concern over number of soldiers who end up in jail prompts review – The Guardian
‘Rory Stewart, the Tory MP who served as deputy governor of an Iraqi province after the 2003 war, is to lead a government review to improve the rehabilitation of ex-service personnel who are jailed.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2014
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Mark Duggan coroner invites family to help shape police gun policy – The Guardian
‘The coroner in the Mark Duggan inquest is to invite the dead man’s family to help shape police firearms procedure. The senior circuit judge Keith Cutler, who is preparing recommendations on firearms procedure for the home secretary after issues raised at the inquest, described his decision to consult the family as “unusual, perhaps unique” but the right thing to do to achieve transparency.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2014
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‘Plebgate’ affair: Police Federation launches legal action – BBC News
‘The Police Federation says it wants a judicial review of the police watchdog’s decision to investigate three officers who met the MP at the centre of the “plebgate” row.’
BBC News, 12th January 2014
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Pressure grows for inquiry into UK role in Iraq ‘war crimes’ – The Independent
‘Legal experts from around the world are to join calls for an investigation into whether British politicians and senior military figures should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes in Iraq.’
The Independent, 12th January 2014
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Mark Duggan marksman cleared to return to armed police duties – The Guardian
‘The police marksman who killed Mark Duggan will be allowed to have his gun back and return to armed duties. The officer was found to have lawfully killed Duggan by an inquest jury last week though the jury decided his account of the shooting, in which he said Duggan had had a gun in his hand, was wrong.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2014
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Payday lenders’ default fees could break the law – The Independent
‘Many payday lenders could be breaking the law by charging excessive default fees to borrowers who miss repayments, according to Which? An investigation by the consumer group revealed that 10 of 17 leading payday lenders have default fees of £20 or more, and four charged £25 and above, with Wonga topping the table at £30.’
The Independent, 13th January 2014
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Sex crimes against young children rise, research suggests – BBC News
‘Recorded sex crimes against children under 11 in England and Wales went up by 16% last year, research suggests. There were 5,547 incidents, against the previous year’s 4,772, according to data from 41 police forces obtained by children’s charity, the NSPCC.’
BBC News, 14th January 2014
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Detention of children overnight in police cells ‘is chronic breach of law’ – The Guardian
‘Senior officer tells MPs that practice of holding children overnight before court appearance is big concern for police.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
