Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Source: www.official-documents.gov.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
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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
