‘A man has been banned from driving after he was videoed by police driving with his hands behind his head at 60mph.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government’s procedure in deciding which areas to exempt from recently introduced permitted development rights allowing offices to be transformed into homes without planning permission was fair, a High Court judge has decided.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A British marine jailed for at least 10 years after being found guilty of murdering an injured Taliban insurgent has launched a legal fight against his conviction and the length of his sentence.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court, 18th December 2014
Supreme Court, 18th December 2014
Supreme Court, 18th December 2013
‘This paper is written by representatives of the Council of the Inns of Court and the Advocacy Training Council to assist the ‘Review of the Provision of Independent Criminal Advocacy’ currently being undertaken by Sir Bill Jeffrey at the request of the Secretary of State for Justice.’
The Inner Temple, December 2014
Source: www.innertemple.org.uk
Supreme Court
AA v Entry Clearance Officer (Addis Ababa) [2013] UKSC 81 (18 December 2013)
G v Scottish Ministers & Anor [2013] UKSC 79 (18 December 2013)
West London Mental Health NHS Trust v Chhabra [2013] UKSC 80 (18 December 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
RP v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 2331 (18 December 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Samuda v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1 (02 January 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AB v CD [2014] EWHC 1 (QB) (03 January 2014)
Schumann & Anor v Wasbrough [2013] EWHC 4070 (QB) (18 December 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Hockley v Essex County Council [2013] EWHC 4051 (Admin) (20 December 2013)
Cahill, Re Application for the Setting of A Minimum Term [2013] EWHC 4025 (Admin) (20 December 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Gray v Smith & Ors [2013] EWHC 4136 (Comm) (20 December 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in December.’
Family Law Week, 2nd January 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Changes to defamation laws should help cut the number of libel claims being brought before UK courts, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘If a tenant on a statutory periodic tenancy stops living in the property, but the tenancy is not ended, who is liable for the Council Tax?’
NearlyLegal, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The High Court will host some of the largest-value cases it has ever seen in 2014 – but only the biggest disputes will fight all the way.’
The Lawyer, 6th January 2014
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Does the Legal Ombudsman have teeth? That was, in effect, the question before the High Court in Layard Horsfall, a judicial review brought by a former solicitor against a decision by the Ombudsman to reduce his fees following a complaint by one of his clients. The Court’s answer was a very clear yes. Where the Ombudsman has made her decision properly, taking relevant factors into account, it is likely to withstand judicial review challenge.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In this podcast Martin Partington talks to Frances Crook, Chief Executive of the Howard League. Does penal policy in the UK operate in a more ‘punitive’ way than other European countries (including the former Eastern-bloc)? Frances makes a passionate defence of the current probation service and deplores the current Government’s approach to reform of the service.’
OUP Blog, 1st January 2014
Source: http://blog.oup.com
‘Obrey v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2013] EWCA Civ 1584 concerns an appeal against an Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) decision which set aside the findings of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) that Reg. 7(17), Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, breached Art. 14 ECHR (although not expressly set out in the Judgment, presumably in conjunction with A1P1).’
NearlyLegal, 6th January 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘People with mental health problems are being denied justice by some Court of Protection judges who fail to even consider hearing patients’ testimony, leading lawyers have told a House of Lords inquiry.’
The Independent, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of Jimmy Savile have called for a single judge-led inquiry into how the former DJ was able to evade justice for so long.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Mark Nicholson was driving 15 people down to work as security officers at an Olympic sailing event when he dozed off while driving on the busy M40 motorway.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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