Targeted consultation on immigration and visa charging principles – Home Office
“Targeted consultation on immigration and visa charging principles.”
Home Office, 12th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Watch that Charter – UK Human Rights Blog
“AB, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 3453 (Admin). Here unfolds a story of sophisticated abuse of the asylum system in this country by an individual skilfully shamming persecution. Nor did the security agents who escorted the claimant on his departure come up smelling of roses: it emerged during the course of these proceedings that they had falsified a room clearance certificate to boost the defence case.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Hospital closures and the rule of law – UK Human Rights Blog
“Trust Special Administrator appointed to South London Healthcare NHS Trust v. LB Lewisham & Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign [2013] EWCA Civ 1409, 8 November 2013. It takes a bit of time to close a hospital or make major changes to it. This is because you must go through a complicated set of consultations with all those likely to be affected before action can be taken. Many, if not most, people say this is a good thing, and Parliament has embedded these duties of consultation in the law.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sex in the IPT – Panopticon
“As with all the best headlines, this one is slightly misleading. Readers can scarcely fail to have noticed the coverage surrounding the major ongoing case regarding a former undercover (under-the-covers?) police officer, Mark Kennedy, who (together with others) infiltrated political and environmental activists over a period of years. Claims were commenced in the High Court, with part of the conduct complained of involving ensuing sexual relations between activists/their partners and undercover officers.”
Panopticon, 8th November 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Injured holidaymaker entitled to compensation, but Court of Appeal upholds ‘local standards’ defence – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court was wrong to state that a Barbados hotel had to comply with the latest safety standards on an ongoing basis in order for a tour operator to escape liability for injury to a holidaymaker, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court date set for office-to-home conversion rights challenge – OUT-LAW.com
“A judicial review of the Government’s procedure in deciding which areas to exempt from recently introduced rights allowing offices to be transformed into homes without planning permission will be heard in the High Court on 4 December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Marwaha and others v Singh and others – WLR Daily
Marwaha and others v Singh and others: [2013] WLR (D) 429
“Where on the true construction of a trust, the trustees have a duty to exclude ineligible persons from membership and they breach that duty, the court is not prevented from intervening. The court has power to vary a scheme pursuant to the general supervisory power of the court in relation to charities.”
WLR Daily, 6th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Commercial Court)
Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc (Rev 1) [2013] EWHC 3463 (Comm) (08 November 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Krause v Newsquest Media Group Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 3400 (QB) (11 November 2013)
J M Finn & Co Ltd v Holliday [2013] EWHC 3450 (QB) (08 November 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Roe Brickwork Ltd v Wates Construction Ltd [2013] EWHC 3417 (TCC) (11 November 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Luton custody death: Police officers and staff suspended – BBC News
“Five police officers and two staff have been suspended from duty after a man died in police custody.”
BBC News, 11th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Opening up the Family courts: Transparency in the Family court and the Court of Protection – Speech by the President of the Family Division and President of the Court of Protection
“Opening up the Family courts: Transparency in the Family court and the Court of Protection – speech by the President of the Family Division and President of the Court of Protection on 11/11/2013.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th November 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Marine A ‘should not be treated like a common criminal’ – Daily Telegraph
“A Royal Marine convicted of murdering a wounded Taliban captive should not be treated as a common criminal, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby death: Natasha Sultan to be sentenced for killing daughter – BBC News
“A mother who had post-natal depression when she killed her baby daughter in a ‘sudden explosion of violence’ is to be sentenced later.”
BBC News, 12th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vengeful polo trainer jailed after setting fire to love rival’s car – Daily Telegraph
“A vengeful husband who set fire to a polo-playing love rival’s car who had started dating his wife has been jailed for more than three years.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Spy watch’ GP report shows concerns were raised – BBC News
“A report into a GP who filmed intimate sexual examinations with a camera hidden in a watch has found a senior GP had concerns about his behaviour.”
BBC News, 12th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Graiseley Properties Ltd & Ors v Deutche Bank AG & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1372 (08 November 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Shirley, R v (Rev 1) [2013] EWCA Crim 1990 (08 November 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Krebs v NHS Commissioning Board [2013] EWHC 3474 (Admin) (11 November 2013)
Bhatnagar v The General Medical Council [2013] EWHC 3412 (Admin) (11 November 2013)
Brodziak v Circuit Court In Warsaw, Poland [2013] EWHC 3394 (Admin) (11 November 2013)
Evans v Wimbledon & Putney Commons Conservators & Ors [2013] EWHC 3411 (Admin) (08 November 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Tackling child abuse: is mandatory reporting the answer? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Former Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has called for an overhaul of the law concerning safeguarding children. In a previous post I considered the current legislation and whether it goes far enough. I concluded that there is a need for a more general duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate abuse of minors over and above the existing welfare duty in s11 of the Children Act 2004.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
The Victims’ Code – A Lack of Substance or a Victory for Victims? – Criminal Law & Justice Weekly
“Last week, the Government published its Victims’ Code. Earlier in the year, I wrote in CL&J about the ‘rise and rise of the victim’s voice’ ((2012) 177 JPN 473). And so it comes to pass: a culmination (one hopes) of all the political rhetoric about ‘putting victims first’, and ‘being on the side of victims’.”
Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, 9th November 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Designation of the UK Green Investment
Bank) Order 2013
The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order
2013
The Environmental Noise, Site Waste Management Plans and Spreadable Fats etc.
(Revocations and Amendments) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
