Woman jailed for stealing flowers from Liverpool crematorium – BBC News
“A woman has been jailed for stealing flowers from a Liverpool crematorium to then sell on for profit.”
BBC News, 30th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Missing girl’s family jailed for not revealing her location – BBC News
“The grandparents and aunt of a five-year-old girl at the centre of a custody battle have been sentenced to 12 days jail for contempt of court.”
BBC News, 30th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglars who ‘fancied a piece of quiche’ and sparked six-hour stand-off with police are jailed – The Independent
“Two burglars who sparked a six-hour stand-off with police after breaking into a cafe in search of a piece of quiche have been jailed.”
The Independent, 31st October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Naked rambler loses high court appeal against public order conviction – The Guardian
“A man known as the ‘naked rambler’ has lost a high court challenge against a conviction for violating public order when he walked through a town centre wearing only walking boots, socks and a hat.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Male prisoners to wear uniforms and be banned from watching television – The Guardian
“All convicted male prisoners are to be banned from watching violent and sexually explicit films as part of a crackdown on ‘perks’ that comes into effect today.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jama v Senior Public Prosecutor, Gera, Germany [2013] EWHC 3276 (Admin) (31 October 2013)
Gough v Director Of Public Prosecutions [2013] EWHC 3267 (Admin) (31 October 2013)
Bank v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2013] EWHC 3296 (Admin) (31 October
2013)
Habte v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2013] EWHC 3295 (Admin) (30 October 2013)
Lumsdon & Ors v Legal Services Board [2013] EWHC 3289 (Admin) (30 October 2013)
Adegbulugbe v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2013] EWHC 3301 (Admin) (30 October 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Davies, Re [2013] EWHC 3294 (Fam) (25 October 2013)
A Local Authority v X & Anor (Children) [2013] EWHC 3274 (Fam) (22 October 2013)
Lancashire County Council v R [2013] EWHC 3064 (Fam) (11 October 2013)
Walsall MBC v KK & Anor [2013] EWHC 3192 (Fam) (07 October 2013)
G (A Child: Intractable Contact) [2013] EWHC B16 (Fam) (25 September 2013)
F v F [2013] EWHC 2683 (Fam) (05 September 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Gamatronic (UK) Ltd & Anor v Hamilton & Ors [2013] EWHC 3287 (QB) (30 October 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Man who used car as revenge weapon jailed for 20 years – The Guardian
“A disqualified driver who left a father of three unable to walk or talk after using his car as a weapon in a revenge attack has been jailed for 20 years.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2013
Sporce: www.guardian.co.uk
Michael Souter: Ex-BBC DJ jailed for sex attacks on boys – BBC News
“A former BBC radio presenter has been jailed for 22 years for sex attacks on boys.”
BBC News, 31st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vicky Pryce: ‘Prison clearly does not work’ – The Guardian
“Fresh from jail, the economist and author of Prisonomics explains why the system costs too much, locks up the wrong people and does not prevent reoffending.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Talktalk Telecom Group Plc v Office of Communications & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 1318 (30 October 2013)
Ham v Ham & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 1301 (30 October 2013)
HM Revenue and Customs v The Rank Group Plc [2013] EWCA Civ 1289 (30 October 2013)
Thinc Group Ltd v Kingdom [2013] EWCA Civ 1306 (29 October 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Excepted Vehicles (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act
1979) Order 2013
The Finance Act 2013, Schedule 2, Paragraph 31 (Enterprise Management
Incentives) (Appointed Day) Order 2013
The Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties)
Regulations 2013
The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations 2013
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Amendment: Qualifying Offences) Order
2013
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information)
Regulations 2013
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013
The Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts (Disregard and Bringing into
Account of Profits and Losses) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric
Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order
2013
The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Exercise of Functions) Order
2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
NCVO report attacks ‘crude’ implementation of payment by results contracts – Local Government Lawyer
“There is general support among charities for ‘payment by results’ but its implementation has often been ‘crude’ and ‘seriously flawed’, a report for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has argued.”
Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Plan to publish historical police records announced – Home Office
“Proposals for making historical police records public were announced today by the Home Office following a recommendation by the Hillsborough Independent Panel.”
Home Office, 31st October 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Public register to boost company transparency – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Prime Minister’s Office
“Details of who really owns and controls UK companies will be made publicly accessible, the Prime Minister announced at the Open Government Partnership summit.”
BIS and Prime Minister’s Office, 31st October 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-innovation-skills
Government publishes list of planning regulations to be simplified – OUT-LAW.com
“The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published a list of planning regulations which will be improved or scrapped as part of its red tape challenge.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Respondent) v James (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 30th October 2013
Regina (Youssef) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily
“The Foreign Secretary had acted lawfully by applying a test of reasonable grounds for suspecting that the claimant met the criteria for designation on a UN Security Council’s consolidated list of persons to be treated as associated with an Islamic terrorist group . The law did not require the Foreign Secretary to stymie the designation because other states relied on evidence obtained by torture. That any review by the court of the designation decision was by way of the conventional rationality test.”
WLR Daily, 29th October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
