Zoumbas (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Supreme Court
Zoumbas (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 74 | UKSC 2013/0100 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 27th November 2013
Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents) On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (England and Wales) – Supreme Court
Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 73 | UKSC 2012/0065 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 27th November 2013
Mairead Philpott appeals against length of sentence for killing children – The Guardian
“A woman jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to launch another attempt to challenge the length of her sentence.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NEW series: “The advocate, the regulator, the TV maker and the client” – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Advocacy is a skill that exposes truth or lies in the court process. It is a forensic challenge that doesn’t depend on the colour of the advocate’s lipstick or the lining of Queen’s Counsel’s suit, but on ability.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
For Whom the Bell Tolls – NearlyLegal
“This is a brief note on an important Court of Appeal judgement. Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd is actually a defamation case but it is an essential point of reference for anybody involved in civil litigation.”
NearlyLegal, 28th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Letter led to Michael Batten, 70, being jailed for abuse – BBC News
“A woman who wrote to a man who abused her as a child called in the police when his reply showed no remorse.”
BBC News, 28th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner Alan Crickmore jailed for eight years over £2m theft – BBC News
“A former Gloucestershire coroner has been jailed for eight years for stealing £2m from clients, some of whom had died, at his solicitors practice.”
BBC News, 28th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More laws are needed as religion declines, top judge says – Daily Telegraph
“One of Britain’s most senior judges said the rapid rise in the number of laws in recent years had been necessary as other modes of social control such as religion and old fashioned morality declined.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Idiots’ cleared of threatening to blow up Manchester-bound plane – The Guardian
“The trial of two men for allegedly threatening to blow up a Pakistani plane in mid-air has been abandoned after the court heard they were ‘idiots’, not terrorists.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family ‘foster carers’ losing out, says watchdog – BBC News
“People who look after young relatives or friends’ children are being treated unfairly by some councils, a local government watchdog says.”
BBC News, 29th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peaches Geldof could face criminal investigation after tweeting names of women claimed to be involved in Ian Watkins abuse – The Independent
“Peaches Geldof could face a criminal investigation after she named two women claimed to be the mothers who allowed their babies to be abused by disgraced rock singer Ian Watkins.”
The Independent, 28th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lee Rigby murder trial: jurors warned against ‘preconceived beliefs or ideas’ – The Guardian
“Jurors in the trial of two men accused of murdering the soldier Lee Rigby have been instructed not to research the case or view it with ‘any preconceived beliefs or ideas’.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carole Waugh murder: conman Rakesh Bhayani jailed for life – The Guardian
“A conman has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years after stabbing to death a wealthy woman in her flat, hiding her body in the boot of a car and spending her money.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New fathers win right to share a year of parental leave – The Guardian
“Men are too often mocked in the work place for wanting to go part time or leaving early to pick up their children, the Liberal Democrat equalities minister has said, as she announced detailed plans for new mums and dads to share a year of parental leave after the birth of a child.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
PCSO sues landowner after tripping over fence investigating break-in – Daily Telegraph
‘Merseyside officer Pauline Harrison is taking legal action after she claims to have fallen over a 3ft high wooden fence and injured her knee.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bijan Ebrahimi murder: Lee James jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life after admitting he murdered his disabled neighbour who had been wrongly branded a paedophile.’
BBC News, 28th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DWP says regulations implementing Gorry ruling in force next week – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Department of Work & Pensions has published a circular to local authorities confirming that new regulations implementing the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Gorry case will come into force next week.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Council agrees to review practices on assessment of disabled children – Local Government Lawyer
‘A local authority has agreed to pay out £5,000 and review its practices so that its assessment of disabled children fulfils its statutory duties, following an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
