Self-parking cars hit legal obstacles – Daily Telegraph
“The dream of owning a car which parks itself will have to wait until the law is changed in Britain and Europe.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook sexual groomer Arfon Roberts-Griffiths jailed – BBC News
“A man who posed as a teenager on the Facebook social network in a bid to contact schoolgirls has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 25th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Internet access in jails ‘can cut reoffending’ – The Independent
“Prisoners should have access to computers and the internet to help with re-integration into society and reduce re-offending once they are released, according to research.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rape victims ‘not being taken seriously’ as prosecutions fall to five-year low – Daily Telegraph
“Fall in number of rape cases police refer to prosecutors raises fears under-pressure officers are ‘cutting corners’ and not taking victims seriously”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man sentenced to 16 years in jail for ‘grievously serious’ rape of girl, 8 – The Independent
“A 55-year-old man who raped a girl between the ages of eight and nine has been jailed for 16 years for the ‘utterly disgraceful’ crime.”
The Independent, 25th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Student gets 40 years for terror campaign against Muslims – The Guardian
“A white supremacist who hoped to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Muslims has been told he will serve at least 40 years imprisonment for a terror campaign in which he hunted down a Muslim to murder before he bombed three Midlands mosques aiming to kill and maim worshippers.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ombudsman could rule on Church of England disputes – Daily Telegraph
“Church of England proposes setting up an ombudsman to handle complaints arising from the introduction of women bishops.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Landlords threaten legal action over mortgage rates – BBC News
“Buy-to-let landlords are threatening to take legal action against what they say are unjustified interest rate rises.”
BBC News, 26th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
School swimming lessons – Education Law Blog
“Earlier this week the Supreme Court gave judgment in Woodland v Essex County Council [2013] UKSC 66. The case is important because it extends the circumstances in which schools and local authorities will be liable for injuries to the children in their care that are caused by negligence.”
Education Law Blog, 26th October 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Woodland (Appellant) v Essex County Council (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Woodland (Appellant) v Essex County Council (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 66 | UKSC 2012/0093 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 23rd October 2013
Szepietowski (Nee Seery) (Appellant) v The National Crime Agency (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 23rd October 2013
R v Gul (Appellant) – Supreme Court
R v Gul (Appellant) 2013] UKSC 64 | UKSC 2012/0124 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 23rd October 2013
The cohabitation conundrum – New Law Journal
“Geraldine Morris tracks recent attempts to clarify cohabitation.”
New Law Journal, 24th October 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Regina v Wilson (Michael) – WLR Daily
Regina v Wilson (Michael) [2013] EWCA Crim 1780 ; [2013] WLR (D) 404
“Article 32(8) of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 did not create a discrete offence, but an indictment containing a charge which referred only to article 32(8), and not to the other article in combination with which it created an offence, was not a nullity and a conviction might, despite the material irregularity, be considered safe.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Woodland v Swimming Teachers Association and others – WLR Daily
Woodland v Swimming Teachers Association and others [2013] UKSC 66; [2013] WLR (D) 403
“The essential feature of a non-delegable duty of reasonable care was that a defendant had control over a vulnerable claimant for the purpose of performing a function for which the defendant had assumed responsibility.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Secretary of State for Health and others v Servier Laboratories Ltd and others National Grid Electricity Transmission plc v ABB Ltd and others – WLR Daily
“It was not mandatory for the court to make use of Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 in order to obtain information or disclosure from a party to litigation from another member state, notwithstanding that compliance with an order made by the court under CPR Pt 18 or Pt 31 might expose the party to a risk of criminal prosecution in that member state.”
WLR Daily, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Flame SA v Glory Wealth Shipping PTE Ltd – WLR Daily
Flame SA v Glory Wealth Shipping PTE Ltd [2013] EWHC 3153 (Comm); [2013] WLR (D) 400
“The purpose behind the compensatory principle underpinning the assessment of an award of damages for a repudiatory breach of contract was to put the innocent party in the position it would have found itself had the other party fulfilled its obligations. It was for the innocent party to prove its loss which in turn required it to prove that had the breach not occurred it would have been able to fulfil its obligations under the contract. Any identified inability to perform its future obligations which could have prevented the innocent party from receiving what was due to it under the terms of the contract had to be taken into account in the assessment of the level of the award of damages for the repudiatory breach to prevent the innocent party obtaining windfall damages.”
WLR Daily, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Press & Anor v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 1849 (24 October 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S (A Child), Re [2013] EWCA Civ 1254 (24 October 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Briggs v Jordan & Ors [2013] EWHC 3205 (QB) (24 October 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Devere, R (on the application of) v Land Registry [2013] EWHC 2477 (Admin) (21 October 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Oak Leaf Conservatories Ltd v Weir & Anor [2013] EWHC 3197 (TCC) (24 October 2013)
Sabic UK Petrochemicals Ltd v Punj Lloyd Ltd [2013] EWHC 3202 (TCC) (10 October 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Jeffrey Lake, ex-policeman, jailed for child rape – BBC News
“A retired police sergeant has been jailed for raping and sexually abusing two children while he was an officer serving in Lancashire and Merseyside.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
