New rules for police custody of teenagers – BBC News
“Extra protection for 17-year-olds in police custody will be put in place by the end of October, the Home Office has said.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK terror law watchdog promises rapid report on David Miranda detention – The Guardian
“Britain’s anti-terror laws watchdog is to investigate whether laws were used “lawfully, appropriately and humanely” when police detained David Miranda at Heathrow airport for nine hours.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pre-Construction Consultation and the Futility of Dispensation – Hardwicke Chambers
“Generally, any landlord who wishes to enter into a qualifying long term agreement (‘QLTA’), viz. an agreement for a term of more than 12 months (subject to certain exceptions) as a result of which any tenant will pay a service charge of more than £100 (‘the appropriate amount’) for the relevant service charge period, must either consult in accordance with the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1987) (‘the Regulations’) or obtain a dispensation from the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (‘PC’). Failure to consult will result in the relevant service charge being capped at the appropriate amount.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 13th August 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Andrew Clarke QC on Football Transfer Requests and Buy-Out Clauses – Littleton Chambers
“In the past it seems that the best way for a player to persuade a club to sell him was to sulk, feign injury or stir up the media (on the BBC Sport website Robbie Savage has listed a few more tactics he had used, or seen others use). More recently we have seen the advent of clauses in player contracts which are triggered by offers in excess of a particular sum. These give rise to a number of interesting issues.”
Littleton Chambers, 15th August 2013
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
The last gasp for strict liability? – Hardwicke Chambers
“With the Government’s amendment to the Enterprise Bill 2013 due to abolish strict liability in employers’ claims, it seems that certain Courts were ahead of the pack in seeking to mitigate what they saw as the potentially unfair consequence of construing the Regulations too strictly against quasi-employers.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 9th August 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
No time to lose: Delay and challenges to public procurement – Hardwicke Chambers
“If you want to challenge a decision to do with public procurement, time is of the essence. The Court of Appeal has reiterated this warning in one of its last decisions of the term: R (Nash) v Barnet LBC [2013] EWCA Civ 1004.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 8th August 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hall, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1450 (26 July 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Lee v Lasrado [2013] EWHC 2302 (QB) (26 July 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2013
The Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (Commencement) Order 2013
The Education (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Regulations 2013
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes Etc.) (England) Order 2013
The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2013
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Probation officer prosecution should remind businesses of potential criminal penalties for data breaches, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The prosecution of a probation officer for handing over personal information relating to the victim of domestic abuse to the alleged perpetrator should act as a reminder to business of the criminal penalties they could face for breaching UK data protection laws, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Islamic TV channel fined £85,000 for inciting violence – BBC News
“The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has fined an Islamic TV channel £85,000, for inciting violence.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Miranda detention: Police right to act, says May – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May has defended the police’s use of anti-terror laws to hold and question David Miranda, the partner of a Guardian journalist.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Debt adviser jailed for preying on ‘vulnerable’ customers – BBC News
“A self styled debt adviser has been jailed for bullying customers into remortgaging their homes and then pocketing the money for himself.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bailiffs called in by councils for 1.8m debts, charity warns – BBC News
“Local councils have called in bailiffs an ‘excessive’ 1.8m times in the last year to collect debts on their behalf, according to the Money Advice Trust.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for threatening Muslims in wake of Lee Rigby killing – The Guardian
“A man who threatened worshippers at a mosque hours after soldier Lee Rigby was killed has been jailed.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
TV licence offences account for one in ten UK court cases – Daily Telegraph
“The BBC was responsible for more than one in ten criminal prosecutions last year as the number of people taken to court for non payment of their television licence reached a new high.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
David Miranda detention: Lawyers seek judicial review – BBC News
“Lawyers representing a Brazilian man detained at Heathrow airport have begun judicial review proceedings against the Home Office and the police.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farmers Union applies for injunction that aims to stop badger cull protests – The Independent
“If granted by the High Court, it would prevent any protest against the pilot scheme.”
The Independent, 21st August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Black people twice as likely to be charged with drugs possession – report – The Guardian
“Black people are not just significantly more likely to be searched by police for drugs than their white peers, but face almost double the chance of being charged if any are found, according to a study of racial disparities in the way drug laws are enforced.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Advertising body drops investigation into Marmite ad – Daily Telegraph
“A Marmite advertising campaign attacked by critics for trivialising the work of animal welfare agencies has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
