Gosport ‘bomb detector’ man given suspended sentence – BBC News
“A man who made bogus bomb detectors in his garden shed has been given a suspended jail sentence.”
BBC News, 20th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Policeman guilty of punching man who spat in his mouth faces sentencing – The Independent
“A police officer who has been found guilty of punching a suspect after he spat in his mouth will be sentenced today.”
The Independent, 20th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Surprise bid to put Shrien Dewani on trial in Britain – The Guardian
“Lawyers for Shrien Dewani, the honeymoon murder suspect, are to ask British prosecutors to consider bringing a case against him in a dramatic attempt to avoid a trial in South Africa.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court case aims to force MoD’s hand with Freedom of Information requests on drones – The Independent
“Britain’s controversial deployment of US-built Reaper drones in Afghanistan will come under scrutiny in court this week in a closed hearing that will see a UK-based drone operator give evidence for the first time.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A4e found guilty of racial discrimination – The Guardian
“The training company A4e has been found guilty of racial discrimination and been ordered to pay out £50,000 in compensation, the Guardian has learned. Employment tribunal judges found that the company, paid £345m by the Department for Work and Pensions for its back-to-work employment services since 2010, racially discriminated against Rohim Ullah when it unlawfully dismissed him from its Bradford office in 2011.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Couple sentenced over theft of £95,000 from godmother’s life savings – The Independent
“A married couple who blew almost £100,000 of a 91-year-old’s life savings on themselves will be sentenced today.”
The Independent, 20th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Maier & Anor v Asos Plc & Anor [2013] EWHC 2831 (Ch) (19 September 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Admiralty Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) No. 3 Order 2013
The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013
The South London Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2013
The National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Experts welcome OFT’s workplace pension reforms, but low contributions remain the real challenge – OUT-LAW.com
“Low contributions remain the ‘real obstacle’ to the success of the Government’s workplace pension scheme reforms following the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) review of the defined contribution (DC) pensions market, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
EVENT: UCL – New Directions in Bentham Studies Symposium
“The Bentham Project in the Faculty of Laws at UCL is delighted to announce details of our December 2013 symposium: New Directions in Bentham Studies.
The symposium’s aim is to facilitate discussion of new work in the inter-disciplinary field of Bentham Studies. Presentations will explore both recent developments in, and potential future avenues for, research into the works and thought of English philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham.”
Date: 13th December 2013, 9.30-6.30pm
Location: Keeton Room, Bentham House, University College London, Endsleigh Gardens, London
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
EVENT: LSE – Imprisoning the mentally disordered: a manifest injustice?
“Prisons are populated by offenders with various forms of mental disorder. How does the law justify this, does their presence undermine the legitimate purposes of imprisonment, and should anything be done?”
Date: 16th October 2013, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
EVENT: UCL – Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2013-14 Regulating Terms in Insurance Contracts: Should and Can Anything be Done?
“The English and Scottish Law Commissions have for the past three or four years been struggling with the question of whether the common law as it applies to insurance policy terms remains appropriate in modern times and, if not, how to tackle perceived unfairness. This lecture will analyse the issues and ask whether there are any lessons to be learned from reforms adopted in other common law jurisdictions and from the approach taken by the civil law.”
Date: 14th November 2013, 6.00pm
Location: UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H 0EG
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
How to avoid getting into serious trouble! – New Law Journal
“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 19th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Stop and search: it does matter if you’re black or white – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“A troubling report co-authored by the London School of Economics and Release was published this week and shows that drug policing is the predominant purpose in the use of stop and search with black people stopped and searched for drugs at 6.3 times the rate of white people. In addition, black people are more likely to receive a harsher police response for possession of drugs.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Regina (Prothero) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“Regulation 12 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 which required a person on the sex offenders register to provide details of bank, debit or credit card accounts held by him, was not incompatible with his rights under article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 18th September 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police) v Independent Police Complaints Commission – WLR Daily
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (“IPCC”) could only handle a complaint against the police in strict accordance with its statutory powers under the Police Reform Act 2002. It was required to “record” matters which might amount to criminal and/or disciplinary misconduct but it was no part of the IPCC’s function to make definitive finding or rulings on such matters.”
WLR Daily, 11th September 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
EVENT: UCL – Standards, FRAND, NPEs and Injunctions
“Hosted jointly by UCL Laws IBIL and Taylor Wessing LLP and chaired by The Rt Hon Professor Sir Robin Jacob (the Sir Hugh Laddie Chair of Intellectual Property at UCL Laws), this 2 day conference combines commentary from key industry and legal experts from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the US on:
– Injunctions and jurisdictions
– Standards, FRAND and its use in Europe
– Patent portfolios
– Unified Patents Court
– Dispute resolution on licensing terms
– Competition considerations
Through a combination of panel discussions, presentations and keynote addresses, the aim of this flagship event is to inform and update on the very latest developments with the benefit of the views and insights of leading authorities including from the industry, the judiciary and private practice in this complex and very topical field.”
Date: 5th-6th November 2013
Location: UCL Faculty of Laws, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
EVENT: UCL – Legal Innovation – How should the Educators respond?
“With Phase 2 of the Legal Education and Training review upon us, we bring together leading innovators in legal services with two leading legal educators to discuss how the changing nature of legal services impacts on legal education.”
Date: 29th October 2013, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: UCL Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, Malet Place, London WC1E 7JG
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Veils in court – should they be allowed? – Legal Week
“The media have been riveted in recent days by a drama in Blackfriars Crown Court, where a defendant charged with intimidating a witness refused to remove her full-face veil or ‘niqab’.”
Legal Week, 19th September 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
