Five jailed over theft of 40 anti-tank mines in Warrington – BBC News
“Five men have been jailed over the theft of 40 anti-tank mines from a Ministry of Defence freight train.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One in seven murders committed by suspects on bail – Daily Telegraph
“One in seven murders in Britain is committed by suspects who have been bailed while awaiting trial for other crimes, new Ministry of Justice figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Moonlighting midwife Samantha Thomas guilty of fraud – BBC News
“A midwife has been found guilty of fraud after cheating the NHS out of hundreds of pounds while moonlighting in two other jobs.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber online is jailed – The Guardian
“A paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber on the internet to target and blackmail young girls all over the world has been jailed in a case described as one of the worst the courts have ever seen.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs back new legal rights for unmarried couples – Daily Telegraph
“A clear majority of MPs would support a change in the law to give unmarried couples greater legal rights, a poll has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Analysis: The niqab judgement explained – BBC News
“Last week I blogged on a very modern multicultural dilemma at Blackfriars Crown Court – where a judge had to rule on whether a defendant could appear in the dock wearing a niqab, a type of Muslim veil that conceals the whole face, other than the eyes.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Duggan inquest: key issue is whether shooting was lawful, jury told – The Guardian
“The 11 members of the jury in the Mark Duggan inquest were on Monday told the key issue they may have to decide is whether his shooting dead by police was lawful or unlawful.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Simon Tandy, 48, jailed for four years for firearms offences – BBC News
“A man who was shot in his wheelchair by police called to a “domestic incident” has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legalising cannabis: £1.25bn tax benefit – without necessarily damaging public health – The Independent
“Research says decriminalising cannabis could cut the cost of policing, prosecuting and treating drug users, while regulation could help control potency and chemical composition.”
The Independent, 16th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council staff face action after report into care of woman left to starve – The Guardian
“Two council workers have been suspended and face further disciplinary action following a report that found officials had failed to care for an 81-year-old woman who died after being left without food or medication for nine days.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daniel Pelka: Professionals failed ‘invisible’ murdered boy, report says – The Guardian
“Teachers, health professionals, social workers and police officers treated four-year-old Daniel Pelka as if he was invisible, failing to prevent his mother and stepfather from murdering him after a campaign of torture and starvation, an independent report has found.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Daniel Pelka – Serious Case Review
Muslim woman must remove veil to give trial evidence – BBC News
“A Muslim woman can stand trial wearing a full-face veil but must remove it to give evidence, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rachel Manning murder: Barri White and Keith Hyatt’s compensation fight – BBC News
“The two men wrongly convicted over the murder of a 19-year-old woman from Milton Keynes in 2000 have renewed their battle for compensation.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Niqabs in court: should full-face veils be banned? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“We’re finally up against it now, aren’t we? After years of dancing round the issue, the law is finally called upon to make a specific ruling on the wearing of the niqab. So let’s make sure we know what we are talking about, because without a doubt there will be proponents and opponents alike who seek to interpret the decision (whatever it may be) to suit their cause.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 16th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Council wins appeal over job titles of attendees at law firm meeting – Local Government Lawyer
“A council has won an appeal over whether it was required – following an FOI request – to disclose the job titles of junior officers attending a meeting at a law firm to discuss a major outsourcing project.”
Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court backs litigation funder’s decision to terminate agreement – Litigation Futures
“The High Court has ruled that a third-party litigation funder was entitled to terminate its funding in a case where the prospects of success had fallen below 60%.”
Litigation Futures, 16th September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Director of Public Prosecutions sets out charging standards for benefit and tax credit fraud – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, QC, has today published new guidelines for prosecutors dealing with fraud cases involving state benefits and tax credits. The charging standards will ensure a robust prosecutorial position is taken against those who commit fraud against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and will ensure a consistent approach to prosecution across the wide spectrum of criminal fraud.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th September 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bristow & Ors, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1540 (13 September 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Parkin & Ors v Alba Proteins Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 2740 (QB) (13 September 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Schlecker (trading as Firma Anton Schlecker) v Boedeker – WLR Daily
Schlecker (trading as Firma Anton Schlecker) v Boedeker: (Case C-64/12); [2013] WLR (D) 346
“Article 6(2) of the Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations, opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980, meant that even where an employee carried out the work in performance of the contract habitually, for a lengthy period and without interruption in the same country, the national court could, under the concluding part of that provision, disregard the law of the country where the work was habitually carried out, if it appeared from the circumstances as a whole that the contract was more closely connected with another country.”
WLR Daily, 12th September 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
