‘Shocking’ bedroom tax should be axed, says UN investigator – The Guardian
“Housing expert Raquel Rolnik says policy could constitute a violation of the human right to adequate housing.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital settles Stafford mother’s poor care claim – BBC News
“A six-figure settlement has been agreed for a woman who suffered life-changing injuries caused by mistakes when she gave birth at Stafford Hospital.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fine wine fraudsters jailed for conning elderly investors – Daily Telegraph
“Two members of a family of fraudsters who conned elderly investors in a £4.5 million fine wine scam have been jailed for a total of ten-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
On-the-spot fines are making High Streets ‘fair game’ to young criminals – Daily Telegraph
“Britain’s High Streets are at risk of becoming ‘fair game’ to young criminals who are ‘blighting our communities’ because they know they can escape with on-the-spot fines, the Justice Secretary warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC’s Tom Davies: Police disciplinary system’s ‘grave flaws’ – BBC News
“The disciplinary process for serious complaints against police officers has ‘grave flaws’ and needs to be overhauled, says the outgoing head of the police watchdog in Wales.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Le Vell cleared: Should rape suspects get anonymity? – BBC News
“In the wake of Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell being cleared of child rape and other sex abuse charges, the question of whether suspects in such cases should be granted anonymity, just as complainants are, arises once more.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gym chains forced to improve contract terms – Daily Telegraph
“Three leading health and fitness operators have been forced to improve their contracts for customers after an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum’s steering mechanism – BBC News
“British manufacturer Dyson is suing Samsung over claims that the South Korean firm ‘ripped off’ one of its inventions.”
BBC News, 10th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police Taser use more than doubles in four years – The Independent
“Use of stun guns by police officers in England and Wales has more than doubled over two years, according to official figures.”
The Independent, 10th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abuse of Asian girls missed because of focus on white victims, says report – The Guardian
“Asian girls are the hidden victims of child grooming gangs, dipping under the radar of police or social services, according to a report released on Tuesday. Vulnerable girls and some boys are being sexually exploited by gangs of men but are being missed by the authorities because agencies are too focused on a model of grooming involving white victims, according to research from the Muslim Women’s Network UK.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mortgage companies’ additional data reporting must serve a valid purpose and be limited to a necessary volume, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should review the necessity of asking mortgage providers to provide it with additional personal information about customers in order to ensure those individuals’ privacy rights are respected, a data protection watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Torre Asset Funding Ltd and another v Royal Bank of Scotland plc – WLR Daily
“A term was not to be implied into a mezzanine lending agreement that a bank, which had acted as agent for two special purpose vehicles (‘SPVs’) when they participated as junior lenders in such structured lending to a property company which subsequently collapsed, was obliged to disclose to the SPVs material financial information in its possession as to the declining health of the company.”
WLR Daily, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013
The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) (Wales) Order 2013
The Recovery of Costs (Remand to Youth Detention Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013
The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
High Court quashes 116-home St Albans scheme refusal – OUT-LAW.com
“A Planning Inspector was wrong to use Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) figures as a base for a Council’s projected housing need, a High Court judge has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Information Commissioners against publication of names on convicted data blaggers’ list – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has urged the Home Affairs Select Committee
not to follow through on its promise to publish the names of companies and
individuals that allegedly hired private investigators convicted of data
‘blagging’ offences.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Passing off – Fenty v Topshop – NIPC Law
“Mr. Justice Birss summarized the issues in Fenty and Others v Arcadia Group Brands Ltd (t/a Topshop) and Another [2013] EWHC 2310 (Ch), [2013] WLR(D) 310 admirably in paragraph [1] of his judgment in that case: ‘Topshop is a well known fashion retailer. Rihanna is a famous pop star. In March 2012 Topshop started selling a t-shirt with an image of Rihanna on it. The image was a photograph taken by an independent photographer. Topshop had a licence from the photographer but no licence from Rihanna. Rihanna contends that the sale of this t-shirt without her permission infringes her rights. Topshop does not agree. This action is the result.’ ”
NIPC Law, 10th September 2013
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Tear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator that will cover the entire legal profession.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th September 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Kent sex assault GP Barend Delport jailed for six years – BBC News
“A GP who sexually assaulted and took intimate pictures of women and child patients has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
