CoA rejects Saudi bid to have case held in camera – The Lawyer
The Court of Appeal has refused to quash an order preventing two Saudi princes from having their case heard behind closed doors.
The Lawyer, 10th July 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Legal Education Foundation launches with grants to promote pro bono, education and social mobility – Legal Futures
“The charity created following the sale of the College of Law last year has today announced its first grants, with access to justice, the profession and education the focus.”
Legal Futures, 10th July 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
The Prince Charles veto: JR fails due to availability of JR – Panopticon
“As Chris Knight reported this morning, judgment has been handed down in R (Evans) v HM Attorney General [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin). The Upper Tribunal had ordered disclosure of certain correspondence between Prince Charles and government ministers (termed ‘advocacy correspondence’). The government – the Attorney General specifically – exercised the power of veto under section 53 of FOIA. The requester, Guardian journalist Rob Evans, brought judicial review proceedings. The Administrative Court dismissed his claim.”
Panopticon, 10th July 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Effecting change in local family justice systems? Findings from the Cafcass Pre-Proceedings Pilot – Family Law Week
“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Manchester University explains the findings of a recently completed pilot involving family court advisers in public law pre-proceedings practice.”
Family Law Week, 10th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
EVENT: Gresham College – Law as a New Religion and Other Topics
“Law is everywhere providing answers to almost everything. Ever larger numbers of students want to be part of the legal mechanisms that control us, regulate us and take over from politicians when politicians sense their own incapability. It is almost a new religion. In this lecture – and in the discussion to follow – some of the issues dealt with in earlier years by Professor Bogdanor will be reviewed as will the effect of Europe on our law.”
Date: Wednesday 4th December 2013, 6.00pm
Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 10th July 2013
R (on the application of AA) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) – YouTube
Supreme Court, 10th July 2013
Police Taser Use and Training – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Police use of Taser is often in the media. Unfortunately, some of the reporting and commentary is inaccurate and misleads the public. Reports of this nature are damaging because they needlessly undermine confidence in the police and do not acknowledge or understand the reason for Taser use.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 10th July 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
CPS severely hampered by lack of resources, says report – The Guardian
“A lack of resources is severely damaging the Crown Prosecution Service’s preparation of cases for court, according to a critical report by the organisation’s statutory watchdog.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hundreds of killers could exploit new human rights ruling – Daily Telegraph
“The European court’s controversial ruling on the Jeremy Bamber case could open the floodgates for hundreds of killers to launch legal challenges on the grounds their sentences are unfair, leading human rights experts have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Keir Starmer to launch inquiry into fall in reports of rape and domestic violence – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is to launch an inquiry into why police forces are reporting fewer cases of rape, domestic violence and child abuse than they were two years ago.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dogan Ismail murder: teenager jailed for 13 years over mobile phone stabbing – The Guardian
“A teenager who murdered a promising A-level student as he tried to recover a stolen smartphone has been jailed for a minimum of 13 years.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Murder Trial – Channel 4
“For the first time ever, remotely operated cameras have been placed inside a British criminal court to capture a murder trial in its entirety for this feature-length documentary.”
Channel 4, 9th July 2013
Source: www.channel4.com
CPS employee ‘added defendant on Facebook’ – BBC News
“An employee working for the Crown Prosecution Service added a defendant on Facebook, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.”
BBC News, 10th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Danny Nightingale guilty of illegally possessing pistol and ammunition – The Guardian
“The former SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has been found guilty of illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employers exploiting illegal immigrants face tougher sanctions – Home Office
“Rogue firms employing illegal immigrants face new £20,000 penalty per illegal worker.”
Home Office, 9th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Discharge of Guarantees – The Doctrine of “Purview of the Guarantee” – Is There a “Get Out of Jail Free Card” For Guarantors? – Littleton Chambers
“Well–drawn guarantees contain comprehensive ‘anti-discharge’ provisions, designed to prevent a guarantor being discharged from liability by any post-guarantee amendments to the principal transaction or extensions of time to pay or other indulgence given to the principal debtor without the guarantor’s knowledge or consent. This right to be discharged is generally known as the rule in Holme v Brunskill (1878) 3 QBD 495) after the leading case that set out the mature principle. Banks and others have continuously refined these ‘anti-discharge’ provisions to try to make sure that the rule in Holme v Brunskill is stripped of its effect.”
Littleton Chambers, 9th July 2013
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Decision on EU crime and justice measures – Home Office
“The Home Secretary has confirmed the UK will opt out of EU policing and criminal justice measures and seek to rejoin those that keep the UK safe.”
Home Office, 9th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
EVENT: Westminster Legal Policy Forum – Family justice – next steps for reform and modernisation
“Guest of Honour: Lord Justice Ryder
This seminar will bring together key policymakers and stakeholders to assess the future of the family justice system in England and Wales, and will bring out latest thinking on Government’s ongoing agenda for reform in this area. It is scheduled as Parliamentarians debate the Children and Families Bill, which is expected to bring about significant reforms to public and private family law next year, and will also provide delegates with an opportunity to discuss progress made under the Judiciary’s Family Justice Modernisation Programme as it enters its second phase of implementation.”
This event is CPD certified.
Date: Tuesday 16th July 2013
Location: Sixty One Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
Charge: £190 plus VAT
More information can be found here.
Convicted murderers win Article 3 case against whole life sentences in Strasbourg – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Strasbourg Court has upheld three applicants’ complaint that their imprisonment for life amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment as they have no hope of release.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
