PC Gareth Francis’s killer jailed for manslaughter – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for killing an off-duty police officer who died when he hit his head after being punched.”
BBC News, 12th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Master more than halves £1m budget – Litigation Futures
“A High Court master last week more than halved a proposed budget in a quantum-only cerebral palsey case, it has emerged. Leading costs lawyer Matthew Harman told this week’s PI Futures seminar in Manchester that the master also refused to hear any argument on hourly rates.”
Litigation Futures, 12th September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
MoJ insists it has “appetite” for legal regulation review – Legal Futures
“The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has dismissed suggestions that it is not committed to its review of legal regulation.”
Legal Futures, 12th September 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Work to rehabilitate life sentence prisoners could improve, say inspectors – CrimeLine
“Most life sentence prisoners did not reoffend and were able to lead productive lives on release, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, and Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of a joint inspection into life sentence prisoners. However, they added that the work done with life sentence prisoners at key points in their sentence could be improved.”
CrimeLine, 12th September 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Port Security (Port of Southampton) Designation Order 2013
The Education (National Curriculum)(Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study)(England) Order 2013
The Education (National Curriculum) (Languages) (England) Order 2013
The Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Enforcement Action) (Amendment) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Vuvamu v Secretary of State for Transport [2013] EWCA Civ 1116 (11 September 2013)
E-Clear (UK) Plc v Elia & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1114 (06 September 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
A fairer civil future? – New Law Journal
“Mohammed Saleem Tariq & Anton van Dellen reflect on the early days of the Jackson reforms.”
New Law Journal, 6th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Companies that blacklist workers face ban from public contracts in Wales – The Guardian
“Companies that blacklist workers for taking part in trade union activity face being barred from multibillion-pound public sector contracts under plans unveiled by the Welsh government.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Kettled’ protester loses High Court compensation case – BBC News
“A man who was ‘kettled’ during a protest in central London has lost his damages claim against the Met.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference – Home Office
“Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference on Wednesday (11 September).”
Home Office, 11th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Vegetarian mother stopped father seeing son in case he fed him meat – Daily Telegraph
“A vegetarian mother who stopped her five year-old son from seeing his father because she feared he might feed him meat must let him see the child or lose custody, a judge ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stephen Lee: Match-fixing verdict reserved to later date – BBC News
“Former world number five Stephen Lee’s match-fixing tribunal has concluded in Bristol, with Adam Lewis QC reserving judgement in the case to a later date.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Union activists awarded compensation after being cleared of racism over leaflet – Daily Telegraph
“Four senior members of Unison have been awarded almost £50,000 in compensation after a panel ruled their use of a cartoon of a 17th century proverb on leaflets was not racist.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hillsborough disaster: An investigation going nowhere? – The Independent
“A year after the exposure of a police cover-up that followed the 1989 tragedy, no one has yet been held to account, and victims’ families are losing hope of seeing justice.”
The Idnependent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Murderers and other lifers on day release without adequate risk assessment, watchdogs warn – Daily Telegraph
“Murderers, rapists and other life prisoners are being allowed out on day release without being properly risk assessed, two watchdogs have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Howell’s School, Denbigh: Dismissed Bernie Routledge awarded £217,000 – BBC News
“A former head teacher of a private girls’ school in Denbighshire has been awarded £216,898 for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three’s a crowd for simple magistrates court cases, says minister – The Guardian
“Chris Grayling says it is absurd that benches of three magistrates are required to rubber-stamp ‘foregone conclusions.’ ”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News
“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Haroon Aswat extradition block upheld by European Court – BBC News
“The government has failed to overturn a European Court ruling blocking the extradition of a British terror suspect accused of conspiring with Abu Hamza.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government plans to “limit” those who are able to apply for a judicial review – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has proposed further reforms to the judicial review process in order to prevent those who do not have a direct interest in a case from exploiting the process for ‘campaigning or publicity purposes.’ ”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
