How far should our courts venture onto the battlefield? – The Guardian
“If you think there are clear rules governing the UK’s use of armed force, you would be wrong.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whiplash drives false insurance claims to £1bn – Daily Telegraph
“Fraud uncovered by the country’s insurers has topped £1 billion for the first time, with 340 questionable claims detected every day.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teenager convicted of starting fatal fire – The Guardian
“Dyson Allen, 19, faces prison sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter of four siblings in Lancashire.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nadine Dorries repays £3,000 travel expenses – The Guardian
“Parliamentary standards watchdog finds Tory MP’s claims for trips between London and her constituency ‘wrongfully made.’ ”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kirkby factory deaths due to safety failures, inquest finds – The Guardian
“The company in charge of a factory where two engineers were killed when
they were dragged into a conveyor belt could face criminal charges after
an inquest found that procedures were not followed.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Forensics upheaval ‘threat to justice’, MPs warn – BBC News
“Major crimes could go unsolved unless the government does more to support forensic science, MPs have warned.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner’s court overhaul begins in England and Wales – BBC News
“Most inquests in England and Wales will be completed within six months
under a new code of standards for coroners which has come into effect.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD could face legal action over Brecon Beacons heatwave deaths – The Independent
“A coroner has suggested that the Ministry of Defence could face legal action over two soldiers who died while undergoing the gruelling SAS selection process.”
The Independent, 25th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jennifer Jones: Care battle mum cleared of contempt – BBC News
“A mother who went missing with four of her children during a care dispute with her Spanish ex-husband has been cleared of being in contempt of court for breaching a High Court order.”
BBC News, 24th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
RBS hit with £5.6m fine over reporting failures – Daily Telegraph
“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £5.6m by British regulators after it was found to have incorrectly reported or altogether forgotten to disclose details of more than a third of the trades handled by its investment banking arm.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HS2 challenge rejected by Court of Appeal – BBC News
“The latest legal challenge to the HS2 high-speed rail project has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 24th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani faces extradition – BBC News
“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife Anni’s death.”
BBC News, 24th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
CW (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 915 (23 July 2013)
V (Children), Re [2013] EWCA Civ 913 (23 July 2013)
Ardagh Group SA v Pillar Property Group Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 900 (23 July 2013)
Duffy v George [2013] EWCA Civ 908 (23 July 2013)
ITV Services Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs [2013] EWCA Civ 867 (23 July 2013)
Pendragon Plc & Ors v HM Revenue and Customs [2013] EWCA Civ 868 (23 July 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Morgan, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1307 (23 July 2013)
Oyebola, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1052 (23 July 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Caldero Trading Ltd v Beppler & Jacobson Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 2191 (Ch) (23 July 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Nowak v The Nursing and Midwifery Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2013] EWHC 1932 (QB) (23 July 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (CN) v Lewisham London Borough Council: Regina (ZH) v Newham London Borough Council – WLR Daily
“A housing authority was not required to issue court proceedings before evicting the occupier of accommodation made available on a licence by a housing authority pursuant to its interim duty under sections 188(1) or 190(2)(a) of the Housing Act 1996.”
WLR Daily, 11th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Government Actuary’s Department) v Pensions Ombudsman – WLR Daily
“The Government Actuary’s Department performed an important proactive role, by producing and from time to time revising the actuarial tables, which was central to the administration and proper operation of the firefighters’ public sector pension scheme, and as such was ‘concerned with the … administration of … the scheme’, within the meaning of section 146(4)(b) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, as substituted.”
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Refusal of shadow licence for nightclub “unlawful”, says High Court judge – Local Government Lawyer
“A decision by a council’s licensing services manager to reject an application from a landlord for a ‘shadow’ licence was unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled.”
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Four sentenced over £5 million film industry tax fraud – Crown Prosecution Service
“Anish Anand, Amit Kumar, Sanjeev Mirajkar and Afsana Karim have today been sentenced at Croydon Crown Court for cheating the public revenue of more than £5m.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Second Christian B&B case headed for the Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Black and Morgan v. Wilkinson [2013] EWCA Civ 820. The Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by a Christian bed and breakfast owner, upholding the decision that she unlawfully discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to provide them with a double bedroom. However, the Master of the Rolls (head of the civil justice system) Lord Dyson expressed doubt about whether the previous binding decision of the Court of Appeal in the very similar case of Hall and Preddy v. Bull and Bull [2012] EWCA Civ 83, was correct, and the Court granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
