Man facing prosecution for ‘tombstoning’ – Daily Telegraph
“The first prosecution for ‘tombstoning’ could be brought against a man accused of jumping from a 30ft bridge.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Press regulation: Ipso would have ‘no independence from industry’ – The Guardian
“The new press watchdog proposed by the country’s largest newspaper and magazine publishers has “a profound lack of any functional or meaningful independence from the industry”, a trust associated with Hacked Off claims.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry launched after man is jailed for triple murder in house fire – The Guardian
“An inquiry has been launched into the contact the authorities had with a vulnerable family after a violent alcoholic man was jailed for at least 30 years for murdering his baby daughter, his girlfriend and her mother.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alan Greaves killing: Ashley Foster guilty of manslaughter – BBC News
“A 22-year-old man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of organist Alan Greaves on Christmas Eve in Sheffield.”
BBC News, 18th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Most porn-on-demand services are beyond UK regulation, warns watchdog – The Independent
“Most porn on demand services available to British internet users are operated from outside the UK putting them beyond UK regulation, a regulator has warned.”
The Independent, 19th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Six people falsely accused of crimes after errors in internet data disclosure – The Guardian
“Six people have been wrongly detained and falsely accused of crimes in the past year as a result of mistakes made in the official disclosure of confidential data on their internet use to the police and security services.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scientology case has judges debating the meaning of religion – The Guardian
“Five supreme court justices have spent a day wrestling with notions of God, nirvana and what constitutes worship in an attempt to decide whether Scientologists may conduct weddings.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former Huddersfield rugby star’s Twitter sacking illegal – BBC News
“A rugby league star sacked by his club after a photo of a team-mate’s bottom was posted on his Twitter account was unlawfully dismissed, a judge ruled.”
BBC News, 18th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Benedetti v Sawiris & Ors [2013] UKSC 50 (17 July 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Trustees of the Coventry School Foundation v Whitehouse & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 885 (18 July 2013)
Padden v Bevan Ashford (A Firm) [2013] EWCA Civ 824 (16 July 2013)
Watson v Sadiq & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 822 (16 July 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
William & Ors v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 1262 (18 July 2013)
Taylor & Anor v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 1151 (17 July 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Blunt v Jackson & Ors [2013] EWHC 2090 (Ch) (17 July 2013)
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 2119 (Ch) (12 July 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Energy Venture Partners Ltd v Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd [2013] EWHC 2118 (Comm) (17 July 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
SB (a child), Re [2013] EWHC 2129 (Fam) (16 July 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Thameside Construction Company Ltd v Stevens & Anor [2013] EWHC 2071 (TCC) (17 July 2013)
Mi-Space (UK) Ltd v Lend Lease Construction (EMEA) Ltd [2013] EWHC 2001 (TCC) (16 July 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
DL v EL (Abduction: Effect of Court Order) – WLR Daily
DL v EL (Abduction: Effect of Court Order): [2013] EWCA Civ 865; [2013] WLR (D) 285
“The lawful removal of a child from the United States to the United Kingdom pursuant to the order of a court in Texas did not become unlawful when that order was subsequently reversed by the Texan appellate court.”
WLR Daily, 16th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Commission of the European Union v Stichting Administratiekantoor Portielje and another – WLR Daily
“The presumption of actual influence by a parent entity holding a controlling shareholding in its subsidiary arose even where that entity was constituted in the legal form of an economically inactive foundation for the purposes of imputing liability to the parent for a subsidiary’s infringing behaviour under article 101FEU of the FEU Treaty.”
WLR Daily, 11th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Merck Sharp Dohme Corpn and another v Teva Pharma BV and another – WLR Daily
“When considering a claim for an injunction to prevent a threatened infringement of a patent and a supplementary protection, the court had to consider whether, in all the circumstances, there was a sufficiently strong probability that an injunction was required to prevent the harm to the claimant to justify bringing the proceedings.”
WLR Daily, 9th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Charities Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2013
The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings) Order 2013
The Charities Act 2011 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2013
The Armed Forces (Financial Penalty Enforcement Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Gambling watchdog disputes analysis by district judge over primary activity – Local Government Lawyer
“The Gambling Commission has publicly rejected a district judge’s suggestion in the recent Paddy Power case that primary gambling activity is an area solely for the watchdog, not licensing authorities.”
Local Governemtn Lawyer, 17th July 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Consultation on draft rules in relation to non-contentious probate business in England and Wales – Judiciary of England and Wales
“This is a consultation produced by the President of the Family Division’s Working Group detailing the proposed amendments to the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 17th July 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Reform of disclosure management following R v Mouncher (Lynette White) – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has today published the full report by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), undertaken at his request, into disclosure issues that arose in the case of R v Mouncher and others.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th July 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
New DPP guidance on concurrent jurisdiction published – Crown Prosecution Service
“The CPS has today published the final guidelines for Crown Prosecutors handling cases where more than one country or jurisdiction is investigating criminal conduct.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Scott Stephenson: The Future of Rights Reform in the Age of the Referendum – UK Constitutional Law Group
“In the last fortnight, two major pieces of constitutional reform returned to the political agenda. The House of Commons considered Conservative MP James Wharton’s private Member’s Bill that would provide for a referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU. The Bill, according to Prime Minister David Cameron, will have ‘the full support of the Conservative Party’. Several days later, senior members of the Conservative Party made statements indicating that the Party would make ‘wholesale changes’ to the country’s system of human rights protection if it obtains a majority in Parliament at the next election. Proposed changes include repeal of the Human Rights Act and withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights. In this post, I consider whether the former might have implications for the latter—whether the rise of the referendum could and/or should affect the future of rights reform in the UK.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 17th July 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Insurer fined over £7m for mis-selling monthly add-on policies – OUT-LAW.com
“High Street insurer Swinton has been fined over £7 million for its ‘aggressive’ mis-selling of monthly add-on insurance policies to telephone customers, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
