Prest v Prest: supreme court prepares to rule on landmark divorce wrangle – The Guardian

“Does a one-man company metamorphose into one man simply because the person with a wish to abstract its assets is his wife?”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lee Webster guilty of pills-in-beer ‘prank’ killing – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2013 in homicide, news, poisoning by sally

“A man has been found guilty of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal aid cuts will deny vulnerable women justice – The Guardian

“Campaigners warn that proposals to slash the legal aid budget will price trafficked women and victims of domestic violence out of the justice system.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Two murderers launch Supreme Court challenge for right to vote in prison – The Independent

Posted June 10th, 2013 in elections, human rights, news, prisons, Supreme Court by sally

“Two convicted murderers have taken their fight for the right to vote while in prison to the UK’s highest court.”

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The Independent, 10th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Wolverhampton heroin death toddler’s parents plead guilty – BBC News

“The parents of a toddler, who died from a heroin overdose, have admitted causing his death.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

EVENT: Queen Mary – QMJIP Seminar: Professor Susy Frankel ‘Interpreting the TRIPs Agreement – Plain Packaging, Public Health and Patents

Posted June 10th, 2013 in Forthcoming events by sally

“The on-going dispute over plain packaging of tobacco products puts the spotlight not only on the particular trade mark related issues, but also on how the TRIPs Agreement and other key multilateral IP agreements (Berne and Paris) should be interpreted. The approach to interpretation is not only a single dispute issue, but ha systemic implications for IP disputes and, more broadly IP rule-making. Rules of international treaty interpretation are not new, but their impacts in IP are relatively new.”

Date: 21st June 2013, 12.00am-2.00pm

Location: Senior Common Room (3rd Floor), Queen Mary, University of London, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

EVENT: LSE – Law, Liberty and State: Hayek, Oakeshott and Schmitt on the Rule of Law

Posted June 10th, 2013 in Forthcoming events by sally

“The conference will discuss the theme of Law, Liberty, and State in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Political theorists, international relations scholars, philosophers and lawyers from various fields of public law will present papers on this theme, reflecting on the contribution of the following thinkers: F.A. Hayek, Michael Oakeshott, and Carl Schmitt.

Speakers: Nehal Bhuta (EUI); David Boucher (Cardiff); David Dyzenhaus (Toronto); Duncan Kelly (Cambridge); Paul Kelly (LSE); Erika Kiss (Princeton); Chandran Kukathas (LSE); Martin Loughlin (LSE); Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton); Thomas Poole (LSE); Adrian Vermeule (Harvard); Lars Vinx (Bilkent)

There is limited space available for this conference. Those wishing to attend are advised to register their expression of interest via email to: T.M.Poole@lse.ac.uk”

Date: 20th – 21st June 2013

Location: Moot Court Room, 7th Floor

Charge: Free

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Do I Want Your Opinion: the use of opinion evidence in law witness statements – Zenith Chambers

Posted June 10th, 2013 in admissibility, evidence, news, witnesses by sally

“Gordon Exall discusses the use of opinion evidence in witness statements. Looking, in particular, at two recent decisions which discuss opinion evidence.”

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Zenith Chambers, 6th June 2013

Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk

Avoiding Jackson’s sharp teeth: a practical view from the Bar – Littleton Chambers

Posted June 10th, 2013 in civil procedure rules, news, time limits by sally

“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers recent decisions in which courts have taken a strict approach to compliance with the CPR following Jackson implementation, and offers some practical suggestions on how best to limit the risks of falling foul of the developing approach.”

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Littleton Chambers, 5th June 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Scuppering unscrupulous spouses – New Law Journal

Posted June 10th, 2013 in divorce, equity, family courts, financial provision, news, setting aside by sally

“What are the implications of a court setting aside a disposal made by a divorcing spouse to a third party? Anna Heenan & Ed Heaton report.”

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New Law Journal, 7th June 2013

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

Joint Pain – Right or Wrong? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted June 10th, 2013 in joint enterprise, murder, news, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“In a flurry of press reports, the trials of 20 young people charged in connection with a savage murder came to an end with unequivocally strong views on the parts of the families of both the convicted and the victim. This article looks briefly at the doctrine of joint enterprise in English criminal law, used to convict some, but it seems – surprisingly – not all of the defendants charged.
Soyfen Belamouadden was just 15 years old when on March 25, 2010 he was murdered in a vicious knife assault by a number of youths in the booking office in Victoria Station, London. Thirteen defendants were originally charged, with murder, with seven others charged with other offences. After a series of trials, 13 were convicted of various offences ranging from manslaughter to lesser offences such as violent disorder and three of the defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that they serve a minimum of 18 years.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 8th June 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk

Claims management companies that break the rules will be named online – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 10th, 2013 in claims management, consumer protection, news, personal injuries by sally

“Consumers will be able to check if claims management companies (CMCs) are subject to investigation with the launch of a new online tool.”

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Ministry of Justice, 7th June 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Six would-be terrorists who targeted EDL march jailed for total of 114 years – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2013 in conspiracy, explosives, guilty pleas, news, terrorism by sally

“Six men who planned an attack on an English Defence League rally which could have sparked ethnic violence on Britain’s streets, have been jailed for a total of more than a 100 years.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

ZZ (France) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

ZZ (France) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case C-300/11); [2013] WLR (D) 218

“Where a national authority had failed to inform an EU citizen precisely and in full of the public security grounds, and the related evidence, upon which it had made a decision under article 27 of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC refusing the citizen entry, the national court was required, pursuant to articles 30(2) and 31 of the Directive and article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, to ensure that that failure was limited to that which was strictly necessary. The court had to ensure, in any event, that the citizen was informed of the essence of the grounds in a manner which took due account of the necessary confidentiality of the evidence.”

WLR Daily, 4th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (MA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted June 10th, 2013 in asylum, children, EC law, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (MA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case C-648/11); [2013] WLR (D) 217

“On the proper interpretation of the second paragraph of article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003, where an unaccompanied minor, who had no family member within the European Union, had made applications for asylum in more than one member state, the member state responsible for examining that application was that in which the minor was present at the time, after having lodged an asylum application there.”

WLR Daily, 6th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted June 10th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Film Co-Production Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, Cm 8641 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 10th, 2013 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Ilott v Williams & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 645 (07 June 2013)

Holt v Reading Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 641 (07 June 2013)

SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 650 (30 April 2013)

CIMC Raffles Offshore (Singapore) Ltd & Anor v Schahin Holding SA [2013] EWCA Civ 644 (07 June 2013)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

McMillan v Airedale NHS Foundation Trust [2013] EWHC 1504 (QB) (05 June 2013)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Atrium Training Services Ltd & Connor Williams Ltd, Re [2013] EWHC 1562 (Ch) (07 June 2013)

Group Seven Ltd v Allied Investment Corporation Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 1509 (Ch) (06 June 2013)

Morse v Eaglemoss Publications Ltd [2013] EWHC 1507 (Ch) (07 June 2013)

High Court (Family Division)

R (Mother) v C (Father) & Anor [2013] EWHC 1295 (Fam) (17 May 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Stratton, R (on the application of) v Thames Valley Police [2013] EWHC 1561 (Admin) (07 June 2013)

Rostami, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (07 June 2013)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Bank of New York Mellon v Sterling Biotech Ltd [2013] EWHC 1478 (Comm) (12 April 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org