Bar chief calls for royal commission – Law Society’s Gazette

“More than two decades after the Runciman Commission was set up following high-profile miscarriages of justice, the chairman of the Bar Council has called for a royal commission to conduct a root-and-branch review of the criminal justice system.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Revealed: How UK justice is dispensed out of hours down the phone line – The Independent

“The Court of Protection is facing fresh questions about transparency, as The Independent reveals that its judges are making life-or-death decisions over the phone, with incomplete evidence, in proceedings that are not always recorded.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Owners could face court if dog bites child fetching a ball – Daily Telegraph

“Home owners have been warned that they could face prosecution if their dog scares a child that strays into their garden to retrieve a football.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New antisocial measures won’t work, says Government’s Victims’ Commissioner – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in ASBOs, complaints, news, police, victims by sally

“The woman appointed by David Cameron to represent victims of crime, whose husband was killed by a gang of youths, has criticised two key aspects of the Government’s new antisocial behaviour reforms.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Soca alleged to have suppressed report of hacking by companies and law firms – The Guardian

“The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has withheld from MPs information about the criminal activity of large British firms, it has been alleged.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court of appeal quashes the convictions of four victims of human trafficking and releases new guidelines to protect others – The Independent

“Victims of the ‘vile’ offence of human trafficking who become involved in crime should have their cases dealt with by the justice system with the ‘greatest sensitivity’, leading judges said today.”

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The Independent, 21st June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New guidance on DNR orders brought forward – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2013 in consent, families, judicial review, medical ethics, medical treatment, news by sally

“Guidance to doctors and nurses on decisions about whether or not to resuscitate patients is being reviewed amid concerns over whether it is being properly implemented.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Psychic TV channels fined over Michael Jackson and Milly Dowler claims – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2013 in codes of practice, fines, media, news, psychics by sally

“Two television channels have been fined a total of £22,500 after they featured psychics making claims about Michael Jackson and Milly Dowler. Psychic Today and Big Deal were in breach of broadcasting rules after they showed a psychic telling viewers she had been involved in the police investigation into the death of the murdered schoolgirl, the regulator, Ofcom, said.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Motorist spared jail over death of veteran cyclist Leonard Grayson – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2013 in bicycles, careless driving, homicide, news by sally

“A driver who killed one of England’s top veteran cyclists when he ploughed into him during a race has been spared jail after a court heard how his brief lapse of concentration led to a devastating accident that ‘could have happened to anybody’.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jamie Dack bin murder trial: Three people found guilty – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2013 in murder, news, retrials by sally

“Three people have been found guilty of killing a homeless man in Southampton and burning his body in a bin.”

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BBC News, 21st June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Google told to delete Street View payload data or face UK prosecution – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2013 in computer programs, contempt of court, data protection, internet, news by sally

“Google has been threatened with criminal proceedings by the information commissioner’s office (ICO) over data secretly collected by its Street View cars in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jeremy Forrest abduction case: Teacher admits sex charges – BBC News

“A teacher has been jailed for five and a half years for abducting and having sex with a 15-year-old pupil he ran off with to France.”

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BBC News, 21st June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Vietnamese trafficking victims win appeal against convictions – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2013 in appeals, children, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Three children from Vietnam who were trafficked to the UK and forced to work for criminal gangs have had their criminal convictions quashed.”

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BBC News, 21st June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Abu Qatada extradition treaty finalised by British Parliament – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 21st, 2013 in deportation, extradition, news, parliament, terrorism, treaties by sally

“An extradition treaty to pave the way for Abu Qatada’s removal from Britain
after a near decade-long saga has been approved by Parliament.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 21st, 2013 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Clarke Investments Ltd v Pacific Technologies [2013] EWCA Civ 750 (21 June 2013)

LB Re Financing No 1 Ltd & 36 Ors v Lehman Brothers Pension Scheme Trustees & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 751 (21 June 2013)

Cruddas v Calvert & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 748 (21 June 2013)

Kyla Shipping Company Ltd v Bunge SA [2013] EWCA Civ 734 (20 June 2013)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

L & Ors v The Children’s Commissioner for England & Anor [2013] EWCA Crim 991 (21 June 2013)

Hoggard, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 1024 (20 June 2013)

ZN, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 989 (18 June 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Tuba v County Regional Court of Gyor-Monson-Sopron, Hungary [2013] EWHC 1767 (Admin) (21 June 2013)

Mohammed v The Court of Appeal, Paris [2013] EWHC 1768 (Admin) (21 June 2013)

Goode, R (on the application of) v The Crown Court At Nottingham [2013] EWHC 1726 (Admin) (20 June 2013)

Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, R (on the application of) v Police Appeals Tribunal & Anor [2013] EWHC 1684 (Admin) (20 June 2013)

Forest of Dean Friends of the Earth v Forest of Dean District Council [2013] EWHC 1567 (Admin) (20 June 2013)

Raabe, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1736 (Admin) (20 June 2013)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Apex Global Management Ltd v (Fi Call Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 1652 (Ch) (20 June 2013)

Barden v Commodities Research Unit & Ors [2013] EWHC 1633 (Ch) (18 June 2013)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Bedford v Bedfordshire County Council [2013] EWHC 1717 (QB) (21 June 2013)

Worcestershire County Council & Anor v HM Coroner for the County of Worcestershire [2013] EWHC 1711 (QB) (20 June 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

Why NSA surveillance is a threat to British doctors and lawyers – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2013 in confidentiality, intelligence services, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Professionals using cloud services will have to guard against the danger of patients and clients being snooped on.”

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The Guardian, 20th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Emptage v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd – WLR Daily

Emptage v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd: [2013] EWCA Civ 729; [2013] WLR (D) 242

“Where a broker had negligently advised a client to take out an interest-only mortgage and make an investment in foreign property in the expectation that the investment would pay off the entirety of the mortgage, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd was required to take into account both elements of the advice when assessing the client’s compensation for the broker’s breach of duty as a mortgage adviser under the scheme’s rules.”

WLR Daily, 18th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Cravecrest Ltd v Trustees of the Will of the Second Duke of Westminster and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 21st, 2013 in appeals, enfranchisement, landlord & tenant, law reports, leases, valuation, wills by sally

Cravecrest Ltd v Trustees of the Will of the Second Duke of Westminster and another: [2013] EWCA Civ 731; [2013] WLR (D) 243

“Where there were intermediate leases which subsisted between the freehold and the leases of the participating tenants and which were to be acquired by the nominee purchaser on the collective enfranchisement, and a single owner of those leases or of those leases and the freehold could realise development value by developing the property for use other than as a building containing separate flats, the hope of realising such development value had to be taken into account in fixing the price to be paid for the intermediate leases.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 21st, 2013 in legislation by sally

The Justice and Security Act 2013 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

The Planning Act 2008 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects) (Electric Lines) Order 2013

The Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013

The Social Security (Croatia) Amendment Regulations 2013

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013

The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013

The Burma (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2013

The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Suspension and Amendment) Order 2013

The European Communities (Designation) Order 2013

The Iran (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013

The Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013

The Transfer of Functions (Age-Related Payments) Order 2013

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Guidance for Magistrates involved in scrutiny of out of court disposals – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted June 21st, 2013 in cautions, codes of practice, judges, magistrates, news, penalties by sally

“Guidance issued by the Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Gross.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 17th June 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk