Is Stuart Hall’s Sentence Too Low? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Lyndon Harris asks whether the case is really worth an Attorney-General’s reference.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 19th June 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Cusack (Respondent) v London Borough of Harrow (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Cusack (Respondent) v London Borough of Harrow (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 40 | UKSC 2012/0006 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 19th June 2013
Smith and Others (Appellants) v The Ministry of Defence (Respondent); Ellis and another (FC) (Respondents) v Ministry of Defence (Appellant); Allbutt and others (FC) (Respondents) v The Ministry of Defence (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 19th June 2013
Bank Mellat (Appellant) v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Respondent) (1); Bank Mellat (Appellant) v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Respondent) (2) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 19th June 2013
French v Public Prosecutor of the Central Department of Investigation and Prosecution in Lisbon, Portugal – WLR Daily
“Although, as a matter of international obligation, a member state (and any European territory for which it was responsible) was required to legislate in such a way as to achieve the aims of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA , including that a formal decision on the execution of an European arrest warrant should be taken within 60 days of the requested person’s arrest, the law derived from the consequential domestic legislation rather than from the Decision, so that where a territory’s legislation provided that the consequence of a failure to meet such deadline was no more than a requirement to notify the issuing judicial authority of the delay and the reasons therefor, the failure did not entitle the arrested person to be released, save where the delay was so excessive that it could no longer be said to be a deprivation of liberty in accordance with a procedure prescribed by law for the lawful detention of a person against whom action was being taken with a view to extradition, within article 5.1(f) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 13th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v N (Z) – WLR Daily
Regina v N (Z) [2013] EWCA Crim 989 ; [2013] WLR (D) 240
“For the offence of intimidation contrary to section 51(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to be established, it had to be proved by the prosecution that the person whom the defendant intended to intimidate was in fact intimidated.”
WLR Daily, 18th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Smith and others v Ministry of Defence (JUSTICE and another intervening); Ellis and another v Same; Allbutt and others v Same – WLR Daily
“Members of the United Kingdom’s armed forces serving in Iraq were within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for the purposes of article 1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Whether claims alleging breaches of the right to life protected by article 2 could be sustained would depend on the particular circumstances.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Derek Hodd Ltd v Climate Change Capital Ltd – WLR Daily
Derek Hodd Ltd v Climate Change Capital Ltd [2013] EWHC 1665 (Ch); [2013] WLR (D) 238
“Where there had been a misnomer of a party to an agreement the court was able to take into account the same evidence of the background as would be admissible for the purpose of interpreting the contract, including any relevant course of dealing between the parties.”
WLR Daily, 14th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Good lawyers save money’: Supreme Court President weighs in on Legal Aid – UK Human Rights Blog
“According to the President of the Supreme Court, the judiciary not only has a right but an obligation ‘to speak out on matters concerning the rule of law.’ In recent months, it is a duty from which Lord Neuberger has not shirked, and last night’s lecture to the Institute of Government was no exception. Its focus was the importance of legal aid, which Neuberger described through the prism of the UK’s constitutional set-up and the respective roles of the legislature, executive and judiciary within it.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Legal powers plan for families of missing people – BBC News
“The families of missing people will get more power to handle legal and money problems after the disappearance, under government proposals.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SRA and Legal Services Board tussle over ABS application process – Legal Futures
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has been critical of the length of the time the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has taken to approve alternative business structures (ABSs), it has emerged.”
Legal Futures, 20th June 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Supreme court MoD ruling ‘will have huge impact on military operations’ – The Guardian
“The supreme court ruling that the Ministry of Defence can be sued for negligence, that the scope of the Human Rights Act should be extended and the traditional doctrine of combat immunity should be interpreted narrowly, will have a huge impact on military commanders, senior officials made clear on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DPP publishes final guidelines for prosecutions involving social media communications – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has today published final guidelines for prosecutors on the approach they should take in cases involving communications sent via social media.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th June 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Police cells holding more than 9,000 mentally ill people a year – The Guardian
“More than 9,000 mentally ill people a year are being detained in police custody despite official guidance that such powers should be used only in exceptional circumstances, watchdogs say.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pathologist who botched G20 post-mortem abandons appeal against being struck off – The Independent
“The pathologist who botched the post-mortem of a man struck by a policeman at G20 protests in 2009 has abandoned his appeal against being struck off.”
The Independent, 19th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Waterloo tower block ‘threatens view of Westminster’ – BBC News
“A judicial review is sought over plans for a tower block that critics say will harm views of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court – Measures against Iranian bank unlawful, and the secret hearing ruling – UK Human Rights Blog
“Two sets of judgments today from a 9-judge Supreme Court in the Bank Mellat case. The first explains why the Court adopted a secret procedure in the absence of the Bank (i.e. a Closed Material Procedure) but added that the whole palaver in fact added nothing to their knowledge. The second concludes that financial restrictions imposed in 2009 on an Iranian Bank which effectively excluded it from the UK financial market were arbitrary and irrational and were also procedurally unfair.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Payday loan ad banned for ‘£1,000 night out’ offer – Daily Telegraph
“The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a payday lender for sending text messages that encouraged people to borrow £1,000 for a night out.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Legislating for Responsible Capitalism”. A paper by Stephen Hockman QC – Six Pump Court
“Stephen Hockman QC has written a paper published by the Policy Network, entitled ‘Legislating for Responsible Capitalism: what it means in practice’.”
In the paper, he explores the legal amendments available to improve the monitoring, transparency and accountability of corporate practice.”
Full story (PDF)
Six Pump Court, 19th June 2013
Soruce: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
Government to consult on whether to make imprisonment potential sanction for data protection offences – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government is to consult on whether to introduce new laws that would make it possible for judges to send individuals to jail for offences under the Data Protection Act (DPA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
