New consumer rights bill unveiled – The Guardian
“New measures to enhance consumer rights and make them easier to understand have been unveiled by consumer minister Jo Swinson.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hay and others v Gilgrove Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Hay and others v Gilgrove Ltd and another [2013] EWCA Civ 412; [2013] WLR (D) 220
“On the true construction of a collective agreement incorporated into the claimants’ contracts all who performed the role of a market porter, whether registered or unregistered, were entitled to share equally in ‘porterage’ charges made by the employer to customers for the movement of goods.”
WLR Daily, 26th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Calix v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Calix v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2013] UKPC 15; [2013] WLR (D) 219
“Oddity of personality did not of itself diminish the value of one’s good character and, therefore, a judge had erred in reducing a plaintiff’s damages for malicious prosecution on the basis that his reputation and social standing did not amount to much because he had chosen to withdraw from society and live as a recluse.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Changes to the Immigration Rules – July 2013 – UK Border Agency
“Today, Monday 10 June 2013, a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013.”
UK Border Agency, 10th June 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Victims to be spared from harrowing court cases – Ministry of Justice
“The most vulnerable victims are to be protected from the trauma of appearing in court, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Finance and Divorce update – Family Law Week
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in May.”
Family Law Week, 7th June 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Warning: CPS keep victim appeals in house – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“There is a new independent Assessor (Stephen Shaw) for non-legal complaints made about the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) but not for the legal ones – how very odd! It was recently reported that victims of crime will be able to ‘win the right’ to appeal against decisions by the CPS not to charge suspects and there is a consultation which is open until the 5th of September 2013. It has a mnemonic ‘VRR’ which stands for a ‘Victim’s Right to Review’.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th June 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Can an employer increase the sanction for misconduct on appeal? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The answer of the Court was that clear and express words in the contract would be required in order to confer a power to increase a sanction on an Appeal Panel.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Supreme court urged to reject challenge to prisoner voting ban – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has urged the supreme court to dismiss legal challenges by two convicted murderers who are seeking the right for prisoners to vote.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murderer told police ‘let me finish her off’ – Daily Telegraph
“A killer who begged police to let him ‘finish off’ his victim after being arrested midway through a knife attack on his girlfriend has been found guilty of murder.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
When is an insurance premium reasonably incurred? – NearlyLegal
“In Avon Estates (London) Limited v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited [2013] UKUT 0264 (LC) [not online yet we have a transcript] the Upper Tribunal considered the question of whether an insurance premium had been reasonable incurred.”
NearlyLegal, 11th June 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
The Chagossian Wikileaks cable judgment, fishing rights and a dose of EU law – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Divisional Court has now dismissed the claim by Mr Bancoult on behalf of the Chagossian islanders. He had challenged the designation of the waters around the islands as a ‘no take’ Marine Protected Area, i.e. one which could not be fished.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Sun holiday competition banned over rules breach – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has said that the Sun broke its rules for refusing to honour a family holiday prize won by a woman who said she intended to take her sister’s children on the trip.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keir Starmer: terrorists could escape prosecution without ‘snoopers’ charter’ – Daily Telegraph
“There is a ‘real risk’ that terrorists could avoid prosecution if proposed internet monitoring powers are abandoned, the country’s top prosecutor has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Record rise in child custody cases before legal aid cuts – The Independent
“A record number of child-custody cases were fought in court last month, in what experts believe may be a rush before cuts to legal aid start to bite.”
The Independent, 11th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Four sex-abuse cases referred to police for reconsideration – BBC News
“Police have been asked to reconsider their decision to drop four sex-abuse cases, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
