Steven Frogg jailed for attempted murder of Mansfield boy – BBC News
“A man who broke a four-year-old boy’s skull in three places in a ‘frenzied’ attack has been jailed for 16 years.”
BBC News, 12th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CCTV road fines: Tackling traffic or raising money? – BBC News
“A growing number of councils want to use CCTV to catch more drivers breaking traffic laws. They say the move will ease congestion but drivers say they are being unfairly penalised to raise money.”
BBC News, 12th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court chooses the ‘third way’ in Prest divorce case – The Guardian
“Lord Sumption’s ruling resolves the dilemma of enforcing the law and doing judgment.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gunman who shot disabled woman after killing her partner gets 42 years – The Guardian
“A gunman who tried to kill a disabled woman after shooting her partner dead in a ‘cold-blooded, deliberate execution’ has been jailed for a minimum of 42 years.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LulzSec hacker Ryan Cleary will be freed ‘imminently’ despite 170 child porn images – The Independent
“A hacker with the notorious ‘hacktivist’ collective LulzSec is to be released ‘imminently’ despite being found with more than 170 indecent images of children as young as six months.”
The Independent, 12th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Choirmaster loses appeal against sentence for child sex offences – The Guardian
“A choirmaster jailed for six years for indecently assaulting a former pupil has lost a challenge against the length of his sentence.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal court cuts jail term for woman who aborted baby at 40 weeks – The Guardian
“A woman jailed for eight years after aborting her unborn baby within a week of her due date has had her sentence reduced to three and a half years.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
B (a Child), Re [2013] UKSC 30 (12 June 2013)
Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 34 (12 June 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Freeland, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 928 (11 June 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Atlantic Electronics Ltd.v Revenue and Customs [2013] EWCA Civ 651 (12 June 2013)
Al Saud & Anor v Apex Global Management Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 642 (11 June 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Euromark Ltd v Smash Enterprises Pty Ltd [2013] EWHC 1627 (QB) (06 June 2013)
Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc v Aviation News Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 1505 (QB) (12 June 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hart & Anor v Burbidge & Ors [2013] EWHC 1628 (Ch) (12 June 2013)
Interflora Inc & Anor v Marks and Spencer Plc & Anor [2013] EWHC 1484 (Ch) (12 June 2013)
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Evans & Ors [2013] EWHC 1572 (Ch) (11 June 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
AHK & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1426 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
Holder, R (on the application of) v Gedling Borough Council [2013] EWHC 1611 (Admin) (12 June 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
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
