Family court ‘delays’ on care decisions cut – BBC News
“The time it takes for the family courts to make decisions about whether children should be taken in to care or adopted has been cut.”
BBC News, 4th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Who “holds” the working papers of the Climategate inquiry? – UK Human Rights Blog
“In 2009 someone hacked into e-mails belonging to the Climate Research Unit at UEA and leaked them widely. Climate change sceptics whooped with delight because they thought that the e-mails showed attempts to suppress or gerrymander climate data (see e.g. this example from James Delingpole with some of the ticklish e-mails, and for more background, less tendentiously put, my post on an earlier UEA case). And the CRU data was important; it had made its way into the highly influential IPCC reports.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Parental choice of mainstream education – Education Law Blog
“In Harrow Council v AM [2013] UKUT 0157 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal considered a local authority’s obligations where a parent chose mainstream education for a child with complex special educational needs. The decision also discusses two important procedural issues, namely when a First-tier Tribunal can rely on its own knowledge without seeking views from the parties and its powers on review.”
Education Law Blog, 6th May 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Exclusive: Victims blame insurers for ‘insulting’ asbestos payouts – The Independent
“A new law intended to ensure insurance firms pay compensation when employers’ paperwork is lost will apply only to some cancer sufferers, and they will get less than expected.”
The Independent, 5th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Boy wins Birmingham Magistrates’ Court cell ruling – BBC News
“Child protection rules were breached when a teenager with learning difficulties was held in a court cell for adults, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 4th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Probation privatisation plan prompts fears over mentally ill offenders – The Guardian
“Government plans to allow private companies to run parts of the probation service, to be unveiled on Wednesday, have sparked concerns about the future supervision of offenders with serious mental health issues.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex in prisons: Campaigners warn of culture of denial over sexual relationships between inmates as new commission publishes report – The Independent
“The first Commission into Sex in Prisons has drawn attention to a rarely reported issue.”
The Independent, 6th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Queen’s speech: consumer bill of rights to cover faulty apps or downloads – The Guardian
“Consumer rights covering products such as cars and white goods are to be extended to apps and music downloads in a consumer bill of rights to be unveiled in the Queen’s speech on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Roxie Jo-Anne Archer death: Man jailed for life for toddler murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for beating a two-year-old girl to death while
her mother was in New York celebrating her 21st birthday.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
North Yorkshire PC Matthew Fisher jailed for sex assaults – BBC News
“A North Yorkshire police officer has been jailed for sexually assaulting two women while on duty.
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Should parliament give itself more powers? – The Guardian
“Should parliament give itself more powers? That’s the intriguing question posed by a paper to be published next week by the Constitution Society, an educational charity established five years ago.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met Police pay libel damages to riots ‘Good Samaritan’ – BBC News
“The Metropolitan Police is to pay substantial damages to a man who was wrongly
pictured in ‘wanted’ posters following the London riots in 2011.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Secret justice’ message from leading judges – BBC News
“Leading judges have issued a strongly-worded message against secret justice to
protect a ‘fundamental principle’ of the court system in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
HTC Europe Co Ltd v Apple Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 451 (03 May 2013)
Henley & Anor v Cohen [2013] EWCA Civ 480 (02 May 2013)
National Merchant Buying Society Ltd v Bellamy & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 452 (02 May 2013)
Heron v TNT (UK) Ltd & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 469 (02 May 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
AJR v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 591 (01 May 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Belbin v Lille Court of First Instance, France [2013] EWHC 1099 (Admin) (02 May 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Collins v Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills [2013] EWHC 1117 (QB) (02 May 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Radjpaul – WLR Daily
Regina v Radjpaul: [2013] EWCA Crim 591; [2013] WLR (D) 160
“A special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was an acquittal for the purposes of imposing a restraining order upon a defendant, pursuant to section 5A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
JD Wetherspoon plc v Harris and others – WLR Daily
JD Wetherspoon plc v Harris and others: [2013] EWHC 1088 (Ch); [2013] WLR (D) 159
“It was not appropriate to apply for summary judgment after the exchange of witness statements in proceedings alleging fraud and dishonesty where the applications were based on a particular interpretation of facts and on the inferences to be drawn from established facts. Paragraphs in a witness statement containing a recitation of facts based on documents, commentary on those documents, argument, submissions and expressions of opinion, made by a witness who had had no prior involvement with the subject matter of the proceedings were abusive and should be struck out.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Coombs v North Dorset NHS Primary Care Trust and another – WLR Daily
Coombs v North Dorset NHS Primary Care Trust and another: [2013] EWCA Civ 471; [2013] WLR (D) 158
“There was nothing inherent in the structure or wording of the Mental Health Act 1983 or the National Health Service Act 2006, and nothing by way of public policy, to exclude the possibility of a person detained under a provision of the 1983 Act from paying or contributing to the cost of his treatment or care.”
WLR Daily, 30th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (HC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Coram Children’s Legal Centre and another intervening) – WLR Daily
“It was contrary to article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and consequently unlawful, for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to direct, as she had done through Code C of the Code of Practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (‘PACE Code C’), that 17-year-olds might be treated as adults when in police detention.”
WLR Daily, 25th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Attrill and others v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Attrill and others v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd and another: [2013] EWCA Civ 394; [2013] WLR (D) 156
“A unilateral promise to pay discretionary bonuses introduced into a pre-existing contractual relationship was legally binding.”
WLR Daily, 26th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
