Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a ‘slave’ at his home.”
BBC News, 16th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ICO updates guidance on dealing with vexatious FOI requests following Tribunal criticism – OUT-LAW.com
“Public bodies should consider whether freedom of information (FOI) requests are ‘likely to cause a disproportionate or unjustified level of disruption, irritation or distress’ when determining whether those requests are vexatious or not, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
IT expert jailed for attacks on Oxford and Cambridge websites – The Guardian
“A man who used his IT expertise to launch cyber-attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lulzsec hacker group handed jail sentences – BBC News
“British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 16th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: IALS – The European Public Prosecutor: Coming Soon To A Country Near You?
“The European Union Act 2011 requires a referendum in the UK before we can appoint an EPP here; but other member states may do so without our participation. Why would they want to, and how would we work with such an official if he were to be appointed?”
Date: 20 May 2013, 2.00-6:00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Charge: Free event
More information is available here.
Regina (A) v Lowestoft Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
Regina (A) v Lowestoft Magistrates’ Court [2013] EWHC 659 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 177
“The child specifically referred to in any charge under section 2(1) of the Licensing Act 1902 was a subject of criminal proceedings which were taken ‘in respect of’, and thus “concerned”, that child for the purposes of the court’s power to impose reporting restrictions under section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.”
WLR Daily, 26th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
PC ( by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) and another v City of York Council – WLR Daily
“The test for whether a person had capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to decide was specific to the decision in question in its particular factual matrix and context.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Johal – WLR Daily
Regina v Johal [2013] EWCA Crim 647; [2013] WLR (D) 175
“When a court postponed confiscation proceedings the omission of a ‘specified period’ of postponement was plainly a procedural rather than a substantive error so that a court would not be deprived of its duty to make a confiscation order where such a breach did not prejudice the defendant in any way. Alternatively, if such a failure was indeed procedural it would fall within the ambit of section 14(11) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which stipulated that such a failure should not be the basis for quashing an otherwise valid confiscation order.”
WLR Daily, 19th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (William Hill Organization Ltd) v Horserace Betting Levy Board and others – WLR Daily
“A customer which as part of its business did betting on a betting exchange did not receive or negotiate bets so was not a bookmaker for the purposes of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 and was not liable to pay the horserace betting levy.”
WLR Daily, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Loveridge v Lambeth London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Loveridge v Lambeth London Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 494; [2013] WLR (D) 173
“The valuation required by section 28(1) of the Housing Act 1988, in respect of damages for unlawful eviction under section 27, required that the propensity for the rights of a tenant of a local authority to change from those of a secure tenant to those of an assured tenant on a sale of the reversion to a private landlord was to be factored into the hypothetical valuation of the landlord’s interest subject to the tenant’s rights.”
WLR Daily, 10th May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Legal profession joins forces to oppose unreasonable legal aid proposals – The Bar Council
“Representatives of the Law Society and the Bar Council have joined forces with wider practitioner bodies to oppose the Ministry of Justice Consultation on proposed savage cuts to the funding of the Criminal Legal Aid Budget, the introduction of Price Competitive Tendering and other changes to the criminal justice system.”
The Bar Council, 14th May 2013
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Government response to the report on the operation in 2012 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 – Home Office
“The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): In accordance with section 20(2), 20(3), 20(4) and 20(5) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (David Anderson QC) prepared a report on the operation of the Act in 2012, which I laid before the House on 14 March 2013.”
Home Office, 16th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Stopping poor quality and time-wasting expert evidence in family courts – Ministry of Justice
“New national standards to raise the quality of experts used in family courts and get rid of time-consuming evidence which adds little value in helping judges reach a decision were announced by the Government today.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
The President of the Methodist Conference (Appellant) v Preston (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 15th May 2013
Standards for expert witnesses in the family courts in England and Wales – Ministry of Justice
“This is a consultation on minimum standards for expert witnesses providing evidence in the family courts in proceedings relating to children in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
UK Uncut loses legal challenge over Goldman Sachs tax deal with HMRC – The Guardian
“Campaign group UK Uncut Legal Action has lost its high court challenge over the legality of the ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between HM Revenue and Customs and Goldman Sachs.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Methodist Conference v Preston (Rev 1) [2013] UKSC 29 (15 May 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Odegbune & Ors v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 711 (15 May 2013)
Norris v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 712 (15 May 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Doy v Gunn [2013] EWCA Civ 547 (08 May 2013)
Hotak v London Borough of Southwark (Rev 1) [2013] EWCA Civ 515 (15 May 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Fons HF v Corporal Ltd [2013] EWHC 1278 (Ch) (09 May 2013)
Kemsley v Barclays Bank Plc & Ors [2013] EWHC 1274 (Ch) (15 May 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Charity unable to claim rates relief – Wi-Fi transmitters were “minimal” use, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A registered charity that provides free Wi-Fi services and broadcasts public safety messages using transmitters installed in otherwise empty commercial properties cannot claim business rates relief, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
