Undermine Legal Aid and you put our entire justice system at risk – The Independent
“Now top legal talent will find the prospect of working in criminal courts less attractive.”
The Independent, 14th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Divorcee keeps £100,000 pension overpayment in ‘David v Goliath’ victory – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who received almost £100,000 too much from a pension company will keep the money, an ombudsman has decided.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
100 witnesses to be called for inquest into death of Jimmy Mubenga, who struggled with guards as he was being deported – The Independent
“Inquiry expected to look at the restraint techniques authorised by G4S as well as the UK Border Agency.”
The Independent, 14th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Verdict on juries: placing blind trust in them helps no one – The Guardian
“Almost a quarter of jurors in England and Wales currently misunderstand the restrictions on internet use during a trial, according to research just published.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Housing benefit changes legal test to begin at High Court – BBC News
“A legal test is set to begin into the government’s decision to cut housing benefit for recipients living in properties that have a spare room.”
BBC News, 15th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposal to legalise outdoor weddings: Legislation ending need for licensed venue or religious ceremony is discussed by ministers – The Independent
“Outdoor weddings could become an option for thousands of couples, after the Government agreed to consider allowing groups, including humanists, to conduct legally-binding ceremonies in England and Wales.”
The Independent, 14th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Theresa May: murderers of police to receive whole-life jail sentences – The Guardian
“Murderers of police officers are to be given whole-life sentences and be left to die in prison, the home secretary, Theresa May, is to reveal at the Police Federation conference.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls – The Guardian
“A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape, torture and extreme sexual violence has been convicted at the Old Bailey in one of the biggest child sexual exploitation trials in recent years.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EVENT: Gresham College – The UK and the New Face of Europe
“How will the Eurozone crisis impact on the UK’s relationship with the EU?
In the past, the UK has always insisted on keeping a seat at the heart of the system. But it now suggests that it would be happy for Eurozone members to integrate more closely in order to withstand the crisis, without joining in itself.”
Date: Thursday, 6 June 2013, 6.00pm
Location: Guildhall
Charge: Free event, booking required
More information is available here.
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BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dossett, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 710 (14 May 2013)
Turnbull, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 676 (18 April 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hamid (t/a Hamid Properties) v Francis Bradshaw Partnership [2013] EWCA Civ 470 (02 May 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
The Serious Organised Crime Agency v Namli & Ors [2013] EWHC 1200 (QB) (10 May 2013)
ABK v KDT & Anor [2013] EWHC 1192 (QB) (13 May 2013)
Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning Ltd v Hall [2013] EWHC 1185 (QB) (10 May 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Golstein v Bishop [2013] EWHC 881 (Ch) (02 May 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
DR v GR & Ors (Financial Remedy: Variation of Overseas Trust) [2013] EWHC 1196 (Fam) (10 May 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
West Is West Distribution Ltd v Icon Film Distribution Ltd [2013] EWHC 1181 (Comm) (10 May 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
One of Britain’s most prolific burglars jailed for 6 years – Daily Telegraph
“One of Britain’s most prolific house burglars has been jailed for six years after being caught targeting vulnerable elderly people in his 160th break-in.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stuart Hazell will serve at least 38 years for murder of 12-year-old Tia Sharp – The Independent
“Stuart Hazell was jailed for life at the Old Bailey with a minimum term of 38 years today after finally admitting the murder of schoolgirl Tia Sharp.”
The Independent, 14th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Taking responsibility – New Law Journal
“Special guardianship orders have become an increasingly popular means of resolving family proceedings. They have found favour with local authorities as a means of securing kinship care placements and have been described as a half-way house between a residence order and an adoption order.”
New Law Journal, 10th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Does the need for sensation justify the public’s right to be informed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The need for sensation alone has placed Jimmy Tarbuck’s name in the press for being questioned regarding an alleged sexual offence dating back to the 1970s. Jimmy Tarbuck is one of a seemingly never-ending stream of household names being questioned regarding historic sexual offences. Jimmy Tarbuck has merely been questioned. We do not know what the evidence is against him but we know it is insufficient at present to sustain a criminal charge. Why then are we even aware of this story?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Why We Need an Animal Abuser Registry – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Criminals generally grow out of offending with the onset of a delayed maturity or when they become too old to accept the prospect of another spell in prison. However, one group of criminals are constant in their failure to change whatever their age: sex offenders. Although it is a cliché relied upon by defence counsel on behalf of every priest who molests a choirboy or teacher who robs a schoolgirl of her innocence that he acted “out of character”, each advocate is wrong. The reason is for pederasts and rapists and their ilk, their offences are not out of character, but part of their character.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 10th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Software Patents: HTC Europe Co Ltd v Apple Inc – NIPC Law
“In HTC Europe Co Ltd v Apple Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 451 (3 May 2013), the Court of Appeal (Lord Justices Richards, Lewison and Kitchin) ventured again into what Lord Justice Lewison described at paragraph [140] of the Court’s judgment as “the minefield of the exclusion from patentability of computer programs ‘as such’.”
NIPC Law, 13th May 2013
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Interesting times – New Law Journal
“In Jeffrey Jones v SoS for Energy and Climate Change [2012] EWHC 2936 (QB) the High Court considered the use of credit agreements between a law firm and its clients.”
New Law Journal, 13th May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Pitt and another v Holt and another; Futter and another v Futter and others – WLR Daily
“The court’s jurisdiction to intervene in a decision made by trustees who were acting within their power arose only if they could be shown to have acted in breach of duty. Trustees who wished to exercise a discretion which was within their powers and sought and acted on the advice of apparently competent professional advisers not in breach of duty merely because the professional advice turned out to be incorrect.”
WLR Daily, May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
