Peterborough rapist John Hinton jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A man who raped a 15-year-old girl and assaulted three other women within the
space of four hours has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law ending exclusively male royal succession now law – BBC News
“A bill which ends succession to the Crown based on gender has become law.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough disaster police officers to refuse to give evidence to inquest – The Guardian
“Police officers on duty at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football ground when 96 Liverpool supporters died in 1989 will refuse to give evidence to the new inquest into the disaster, their barristers have said at a pre-inquest hearing.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victory for family denied cancer claim payout for father – The Guardian
“The family of a man who died of cancer but whose life insurance payout was refused on the grounds that he failed to disclose pins and needles have won their fight against Friends Life, after the financial ombudsman ruled that the insurer was wrong to cancel his policy.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Godolphin doping: Mahmood Al Zarooni gets eight-year ban – BBC News
“Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has been banned from racing for eight years
after doping horses at one of the world’s leading racing operations.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police’s Sapphire rape units facing shake-up – BBC News
“The Metropolitan Police teams that specialise in rape and sex assault cases are
to undergo a major reorganisation after a series of failed investigations, the
BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge throws out Sir Victor Blank’s bid to stop basement development – Daily Telegraph
“A High Court judge has opened the way for a City trader to build an underground
swimming pool at his London home, despite objections from a string of
high-profile neighbours, including Sir Victor Blank, the former banker, and
Richard Madeley, the television presenter.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father loses custody fight for child he never knew he had – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘cruelly deceived’ father whose son was put up for adoption without him even
knowing of his existence has had his hopes of gaining custody dashed following a
court ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dart, Alom and Mahmood jailed for preparing for acts of terrorism – BBC News
“Three British men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Regina v Cosford and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Cosford and others [2013] EWCA Crim 466; [2013] WLR (D) 147
“The test for identifying a public office turned on the nature of the duty undertaken and, in particular, whether it was a public duty in the sense that it represented the fulfilment of one of the responsibilities of government such that the public had a significant interest in its discharge extending beyond an interest in anyone who might be directly affected by a serious failure in the performance of the duty. The existence or otherwise of a public office was a question of law to be decided by a trial judge not by a jury.”
WLR Daily, 16th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Another blow for Theresa May: treating 17-year-olds in custody as adults ‘incompatible’ with human rights law – The Independent
“A teenager has won a High Court victory over the Home Secretary Theresa May’s policy of treating 17-year-olds taken into custody as adults – depriving them of protections offered to those aged 16 and under.”
The Independent, 25th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tailoring the law on vicarious liability – Lord Hope of Craighead
Tailoring the law on vicarious liability (PDF)
Lecture by Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord Taylor Memorial Lecture, Inner Temple, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
Death Row, Human Rights and the Limits of the Law – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Although both the law surrounding human rights and the use of judicial review to uphold it have grown exponentially in the UK in recent times, there are still plenty of jurisdictions where even fundamental principles of justice are not respected with any consistency. It is not surprising, therefore, that the last decade has seen a number of cases where those faced with perceived injustice abroad turn homewards for redress.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 20th April 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Barts and the London NHS Trust (Respondent) v Verma (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Barts and the London NHS Trust (Respondent) v Verma (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 20 | UKSC 2011/0246 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 24th April 2013
Salvesen and Riddell and another (Respondents) v. The Lord Advocate (Appellant) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 24th April 2013
Uprichard (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another – Supreme Court
Uprichard (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another [2013] UKSC 21 | UKSC 2012/0034 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 24th April 2013
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Salvesen and Riddell & Anor v. The Lord Advocate (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 22 (24 April 2013)
Uprichard v Scottish Ministers & Anor (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 21 (24 April 2013)
Barts and the London NHS Trust v Verma [2013] UKSC 20 (24 April 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Court)
Foye v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 475 (24 April 2013)
JFJ, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 569 (24 April 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
