Appeal court extends jail term of man who filmed rape on iPad – The Guardian
“Appeal judges have almost doubled the jail sentence of a man who filmed himself raping a woman on his iPad.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Psychiatric Asbos’ were an error says key advisor – The Independent
“Controversial powers to treat mental health patients in the community while seriously curtailing their freedoms have been criticised by one of their strongest supporters.”
The Independent, 14th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sally Bercow faces first high court hearing in Twitter libel battle – The Guardian
“Sally Bercow, the wife of the Commons speaker, faces her first high court hearing next week as part of the libel battle with Lord McAlpine over an allegedly defamatory Twitter message.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No Sky TV, no Xbox: prisoners’ perks to be axed as Chris Grayling gets tough on jails – The Independent
“Thousands of prisoners could lose their automatic access to gym equipment, games consoles and other perks under plans for a tough new regime in Britain’s jails.”
The Independent, 14th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prosecuting sexual assault: ‘Raped all over again’ – The Guardian
“Frances Andrade’s experience in the witness box left her feeling violated. Within days she had killed herself. Is it time we changed the way we prosecute sexual assault?”
The Guardian, 13th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
After Leveson: Stephen Sedley on press regulation – London Review of Books
“The Privy Council, which will now be responsible for issuing a royal charter setting up a panel to vet the independence of a new press regulator, started licensing books in 1538. In 1557 a royal charter gave the members of the Stationers’ Company a monopoly of printing. In 1588 the anti-episcopal Marprelate Tracts (one of whose authors, John Penry, was executed for publishing them) provoked a system of press licensing which survived in one form or another, though with diminishing effect, until the last decade of the 17th century.”
London Review of Books, 11th April 2013
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
Man jailed for slashing women in Hounslow – BBC News
“A man who slashed two women in separate random attacks in west London has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 12th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Data protection law is in danger of lagging behind technological change – The Guardian
“Data processing practices are evolving faster than the law can adapt to them, according to a senior British lawyer at an international law firm specialising in data protection.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court backs ban against teacher who condemned ‘homosexual lifestyle’ – The Independent
“The High Court has upheld a classroom ban on a Christian school teacher who condemned the ‘homosexual lifestyle’ in front of pupils.”
The Independent, 12th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Adult TV star had curfew tag removed as it would interfere with work – Daily Telegraph
“An adult TV chat show has overturned a court order forcing her to wear an electronic tag after claiming it would put her out of work.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Asmeron v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 435 (11 April 2013)
JC & Ors v R [2013] EWCA Crim 368 (28 March 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
ET BT and CT (Children) v Islington [2013] EWCA Civ 323 (10 April 2013)
Flatman v Germany [2013] EWCA Civ 278 (10 April 2013)
Anderson & Ors v London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority [2013] EWCA Civ 321 (11 April 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Stobart Group Ltd & Ors v Elliott [2013] EWHC 797 (QB) (11 April 2013)
Vaughan v London Borough of Lewisham & Ors [2013] EWHC 795 (QB) (11 April 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Willis & Anor v Derwentside District Council [2013] EWHC 738 (Ch) (10 April 2013)
Morshead Mansions Ltd v Mactra Properties Ltd [2013] EWHC 801 (Ch) (10 April 2013)
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc v ABB Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 822 (Ch) (11 April 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
R v A [2013] EWHC 692 (Fam) (27 March 2013)
A Primary Care Trust v LDV & Ors [2013] EWHC 272 (Fam) (18 February 2013)
Elliott v Ratcliffe [2013] EWHC 806 (Fam) (01 February 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Harford v The Nursing and Midwifery Council [2013] EWHC 696 (Admin) (10 April 2013)
Durowoju v Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) [2013] EWHC 837 (Admin) (11 April 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Planning policy versus the UN rights of the child – UK Human Rights Blog
“As the judge explicitly recognised, this case raised the clash of two principles – how to resolve the policy-driven field of planning with the rights of family under Article 8 ECHR and of the child under Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Law firms cannot be held liable for disbursement costs, rules CoA – The Lawyer
“Firms cannot automatically be held liable for costs when they have funded a claimant’s disbursements in a failed claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
The Lawyer, 11th April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Sapper Mark Smith death: Coroner calls for inquiry – BBC News
“A coroner has called for an inquiry to look at ‘systemic failures’ in an investigation into the death of a Kent soldier in Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 11th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Glatt v Sinclair (Glatt and others intervening) – WLR Daily
Glatt v Sinclair (Glatt and others intervening) [2013] EWCA Civ 241; [2013] WLR (D) 134
“A court had power to make an order permitting a receiver appointed by the court under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to recover remuneration, disbursements and expenses for work done relating to the receivership once the receivership order had been discharged.”
WLR Daily, 26th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Defamation bill faces fresh attack from Conservatives – The Guardian
“The defamation bill, which was last month threatened with obliteration after a political row over Leveson press reforms, is once again under attack, but this time by the Tories who want to get rid of two key sections.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal Services Board pledges to work better with regulators – Legal Week
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has restated its intention to work better with industry regulators following a series of criticisms by bodies including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB).”
Legal Week, 12th April 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
Stobart lorry chief faces contempt trial – The Guardian
“The chief executive of Stobart Group, one of Britain’s biggest trucking companies, will go on trial for contempt after a whistleblower partially won a high court case against him and another executive.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EastEnders’ Gemma McCluskie murder: Man jailed for threats – BBC News
“A man who claimed to have kidnapped a former EastEnders actress, later found to have been murdered by her brother, has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 11th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secretly-married priest jailed for sex assault on 17-year-old girl – The Independent
“A secretly-married priest who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in what a judge described as an ‘enormous breach of trust’ was today jailed for six months.”
The Independent, 11th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
