English courts can stop parties bringing foreign legal proceedings in breach of arbitration agreements – OUT-LAW.com
“English courts have the power to prevent parties to an arbitration agreement from beginning legal proceedings in foreign courts in breach of that agreement, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
European Court of Justice grapples with secret evidence in UK immigration case – UK Human Rights Blog
“The European Court of Justice has, in recent days, handed down a judgment that hits several hot buttons: UK immigration law, EU human rights, secret evidence, and suspicions of terrorism. In ZZ the Court has had to rule on the use of secret evidence before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court warns parties not to try their luck with stricter approach to compliance – Litigation Futures
“It would be ‘unfortunate’ if the stricter post-Jackson approach to compliance with orders should encourage parties to refuse reasonable requests for time extensions in the hope that the court might refuse any extension at all, the High Court has said.”
Litigation Futures, 14th June 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judge asks why paedophile was let off with a ‘slap on the wrist’ by police – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has demanded an inquiry into an ‘inexplicable’ decision to let a paedophile off with a caution.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ministry of Justice plans to cut court services trigger strikes – The Guardian
“Court staff are being called out on strike on Monday amid growing opposition to the Ministry of Justice’s proposals to contract out services, cut legal aid and limit the use of judicial review.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freedom of information and unpublished data from a randomised controlled trial on ME/CFS – UK Human Rights Blog
“Rosalind English has recently posted on incomplete academic work in the climate change field. This appeal is closely related, in that it concerns a university’s claim to hold on to data from a publicly-funded randomised controlled trial pending peer-reviewed publication.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Reforms to cut the Judicial Review period will come into force next month – OUT-LAW.com
“The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that new rules in relation to Judicial Review of planning decisions will come into force on 1 July.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Dale Cregan gets life sentence for worst police killing in a generation – The Guardian
“A man who lured two police officers into a gun and grenade attack with ‘premeditated savagery’ while on the run for murdering a father and son was told on Thursday that he would spend the rest of his life in jail. Dale Cregan, 30, described by Greater Manchester police’s chief constable, Sir Peter Fahy, as a “scourge on our society”, was given a whole-life sentence at Preston crown court by Mr Justice Holroyde QC at the end of a four-month trial that laid bare the brutality of Manchester’s underworld.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Enhanced criminal records certificates – teachers on trial – Panopticon
“The theory that there is no smoke without fire is one which often looms large where teachers are accused of sexual offences against pupils. Even in the face of a decision by the CPS that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a prosecution or an acquittal following a criminal trial, a teacher who has been accused of sexual offences may find it hard to escape the tainting effects of the allegations. Of course, a critically important issue for the teacher in question is whether the allegations will ultimately find their way into any enhanced criminal record certificate (ECRC). This is an issue which has been considered by the High Court in two recent cases.”
Panopticon, 13th June 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Keeping knives off the streets – British justice style – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Why don’t the courts have a specific power to order forfeiture of a knife from someone convicted of carrying it in public without good reason?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th June 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Courts will not give up on girl abducted by mother, judge warns – The Guardian
“A doctor wanted after abducting her daughter and vanishing in the wake of a marriage breakup has been told by a judge ‘the courts will not give up’.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal advice on divorce prompts most legal complaints – BBC News
“Divorce cases have prompted the most complaints about lawyers in the last year with individuals being urged to shop around for legal advice.”
BBC News, 13th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Advertising industry takes steps to address concerns about online copyright infringement – OUT-LAW.com
“The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK is working on a new set of principles to govern advertising in a scheme that will take account of concerns about online copyright infringement.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Family courts face collapse – LegalVoice
“The family courts were under unprecedented pressure in the month following the introduction of the LASPO cuts which removed legal aid from most family cases, reports Jon Robins. Cafcass, which looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings, reported that in May there were a total of 5,061 new private law cases ‘representing the highest ever month on record’. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 removed legal aid for all family cases except where was evidence of domestic violence as of April.”
LegalVoice, 13th June 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Dale Cregan trial: Guilty verdicts in trial of police killer and others – BBC News
“Double police killer Dale Cregan has been cleared of a final charge of attempted murder at the conclusion of a 12-week trial involving nine other men.”
BBC News, 13th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pupillage candidates: how to answer a problem question – The Guardian
“Minutes before a pupillage interview, you may be given a problem question. Where should you begin?”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS publishes guidelines on prosecutors’ approach to Child Sexual Abuse cases – Crown Prosecution Service
“Ground breaking new guidelines for prosecutors on how to tackle cases involving child sexual abuse have today been issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions and will take immediate effect. At the same time, the College of Policing has issued guidance for investigators and both documents are now open to a three month public consultation.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th June 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Apex Global Management Ltd v Fi Call Ltd and others – WLR Daily
Apex Global Management Ltd v Fi Call Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 642; [2013] WLR (D) 228
“The phrase ‘members of his family forming part of his household’ in section 20(1)(b) of the State Immunity Act 1978 should not be given a wider meaning in relation to heads of state than it had in relation to diplomats. Thus a head of state’s ‘household’ was restricted to spouses, civil partners, dependent children and relatives.”
WLR Daily, 11th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
