Worcester child killer David McGreavy anonymity waived – BBC News
“The High Court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a man who murdered three children in Worcester.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Access to justice at risk with court fee plans, warns CJC – Litigation Futures
“Government plans to reform the regime for court fees remissions and introduce a means test are too severe and ‘will diminish access to justice for a sizeable group of low-income families’, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Distress must be directly linked to data breach for consumers to claim compensation, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“Businesses do not have to pay compensation for causing distress to consumers if they break data protection laws unless the distress suffered by consumers is linked to the breach itself, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Interflora wins trademark case against Marks & Spencer – The Guardian
“Marks and Spencer has lost a five-year legal battle with Interflora after it bought advertising space tied to Google searches for the flower delivery network’s name.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK Uncut loses: Taxman’s Goldman Sachs deal “not a glorious episode”, but lawful – UK Human Rights Blog
“Tax avoidance has hit the news again, with Apple currently facing questions from the US Senate about its exploitation of Irish company law loopholes and David Cameron writing to offshore tax havens to push for more transparency over tax rules. As it happens, the High Court has just handed down a ruling in a case which raises many of the same issues.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Massive unmet legal need among small businesses, landmark research finds – Legal Futures
“Legal problems are costing small businesses in England and Wales £100bn a year, with fears over the cost of legal advice meaning they are far more likely to go it alone than seek help, authoritative new research from the Legal Services Board (LSB) has found.”
Legal Futures, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Sugar daddy’ serial conman jailed for seven years – BBC News
“A conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of women he met on a website for ‘sugar daddies’ has been jailed.”
BBC News, 21st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chris Grayling to crack down on criminals freed early from jail – Daily Telegraph
“Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has plans to crack down on criminals who are freed from jail halfway through their sentence.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abdel Hakim Belhaj torture case may be heard in secret court – The Guardian
“One of the first cases to be heard by the government’s new generation of secret courts may be a claim brought by a Libyan dissident who was kidnapped along with his pregnant wife and flown to one of Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Disarray as DPP contradicts new guidance on naming of suspects – The Independent
“Controversial plans to protect the identity of suspects arrested by police were in disarray last night after the Director of Public Prosecutions called for more ‘wriggle room’ to name suspects before they were charged.”
The Independent, 21st May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Doubling in innocent people branded criminals by Criminal Records Bureau – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of innocent people could have been given criminal records last year, more than double the previous year, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brain training: how can experts ensure justice is unbiased? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“In an ideal world, experts would be brought into a case to help ascertain what has happened, use objective instruments that quantify and interpret the evidence, and provide the court with an unbiased view. However, the reality is that often experts are recruited to help make a case for an existing theory of what has happened, and they rely on subjective judgments and interpretations. Can we expect experts to be objective? Is it realistic that without specific cognitive measures experts can be impartial?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 21st May 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Newspaper royal charter plans are ‘bizarre’, says Liberty director – The Guardian
“A key adviser to the Leveson report, the civil rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, has hit out against politicians and newspaper barons, accusing them of letting down the public over promises to set up a new press watchdog.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three forgers jailed after undercover operation that revealed £50,000 of fake £1 coins – The Independent
“Three forgers have been jailed for what police believe is the largest ever plot to make fake £1 coins in the UK – some of which may still be in circulation.”
The Independent, 21st May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Torture victims win test case over detention in UK immigration centres – The Guardian
“The Home Office has been ordered by the high court to pay compensation to four torture survivors who were unlawfully held in British immigration detention centres.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alison L. Young: Fact/Law – a Flawed Distinction? – UK Constitutional Law Group
“If prizes were awarded to ‘Distinctions in English law’, then a good contender for the ‘lifetime achievement’ award would be the distinction between ‘law’ and ‘fact’. Whilst adventurers have their Swiss Army knife, and the Dr has his sonic screwdriver, lawyers have the multi-purpose malleable ‘law/fact’ distinction which is just as capable of opening or closing avenues of review, or providing a deus ex machina ‘get out of jail free’ card – or so a perusal of two recent decisions of the Supreme Court might have us believe.”
UK Constitutional Law Group 21st May 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Public has right to know Boris Johnson fathered child during affair, court rules – The Guardian
“The public has a right to know that Boris Johnson had an extramarital affair with a woman who later gave birth to their daughter, the appeal court has ruled.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Benjamin Roach sentenced to seven years for baby death – BBC News
“A man who killed his four-week-old daughter by shaking her violently has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 21st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Female police officer offered ‘pink gun’ wins £20K in compensation – Daily Telegraph
A female police firearms officer tricked into opening a filing cabinet full of porn and offered a “pink gun” as a weapon has been awarded £20,000 in compensation.
Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
