BBC police dramas breach Ofcom rules – BBC News
“Ofcom has found two BBC police dramas, Good Cop and Line Of Duty, in breach of rules regarding protecting children.”
BBC News, 17th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Amendment Regulations 2012
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.6 and Savings Provisions) Order 2012
The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
MH v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2725 (14 December 2012)
Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd R. [2012] EWCA Crim 2670 (13 December 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Charles v Tesco Stores Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1663 (14 December 2012)
Space Airconditioning Plc v Guy & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1664 (14 December 2012)
Freetown v Assethold Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1657 (14 December 2012)
Smith & Nephew Plc v Convatec Technologies Inc [2012] EWCA Civ 1638 (14 December 2012)
Bramston v Haut [2012] EWCA Civ 1637 (14 December 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
The Pensions Ombudsman v EMC Europe Ltd & Ors [2012] EWHC 3508 (Ch) (14 December 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
R (a Child), Re [2012] EWHC 2956 (Fam) (24 October 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cavendish Square Holdings BV & Anor v El Makdessi [2012] EWHC 3582 (Comm) (14 December 2012)
Novoship (UK) Ltd & Ors v Mikhaylyuk & Ors [2012] EWHC 3586 (Comm) (14 December 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Baroness D’Souza – The Role of the House of Lords in the Parliamentary Process – UCL Constitution Unit
“Looking above and beyond current debates about the House of Lords’ composition, Baroness D’Souza will discuss the Lords in terms of its place in the parliamentary process. Having now been in post for over a year, Baroness D’Souza will present her vision for the Lords’ future, its contribution to the political system, changes to its working practices and the role of the Lord Speaker. She will also cover public perceptions of the Upper House and the importance of outreach.”
UCL Constitution Unit, 14th December 2012
Source: ww.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
Hate crime – should the aggravated and stirring up hatred offences be extended? – Law Commission
“The Commission has been asked by Government to consider whether two existing groups of offences dealing with hate crime should be extended.”
Law Commission, 14th December 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Gap in the UK’s law on cycling? – BBC News
“A driver opens his car door. There’s a collision with a cyclist. Is this a criminal act?”
BBC News, 15th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Humanist Association v LB Richmond and ors [2012] EWHC 3622 (Admin) – Education Law Blog
“In this judgment (handed down on 14 December 2012), Sales J has rejected a challenge to the decision of the London Borough of Richmond accepting proposals from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster for the establishment of two voluntary-aided Roman Catholic schools (1 primary, 1 secondary) in Twickenham.”
Education Law Blog, 17th December 2012
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Woolf warns Government over judicial review – The Independent
“Government plans to curb the right to judicial review risk endangering a vital legal safeguard, a former lord chief justice warned today.”
The Independent, 15th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
ASB and Possession – NearlyLegal
“Birmingham CC v Ashton is a case which illustrates the difficulty that judges face when they are invited to make possession orders on the grounds of nuisance and anti-social behaviour against tenants with mental health problems.”
NearlyLegal, 16th December 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
The laws of succession: ‘Blood flows in women’s veins too’ – The Independent
“Should the aristocracy follow the Royal Family and change the laws of succession?”
The Independent, 16th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Internet porn: Automatic block rejected – BBC News
“Ministers have rejected plans to automatically block internet access to pornography on all computers, saying the move is not widely supported.”
BBC News, 15th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court rejects Humanist Association’s challenge to faith school proposals in Richmond – UK Human Rights Blog
“This was an application for judicial review of decisions of the defendant Council to approve proposals put forward by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster to establish a voluntary aided secondary school designated by the Secretary of State as a school having a religious character as a school for Roman Catholics and a similarly designated primary school.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th December 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Leveson Inquiry: Public invited to review press code – BBC News
“Five lay people will be invited to take part in a review of the newspapers’ code of practice in the wake of the Leveson report into press ethics.”
BBC News, 15th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nurse guilty of manslaughter of baby who bled to death after botched home circumcision – Daily Telegraph
“A nurse has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a four-week-old baby who bled to death after a botched home circumcision.”
The Independent, 14th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges take on ministers over supreme court – The Guardian
“The government is facing a clash with some of the country’s most senior judges who will this week attempt to force ministers to relinquish control of the running of the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More trials being disrupted over interpreter failings – The Guardian
“Nearly 200 trials were disrupted or postponed in England and Wales in the first quarter of the year because interpreters provided by a private firm failed to appear, according to a damning report by the select committee.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal court rejects attempt to increase Chris Halliwell’s murder sentence – The Guardian
“The appeal court has ruled against an attempt to increase the minimum jail term being served by Chris Halliwell, who brutally murdered Sian O’Callaghan after she got into his taxi.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former Labour MP Margaret Moran escapes jail and criminal conviction despite fiddling £53,000 of expenses from taxpayer – The Independent
“The former Labour MP, Margaret Moran, has been given a two-year supervision and treatment order for fiddling her expenses in order to gain £53,000 she was not entitled to.”
The Independent, 14th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Phone-hacking: 22 victims ‘reach court settlement’ – BBC News
“Twenty-two victims of the News of The World (NoW) phone-hacking scandal,
including DJ Jamie Theakston and Jade Goody’s ex-partner, have accepted damages
to settle their cases.”
BBC News, 14th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
