Bradford prostitute rape gang members jailed – BBC News
“Three members of a gang who targeted and raped prostitutes in Bradford have been jailed for 12 years.”
BBC News, 14th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bloody Sunday families offered £50,000 compensation by MoD – The Guardian
“The families of those shot dead by Parachute Regiment soldiers on Bloody Sunday in 1972 have been offered around £50,000 each in compensation by the Ministry of Defence.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2013
The Civil Legal Aid (Preliminary Proceedings) Regulations 2013
The Finance Act 2009, Section 101 (Tax Agents: Dishonest Conduct) (Appointed Day) Order 2013
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations 2013
The Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2013
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2013
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2013
The Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Immigration (Procedure for Formation of Civil Partnerships) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013
The Legislative Reform (Hallmarking) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Family Rights at Work – Cloisters
“The Government has published its response to the ‘Modern Workplaces’ consultation on the overhaul of family rights at work, including shared parental leave, extended flexible working and new rights for surrogate parents. Rachel Crasnow explains the issues.”
Cloisters, 17th January 2013
Source: www.cloisters.com
Met police loses bid to overturn award to autistic teenager – The Guardian
“The court of appeal has rejected an attempt by the Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to overturn an award of £28,250 in damages to a severely autistic teenager who was put in handcuffs and leg restraints and held in a police van after jumping into a swimming pool.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Commission launches guidance on managing religion or belief in the workplace – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“Equality and Human Rights Commission has published new guidance today to help employers and employees deal with the expression of religion or belief at work and avoid conflict and costly court cases.”
14th February 2013
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Greater transparency at the heart of the Regulator’s determinations guidelines – 11 Stone Buildings
“The Pensions Regulator has published revisions to the current Determinations Panel procedure as well as a separate Case Team procedure following a period of consultation. The procedures detail the processes used by the Determinations Panel and the regulator’s case teams in cases where the final decision rests with the Panel. Thomas Robinson, barrister at 11 Stone Buildings, explains the key changes and their potential impact on pension schemes.”
11 Stone Buildings, February 2013
Source: www.11sb.com
LSB warns regulators over mis-selling risk with damages-based agreements – Litigation Futures
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and other regulators must consider whether action is needed to ensure that damages-based agreements (DBAs) are not mis-sold to consumers, the Legal Services Board has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Letting agents: new laws needed to protect tenants and landlords, says OFT – The Guardian
“The government should consider new laws for lettings agents to improve the rights of tenants and landlords, the Office of Fair Trading has said.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retired priest Robert Coles jailed for sexually abusing boys – BBC News
“A retired Church of England priest from East Sussex has been jailed for eight years for sexual offences against three boys aged between 10 and 16.”
BBC News, 14th Febraury 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment tribunal hearing first claim for caste discrimination collapses – The Guardian
“An employment tribunal hearing the first claim for unfair dismissal on the grounds of caste discrimination has collapsed after information handed to the judge by police led the judge to recuse herself from the case.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Damages Act 1996: the discount rate – review of the legal framework – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper seeks views on two subjects relating to the setting of the discount rate under section 1 of the Damages Act 1996:
Whether the legal parameters defining how the rate is set should be changed.
Whether there is a case for encouraging the use of periodical payment orders instead of lump sum payments.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions) Regulations 2013
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2013
The Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
B v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 3 (31 January 2013)
Moore & Anor, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 85 (13 February 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
H (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ 72 (13 February 2013)
Szpak v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2013] EWCA Civ 46 (13 February 2013)
KS (Burma) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 67 (13 February 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Global Torch Ltd v Apex Global Management Ltd [2013] EWHC 223 (Ch) (13 February 2013)
VLM Holdings Ltd v Ravensworth Digital Services Ltd [2013] EWHC 228 (Ch) (13 February 2013)
Nationwide Building Society v Christie & Anor [2013] EWHC 127 (Ch) (01 February 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
RCW v A Local Authority [2013] EWHC 235 (Fam) (12 February 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Legal Process as a Tool to Rewrite History – Law, Politics and History – Gresham College Lecture
“Trials at the ICTY concerned political violence and criminality that resulted from disintegration of a federation from which seven new successors states were formed. That process has been defined as a ‘clash of state projects’, where violence happened in areas claimed by two or more parties, or an aspiring state. The war crimes trials at the ICTY that resulted from overlapping territorial claims in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo produced a huge record of trial evidence. Problems in the very small state of Kosovo may be seen as the beginning of the violent process of disintegration, now known loosely as the Balkan wars of the 1990s. The conflict in Kosovo of 1998-9 may be seen as the end of those wars. Kosovo now seeks global recognition as an independent state but faces opposition both as to its international legal entitlements and as to how its history in the conflict should be viewed.”
Lecture by Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Gresham College, 13th February 2013
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
New rules use government buying power against tax avoidance – HM Treasury
“New rules that will allow government departments to ban companies and individuals which take part in failed tax avoidance schemes from being awarded Government contracts have been unveiled by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude today.”
HM Treasury, 14th February 2013
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Former Scotland Yard commander Ali Dizaei loses appeal against conviction – The Guardian
“The former Scotland Yard commander Ali Dizaei has lost his appeal against a conviction which ended the career of one of the most controversial police officers in recent times.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Intellectual Property Litigation: Implementation of the Jackson Report’s Recommendations – Speech by Mr Justice Arnold
Intellectual Property Litigation: Implementation of the Jackson Report’s Recommendations (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Arnold
AIPPI UK, 14th February 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Autism damages case: Met Police loses damages appeal – BBC News
“The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to overturn a damages award made to a teenager with autism restrained by police after jumping fully-clothed into a swimming pool.”
BBC News, 14th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention – Ministry of Justice
“‘Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention’ describes the Government’s plans for placing high quality education at the centre of youth custody. Plans to reform youth custody will see young people appropriately punished while at the same time learning to take responsibility for their actions and gaining the skills and qualifications they need to lead productive, law-abiding lives. The paper invites views and outline proposals from a wide range of stakeholders and providers describing how they would implement our vision for Secure Colleges.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
