Fake biology teacher Julia Rawlinson jailed – BBC News
“A ‘pathological liar’ who forged qualifications to get a job as a teacher has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supermarkets agree to prices and discounts code – BBC News
“Eight supermarkets have agreed to ensure that special offers and price promotions are fair. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been investigating the way prices are displayed, advertised and promoted in stores.”
BBC News, 30th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
16-year-old schoolboy’s hockey ball death ruled ‘tragic accident’ – The Independent
“The death of a 16-year-old Dorset schoolboy after being hit by a hockey ball thrown by another pupil was a tragic accident, an inquest jury has found.”
The Independent, 29th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Leveson’s verdict: ‘The press have wreaked havoc’. Cameron’s verdict: I reject the report’s key finding – The Independent
“Newspapers in Britain have been guilty of years of malpractice that ‘wreaked havoc on the lives of innocent people’ and must ultimately be regulated by law to prevent further wrongdoing, Lord Justice Leveson’s landmark inquiry concluded today.”
The Independent, 30th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: Leveson Report – official-documents.gov.uk
An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson] Volume 1 (PDF)
An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson] Volume 2 (PDF)
An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson] Volume 3 (PDF)
An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson] Volume 4 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
‘Provocative’ Playboy lorry advert banned – Daily Telegraph
“An advert for Playboy featuring scantily clad women was banned after it appeared on the side of a lorry parked outside a hotel popular with the elderly in a seaside town.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
SAS sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale is freed – Daily Telegraph
“An SAS sniper, jailed for illegally possessing a pistol brought back from Iraq, thanked the kindness of the ‘Great British public’ as he was dramatically freed from custody.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Without Prejudice lawcast: the Leveson Report with Carl Gardner and David Allen Green – Charon QC
“Without Prejudice lawcast: The Leveson Report with Carl Gardner and David Allen Green.”
Charon QC, 30th November 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Leveson report calls for new press law – The Guardian
“Lord Justice Leveson has recommended the introduction of the first press law in Britain since the 17th century – proposing that a statutory body such as Ofcom should take responsibility for monitoring an overhauled Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson]
Pringle v Government of Ireland and another – WLR Daily
Pringle v Government of Ireland and another (Case 370/12); [2012] WLR (D) 350
“Articles 4(3)TEU and 13TEU of the EU Treaty and articles 2(3)FEU, 3(1)(c) and (2)FEU, 119FEU to 123FEU and 125FEU to 127FEU of the FEU Treaty, and the general principle of effective judicial protection did not preclude the conclusion between the member states (whose currency was the euro) of an agreement such as the Treaty establishing the European stability mechanism between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Finland (the ESM Treaty), concluded at Brussels on 2 February 2012, or the ratification of that Treaty by those member states.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Online holiday site Kayak’s ‘distressing’ ad banned by ASA – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has banned a TV ad from online holiday site Kayak, after more than 400 complaints said it was distressing to those who have had brain tumours and surgery.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SodaStream ‘black’ TV ad protests regulator’s ban on original campaign – The Guardian
“SodaStream is to air a TV advert, featuring just a black screen with white text, in protest at an 11th-hour decision by regulators to ban its planned £11m campaign after an objection that it ‘denigrated’ the bottled drinks industry.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ali v Bashir & Anor [2012] EWHC 3358 (QB) (27 November 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Smith v Trafford Housing Trust [2012] EWHC 3320 (Ch) (23 November 2012)
Appleyard v Wewelwala [2012] EWHC 3302 (Ch) (23 November 2012)
Bowen Travel Ltd, Re [2012] EWHC 3405 (Ch) (08 November 2012)
JW Spear & Sons Ltd & Anor v Zynga, Inc [2012] EWHC 3345 (Ch) (28 November 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Savage v United States of America [2012] EWHC 3317 (Admin) (28 November 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Nakanishi Marine Co Ltd v Gora Shipping Ltd & Ors [2012] EWHC 3383 (Comm) (28 November 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
How Richard O’Dwyer’s love of films led to two-year struggle for liberty – The Guardian
“For Richard O’Dwyer, the extradition battle to decide his fate started with a knock on the door of his student room at dawn on a chill November morning in 2010 – and ended almost exactly two years later with a tweet, fresh from court.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge attacks ‘genius’ prosecutors after householder confronts yobs with knife – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge demanded to know which ‘genius’ decided to charge a householder for holding knife while protecting his home despite none of the armed yobs being arrested.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Newport shooting: IPCC criticises police handling of domestic abuse case – The Guardian
“Report says police took too long after initial allegation of assault to arrest husband who went on to shoot wife and kill himself.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal considers whether the Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate regime infringes Article 8 – Panopticon
“This week, the Court of Appeal heard the cases of R (T) v Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police and others and R (JB) v the Secretary of State for the Home Department. These are the latest in a series of cases challenging whether the criminal records checks regime is compatible with the Convention. Unlike previous cases, which have concerned the disclosure of “soft information” held on local police computer systems, these cases raise in stark terms the compatibility of s.113B(3)(a) of the Police Act 1997 with Article 8. This requires the disclosure of all convictions, cautions, warnings and reprimands on an Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate (‘ECRC’). In T’s case, his ECRC disclosed a warning he had been given for stealing a bicycle when he was 11. In JB’s case, her ECRC disclosed a caution for shoplifting given eight years before the check.”
Panopticon, 28th November 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Dos and don’ts for the bill of rights commission – The Guardian
“The commission’s report on whether the Human Rights Act should be repealed is soon due. What should be avoided?”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Confusion over JR clampdown – LegalVoice
“Lawyers are baffled by some parts of the government’s outline for judicial review reform, and warn that other parts could ‘endanger compliance with EU law’, writes Elizabeth Davidson.”
LegalVoice, 29th November 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
