Hannah Windsor murder: Boyfriend Adam Lewis jailed – BBC News
“An 18-year-old who murdered his girlfriend in a ‘sexual and sadistic’ killing has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘I can’t intervene in SAS sniper case,’ attorney general tells defence secretary – The Guardian
“The attorney general has said it would be inappropriate for him to intervene in the case of a jailed SAS soldier, after a request by the defence secretary for him to review the conviction.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nazir Afzal: how the CPS plans to bring more child abusers to justice – The Guardian
“The north-west head of the Crown Prosecution Service talks about bringing the Rochdale child sex ring before the courts/”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court dismisses claim against Evening Standard as “attempt at extortion” – The Lawyer
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has slammed a claimant who attempted to sue London Evening Standard journalist Andrew Gilligan calling the case an ‘attempt at extortion’.”
The Lawyer, 20th November 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Karate man’ jailed for battering toddler – BBC News
“A self-professed karate expert who beat up a toddler so badly he broke the boy’s leg has been jailed for 14 years.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guilt, non-guilt and innocence: what will Strasbourg decide? – The Guardian
“Victims of miscarriages of justice await Lorraine Allen judgment with hope.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£1.4bn UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli jailed for 7 years for UK’s largest ever fraud – The Independent
“A rogue trader who carried out the UK’s largest ever fraud, losing £1.4 billion in bad deals which nearly brought down a major international bank, was jailed for seven years today.”
The Independent, 20th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough: Application to quash inquests next month – BBC News
“An application to quash the Hillsborough inquest verdicts will be made next month, the Attorney General has announced.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mandatory post-release rehab courses for short-sentence prisoners unveiled – The Guardian
“Prisoners serving less than 12 months will have to agree to undertake a post-release rehabilitation programme as a condition of their release under legislation planned by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
When does a professional appointment include a guarantee of success? – Zenith Chambers
“For anyone concerned as to whether a professional appointment imposes a duty guaranteeing or warranting a successful outcome the Court of Appeal decision in Trebor Bassett Holdings Limited -and- The Cadbury UK Partnership v. ADT Fire and Security Plc (2012) EWCA Civ 1158 provides invaluable assistance.”
Zenith Chambers, 14th November 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
New rights for surrogate parents as part of innovative overhaul of flexible parental leave framework – Cloisters
“Parental leave is to be shared more equally in the future. From 2015 the UK will have a new system of flexible parental leave in place”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, November 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
Just because it looks like a Duck, walks like a Duck and sounds like a Duck, does not mean it is Duck –or a house? – Hardwicke Chambers
“Part I of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 was designed to alter the balance between freeholders and their residential tenants, by giving the leaseholders the right to an extended lease or to compulsory acquisition of the freehold.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 16th November 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
More victims to get a say – restorative Justice – Ministry of Justice
“More victims of crime will be able to access a high standard of restorative justice across England and Wales with the launch of a new action plan today [19 November].”
Ministry of Justice,
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System (PDF)
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Abbey v Gilligan & Ors [2012] EWHC 3217 (QB) (20 November 2012)
Ahmed v The Inns’ Conduct Committee [2012] EWHC 3270 (QB) (19 November 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Payday loan firms warned over lending and debt collection – BBC News
“The payday loan industry has been warned to improve the way it lends money and collects debts, or face sanctions.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
JR, the rule of law, and administrative justice – NearlyLegal
“According to Cameron, there is a need to restrict the right to judicial review to ensure the country’s economic competitiveness. As he put it, judicial review should, therefore, cost more, have shorter deadlines, and fewer rights of appeal. This is so that ‘people think twice about time wasting’.”
NearlyLegal, 20th November 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Charging announcement in relation to Operation Elveden – Crown Prosecution Service
“Alison Levitt, QC, Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions, oversees CPS decision making and all potential prosecutions in relation to the ongoing phone hacking investigations and other related matters.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2012
Source: www.blog.cps.gov.uk
