Facebook user avoids jail over April Jones comments – The Guardian
“A sales adviser who made a series of depraved sexual comments about five-year-old April Jones on Facebook has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Secretary’s statement on historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales – Home Office
“In 1991, North Wales Police conducted an investigation into allegations that, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, children in homes that were managed and supervised by Clwyd County Council were sexually and physically abused. The result of the police investigation was eight prosecutions and seven convictions of former care workers.”
Home Office, 6th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Breast cancer patients claim compensation from hospitals – BBC News
“Women who claim they had botched and unnecessary breast cancer operations are taking legal action against three hospitals in the West Midlands.”
BBC News, 7th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Informing Deposits – NearlyLegal
“The Court of Appeal has recently ruled on a tenancy deposit protection case regarding the issue of prescribed information. Here T had paid a deposit and L had protected it in one of the approved schemes but he had not given the prescribed information as required by the Housing (Tenancy Deposits)(Prescribed Information) Order 2007. T allegedly fell into rent arrears and L sought possession. T counter-claimned on the basis of lack of compliance with the Prescribed Information Order. L admitted non-compliance with the Order but argued that the requirement was largely procedural, thjat the purpose of the legislation was to protect depisits (which had been done) and that T could have found out all he wanted to know from teh scheme administrator. The lower Court dismised T’s claim holding that information in the tenancy agreement coupled with the further information provided by L during the hearing was enough to comply with the requirements of the Order.”
NearlyLegal, 7th November 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Zinga & Anor v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2357 (07 November 2012)
Harriott v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2294 (07 November 2012)
Jones & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2356 (07 November 2012)
JM & Anor, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 2293 (07 November 2012)
T v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2358 (07 November 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hudson v Department for Work and Pensions [2012] EWCA Civ 1416 (07 November 2012)
G (Children) [2012] EWCA Civ 1434 (07 November 2012)
K (Children) [2012] EWCA Civ 1433 (07 November 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Swan Housing Association Ltd v Gill [2012] EWHC 3129 (QB) (07 November 2012)
Stevenson & Anor v Singh & Ors [2012] EWHC 2880 (QB) (06 November 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vigeland v Ennismore Fund Management Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 3099 (Ch) (07 November 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Y v Y [2012] EWHC 2063 (Fam) (27 June 2012)
P v P [2012] EWHC 1733 (Fam) (30 May 2012)
Z v A [2012] EWHC 1434 (Fam) (09 May 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Saltri III Ltd v MD Mezzanine SA Sicar & Ors [2012] EWHC 3025 (Comm) (07 November 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Charon UK Tour Report #6: Professor Moorhead on legal ethics – Charon QC
“Today, I am at University College London talking with Professor Richard Moorhead, Professor of Law and Professional Ethics.”
Charon QC, 7th November 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Legal aid: Chris Grayling orders probe – BBC News
“An ‘immediate examination’ of the legal aid system has been ordered by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”
BBC News, 7th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hugh Barrett: ‘We’re expecting test cases.’ – LegalVoice
“Next April represents a seismic shift in the legal aid world. It’s not only the LASPO cuts but the Legal Services Commission is going to be subsumed into the Ministry of Justice. Jon Robins speaks to Hugh Barrett, director of legal aid commissioning and contract management at the LSC.”
LegalVoice, 7th November 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Watchdog Ofqual queries text book links to exam boards – BBC News
“The publication or endorsement of text books by exam boards has been questioned by England’s exams watchdog Ofqual.”
BBC News, 7th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Daily Telegraph access
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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012
The NHS Bodies (Transfer of Trust Property) Order (No. 2) 2012
The Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Transport of Goods) Order 2012
The Education (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012
The Collaboration Between Education Bodies (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Local Policing Bodies (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Order 2012
The Local Policing Bodies (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Energy Act 2004 (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Employment and Support Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Industrial Injuries Benefit (Injuries arising before 5th July 1948) Regulations 2012
The Police and Crime Panels (Application of Local Authority Enactments) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Human rights victory for BNP bus driver – UK Human Rights Blog
“The BNP has been a relentless opponent of Human Rights Act and its manifesto for the 2010 General Election made no less than three separate declarations of its intention to scrap the Act and abrogate the European Convention of Human Rights which it described charmingly as being, ‘exploited to abuse Britain’s hospitality by the world’s scroungers.'”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Policies or Aims, Obnoxious or Otherwise – Employment Law Blog
“The European Court of Human Rights today released its judgment in the case of Redfearn v UK, and held that the UK had failed through its domestic law adequately to protect the right of Mr Redfearn, a British National Party councillor, to freedom of association under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
Employment Law Blog, 6th November 2012
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
When is Supreme better than Grand? – One Inner Temple Lane
“With its recent twin judgements of R v Riat & Others [2012] EWCA Crim 1509 and R v Ibrahim [2012] EWCA Crim 837 the Court of Appeal have finally dealt with the fallout from the long running spat over the correct approach to hearsay evidence which had been taking place between the British and European courts.”
One Inner Temple Lane, 7th November 2012
Source: www.1itl.com
Assignment & Organised Grouping: Where Does The Law Currently Stand? – Hardwicke Chambers
“This paper concerns part of TUPE1 regulation 4(1) and regulation 3(3)(a). There’s a summary of the main points at the end of it, on page 7.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd November 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Fitness to Practice, Integrity: should you be able to buy a used car from this person? – 11 KBW
“An important function for regulators of the professions is to ensure that the ‘wrong’ people do not tarnish the reputation and standing of their peers. In this paper, I shall discuss some recent examples of professional misconduct, and identify some common threads between different regulatory regimes”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 31st October 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Hearing Denis MacShane’s expenses letters in court ‘would breach his rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“Denis MacShane’s letters admitting expenses abuses cannot be used against him in court because it would breach his rights as an MP, parliament’s standards watchdog has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Foreign Secretary v Rahmatullah: Reprieve’s dodgy press release – Head of Legal
“Last Wednesday the Supreme Court gave judgment in this case in which Yunus Rahmatullah, who’s being held by American forces in Afghanistan, applied for habeas corpus against the British government.”
Head of Legal, 6th November 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
