Legal aid cheats targeted by Ministry of Justice – BBC News
“Criminals who collectively owe millions of pounds in legal aid could have their assets seized under government plans.”
BBC News, 30th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough shows why we need a permanent truth commission – The Guardian
“There’s an urgent need for independent oversight of incidents of malpractice – and the Hillsborough panel could provide a model.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers braced for post-recession surge in divorces – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers are preparing for a possible surge in the divorce rate as the economy moves out of recession.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court calls for joined-up thinking on disclosure of sex offender information – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has made an important ruling about the disclosure of information under the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (CSOD).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Mental health sectioning error – BBC News
“Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says urgent retrospective legislation is needed to correct a ‘technical error’ affecting up to 5,000 patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act since 2002.”
BBC News, 29th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoner votes: Strasbourg should give way to national independence – The Guardian
“The constitutional crisis predicted for years by Professor Vernon Bogdanor is upon us. He warned that the human rights reforms of the 1990s created a potential conflict between the sovereignty of parliament and the rule of law. ‘What happens if there is a clash between the two principles?’ he asked in his Magna Carta lecture of 2006. A very senior judge to whom he had posed the conundrum had replied ‘That is a question that ought not to be asked.'”
The Guardian, 29th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryan Coleman-Farrow jailed for faking rape case records – BBC News
“A former Metropolitan Police detective constable who specialised in rape cases has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for faking police records.”
BBC News, 29th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More offenders to meet their victims under plan to expand restorative justice – Daily Telegraph
“More offenders will have to meet their victims and apologise before being sentenced under a rapid expansion of restorative justice unveiled on Tuesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child benefit cuts ‘may be illegal’ – Daily Telegraph
“Cutting child benefit for middle-class parents breaks European laws by discriminating against Britons and is open to legal challenge, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Dixon, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2163 (05 October 2012)
Ferriter, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2211 (03 October 2012)
Matthews, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2154 (27 September 2012)
Williamson, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 2114 (02 August 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Brown v London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames [2012] EWCA Civ 1384 (26 October 2012)
Donovan v London Borough of Barking & Dagenham [2012] EWCA Civ 1375 (26 October 2012)
Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors v Prest & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1395 (26 October 2012)
The Trade Mark Licensing Co Ltd & Anor v Leofelis SA & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1366 (26 October 2012)
ZA & Anor v NA [2012] EWCA Civ 1396 (26 October 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2012
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2012
The Zootechnical Standards (England) Regulations 2012
The Crime and Disorder (Formulation and Implementation of Strategy) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Nelson and others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG Regina (TUI Travel plc and others) v Civil Aviation Authority (Joined Cases C-581/10–C-629/10) – WLR Daily
“Passengers whose flights were delayed were entitled, under certain circumstances, to compensation pursuant to article 5 to 7 of Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Folien Fischer AG and another v Ritrama SpA (Case C-133/11) – WLR Daily
Folien Fischer AG and another v Ritrama SpA (Case C-133/11); [2012] WLR (D) 292
“An action for a negative declaration seeking to establish the absence of liability in tort, delict, or quasi-delict fell within the scope of article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L12, p 1).”
WLR Daily, 25th October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Legal Services Board
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Baseline Report (Final) 2012 (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 25th October 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Parliament and the judiciary – Speech by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP
Speech by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP
BPP Law School, 25th October 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Winterbourne View abusers sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
“11 people have been sentenced for ill-treating patients at the Winterbourne View care home near Bristol.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Gay sperm donor told to pay child maintenance for ‘his’ two children – The Guardian
“A gay man from Essex who donated his sperm to enable a lesbian couple to have two children, but who was never named on their birth certificate and had no role in their upbringing, is being forced by the Child Support Agency to pay for their support – 13 years after the first child was born.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court ruling on foreign insolvency judgments “goes against global nature of business” says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Insolvency cases should not be treated differently to other cases when it comes to deciding what foreign judgments can be enforced in the UK, the Supreme Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Ad watchdog to launch crackdown on misleading internet ads – Daily Telegraph
“The advertising watchdog will launch a crackdown next year on businesses that run misleading internet ads that rip off consumers.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
