Pig’s head at Cheltenham mosque: Simon Parkes jailed – BBC News
“A former soldier who tied a pig’s head to the gates of a Cheltenham mosque has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 30th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
TS v London Borough of Croydon [2012] EWHC 2389 (Admin) (29 August 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sparkasse Hilden Ratingen Velbert v Benk & Anor [2012] EWHC 2432 (Ch) (29 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Cartwright and another v Registrar of Companies – WLR Daily
Cartwright and another v Registrar of Companies: [2012] EWCA Civ 1159; [2012] WLR (D) 255
“The date on which the administration of a company was converted into a creditors’ voluntary liquidation was the date on which the registrar of companies registered the conversion notice on the company’s file at Companies House, not the date the registrar received the notice sent by the administrators, on the true construction of paragraph 83 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 as inserted. The administrators’ term of office was in general automatically extended if a conversion notice under paragraph 83 was duly filed.”
WLR Daily, 24th August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Firms do not always need to delete personal data to comply with data protection rules, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations can temporarily keep personal data records even when the information is no longer necessary for processing purposes, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
ICO issues guidance on disclosing employee personal data under FOI – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities and other public bodies must ensure that disclosing personal data about their employees under UK freedom of information (FOI) laws is ‘necessary’ even if they have established that it is “fair” to do so, a watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal education system ‘not fit for purpose’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Evidence of ‘fundamental gaps’ in lawyers’ skills suggests that the current education system is not fit for purpose, according to a discussion paper published as part of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Dyson to succeed Neuberger as master of the rolls – Law Society’s Gazette
“Supreme Court judge Lord Dyson will succeed Lord Neuberger as master of the rolls when the latter becomes president of the Supreme Court, the government announced today. The appointment had been widely expected.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Justice can’t be treated as a business enterprise – The Guardian
“The Freddy Patel case shows how market forces inevitably lead to creeping deregulation if applied to the legal system.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Border Agency decision threatens thousands of international students – The Guardian
“The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has revoked London Metropolitan University’s power to teach or recruit international students, leaving nearly 3,000 students facing deportation unless they can find another place to study within 60 days.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bedfordshire businessman guilty of sham marriage scam – BBC News
“A Bedfordshire restaurant owner has been found guilty of being involved in a sham marriage scam.”
BBC News, 29th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Independent editor: Leveson ‘loading a gun’ at press – BBC News
“Lord Justice Leveson is ‘loading a gun’ at the newspaper industry according to Chris Blackhurst, editor of The Independent.”
BBC News, 30th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Care assistant jailed for abuse of 89-year-old woman – Daily Telegraph
“A care assistant who was caught abusing an 89-year-old woman after her family recorded the ‘gratuitous’ mistreatment on a hidden CCTV camera was jailed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Navy widow jailed for pension fraud after failing to reveal new boyfriend – Daily Telegraph
“The widow of a Royal Navy diver has been jailed after admitting fraudulently pocketing more than £144,000 from the Armed Forces’ pension scheme.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Julie Sheriff Afro comb murder: Girl detained for 10 years – BBC News
“A 16-year-old girl has been detained for a minimum of 10 years after she was found guilty of murdering a teenager with an Afro comb.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Olympic fast-track courts have dealt with more than 80 cases – The Guardian
“Fast-track courts have dealt with more than 80 ‘Olympic crimes’ so far during the course of the 2012 Games, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.”
The Guardian, 29th Auguest 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
JL and the Second Bite of the Cherry – NearlyLegal
“There now follows a judicial review of the decision to enforce the possession order made in that claim: JL v SS for Defence [2012] EWHC 2216 (Admin) [not yet on Bailii], heard by Justice Simler QC on 30/7/2012.”
NearlyLegal, 27th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Injunctions for accommodation, judicial review and prospects of success – NearlyLegal
“This is case that highlights the benchmark for seeking an injunction for accommodation on a judicial review claim.”
NearlyLegal, 26th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Turner v Government of the USA [2012] EWHC 2426 (Admin) (28 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
