Regina (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (Attorney General and another intervening); Regina (AM) v Director of Public Prosecutions and others (Same intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 20th, 2012 in assisted suicide, EC law, euthanasia, human rights, law reports, murder, necessity by sally

Regina (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (Attorney General and another intervening); Regina (AM) v Director of Public Prosecutions and others (Same intervening) [2012] EWHC 2381 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 248

“The court should not depart from the long established position that voluntary euthanasia was murder unless article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms required that it be recognised as a possible defence to a murder charge under the doctrine of necessity, which was not the case.”

WLR Daily, 16th August 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Commercial prejudice: the importance of precise and limited redactions – Panopticon

Posted August 20th, 2012 in appeals, contracts, freedom of information, news, public interest, tribunals by sally

“In the recent decision in UK Coal Mining v IC, Nottinghamshire County Council & Veolia [2012] UKUT 212 AAC, the Upper Tribunal has dismissed an appeal concerned with section 43(2) of FOIA (commercial prejudice): the First-Tier Tribunal (decision EA/2010/0142, on which see our post here) had been entitled to find that only very limited redactions could be made to provisions from a PFI contract for a waste incinerator. Upper Tribunal Judge Wikeley’s decision, while largely fact-specific, illustrates two significant points.”

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Panopticon, 17th August 2012

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Family of L, a man left in a vegetative state, wage court battle for right to life – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in euthanasia, families, medical ethics, medical treatment, news by sally

“The family of a man left in a vegetative state after a heart attack has made an eleventh hour appeal for doctors to do all they can to keep him alive as they await a vital court ruling.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawcast 219: Carl Gardner on the Assange asylum issues – Charon QC

Posted August 20th, 2012 in asylum, embassies, extradition, podcasts, sexual offences, warrants by sally

“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, ex government lawyer and author of The Head of Legal blog, about the Assange Asylum issue.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 17th August 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Jeanette Goodwin murder: Martin Bunch jailed for life – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2012 in bail, complaints, electronic monitoring, harassment, murder, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered his ex-partner four days after appearing in court charged with harassing her has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.”

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BBC News, 17th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shut that (undemised) door! – NearlyLegal

Posted August 20th, 2012 in appeals, compensation, landlord & tenant, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“Is the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 still relevant in a landlord & tenant relationship, or not?”

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NearlyLegal, 19th August 2012

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

One in five jailed rioters let out of prison early – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in early release, freedom of information, news, prosecutions, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Around one in five rioters jailed after last year’s summer rampages have been tagged and let out of prison early.”

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The Guardian, 18th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Reoffending rates: More to be done, say MPs – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2012 in consultations, news, prisons, probation, recidivists by sally

“The Ministry of Justice must do more to stop reoffending in England and Wales including giving probation more importance, MPs have said in a report.”

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BBC News, 18th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Secret court proposals compared to superinjunctions – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in closed material, courts, injunctions, intelligence services, news by sally

“The government’s plan to establish a new generation of secret courts has sparked fresh controversy after it emerged that the fact that a hearing is to be held behind closed doors may itself be kept secret.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The BBC in the Tribunal: not a public authority under the EIR; strong arguments for disclosure of licence fee legal advice – Panopticon

Posted August 20th, 2012 in BBC, disclosure, freedom of information, media, news, public interest by sally

“In Montford v IC and BBC (EA/2009/0114), the appellant had asked the BBC various questions about its expenditure in relation to Cambridge Media and Environment Program, which researched and planned a programme of seminars that had been running since 2005 at which BBC editorial staff discussed issues such as environmental change and world development, with the objective of improving BBC journalism in those areas.”

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Panopticon, 17th August 2012

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Fact’s victory over Surfthechannel is a decisive blow in the copyright wars – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in complaints, conspiracy, copyright, Crown Prosecution Service, data protection, fraud, internet, news, precedent, prosecutions by sally

“The link-sharing website’s demise at the hands of the content industry’s pitbull has set more than one precedent.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

A tinge of green in our Bill of Rights? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 20th, 2012 in EC law, environmental health, environmental protection, human rights, news by sally

“Amidst the root and branch opposition to socio-economic rights from some quarters, the idea that the Bill of Rights might contain an environmental right seems to have got lost in the smoke of this rather unedifying battle. The July 2012 Consultation on a Bill of Rights summarises the rival contentions well.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th August 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Asbestos cancer compensation scheme is ‘too limited and too late’ for victims – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in asbestos, cancer, compensation, employment, health & safety, industrial injuries, insurance, news by sally

“A scheme to compensate victims of asbestos cancer will not come into force for two years, so many will die before receiving any money, the government is being warned.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ministry of Defence to pay compensation to Afghan boy stabbed with a bayonet by a British soldier – The Independent

Posted August 20th, 2012 in Afghanistan, armed forces, assault, compensation, courts martial, news, sentencing by sally

“The Ministry of Defence is to pay compensation after a British soldier stabbed an Afghan boy with his bayonet.”

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The Independent, 18th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fall in reported rapes ‘shows victims’ lack of confidence in Met’s sex crime unit’ – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in complaints, inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, prosecutions, rape, victims by sally

“The number of rapes being reported to Scotland Yard has fallen significantly amid claims of crumbling confidence among victims towards the Met’s specialist sex crimes operation, Sapphire.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dangerous dog owners face tougher sentences – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2012 in community service, compensation, dogs, news, sentencing, victims by sally

“Owners of dangerous dogs in England and Wales now face tougher sentences under new Sentencing Council guidelines.”

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BBC News, 20th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 17th, 2012 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Cornish Glennroy Blair-Ford v CRS Adventures Ltd [2012] EWHC 2360 (QB) (13 August 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Nicklinson, R (on the application of) v Ministry Of Justice [2012] EWHC 2381 (Admin) (16 August 2012)

Albion Water Ltd, R (on the application of) v Water Services Regulation Authority [2012] EWHC 2259 (Admin) (16 August 2012)

Searle & Anor v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2012] EWHC 2269 (Admin) (16 August 2012)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Robbins v London Borough of Bexley [2012] EWHC 2257 (TCC) (16 August 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Can police enter an embassy? A guide – The Guardian

Posted August 17th, 2012 in asylum, embassies, extradition, international law, news, police by sally

“The Foreign Office says it can revoke an embassy’s diplomatic status but Ecuador claims this is only if there is a public threat.”

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The Guardian, 16th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK judge says ‘forced marriage’ of disabled woman should be annulled – BBC News

Posted August 17th, 2012 in disabled persons, forced marriages, learning difficulties, news by sally

“A judge has said the arranged marriage of a UK woman of Bangladeshi origin, who is disabled and has severe learning difficulties, should be annulled.”

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BBC News, 16th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mind the Step 2 – The bannister that wasn’t – NearlyLegal

Posted August 17th, 2012 in defective premises, landlord & tenant, negligence, news, personal injuries, repairs by sally

“This is the second of two recent cases on Defective Premises Act 1972 and stairs. There is now a third case on Occupiers Liability Act 1957 with our note to come shortly.”

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NearlyLegal, 16th August 2012

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk