Men jailed for £700,000 circular saw cash machine raids – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for a year long campaign of raids on supermarket cash dispensers using a circular saw.”
BBC News, 17th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anti-abortion protesters cleared of public order offences – The Guardian
“Anti-abortion protesters who displayed pictures of aborted foetuses outside a clinic offering pregnancy terminations have been cleared of public order offences.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Controlling partners ‘to be prosecuted for domestic abuse’ – Daily Telegraph
“Men who emotionally abuse their partners by controlling their finances, preventing them from seeing friends or verbally abusing them could soon be prosecuted under domestic violence laws, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Minimum 28 years in jail for rapist who murdered pensioner – The Independent
“A rapist who murdered a pensioner has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 28 years behind bars.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Indeterminate sentences ruling due from European Court – BBC News
“The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule later on whether indeterminate prison sentences in England and Wales are lawful.”
BBC News, 18th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge bans Olympic swimming team voyeur from female changing rooms – The Guardian
“A man who tried to spy on members of the Chinese Olympic swimming team at a training pool has been banned from entering any female changing rooms or toilets for five years.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man wins house fire legal battle – The Independent
“A man has won a legal battle over an insurance company’s refusal to pay up for a fire it claimed was deliberately started by his partner.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
National Audit Office warns over prisons savings – BBC News
“The prison service will struggle to meet targets on cuts because a key sentencing change has been ditched, the government’s spending watchdog says.”
BBC News, 18th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment law reforms are licence to treat people badly – and still pay less – The Guardian
“Government plans to cap unfair dismissal compensation will not make it easier to fire employees. It’ll just make it cheaper.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
May: police should be tried over Hillsborough – The Independent
“Police officers should be tried in court over their part in the Hillsborough disaster if evidence suggests they were to blame for some of the deaths, the Home Secretary has said.”
The Independent, 18th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gay couple sue bed and breakfast owner – The Guardian
“A gay couple have sued the owner of bed and breakfast accommodation after she refused to let them stay in a double room because of her religious views.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Local authorities and NHS Trusts (1): compromise agreements, officers’ identities and gagging clauses – Panopticon
“From a FOIA perspective, local authorities and NHS Trusts have this in common: both frequently receive requests for details of compromise agreements and other details about individual officers’ employment and disciplinary records. Three recent cases before the Tribunal confirm the general trend that – absent case-specific and well-evidenced arguments – the Commissioner and Tribunal re reluctant to order disclosure of such personal data, notwithstanding the context of public sector employees.”
Panopticon, 17th September 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Related link: Local authorities and NHS Trusts (2): unusual appeals ahead
Government targets “compensation culture” by reducing caps on unfair dismissal awards – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s latest announcements on employment law reform, including a major reduction in the level of compensation that can be awarded if a worker is successful in bringing a claim for unfair dismissal, target the ‘compensation culture’ that the current system encourages, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
First badger cull licence issued – BBC News
“The first licence allowing farmers in England to shoot badgers in an attempt to reduce cattle TB has been issued.”
BBC News, 17th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tilting at Windmills – The “New” Offence of Squatting in a Residential Building – Zenith Chambers
“The provisions of s. 144 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ‘create’ the offence, punishable by a fine on summary conviction or a maximum of 51 weeks in prison, of squatting in a residential building. This has resulted in a Government Circular (2012/04) explaining the offence and its ambit, issued on 22nd August 2012 and implemented on 1st September 2012. This article does not propose to comment on the perceived political or social imperative for creating yet another summary criminal offence, but rather the purpose, effect and guidance given by the government in investigating and prosecuting the offence.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 10th September 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Environmental and Planning Law – Uneasy Bedfellows? – Thirty Nine Essex Street
“This paper sets out to provide an inevitably selective overview of the environmental law and policy developments in recent years and how, if at all, the planning system can contribute to meeting those objectives, or (if bad decisions are taken) detracting from them. This will involve two main strands of discussion, based on the commonly quoted idea that environmental law and policy range from very large matters (‘the stratosphere’) to very local concerns (‘the street corner’).”
Thirty Nine Essex Street, 15th September 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
Law of Possession is it really under control? – One Inner Temple Lane
“Being in possession of a prohibited firearm is a serious issue as is being in possession of a prohibited article, whether it be a weapon or a drug. The law has quite rightly been very strict regarding this area of law, and the leading authorities have always sought to restrict the defences.”
One Inner Temple Lane, 3rd September 2012
Source: www.1itl.com
‘Fagin-style sex offender’ is jailed again – The Independent
“A Satanist branded a ‘Fagin-style sex offender’ is back behind bars after local residents mounted a campaign to keep local children safe.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A Salutary Lesson on Bad Character – The Devil Is In The Detail – Zenith Chambers
“In a recent Crown Court trial the Prosecution made a Bad Character application alleging that the factual basis of a previous conviction was so similar to the alleged facts of the instant case, that the previous conviction should be admitted. This was propensity with a heavy dollop of similar fact.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 17th September 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
