Yunus Rahmatullah: Supreme Court upholds detention – BBC News
“The UK Supreme Court has ruled against a legal charity which argued a Pakistani national in US custody should be handed over to the UK.”
BBC News, 31st October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Crocs Europe BV v Anderson & Anor (t/a Spectrum Agencies) [2012] EWCA Civ 1400 (30 October 2012)
McCarrick v Hunter [2012] EWCA Civ 1399 (30 October 2012)
Joyce v Epsom and Ewell Borough Council [2012] EWCA Civ 1398 (30 October 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Gregory v Benham [2012] EWHC 2971 (QB) (26 October 2012)
Joseph & Ors v Spiller & Anor [2012] EWHC 2958 (QB) (26 October 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Oraki & Anor v Dean & Dean (a firm) & Anor [2012] EWHC 2885 (Ch) (23 October 2012)
Lawie v Lawie & Ors [2012] EWHC 2940 (Ch) (26 October 2012)
Taylor v Diamond [2012] EWHC 3008 (Ch) (29 October 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ali v London Borough of Newham [2012] EWHC 2970 (Admin) (30 October 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Denness & Anor v East Hampshire District Council [2012] EWHC 2951 (TCC) (30 October 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Inside justice: London Rent Assessment Panel – The Guardian
“Samir Jeraj observes an independent panel settle private rental disputes, including a rare case of a flat with ‘fair rent’ controls.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisoners’ votes: what’s the government up to? And are they missing a trick? – Head of Legal
“It’s well known that the government faces a problem when it comes to prisoners’ votes.”
Head of Legal, 30th October 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
DIY Law – BBC Law in Action
“Joshua Rozenberg looks at DIY law – what it is like to represent yourself as a litigant in person – and whether the CPS should be allowed to shut down private prosecutions.”
BBC Law in Action, 30th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child maintenance powers ’emasculated’ after court ruling – Daily Telegraph
“Absent parents who fail to support their children may no longer be threatened with jail after a court ruling against a Government body set up to pursue them.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Working with the elderly and infirm: a delicate balance of rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“Close on the heels of last week’s decision regarding disclosure of information from the Child Sex Offenders Register comes this ruling on the police decision to disclose certain information from a nurse’s enhanced criminal records certificates without affording her an opportunity to make representations before the information was released.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
The prison service’s treatment of women is shameful – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Justice should act now to prevent more deaths of women in their care at New Hall prison in Wakefield.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Osezua Osolase jailed for ‘juju’ rituals trafficker – BBC News
“A man who carried out ‘juju’ witchcraft on teenage girls he trafficked from Nigeria to Europe for prostitution has been jailed for 20 years.”
BBC News, 29th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic violence victim was failed by police, report finds – The Guardian
“A domestic violence victim who was found stabbed to death in her home was let down by police who failed to respond urgently on the day of her murder, a report has found.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prosecuting human trafficking and slavery, the law and the UK response – Solicitor General, Oliver Heald QC MP
Prosecuting human trafficking and slavery, the law and the UK response
Solicitor General, Oliver Heald QC MP
Bradford University, 29th October 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Minimum sentences, minimum justice – Zenith Chambers
“A five year old girl, Thusha Kamaleswaran, was shot through the spine and paralysed from the waist down for life, in March 2011. She was in her uncle’s shop in Stockwell, London, when two bullets were fired from a gun by a gang member from outside into the shop. Three men were put on trial for the shooting, and convicted at the Old Bailey on 26th March 2012. The jury at the trial were shown CCTV footage of Thusha skipping happily in the aisle in her pink dress and red cardigan shortly before she was struck. ”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
The Interface between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Thirty Nine Essex Street
“There are, in one sense, multiple interfaces between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005: those concerning medical treatment, welfare and finances as well as restriction and deprivation of liberty. This paper focuses upon the latter since there is a confusing line of authority developing on the topic, and because there remain a number of questions to be answered and problems to be solved. It is fair to say that today’s talk perhaps raises more questions than it provides answers.”
Thirty Nine Essex Street, 15th October 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
Cohabitation Update – Zenith Chambers
“The purpose of this seminar is to consider the law on constructive trusts following Jones v. Kernott and recent developments regarding cohabiting couples.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 25th October 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
End of life – where are we now? – Thirty Nine Essex Street
“Since the multitude of reflections provoked by the case of W v M and others [2011] EWHC 2443 (CoP) at the end of last year, there have been yet more difficult end of life decisions for the Courts this year. The tension between concepts of autonomy and dignity on the one hand, and respect for the sanctity of life and the duty to take steps to preserve it on the other, remain real and not easily resolved.”
Full story (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, 24th October 2012
Source: www. 39essex.com
Fire, flood and tempest… – Hardwicke Chambers
“Arthur Moore considers the liability of landlords in instances of fire damage.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 11th October 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Children, Seatbelts and Parental Duties: strap up or pay up? – Zenith Chambers
“It has long been accepted that a failure to wear a seatbelt will affect proportion of damages that a Claimant can receive for an accident, if that failure caused or contributed to his injury. This new case from April 2012 applies the same reasoning to the use of child seats and the apportionment of liability.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 22nd October 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Crown Court means testing of criminal legal aid – Ministry of Justice
“The proposals set out in this consultation paper seek to improve the effectiveness of the Crown Court means testing scheme of criminal legal aid.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Bamford v Harvey and another – WLR Daily
Bamford v Harvey and another [2012] EWHC 2858 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 298
“‘Wrongdoer control’ of a company was not an absolute preclusive condition for the bringing of a derivative claim. However. where proceedings clearly could have been brought in the name of the company and no objection was raised on that ground, they should be so brought.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
