Shut that (undemised) door! – NearlyLegal
“Is the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 still relevant in a landlord & tenant relationship, or not?”
NearlyLegal, 19th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
One in five jailed rioters let out of prison early – The Guardian
“Around one in five rioters jailed after last year’s summer rampages have been tagged and let out of prison early.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reoffending rates: More to be done, say MPs – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 18th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secret court proposals compared to superinjunctions – The Guardian
“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.”
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
“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.”
Panopticon, 17th August 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Fact’s victory over Surfthechannel is a decisive blow in the copyright wars – The Guardian
“The link-sharing website’s demise at the hands of the content industry’s pitbull has set more than one precedent.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A tinge of green in our Bill of Rights? – UK Human Rights Blog
“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.”
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
“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.”
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
“The Ministry of Defence is to pay compensation after a British soldier stabbed an Afghan boy with his bayonet.”
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
“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.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dangerous dog owners face tougher sentences – BBC News
“Owners of dangerous dogs in England and Wales now face tougher sentences under new Sentencing Council guidelines.”
BBC News, 20th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
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)
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
“The Foreign Office says it can revoke an embassy’s diplomatic status but Ecuador claims this is only if there is a public threat.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK judge says ‘forced marriage’ of disabled woman should be annulled – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 16th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mind the Step 2 – The bannister that wasn’t – NearlyLegal
“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.”
NearlyLegal, 16th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Moors murderer Ian Brady’s legal advocate arrested – The Guardian
“The legal advocate of the Moors murderer Ian Brady has been arrested for allegedly failing to reveal where the body of Keith Bennett, one of Brady and Myra Hindley’s five young victims, is buried.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Locked-in” sufferer’s challenge to ban on voluntary euthanasia fails in the high court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Lord Justice Toulson, sitting with Mrs Justice Royce and Mrs Justice Macur, has handed down judgment in the case of Tony Nicklinson and that of another ‘locked-in’ syndrome sufferer, ‘Martin’. On all the issues, they have deferred to parliament to take the necessary steps to address the problems created by the current law of murder and assisted suicide.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th August 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Locked-in syndrome victims lose ‘right to die’ case – The Guardian
“Two victims of locked-in syndrome, including Tony Nicklinson who has sought to be able to end his ‘dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable’ life, have lost their high court battle to die with medical help.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surge in demand for law degrees as A-level pupils get results – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two privately owned law schools have bucked the UK-wide trend of fewer students applying for university places by reporting a ‘surge in applications’ for their LL.B law degree courses.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Estate agent who framed innocent man for speeding jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A selfish estate agent put an innocent client through a terrifying court ordeal after he framed him in a bid to wriggle out of a road ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
