Cheesy chips row led to Blackpool chef killing – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for killing a chef in a row over cheesy chips at a Blackpool takeaway.”
BBC News, 10th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements – Law Commission
“Following its 2012 consultation on marital property agreements (‘pre-nups’), the Law Commission has opened a supplementary consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property.”
Law Commission, 11th September 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Judge spares benefit cheat due to high costs of imprisonment – Daily Telegraph
“A notorious ‘soft touch’ judge spares a benefits cheat from prison after claiming the £38,000 cost of locking him up would be the same as the amount he had swindled.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Abdullah v General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 2506 (Admin) (07 September 2012)
Federal Public Prosecutor, Brussels, Belgium v Bartlett [2012] EWHC 2480 (Admin) (07 September 2012)
Matin v University College London [2012] EWHC 2474 (Admin) (05 September 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Brit Inns Ltd & Anor v BDW Trading Ltd (No 2) [2012] EWHC 2489 (TCC) (07 September 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Pioneer Hi Bred Italia Srl v Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali – WLR Daily
“The cultivation of genetically modified organisms such as the MON 810 maize varieties could not be made subject to a national authorisation procedure when the use and marketing of those varieties were authorised pursuant to article 20 of Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed and where those varieties had been accepted for inclusion in the common catalogue provided for in Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species as amended by Regulation No 1829/2003.”
WLR Daily, 6th September 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Relevant Official Records) Order 2012
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012
The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012
The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Police and Crime Panels (Precepts and Chief Constable Appointments) Regulations 2012
The Teachers’ Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2012
The Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Alvi judgement – how to handle cases – UK Border Agency
“Guidance for caseworkers on deciding applications, responding to legal challenges and reconsideration requests.”
UK Border Agency, 7th September 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Are Christians really marginalised in this country? – UK Human Rights Blog
“We will have to wait some time before Strasbourg hands down its judgment in the religious discrimination cases it heard earlier this week. Whatever the outcome – which is perhaps predictable – the Court’s ruling will have a significant influence on the place of religion in public life and on how the relationship between religion and the state should be structured to reflect the aims of fairness and mutual respect envisaged in the Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th September 2012
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
Finance and Divorce September Update – Family Law Week
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse July’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 7th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
George Evans jailed for drug dealing and money laundering – BBC News
“A great-grandfather has been jailed for 18 years after he was found guilty of drug dealing and money laundering.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ambulance boss Robert King struck off after concealing murder conviction – BBC News
“An ambulance manager has been struck off by a health regulator after failing to declare a murder conviction.”
BBC New, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Copycat criminal who tried to blackmail Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A copycat criminal who tried to blackmail Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone for £200,000 in a ‘hopeless and hapless’ plot was jailed for five years today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New rules to end secrecy over safety of medical implants – Daily Telegraph
“New rules to end the secrecy over the safety of devices such as hip replacements and breast implants are being drawn up after a series of scandals.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jealous teenager who stabbed girlfriend 60 times jailed for life – The Guardian
“A teenager brutally stabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend 60 times in her head, neck and upper chest with two different knives, following arguments over his jealousy. Andrew Hall, 18, who attended Stoke City academy, the youth development part of Stoke City Football Club, pleaded guilty to murder on Friday at Luton crown court. Judge Richard Foster jailed him for life, with a minimum of 10 years.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
This spying bill is against privacy and democracy. And it won’t work – The Observer
“Should the Communications Data Bill become law, it will be an intervention too far from the surveillance state.”
The Observer, 9th September 2012
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Tony Nicklinson’s widow appeals over right-to-die ruling – BBC News
“The wife of Tony Nicklinson, a man with locked-in syndrome who died a week after losing a legal bid to end his life, is to appeal against the ruling.”
BBC News, 7th September 21012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Irfan Patel: Blackburn mosque torture teacher sentenced – BBC News
“A religious teacher at a Lancashire mosque who admitted using torture techniques on four children has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal Mail staff given access to confidential medical details – The Independent
“Confidential medical information from sick and disabled people applying for welfare benefits is opened and sorted by Royal Mail staff on behalf of the Government without the claimant’s knowledge or consent, The Independent can reveal.”
The Independent, 8th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
