Manchester postman stole 70,000 items of mail – BBC News
“A Manchester postman has been jailed for nine months after admitting stealing 70,000 items of post.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape Myths – BBC Radio 4
“The law is clear, but still misunderstandings abound. Jenni Murray talks to Alison Saunders, head of the Crown Prosecution Service in London, and Lisa Longstaff, Project Coordinator of Women Against Rape.”
BBC Radio 4, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Essex police failed woman murdered by her ex-partner, watchdog says – The Guardian
“The police watchdog has found there was a ‘failure of systems’ in Essex police’s handling of a man who murdered his former partner and their two-year-old daughter, criticising a lack of adequate training, insufficient resources for domestic violence cases and ‘poor oversight’, in a report released on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Section 7(9) DPA is about privacy, not employment disputes – Panopticon
“Disputes about subject access requests under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 only rarely make their way to the Higher Courts. The leading – and often bedevilling – case of Durant is, for example, now 9 years old. Given this scarcity of precedent from the High Court and Court of Appeal, up-to-date illustrations of the judiciary’s approach to the DPA are most usefully sought in County Court judgments – see for example Panopticon’s post on the case of Elliot v Lloyds TSB Bank from earlier this year.”
Panopticon, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Main jailed after neglected dog was forced to survive by eating other pet’s remains – The Independent
“A man has been jailed after leaving two Jack Russell dogs to fend for themselves for more than a month, resulting in one starving to death and the other surviving by eating its remains, the RSPCA said.”
The Independent, 21st August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Craig Murray’s Newsnight outburst: the law on anonymity should be tightened – Head of Legal
“Last night on the BBC’s Newsnight, Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, named one of the women whose evidence has led Swedish prosecutors to seek the extradition of Julian Assange.”
Head of Legal, 21st August 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Coventry man guilty of encouraging disorder during riots – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of encouraging disorder in Coventry during last summer’s riots across England.”
BBC News, 21st August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
RSPCA ‘Home for Life’ ads escape ban even though some pets are put down – The Guardian
“An RSPCA ad campaign that offered to care for pets if their owner dies has escaped a ban, despite the charity admitting that almost one in five animals in the scheme are put down.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson pathologist brought profession into disrepute, tribunal finds – The Guardian
“Dr Freddy Patel acted with ‘deficient professional performance’ over his postmortem investigation into the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests, a medical tribunal has concluded.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pupillage: a right or a privilege? – Legal Week
“The beginning of August was ‘judgment day’ for many aspiring barristers – offer day for both Pupillage Portal (the centralised pupillage online application system) and many non-portal pupillages. After a long summer of interviews the big question was whether all that hard work had been worthwhile – did that elusive pupillage offer await worthy candidates?”
Legal Week, 21st August 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Recent Developments in Information Law – 11 KBW
“This paper looks at various recent developments in information law, as follows:
• Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act;
• Handling problem FOI requesters;
• The Protection of Freedoms Act;
• EU proposals for data protection reform; and
• Other recent developments in data protection.”
11 KBW, 17th August 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Localism Act 2011 – 11 KBW
“Some of the provisions in the Localism Act 2011 (‘the Act’) apply in England only, some provisions also apply in Wales, and some apply in Wales only. Application to England and Wales is set out in Annex A to the Act.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 17th August 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Social Services – 11 KBW
“This paper covers 5 topics:
(1) the Social Services (Wales) Bill;
(2) the Mental Health (Wales) Measure;
(3) the role of resources in decisions to provide services and challenges
to decisions about direct payments;
(4) challenges to decisions setting care home fees, and
(5) the relationship between community care and the best interests
jurisdiction.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 17th August 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Welsh Education Law Update – 11 KBW
“There have been many interesting developments in Welsh education law over the
last 12 months or so, and two significant changes on the horizon. This paper covers
the following subjects:-
(1) Recent school re-organisation cases
(2) Special educational needs update
(3) Article 6 and discipline of school staff
(4) School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill
(5) Consultation on changes to the special educational needs regime.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 17th August 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Employment Law Update: Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) and Age Discrimination – 11 KBW
“For the benefit of anyone who has not worked in this area previously or recently, I shall summarise the basics. The relevant legal rules are found in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) (‘TUPE’) which came into force on 6 April 2006. The most important change from the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (SI 1981/1794) has been the expansion of the definition of ‘a relevant transfer’ to encompass a service provision change as well as a transfer of an economic entity which retains its identity. This is a complex area of law, in which it is often hard to discern any broad principle which indicates the correct answer to the case on your desk: it is essential always to keep referring back to and re-reading the TUPE regulations themselves.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 17th August 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Treasury Committee suggests higher fines and criminal sanctions for LIBOR manipulation – OUT-LAW.com
“Higher fines for firms that fail to co-operate with regulators and potential criminal sanctions for benchmark manipulation have been suggested by the Treasury Select Committee in a report responding to alleged manipulation of market rates by major banks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Family Division)
R v R [2012] EWHC 2390 (Fam) (13 August 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Glowacki v Regional Court in Ostroleka Poland [2012] EWHC 2305 (Admin) (25 July 2012)
Jones v Government of United States [2012] EWHC 2332 (Admin) (25 July 2012)
Media Protection Services Ltd v Crawford & Anor [2012] EWHC 2373 (Admin) (16 August 2012)
Krolik & Ors v Several Judicial Authorities of Poland [2012] EWHC 2357 (Admin) (17 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012
The Export Control (Syria and Burma Sanctions Amendment) and Miscellaneous Revocations Order 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Green Deal (Qualifying Energy Improvements) Order 2012
The Green Deal (Energy Efficiency Improvements) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
