Attorney General welcomes Bellfield contempt judgment – Attorney General’s Office
“Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd and Associated Newspapers Ltd have today been found guilty of contempt of court for publishing potentially prejudicial material whilst the jury was considering its verdict in relation to Rachel Cowles’ alleged abduction by Levi Bellfield.”
Attorney General’s Office, 18th July 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
BMJ editorial sparks controversy over right-to-life – UK Human Rights Blog
“An editorial article published in the British Medical Journal on 12 July 2012 (subscription required) has provoked controversy in right-to-life circles. The article, entitled ‘Sanctity of life law has gone too far’ criticises the ruling of Baker J in the ‘M’ case where an application to authorise the removal of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) from a patient in a minimally conscious state was refused.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Proposed Consumer Bill of Rights will modernise law with clear rights for digital products, Government says – OUT-LAW.com
“A Consumer Bill of Rights will modernise 30-year old consumer laws to create clear rights for purchasers of digital content, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Wig seller failed to provide consumer with supplier’s address in breach of distance selling rules, rules ad watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“An online toupee-seller broke advertising rules by not providing customers with the address of its foreign supplier and not explaining that customers returning goods would have to pay customs duty, the UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2012
Source: www.outlaw.com
Children’s Commissioner publishes review of age assessment cases since R (A) v Croydon LBC Supreme Court judgment – Family Law Week
“The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report The Fact of Age: Review of case law and local authority practice since the Supreme Court judgment in R (A) v Croydon LBC [2009]. The report has been written by Laura Brownlees , an independent research and policy consultant, and Zubier Yazdani, a solicitor with Deighton Pierce Glynn.”
Family Law Week, 18th July 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Mother of Hugh Grant’s baby wins paparazzi pledge – The Guardian
“The mother of Hugh Grant’s baby has received a high court undertaking from a picture agency not to pursue or harass her, in a ruling that could give celebrities new protection against paparazzi photographers.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for 16 years could be freed through fresh DNA evidence – The Guardian
“A man who has spent almost 16 years in prison for a crime he always denied committing may soon be freed after DNA traces from another man persuaded investigators to refer his case to the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Grow Heathrow: Squatters lose court bid to stay – BBC News
“A group of squatters who set up a community garden project on private land close to Heathrow Airport have failed in a court bid to stay.”
BBC News, 18th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Offender behaviour not tackled before release – report – BBC News
“Serious criminals are being released from prison without going on programmes designed to change their offending behaviour, says a report.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Privy council blocks ‘vulture fund’ from collecting $100m DRC debt – The Guardian
“The privy council has blocked a multimillionaire speculator from taking up to $100m (£64m) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a decades old debt that started out at $3.3m.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Apple ordered to run adverts stating Samsung did not copy iPad – The Guardian
“Apple has been ordered to take out advertisements in major newspapers – including the Daily Mail, the Guardian and the Financial Times – pointing to a UK high court ruling that says Samsung did not copy its iPad, the Bloomberg news agency is reporting. It said the order came from Judge Colin Birss in a ruling on 18 July following his 9 July ruling in which he said that Samsung did not infringe Apple’s patents because the American company’s device was ‘cool’ but Samsung’s “are not as cool” even while they were “very, very similar” viewed from the front.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Huge spike in use of controversial new ‘deprivation of liberty’ orders despite critics arguing they are not fit for purpose – The Independent
” More than 11,000 people were deprived of their liberty last year using controversial new legislation that critics have argued is ‘not fit for purpose’.”
The Independent, 18th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Healthcare company pays out over death of BBC reporter’s father – Daily Telegraph
“A private healthcare company was ordered to pay out nearly £130,000 after the elderly father of BBC health correspondent Fergus Walsh died due to neglect when he was allowed to fall from a hospital balcony.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police face inquiry over couple lost in landslide – Daily Telegraph
“The police are to be investigated after a couple’s bodies lay buried beneath a landslide for ten days, it emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme court strikes down Home Office’s back-door changes to immigration rules – The Guardian
“Just over a week since far-reaching new immigration rules took effect – which will permanently separate many British citizens or settled residents from their non-European spouses, children and ageing relatives – the home secretary has suffered a severe defeat in the supreme court. In the case of Alvi [2012] UKSC 33, handed down today, the court struck down a previous attempt by the Home Office to introduce substantive immigration requirements through the back door of policy, guidance or instructions, rather than in the body of the immigration rules themselves.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hans Rausing charged with highly unusual offence – The Guardian
“Common law offence of preventing lawful and decent burial was last reported in 1986.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Relief Healthcare fined for selling unapproved beds – The Independent
” A company has been fined more than £10,000 for selling unapproved beds to vulnerable elderly people, a regulator has said.”
The Independent, 18th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK Coal fined over miner Ian Cameron’s death – BBC News
“UK Coal has been fined £200,000 after it pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a miner at a North Yorkshire pit.”
BBC News, 18th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Community policeman jailed for raping teenager – Daily Telegraph
“A community policeman who raped a teenage girl after spiking her drink with a sleeping pill has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
