Automatic bar on net porn considered – BBC News
“The government is to consider putting extra pressure on computer users to filter out pornography when setting up internet accounts.”
BBC News, 28th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposed new law would make it harder for insurers to avoid contracts – OUT-LAW.com
“Proposed changes to insurance law for businesses could make it harder for insurers to avoid contracts where a company does not disclose “every material circumstance” when taking out a policy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Defendants with learning difficulties ‘need help to get fair trial’ – The Guardian
“Greater support needs to be given to vulnerable defendants in order for them to get a fair trial, particularly those with learning difficulties who may have problems understanding the process, a report by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) has warned.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libel reform comes around less often than Halley’s comet. Let’s get it right – The Guardian
“The defamation bill will do little to stop corporations suing individuals and should include a public interest defence.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Insurer loses Supreme Court appeal over fraudulent injuries claim – The Independent
“Insurers have lost a Supreme Court appeal to overturn a damages payout to a man who fraudulently exaggerated his personal injuries claim.”
The Independent, 27th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012
The Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2012
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
White-Collar Crime – BBC Law in Action
“The government plans to simplify how serious fraud is prosecuted and punished in the UK.”
BBC Law in Action, 26th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paul Mahoney is UK frontrunner for human rights court – The Guardian
“European court of human rights insider leads first ballot in election to appoint UK judge in Strasbourg.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Saunders v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1380 (26 June 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
BCC v FZ & Ors [2012] EWHC 1154 (Fam) (03 April 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Unpaid work schemes breach human rights, claim lawyers – The Guardian
“Mandatory unpaid government work schemes that last up to six months should be declared illegal because they are a form of forced labour, lawyers acting for the unemployed argued on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Gangar and another – WLR Daily
Regina v Gangar and another [2012] EWCA Crim 1378; [2012] WLR (D) 185
“At the available asset stage of confiscation proceedings involving more than one defendant, a defendant’s partial interest in property was realisable, but had to be limited to his beneficial interest rather than treated as an 100% interest.”
WLR Daily, 21st June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
#WithoutPrejudice Special: #Twitterjoketrial with David Allen Green – Charon QC
“Welcome to this Without Prejudice Special on the Twitter Joke Trial with solicitor David Allen Green.”
Charon QC, 26th June 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Police retention of photographs unlawful, High Court rules – UK Human Rights Blog
“Liberal societies tend to view the retention of citizens’ private information by an arm of the state, without individuals’ consent, with suspicion. Last week, the High Court ruled that the automatic retention of photographs taken on arrest – even where the there is no prosecution, or the person is acquitted – for at least six years was an unlawful interference with the right to respect for private life of Article 8 of the ECHR, as enshrined in the Human Rights Act.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Tax crackdowns threaten Channel Islands’ haven status – The Guardian
“The Jimmy Carr tax avoidance case has thrown the spotlight on Jersey and Guernsey, where the days of aggressive tax loopholes may be numbered.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government ‘misunderstood’ role of judge in secret courts bill – The Guardian
“Key safeguards supposedly built into proposals for extending secret hearings in civil courts have either been ‘misunderstood or misrepresented’ by the government, a parliamentary committee has been warned.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Secret court procedure used in African terror suspect case – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial powers to hold court cases in secret have been used to conceal the possible involvement of British intelligence agents in apprehending terror suspects in Africa.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Twitter joke case returns to high court for fresh appeal by Paul Chambers – The Guardian
“A two-and-a-half year legal battle over a ‘joke’ posted on Twitter that landed its author with a criminal record returns to the high court on Wednesday in front of the most senior judge in England and Wales.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Detective Peter Foster jailed for murder of partner – The Independent
“A former police detective has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years after admitting the murder of his partner, a policewoman whose body was found in a shallow woodland grave.”
The Independent, 26th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom outlines new anti-piracy rules – The Guardian
“Illegal downloaders will start receiving warning letters from internet service providers from 1 March 2014, under a draft code for the government’s anti-digital piracy regime drawn up by media regulator Ofcom.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
