Cat-swinging case thrown out – The Independent
“The case against a man accused of swinging a cat by its tail in the street was thrown out of court today because of a lack of evidence.”
The Independent, 1st June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gangmasters caught running illegal labour teams escape prosecution – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of gangmasters caught running illegal migrant labour squads are avoiding prosecution, it can be revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Details of innocent people are still being held on DNA database – The Independent
“The Government is failing to delete innocent people from Britain’s vast DNA database, according to figures released today which shows that nearly 70,000 under-16s have now had their genetic fingerprints recorded.”
The Independent, 5th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Let victims of crime track case online, says thinktank – The Guardian
“Victims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track their case online from the moment it is reported to the point when justice is served, a thinktank has said.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The air that we breathe: NGO’s appeal dismissed – UK Human Rights Blog
“A newsflash, really, confirming that ClientEarth’s claim for a declaration and mandatory order against Defra in respect of air pollution was refused by the Court of Appeal, in line with the judgment below. And the lack of a link to the CA’s judgment because it is not available, I imagine, because the judgment was extempore, and it is being transcribed at the moment. Sadly, that does not necessarily mean it gets onto the public access site, Bailli, in due course: the first instance decision still languishes on subscription-only sites. So all I know is that ClientEarth’s appeal did not find favour with Laws and Pitchford LJJ, sitting with Sir John Chadwick, but this, as ClientEarth explains, may not be the end of the line.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Number Ten needs its own lawyer, says leading QC – BBC News
“A former legal adviser at the Foreign Office has said that legal issues are not addressed as effectively as they might be at the heart of government because the Prime Minister does not have a lawyer among his immediate circle of advisers.”
BBC News, 5th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GMC investigators to spot underperforming doctors – The Guardian
“The medical regulator is to deploy new regional officers to take a lead in investigating concerns about NHS doctors and GPs before official complaints are made, in an effort to spot earlier those medics who are not up to the job.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man cleared of Bedford lake murder wins libel against police – BBC News
“The boyfriend of a woman found dead in a lake in Bedford has won a libel action against police who claimed he probably killed her.”
BBC News, 1st June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Society responds to training review – Law Society’s Gazette
“Bottlenecks in the legal training system are inevitable so long as there are more aspiring entrants to the profession than the market can employ, the Law Society points out in its first formal response to the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR). ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Payments to funded unapproved retirement benefit schemes attract NI contributions as earnings, court says – OUT-LAW.com
“Payments made by an employer for the benefit of an employee into a funded unapproved retirement benefit scheme (FURBS) are classed as ‘earnings’ on which the employer must pay national insurance contributions (NICs), the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Thomas v Jeffery & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 693 (31 May 2012)
Cherry Tree Investments Ltd v Landmain Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 736 (31 May 2012)
Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 726 (31 May 2012)
Patel & Ors v MRD Property Developments Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 727 (31 May 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Majeed v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1186 (31 May 2012)
High Court( Administrative Court)
O’ Leary International Ltd v North Wales Police [2012] EWHC 1516 (Admin) (31 May 2012)
Afzal v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1487 (Admin) (31 May 2012)
Merseyside Police v Owens [2012] EWHC 1515 (Admin) (31 May 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
DS & Ors (Children) [2012] EWHC 1442 (Fam) (31 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Friends of Burbage School Ltd. v Woodhams [2012] EWHC 1511 (QB) (31 May 2012)
Croft (A Child) v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust [2012] EWHC 1470 (QB) (31 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
AL (Albania) v Secretary for State the Home Department; FN (Gambia) v Same; DN(Bangladesh) v Same – WLR Daily
“In statutory appeals to the Court of Appeal from the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), if the appeal had been allowed by consent, with the appellant obtaining the remittal sought, or if the appeal had been resolved by the grant of a status which was not previously offered, then provided the appellant was clearly identifiable as the successful party, CPR r 44.3(2(a) would usually entitle him to his costs absent specific matters of conduct or other features making an order inappropriate. The crucial question in such cases was the identification of the successful party.”
WLR Daily, 30th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Djanogly: Red tape challenge turns to legal services – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has launched plans to scrutinise, simplify or scrap more than 150 regulations that affect legal services, to reduce red tape and ease the burden on businesses and consumers.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Retention of data on octogenarian protester “amply justified” – UK Human Rights Blog
“Catt v Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis [2012] EWHC 1471. Retention of data on a national database of material relating to a protester’s attendance at demonstrations by a group that had a history of violence, criminality and disorder, did not engage Article 8 of the Human Rights Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Bangor armed robbery trio sentenced to 26 years in jail in total – BBC News
“Three Gwynedd men have been jailed for a total of 26 years for an armed robbery at a property in Bangor.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GP practice ‘offloaded vulnerable patients to save money’ – The Guardian
“A GP practice run by a doctor who has been of one of the most prominent supporters of Andrew Lansley’s health reforms de-registered elderly and disabled care home patients to save money, an NHS investigation has found.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tamil asylum seekers due for deportation given reprieve – The Independent
“A group of Tamil asylum seekers who were meant to have been deported back to Sri Lanka this afternoon have been given a last minute reprieve after lawyers managed to persuade a court that they were at a credible risk of torture should they be returned.”
The Independent, 31st May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Only 16% of solved crimes lead to convictions – Daily Telegraph
“Fewer than one in five solved crimes leads to the offender receiving a conviction in court, it has emerged as new online police maps show how offences were dealt with for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence murder: Police inquiry ‘not corrupt’ – BBC News
“The Metropolitan Police was not corrupt in its handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, an internal report says.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
