Pair jailed for rape of Luton schoolgirl have their sentences doubled – BBC News
“Two men who raped an 11-year-old girl in Luton have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences more than doubled.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Improving Judicial Diversity – Speech by Lord Justice Goldring, Senior Presiding Judge
Improving Judicial Diversity (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Goldring, Senior Presiding Judge
Westminster Legal Policy Forum, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Mediation a success in civil justice system – Ministry of Justice
“Bill Wood, who is the acting Chair of the Civil Mediation Council, talks about the success of mediation in the civil justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Income Tax (Limits for Enterprise Management Incentives) Order 2012
The Income Tax (Entertainers and Sportsmen) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provision) Order 2012
The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment No.2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2012
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.3) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2012
The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
European Court of Human Rights retreats but doesn’t surrender on prisoner votes – UK Human Rights
“The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that states must allow for at least some prisoners to vote, but that states have a wide discretion as to deciding which prisoners. This amounts to a retreat on prisoner votes, but certainly no surrender. As I predicted, the court reaffirmed the principles set out in Hirst No. 2, that an automatic and indiscriminate bans breach the European Convention on Human Rights, but also reaffirmed that it was up to states to decide how to remove those indiscriminate bans.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Addicts to lose benefits if they refuse treatment – Daily Telegraph
“Alcoholics and drug addicts will lose their benefits if they refuse to accept treatment, under plans to be announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners must be given right to vote, European court rules – The Guardian
“Prisoners in the UK must be given the right to vote, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled, though ministers may determine which inmates should be enfranchised.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Don’t rely on human rights in a dismissal claim – UK Human Rights Blog
“For a government much divided about rights of employees and the Beecroft Report that proposes curtailing them, some relief is provided by this Court of Appeal ruling, a further blow to those who have argued that Article 6 can be deployed against their employers.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz launch bid to clear their names – The Independent
“Government fraud investigators came under attack today as two property magnates arrested during an inquiry into a failed Icelandic bank launched a High Court fight to clear their names.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jack Straw could face legal action over rendition claims within a month – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers for two Libyan dissidents and their families are preparing to issue legal proceedings against Jack Straw and a former spy, it was reported.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Strasbourg’s prisoner votes judgment amounts to a retreat, but no surrender – The Guardian
“The government should now accept its responsibilities under the human rights convention. Any other reaction will significantly harm the rule of law.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Emails detailing phone call conversations can hold confidential information that public bodies should not disclose – OUT-LAW.com
“A local authority in London was ‘justified’ in not disclosing an email that recorded the ‘substance’ of a telephone conversation between a staff member and a third party because it would have been a breach of confidence to do so, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hall v Harris & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 671 (22 May 2012)
Ryanair Holdings Plc v The Office of Fair Trading & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 643 (22 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Smeaton v Equifax Plc [2012] EWHC 2088 (QB) (11 May 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Aerostar Maintenance International Ltd & Anor v Wilson & Ors [2012] EWHC 1353 (Ch) (04 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
JS (a minor), Re [2012] EWHC 1370 (Fam) (29 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Serious criminals cannot hide behind EU deportation rules, judges conclude – Daily Telegraph
“Serious criminals cannot avoid deportation by hiding behind EU rules on free movement, judges concluded yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Badger baiter sentenced to 23 weeks – The Independent
“A man who urged his dog to attack and kill badgers kept footage of the brutal fights on his phone, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Asbo facelift won’t protect the vulnerable – The Guardian
“The asbo is dead – but a brace of souped-up new jargon is no shortcut to solving the problem of antisocial behaviour.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawcast 202: Gary Slapper on the fabric of law in society and weird cases – Charon QC
“Today I am talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of NYU. We have a wide ranging discussion on the fabric of law in society, the College of Law sale, the proposed new ‘practice oriented’ degrees and their value, if any, and consider the quality of judges. Gary also introduces a few unusual cases towards the end.”
Charon QC, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Double-killer mother loses appeal – The Independent
“A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against sentence.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
