Justice Secretary opening remarks to Brighton conference – Ministry of Justice
“Kenneth Clarke’s opening remarks to the Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, including contribution from Lord William Wallace, FCO minister.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Why Should Family Lawyers be Interested in the Brighton Conference on the European Court of Human Rights? – Family Law Week
“Deirdre Fottrell, Barrister, of Coram Chambers considers the proposed reforms of the ECHR which are under consideration at the Brighton Conference and explains why they are of particular importance to family lawyers.”
Family Law Week, 19th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012
The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012
The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
View from Brighton offers little cheer for Abu Qatada – The Guardian
“If Strasbourg turns him down, the cleric could be deported more quickly than if he’d gone to the English appeal courts.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BOA expects to lose court battle with Wada over drugs ban – BBC News
“The British Olympic Association (BOA) believes it is likely to lose its legal battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), BBC Sport understands.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK vs. Strasbourg: don’t believe the hype – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Abu Qatada deadline debacle has once again thrust the European Court of Human Rights – and in particular, its relationship with the UK – into unwanted controversy just as European representatives gathered in Brighton to debate the Court’s future. This new fracas over the deportation of Abu Qatada has acted as a lightning rod for well-rehearsed criticisms of the Strasbourg Court – that it is a ‘meddling pseudo-judiciary’ and the enforcer of a villains’ charter.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Commission publishes research on European Court of Human Rights judgments relating to UK government – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“Research released by the Commission at this week’s Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, shows that just a tiny minority of rulings by the Strasbourg Court are against the UK government.”
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 19th April 2012
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Related link: The UK and the European Court of Human Rights (PDF)
Our criminal review body has led to dozens of convictions quashed – The Guardian
“The Home Office had abjectly failed victims of miscarriage. The CCRC is putting that right.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
On camera – what impact will televised court proceedings have on justice? – Legal Week
“Television cameras were yesterday allowed to record the sentencing of David Gilroy in the High Court in Edinburgh. This is the first time that sentencing in a UK court has been filmed for broadcast the same day – normally proceedings in Scotland are only occasionally filmed for documentaries to be broadcast weeks or months later and are heavily edited by lawyers involved in the case. Filming in most English courts has been banned since 1925.”
Legal Week, 19th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
OFT warns over ‘misleading’ business names – BBC News
“A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using ‘misleading or undesirable’ trading names.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian
“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor advocates dragging standards down, says BSB research – Law Society’s Gazette
“Low rates for criminal legal aid and the growing share of work taken by solicitor advocates are contributing to a decline in advocacy standards that is harming the administration of justice, according to a survey by the Bar Standards Board. The report, Perceptions of Criminal Advocacy, showed that over three-quarters (78%) of the 762 practitioners who completed an online survey felt that standards of advocacy have declined over the past five years. However, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson today condemned the study as ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘self serving’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th April 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Men jailed for life for Thusha Kamaleswaran shop shooting – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for life for a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed.”
BBC News, 19th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal bid over Royal Brompton Hospital heart unit lost – BBC News
“A consultation that led to the proposed closure of a paediatric heart unit at a west London hospital was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 19th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HomeServe fined £750,000 over silent calls – The Guardian
“Home insurance and repairs company HomeServe has been fined £750,000 by the telecoms regulator for making an excessive number of silent and abandoned calls.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Olympic Delivery Authority v Persons Unknown [2012] EWHC 1012 (Ch) (04 April 2012)
High Court (Patents Court)
Wagner International AG & Ors v Earlex Ltd [2012] EWHC 984 (Pat) (18 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
