Bills delayed ‘to make room for Lords reform’ – BBC News
“The government is putting promised legislation on hold to make room for House of Lords reform, MPs say.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
JAC commissioner: ‘let solicitors become judges’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“The newly-appointed solicitor commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) has expressed scepticism about targets and quotas for diversity as well as the ‘tipping point’ method of favouring under-represented groups.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
When does an expert report constitute “independent evidence” of torture? – UK Human Rights Blog
“Whether expert evidence relied upon by an asylum seeker amounted to ‘independent evidence’ of torture was the key issue before the Court of Appeal in this case . The issue arose in the context of AM’s claim against the Home Office for wrongful imprisonment contrary to the UK Border Agency’s Enforcement Instructions and Guidance. The Guidance, which contains the policy of the Agency on detentions (amongst other things), says that where there is ‘independent evidence’ that a person has been tortured, that person is suitable for detention only in ‘very exceptional circumstances’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Abu Qatada appeal hearing due next Wednesday – The Guardian
“European human rights judges will decide next Wednesday whether Abu Qatada’s appeal against his deportation from Britain should be allowed to go ahead.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hundreds still to face courts in London over riots – BBC News
“Hundreds of cases of people accused of being involved in last summer’s London riots are still being prepared for trial, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Are you the new pupil? One sugar, please love – The Guardian
“Sexism at the bar may be more subtle, but female pupils still get asked to book flights, babysit and told to ‘heel'”
The Guardian, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Granton Trade Ltd & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 564 (01 May 2012)
AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer – Addis Ababa [2012] EWCA Civ 563 (01 May 2012)
Peart v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 568 (01 May 2012)
Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor v Minkin [2012] EWCA Civ 546 (01 May 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rai & Ors v The Charity Commission for England and Wales [2012] EWHC 1111 (Ch) (01 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Brzeski v Regional Court In Gdansk Poland [2012] EWHC 1138 (Admin) (01 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Murder most foul”: The right to life investigating homicide – UK Human Rights Blog
“In what circumstances is a criminal trial not sufficient to discharge the State’s duties under Article 2, the right to life, towards a victim of murder? The High Court held last week in this tragic case that a Coroner unlawfully and unreasonably decided not to resume an inquest into the death of a teenage girl where her killer had been ruled unfit to plead at the Old Bailey and handed an indefinite hospital order.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
England’s most prolific criminal has 567 convictions – Daily Telegraph
“England’s most prolific criminal has almost 600 convictions to his name, official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow… – UK Human Rights Blog
“‘Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow…’ Thus concludes “Library poem”, penned by Children’s Laureate and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson, the latest high profile recruit to the campaign against planned library closures.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Living wills’ need to be completely clear, rules judge – Daily Telegraph
“‘Living wills’ that stipulate exactly how a person wants to die should be drawn up with absolute clarity, a judge has ruled after concluding a 67-year-old man with motor neurone disease had made a ‘valid decision’ to refuse treatment.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crackdown on whiplash injury claims – The Independent
“Whiplash injury claims cost insurers more than £2 billion last year – adding around £90 to the
cost of a typical car insurance policy, the AA has revealed.”
The Independent, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
London 2012: Legal bid over Olympics flats missile plan – BBC News
“An east London resident wants to take legal action after his apartment complex was earmarked for the use of surface-to-air missiles during the Olympics.”
BBC News, 1st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Internet freedom ‘under threat from hasty legislation in UK and US’ – The Guardian
“Head of global media observation group says many countries are trying to restrict internet freedom in name of security.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drink-driving midwife had gin and tonic in her car – The Guardian
“A midwife who was caught drink-driving with a bottle of gin, tonic water and slices of lemon in her car has been banned from the road for three years.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid is (almost) dead – The Guardian
“After a long fight and a knife-edge vote in the Lords last week, the Queen gave her assent today to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (Laspo). A significant number of people will no longer have access to professional help with legal problems.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government’s intelligence sharing agreements with US should be protected by secret material in drone strike case – UK Human Rights Blog
“A High Court judge has raised the prospect that national security implications may necessitate the closed material procedure (CMP) in a case being brought against the Foreign Office by the son of a drone strike victim, the Telegraph reports today.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants following Pirtek (UK) Ltd. v Joinplace Ltd & others [2010] EWHC 1641 (Ch) – Hardwicke Chambers
“As a result of the decision in Pirtek (UK) Ltd. v Joinplace Ltd & others [2010] EWHC 1641 (Ch), when considering the enforceability of a post-termination restrictive covenant against competition in a franchise agreement, there are now two things that have to be considered: the franchisor’s interest in having his goodwill in the franchise protected as a matter of common law; and, the franchisor’s interest in having his know-how and the assistance he has given his franchisee protected as a matter of Community law, as enacted in the UK by the Competition Act 1998?”
Hardwicke Chambers, 25th April 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Babar Ahmad: Extradition to the US – Hardwicke Chambers
“The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is often accused of getting it wrong and recently it seems hardly a day goes by without its decisions being maligned. However, politicians and commentators on all sides of the political spectrum have welcomed the court’s ruling in the case of Abu Hamza and others, which also included Babar Ahmad.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
