Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
The democratic legitimacy of human rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“Why should we bother with the European Convention on Human Rights? Many of those that would never contemplate leaving the ECHR still question whether we should abide by controversial decisions such as those on prisoners’ voting rights or deportation. UCL’s Professor Richard Bellamy attempted to answer this question at the Statute Law Society’s talk on Monday evening. He said that the UK should abide by the ECHR, which gains its legitimacy by being the best way for democratic states regulate their relationships and protect their citizens’ rights.”
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Watchdog bemoans insufficient punishment for data blagging offences – OUT-LAW.com
“Christopher Graham said ‘chicken feed fines’ were insufficient to deter individuals from blagging information and expressed frustration that the ability to issue prison sentences to data blaggers for offences under the Data Protection Act (DPA) has still to be introduced. Blagging is the use of deceit to extract personal data from people or organisations.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Pupils sue school over rape during character-building trip to Belize – Daily Telegraph
“Two teenage girls who were raped on a character-building trip to Belize are suing for damages, but their school is denying liability because the victims allegedly invited the attacker into their jungle cabin.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal allows 584 home Blackpool development despite RSS revocation – OUT-LAW.com
“The Court of Appeal has allowed a 584 home development in Blackpool to go ahead, dismissing an appeal against permission for the development. ”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
The Participation and Involvement of Children in Family Proceedings – Family Law Week
“Rachel Langdale QC and James Robottom of 7 Bedford Row consider the jurisprudence and practical realities concerning the participation and involvement of children in proceedings relating to them.”
Family Law Week, 28th February 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
DNA technology finally vindicates rape victim 20 years later – Daily Telegraph
“A rape victim who was spat at, beaten up and bullied over supposedly false allegations has finally seen her attacker face justice 20 years on thanks to advances in DNA technology.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sofa King advert banned for ‘swearing’ slogan – Daily Telegraph
“A furniture shop has been banned from advertising its prices as ‘Sofa King Low’ because the strapline hints at a swear word.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dereck Chisora given indefinite ban by World Boxing Council – BBC News
“Dereck Chisora has been suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council for his behaviour before and after his fight with Vitali Klitschko.”
BBC News, 28th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Skilled migrants to lose right to settle in UK – The Guardian
“More than 40,000 skilled migrants a year are to lose their right to work beyond five years in Britain, in a move towards creating a temporary ‘guestworker’ migrant labour force in the UK. The home secretary, Theresa May, will tell MPs on Wednesday that she is breaking the link between migration and settlement for the first time, by taking away the right to remain in Britain for more than five years from any migrant worker earning less than £35,000 a year.”
The Guardian, 29th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Love of Rihanna lands couple in court – Daily Telegraph
“Sean Brough, 27, and Lyndsey Smith, 28, have been hit with a £1,215 bill after noise enforcement officers caught them playing music too loudly after midnight.”
Daily Telegrpah, 28th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Widow conned by husband into paying £1m debt – Daily Telegraph
“A widow who says she was conned by her violent art dealer husband into picking up a £1 million debt when he died is fighting a unique High Court battle for the return of the cash.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Leaked proposals set out Britain’s tough line towards Strasbourg – The Guardian
The UK’s plans to water down the human rights convention have emerged as a key element of the Council of Europe summit that Britain is hosting at Brighton in April. Although the government has refused to publish the draft declaration it circulated last Thursday to the other 46 states that are signed up to the European court of human rights, a leaked French text makes it clear that the UK wants more cases decided at national level and fewer embarrassing rulings from Strasbourg.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
MD (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 194 (28 February 2012)
Goldsmith v Patchcott [2012] EWCA Civ 183 (27 February 2012)
Coventry (t/a RDC Promotions & Anor v Lawrence & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 26 (27 February 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 397 (Ch) (27 February 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Edgerton v Edgerton and another – WLR Daily
Edgerton v Edgerton and another: [2012] EWCA Civ 181; [2012] WLR (D) 47
“Where the High Court had made a final decision which was binding on the parties and conclusively determined the ownership of assets, the parties were estopped from arguing in proceedings in another division of the High Court that the ownership of the disputed assets was different. If one party wished to argue that the earlier decision should not bind the parties because it had been obtained by fraud or collusion, the proper course was to apply to set aside the first judgment.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Local Authority (Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases) Regulations 2012
The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
The School Governance (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Special Health Authorities (Establishment and Constitution Orders) Amendment Order 2012
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2012
The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Illegal workers and benefit abusers targeted – Home Office
“Immigration Minister Damian Green announced the expansion of the Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) system to help tackle immigration abuse by proving a person’s right to work or access services in the UK.”
Home Office, 27th February 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Groups of employees must act on behalf of a particular client to be protected by TUPE, tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) held that in order to be considered an ‘organised grouping of employees’ under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), workers with the Eddie Stobart haulage company had to be organised according to the requirements of the client. It was not enough that, although the workers principally carried out activities on behalf of that client, they were organised according to their shifts.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
