Leveson inquiry: PCC ‘not a regulator’ – The Guardian
“Former director says body is merely a complaints handler after it is criticised for its failure to investigate phone hacking.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
PD, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 19 (26 January 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
QBE Management Services (UK) Ltd v Dymoke & Ors [2012] EWHC 80 (QB) (27 January 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Concept Elite Inc v (Thames Enterprises Ltd & Ors [2012] EWHC 94 (Ch) (27 January 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
ACD (Landscape Architects) Ltd v Overall & Anor [2012] EWHC 100 (TCC) (27 January 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Employment Tribunals (Increase of Maximum Deposit) Order 2012
The Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2012
The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Advisory Panel to the Welsh Language Commissioner (Appointment) Regulations 2012
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No.2) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Kücük v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen – WLR Daily
Kücük v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen Case C-586/10; [2012] WLR (D) 11
“Clause 5(1)(a) of the framework agreement on fixed-term work, in the Annex to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP, meant that a temporary need for replacement staff, provided for by national legislation could, in principle, constitute an objective reason under that clause for the renewal of successive fixed-term contracts. The mere fact that an employer had to employ temporary replacements on a recurring, or even permanent, basis and that those replacements might also be covered by the hiring of employees under employment contracts of indefinite duration did not mean that there was no objective reason under clause 5(1)(a) or that there was abuse within the meaning of that clause.”
WLR Daily, 26th January 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v D (P) – WLR Daily
Regina v D (P) [2012] EWCA Crim 19; [2012] WLR (D) 10
“The fact that the effect of a good character direction might be undermined by the facts of a particular case provided no justification for a judge to decline to give any such direction.”
WLR Daily, 26th January 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
University’s back up copy of email should be disclosed, rules Tribunal – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner should have ruled that a university was likely to be storing a copy of a deleted email it had refused a request to disclose, an Information Rights Tribunal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyers in right-to-die case can act without fear of prosecution – The Guardian
“Lawyers for a stroke victim who wants help to end his life can continue to act on his behalf without fear of prosecution or disciplinary action following a high court ruling.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapes, murders – and one sleepless night: the life of a criminal prosecutor – The Guardian
“Alison Saunders is probably the UK’s most experienced criminal prosecutor. She has overseen the convictions of serial rapists and serial murderers – and, in one particularly horrendous case, a man who was both.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stalker who ‘Googled’ his victim 40,000 times is jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A stalker who would not stop terrorising his victim was jailed for two years yesterday after a court heard he had sent her an anniversary card celebrating the sixth year of his restraining order.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke to ban criminals from claiming injuries fund – The Guardian
“Criminals are to be banned from making claims for injuries from a special fund set up to help victims of crime, Kenneth Clarke will announce on Monday.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jailed for life: Czech murderer who committed string of UK sex attacks – Daily Telegraph
“A dangerous sexual predator from the Czech Republic who murdered his wife before moving to Britain to carry out a string of sex attacks was jailed for life yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Enduring myths about rape victims lead to acquittals, says chief prosecutor – The Guardian
“The demonisation of young women is contributing to the failure to secure more convictions of suspected rapists, one of the country’s leading prosecutors warns on Monday.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers make millions from NHS negligence claims – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers are earning ‘success fees’ totalling £66 million a year for helping patients to sue the NHS, new figures have revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Theresa May outlines plans to deal with anti-social behaviour – The Independent
“Plans to give communities tougher protection from anti-social behaviour will be piloted in the summer, the Home Secretary will say today.”
The Independent, 30th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Charities warn reforms will affect legal recourse over human rights abuses – The Guardian
“Victims of oil spills, pollution or land grabs in developing countries will no longer be able to pursue claims in British courts against multinational corporations under legal reforms being pushed through by the government, aid charities have warned.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nurse detained under mental health act for sexual assault – The Guardian
“A nurse who prompted an international search because of fears he could have malaria has been detained under the Mental Health Act for sexually assaulting a waitress.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Playwright Lydia Besong freed from detention centre – BBC News
“A Cameroonian playwright and her husband who are under threat of deportation from the UK have been released from a detention centre.”
BBC News, 27th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges try to speed up Gary McKinnon extradition case – Daily Telegraph
“Two judges attempted to speed matters up by listing it for a hearing in July. They acted after hearing that the Home Secretary is ‘considering afresh’ whether Asperger’s sufferer McKinnon should be extradited to the US to face trial for hacking into top secret US military computers in 2002.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
