Deaths in police custody figures ‘understated’ – BBC News
“Official figures understate the number of people who die in custody after being restrained by police, a BBC investigation has found.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Libyan dissidents sue MI6 officer over abduction and torture claims – The Guardian
“Two prominent Libyan dissidents are suing a former senior MI6 officer in a move which could expose the role of ministers in the men’s abduction to Tripoli, where they say they were tortured by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s secret police.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence killers to launch appeal – BBC News
“David Norris and Gary Dobson are to appeal against their convictions for the racist murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in south-east London in 1993.”
BBC News, 30th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guidelines for drugs offences: an overview – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Last week, the Sentencing Council issued new definitive guidelines on drug offences that signify a more pragmatic and reasonable approach towards drug sentencing.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th January 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
London riot sentences ‘absolutely right’ – The Guardian
“One of the country’s leading prosecutors has defended the stiff sentences handed out to hundreds of rioters in London last summer and derided the excuses given by some of them in court.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Motorists to be hit with £100 speeding fines to support victims – Daily Telegraph
“Motorists face a huge hike in speeding fines to as much as £100 to help fill a funding gap for victims of crime, Kenneth Clarke has disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dangerous, vindictive and unnecessary – The Guardian
“Ken Clarke can already refuse victims compensation for violent crimes if they are of bad character. Now he wants to ban anyone with an unspent conviction from applying.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Compensation scheme to be overhauled – The Independent
“Victims who suffer sprained ankles, broken toes or bruised ribs would no longer be entitled to compensation under Government plans, Kenneth Clarke said today.”
The Independent, 30th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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
