Germans jailed for terror offences – The Independent
“Two Germans have been jailed for being in possession of al-Qa’ida bomb-making propaganda when they arrived at Dover.”
The Independent, 6th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government backs ‘shared parenting’ legislation after separation – The Guardian
“Fathers and mothers should be entitled to a legally binding ‘presumption of shared parenting’ after separation, the government has announced, rejecting advice by an independent review on family justice.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How my rapist walked free – The Guardian
“The head of the Crown Prosecution Service said last week that prejudice about female behaviour hinders justice. Here, a rape victim agrees.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Facebook stalker jailed for woman’s murder – The Independent
“A man who stalked his ex-girlfriend on Facebook before luring her to his flat and stabbing her to death was today jailed for a minimum of 21 years.”
The Independent, 6th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police failing to take stalking complaints seriously, inquiry finds – The Guardian
“The police and criminal justice system provides protection to the rich and famous from stalkers but fails to take complaints from the public seriously, according to the results of an independent inquiry published on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Thousands of officials should lose right to enter your home without a warrant, peers say – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of ‘faceless’ officials should lose the right to gain entry to people’s homes without a warrant, under legal changes demanded by the House of Lords tonight.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear social care cost arguments – BBC News
“The Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the way councils in England can consider their finances when assessing people for social care.”
BBC News, 7th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abu Qatada release: Home Office fury as judge frees ‘Bin Laden aide’ – The Guardian
“The Home Office clashed openly with judges on Monday when it criticised a decision to free on bail within days the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, who is accused of posing a grave threat to British national security.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Assisted suicide cases guidelines issued by GMC – BBC News
“The General Medical Council is launching its first ever guidelines on assisted suicide.”
BBC News, 6th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Broadcasters lobby party leaders to overturn ban on cameras in court – The Guardian
“The BBC, ITN and Sky have joined forces in an unprecedented letter to David Cameron and the other main party leaders calling for the ban on cameras in courtrooms to be lifted.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Priest guilty of child sex offences – The Independent
“A Roman Catholic priest has been found guilty of committing sexual offences against seven boys between 1975 and 1993.”
The Independent, 6th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Robo-camera’ threatens residents with prosecution – The Guardian
“A council has apologised for installing a ‘robo-camera’ in a housing estate garden which indiscriminately takes pictures of anyone entering, residents included, before warning them they are in a restricted area and face prosecution.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Defra to issue new guidelines for building on polluted land – The Guardian
“Building on land contaminated by industrial pollution or even asbestos will be made easier after government regulations are published today, experts claim.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Brereton, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 85 (03 February 2012)
Rollings, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 86 (03 February 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Marley v Rawlings & Anr [2012] EWCA Civ 61 (02 February 2012)
Inframatrix Investments Ltd v Dean Construction Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 64 (03 February 2012)
Burke v The College of Law & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 37 (03 February 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Family Division)
Young v Young [2012] EWHC 138 (Fam) (03 February 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
College of Law defeats discrimination claim in appeal court – The Lawyer
“The Court of Appeal has thrown out a disability discrimination claim brought against the College of Law (CoL) over its examination provision.”
The Lawyer, 3rd February 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Supreme Court to tweet proceedings – Daily Telegraph
“The Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, will start to tweet from today, issuing news about its latest judgments.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Armstrong – WLR Daily
Regina v Armstrong [2012] EWCA Crim 83; [2012] WLR (D) 22
“If in the military courts a judge did not approve of a course that a military prosecutor intended to take the proper course for the judge was to ask for the matter to be referred either to the Director of Service Prosecutions or to the Attorney General, as might be appropriate.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (New London College Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“The suspension or withdrawal of a general (student) sponsor licence granted to a United Kingdom college to sponsor and enrol students from non-European Economic Area countries on point based immigration control, to study in the college, was not an infringement of the college’s Convention right to its possessions within the meaning of article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, so as to be protected under that article.”
WLR Daily, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Ken Clarke reveals plans to give divorced fathers more rights – The Guardian
“Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, is to publish proposals to give stronger rights to divorced and separated fathers to see their children as part of an overhaul of the family justice system.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
