Children: Private Law Update – Family Law Week
“Alex Verdan QC reviews the most significant of the latest judgments in private law Children applications.”
Family Law Week, 7th February 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Blind man’s care funding case raises profound issues, supreme court told – The Guardian
“A blind man’s care funding battle with a local authority raises ‘important and profound’ issues for disabled people, the supreme court has been told.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
List of specialist regulatory advocates in health and safety and environmental law and appointment of Standing Counsel (Unified List) – The Bar Council
“In November, it was announced that the Attorney General had agreed that the Unified List in its current form should draw to a close and that new arrangements would be taken forward by individual departments rather than under the auspices of the Attorney General’s office. On 31 March 2012 the Attorney General’s Unified List of Prosecuting Advocates will come to an end. The Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency and Office of Rail Regulation wish to appoint a list of advocates to conduct their higher court prosecution work and other regulatory advocacy. HSE and ORR also each wish to appoint two Standing Counsel.”
The Bar Council, 8th February 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Times contempt challenge thrown out in Strasbourg – UK Human Rights Blog
“The European Court of Human Rights has rejected as ‘inadmissible’ Times Newspaper’s challenge to its 2009 conviction for contempt of court. The decision, which was made by six judges, is a good example of an early stage ‘strike-out’ by the Court which is nonetheless a substantial, reasoned decision (see our posts on the ‘UK loses 3 out of 4 cases at the court’ controversy).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Legal ruling could see introduction of airline ‘fat tax’ – Daily Telegraph
“A court ruling could pave the way for the introduction of a ‘fat tax’ for obese fliers, a leading barrister has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Levi Bellfield seeks leave to appeal against Milly Dowler murder conviction – The Guardian
“Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Case by case: how can we make it better? – The Guardian
“Last week Guardian Law launched one of our biggest projects to date – an interactive timeline that tracks the development of the supreme court (the UK’s, not the other one) from 1399 until the present. It’s an ongoing project, which will be updated as cases are decided and law lords come and go, and will soon incorporate video footage too.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pensioner launches High Court bid to stop NHS ‘privatisation’ – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner who lives in a care home launches a High Court bid today (Wednesday) to stop his local health authority from handing an £80 million-a-year contract to a private body.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Twitter joke case reaches high court – The Guardian
“A Doncaster man who said on Twitter that he would blow up a snowbound airport if it was not reopened in time for him to fly to see his girlfriend will appeal to the high court in London on Wednesday to overturn a criminal conviction for menacing use of a public communication system.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Qatada: attorney general says government must follow rule of law – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has voiced his concern over a decision to release the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada on bail but added that courts could not allow people to be held in indefinite detention without trial.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Senex Holdings Ltd v National Westminster Bank Plc [2012] EWHC 131 (Comm) (06 February 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Joey Barton ‘no threat’ to John Terry trial says Attorney General – The Independent
“Attorney General Dominic Grieve has defended his decision not to prosecute footballer Joey Barton for a series of online comments about John Terry ahead of his trial, insisting they would not jeopardise the case.”
The Independent, 7th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bar Council and FLBA Urge Care on Family Justice Reforms – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council and Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represent barristers and family barristers in England and Wales respectively, have urged the Government to take a considered and practical approach to reforming family law and not to rush to legislate, as it published its response to the Family Justice Review.”
The Bar Council, 6th February 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Let the deportation fit the crime – UK Human Rights Blog
“In a short but fascinating judgment which lays bare the foundation stones of judicial review, the Court of Appeal has articulated the principles to be applied when considering whether automatic deportation of a foreign criminal was ‘proportionate’ for the purposes of Article 8 of the Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Clarifying the law on financial provision for couples when relationships end – Law Commission
“The Law Commission is to conduct a targeted review of two aspects of the law that entitles married couples and civil partners to claim financial provision from one another on divorce or dissolution of their partnership.”
Law Commission, 6th February 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Retired police officer wins injury pension ruling – The Guardian
“Police authorities may have to find tens of millions of pounds extra to fund their pension liabilities after a retired inspector won a landmark legal challenge preserving his income.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Major overhaul to reform family justice system – Ministry of Justice
“Children and Families in England and Wales will benefit from major reforms to the family justice system which will tackle delays, streamline processes and rebuild trust.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th February 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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
