Kimberly-Clark fined over death of Christopher Massey – BBC News
“Tissue maker Kimberly-Clark has been fined £180,000 over the death of a worker at its plant in Cumbria.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Gnango – WLR Daily
Regina v Gnango [2011] UKSC; [2011] WLR (D) 365
“When two gunmen chose to indulge in a gunfight in a public place, each intending to kill or cause serious injury to the other, in circumstances where there was a foreseeable risk that an innocent bystander might be injured or killed, and one of the gunmen accidenatally shot and killed a passerby, both gunmen were guilty of murder.”
WLR Daily, 14th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman – WLR Daily
Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman [2011] EWCA Crim 2871; [2011] WLR (D) 364
“Where a child had been abducted by a parent it no longer necessarily followed that for policy reasons a charge of kidnapping had always to be deemed inappropriate.”
WLR Daily, 13th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v S; Regina v H – WLR Daily
Regina v S; Regina v H [2011] EWCA Crim 2872; [2011] WLR (D) 363
“Section 46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 was not incompatible with articles 6 and 7 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by reason of being too vague and uncertain.”
WLR Daily, 13th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Extending domestic violence protection – Home Office
“Young people under 18 could be included in the cross-government definition of domestic violence for the first time, under a consultation launched by the Home Secretary Theresa May today (14 December).”
Home Office, 14th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Live text based communication guidance – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, today (14 December) handed down guidance on using laptops and hand‐held devices to communicate directly from courts in England and Wales.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th December 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Stourbridge couple guilty of monkey cruelty – BBC News
“A couple who sold a ‘crippled’ pet monkey to a woman rather than taking it to a vet have been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Raoul Moat accomplice loses bid to reduce jail sentence – The Guardian
“One of the two men who helped gunman Raoul Moat during his shotgun rampage, which left a man dead and a police officer blinded, has lost a bid to win a reduction in his sentence.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New powers to deal with suspected terrorists – Home Office
“Suspected terrorists face tough controls under a new law given Royal Assent today (14 December), the Home Secretary said.”
Home Office, 14th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave – The Guardian
“A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour’s kitten by putting it in the microwave. Gina Robins, 31, killed the 10-week-old kitten after falling out with its owner, magistrates in Torbay, Devon, were told. Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: ‘You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton.’ She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years. The prosecutor said: ‘This was a very bad case, disgusting. It was an act of revenge against Ms Knutton.'”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New sentencing proposals for dangerous dog offences – public consultation launched – Sentencing Council
“New proposals about how the owners of dangerous dogs should be sentenced by the courts are being announced today, with the launch of a public consultation on the first sentencing guideline that covers dangerous dog offences.”
Sentencing Council, 15th December 2011
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Dangerous Dog Offences Guideline Consultation (PDF)
Companies facing judge-led investigation over HMRC tax deals – Daily Telegraph
“A string of companies are facing a judge-led investigation into deals with HM Revenue and Customs which allowed them to escape paying billions of pounds in tax.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook riot page: Danny Cook jailed for 30 months – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 30 months for creating a Facebook group page called ‘Letz start a riot’.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bagram jail detainee unlawfully held, court rules – The Guardian
“The government has been ordered by three senior judges to secure the release of a Pakistani man captured by British special forces and held by the US in Afghanistan’s notorious Bagram jail without trial for more than seven years.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dangerous dogs sentencing guidelines proposed – BBC News
“Judges have published the first-ever proposed sentencing guidelines for people convicted for dangerous dogs offences in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Irvine: human rights law developed on false premise – The Guardian
“British courts have been slavishly following the jurisprudence of the European court of human rights and misinterpreting the Human Rights Act (HRA), according to the architect of the legislation.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Olympics may disrupt criminal justice system, officials warn – The Guardian
“Courts may be forced to close for weeks and cases could be severely delayed during the Olympics next summer because of transport disruption and the need to free police for security duties.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peers who fail to repay wrongly claimed expenses to be banned from Lords – The Guardian
“Disgraced peers who fail to repay wrongly claimed expenses are to be barred from returning to parliament.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Conviction re-instated over New Cross crossfire murder – BBC News
“The Supreme Court has re-instated the murder conviction of a man who took part in a shoot-out, even though he did not fire the fatal shot.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges will decide who can tweet from court – The Guardian
“Despite uncertainty over who’s a legal commentator or journalist and who isn’t, Lord Judge’s guidance shouldn’t lead to problems.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
