‘Dangerous’ rapist Edwin Smith jailed for 18 years – BBC News
“A serial rapist and paedophile who tried to evade justice by going on the run has been jailed for 18 years at Cardiff Crown Court.”
BBC News, 25th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Race variation in jail sentences, study suggests – The Guardian
“Offenders from ethnic minorities are more likely than their white counterparts to be sentenced to prison for certain categories of crimes, according to an analysis of more than one million court records.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court injunction prohibits media harassment of mother and baby – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK High Court has banned paparazzi photographers and other media from harassing an actor’s baby and her mother.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
MPs may be breaking law in offering work to unpaid interns – The Guardian
“Scores of MPs, from millionaire Tory cabinet members to Labour backbenchers, may have broken minimum wage law by taking on unpaid interns, according to legal advice to ministers.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
England riot panel wants compensation overhaul – BBC News
“An independent panel examining the summer riots which hit cities in England has said the scheme designed to pay out compensation needs an overhaul.”
BBC News, 28th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former gang leader Terry Adams back in jail for hiding big spending – The Guardian
“The one-time gangland boss Terry Adams paid £7,500 for a Harley Street facelift during a spending spree that he hid from the authorities, a court heard.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trafficked people being treated as criminals by officials, inquiry says – The Guardian
“The victims of human trafficking, including women forced into the sex industry or trapped as unpaid domestic servants, are being unfairly treated as criminals and illegal immigrants, an inquiry has found.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Wicked’ stepmother and father jailed for stealing schoolgirl’s inheritance – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘wicked’ stepmother and father have been jailed for stealing their schoolgirl daughter’s inheritance left by her wealthy grandad.”
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Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (Modaresi) v Secretary of State for Health and others – WLR Daily
“The 14-day period allowed to a detained mental patient to lodge an application with the Mental Health Review Tribunal as provided by section 66 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and rule 32(1) the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008 was not to be considered to have expired where, though sent by fax on the last working day within the period, it was not in fact received by the tribunal until the next working after an intervening holiday period during which the 14-day time limit had expired.”
WLR Daily, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
McGowan v B – WLR Daily
McGowan v B [2011] UKSC 54; [2011] WLR (D) 339
“There was no rule of the European Court of Human Rights that a suspect in police custody could only waive his right of access to legal advice before and during police questioning if he had first received legal advice as to whether he should do so.”
WLR Daily, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Boy, 14, found with guns let free because law says he is not a danger – Daily Telegraph
“A 14-year-old boy caught with two handguns and live ammunition has walked from court after a judge said he could not impose a custodial sentence because Parliament had ‘tied his hands’.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bratza bites back – UK Human Rights Blog
“I had intended to entitle this post ‘Bratza goes ballistic’ which would, for reasons I will explain, have been unfair. However, as reported by guardian.co.uk, the new British president of the European Court of Human Rights has pushed back strongly against ‘vitriolic and – I am afraid to say, xenophobic – fury’ of the reaction to recent rulings by the UK government and press, which he says is ‘unprecedented in my experience, as someone who has been involved with the Convention system for over 40 years.'”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lawcast 200: James Vine on Bribery and social media – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to barrister James Vine about Bribery and then his thoughts on social media. James is also a farmer, enthusiastic tweeter and author of The Bung Blog.”
Charon QC, 24th November 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Courts should be allowed to turn down US extradition requests, MPs say – Daily Telegraph
“Courts should be able to use their discretion to refuse extradition requests from the United States and European countries, MPs have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MoD’s resistance to human rights in Iraq blamed for death of Baha Mousa – The Guardian
“The army’s former chief legal adviser in Iraq has accused the Ministry of Defence of moral ambivalence and a cultural resistance to human rights that allowed British troops to abuse detainees and beat the Basra hotel worker Baha Mousa to death.”
The Guardian, 24th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS has not seen all US evidence against Babar Ahmad – The Independent
“The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted it has never seen much of the evidence prosecutors are using against Babar Ahmad, who has spent seven years in prison, Green MP Caroline Lucas has revealed.”
The Independent, 25th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Criminal Division)
Hall, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2753 (24 November 2011)
Levesconte v Regina [2011] EWCA Crim 2754 (24 November 2011)
DM, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2752 (24 November 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Howard -Jones v Tate [2011] EWCA Civ 1330 (24 November 2011)
Pattni v First Leicester Buses Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1384 (24 November 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bibb v Bristol City Council [2011] EWHC 3057 (Admin) (24 November 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Network Rail faces legal action over deaths of teenage girls – The Guardian
“Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the deaths of two teenagers at a level crossing, the father of one of the girls has said.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man films dancing stepmother in Truro Crown Court – BBC News
“A man who posted video on the internet of his stepmother dancing on seats in the lobby of a court in Cornwall has apologised to a judge.”
BBC News, 24th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
