Five guilty of schoolboy stabbing – The Independent
“Five teenagers were today convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he arrived at school.”
The Independent, 14th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man fined after selling unlawfully obtained personal data of online bingo players – OUT-LAW.com
“A man who made approximately £25,000 from selling unlawfully obtained personal data has been issued with a £1,700 fine and conditional discharge by a UK court.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Shrien Dewani High Court SA extradition appeal date set – BBC News
“The High Court challenge against the extradition of Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani is to take place next month.”
BBC News, 14th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government proposed to regulate banking industry’s consumer payments body – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government will introduce proposals next year to regulate the banking-industry body that runs the UK’s payments system, it has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Cricketing convictions – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Recently three Pakistani test cricketers, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, were convicted of conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments, arising out of Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010. They were sentenced to 30 months, 12 months and 6 months’ imprisonment respectively (Amir having pleaded guilty). Butt has recently filed an appeal against sentence. Regrettably, although it is the first such prosecution in the UK, only a delusional optimist would assume it will be the last. It therefore falls to be considered whether the sentences were justified.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Woman sentenced for killing lover – The Independent
“A hammer-wielding pregnant woman who battered her lover in the head was jailed today for his killing.”
The Independent, 14th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NHS watchdog faces investigation as concerns mount over patient care – The Guardian
“The watchdog responsible for overseeing NHS hospitals and care homes is being urgently investigated by the Department of Health over a series of alleged failures that could have risked patient care.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care home death accused walks free – The Independent
“A young care home worker walked free today after a jury failed to reach a verdict on whether she killed an elderly resident by setting fire to her room.”
The Independent, 14th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stoke Newington cigarette row: Two jailed over killing – BBC News
“Two people have been jailed over the killing of a housemate in north London.”
BBC News, 14th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Changes mean outlook is bleak for unrepresented litigants – The Guardian
“The new Civil Justice Council paper on the plight of litigants in person pulls no punches. The number of people unfortunate enough to come before the courts without a lawyer ‘will increase and with considerable scale’.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Trade body says ECJ ruling could undermine private copying law reforms – OUT-LAW.com
“UK copyright reform could be ‘undermined’ if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules that copyright levies must still be charged when rights holders have given their permission for work to be copied, an IT trade association has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Oliver Letwin breached data protection laws, report confirms – The Guardian
“Oliver Letwin committed a series of data protection breaches by dumping correspondence from constituents in a park bin close to Downing Street, according to the information commissioner.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher William Drury jailed after teens had sex in car – BBC News
“A drama teacher who watched as two teenagers had sex on the back seat of his car has been jailed.”
BBC News, 14th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New report on impact of legal aid cuts on disabled people – LAG News Blog
“LAG commissioned the disability charity Scope to research the impact of the proposed cuts in legal aid on benefits advice for disabled people. The report, Legal aid in welfare: the tool we can’t afford to lose, which is published today, demonstrates the serious consequences of the government’s proposals on disabled people and argues that taking benefits advice out of scope will undermine the government’s welfare reform programme.”
LAG News Blog, 14th November 2011
Leveson goes live – UK Human Rights Blog
“Today marks a minor landmark for open justice. For the first time, a public inquiry is being shown live over the internet.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Cheshire West and Chester Council v P (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor) – WLR Daily
“In determining whether or not there was a deprivation of liberty, it was legitimate to have regard both the objective ‘reason’ why someone was placed and treated as they were and also the objective ‘purpose’ or ‘aim’ of the placement. For adults with disabilities, whose lives were dictated by their own cognitive and other limitations, the question whether they had been deprived of liberty fell to be determined by comparing their situation with that of an adult of similar age with the same capabilities, affected by the same condition or suffering the same inherent mental and physical disabilities and limitations.”
WLR Daily, 9th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
McGuinness v Norwich and Peterborough Building Society – WLR Daily
McGuinness v Norwich and Peterborough Building Society [2011] EWCA Civ 1286; [2011] WLR (D) 324
“A petition in bankruptcy against a guarantor could be founded, in certain circumstances, upon a guarantee which had contained a ‘see to it’ clause.”
WLR Daily, 9th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Literature reviews concerning quality in legal services – Legal Services Board
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is today (12 November) publishing two literature reviews designed to inform policy development on measures aiming to ensure quality in legal services.”
Legal Services Board, 12th November 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The voicing of suspicions…” Gale and Others v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49 – 23 Essex Street
“On 26th October 2011 the Supreme Court gave judgment in the first Part V [civil recovery] case Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’) to reach the highest court in the land.”
23 Essex Street, 10th November 2011
Source: www.23es.com
Procedural Control Mechanisms – Strike Out, Deposits, Stays and Costs – 11 KBW
“The Employment Tribunal system is under attack! It is regularly exposed to criticism as being inefficient, costing those who participate in it too much money and amounting to a disproportionate burden on business. Such criticism has been made all the more fiercely of late both because of the economic climate and also because the Government has been reviewing the Employment Tribunal system with the express aim of reducing the burden placed on business by it.”
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11 KBW, 10th November 2011
Source: www.11kbw.com
