UK court systems set to adopt judiciary.uk domain names – BBC News
“England and Wales’s judicial system are to change their websites so that they end with the domain name judiciary.uk.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
European judge slams UK ‘xenophobia’ – The Guardian
“Europe’s most powerful judge has publicly complained about ‘senior members’ of the UK government fostering hostility towards the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2011
The Turks and Caicos Islands (Electoral District Boundary Commission) Order 2011
The Education (National Curriculum) (Specified Purpose) (England) Order 2011
The Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2011
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Woodbridge) Regulations 2011
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Taunton) Regulations 2011
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Taunton) (Revocation) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Bradford judge praises four-year-old for attack evidence – BBC News
“A judge has praised the courage of a four-year-old boy for giving evidence in a trial which led to his ‘vicious’ attacker being jailed for 13 years.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Youth Justice Board saved before expected Lords defeat – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, has reprieved the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales (YJB) from abolition in advance of an expected House of Lords defeat over the move.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal court in landmark ruling on migrant removal – Law Society’s Gazette
“Migrants are denied the right of access to the court if they are given under 72 hours’ notice of their removal from the UK, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The judgment frustrates the UK Border Agency’s aim to win permission for zero-notice removals.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Employment law: what the changes could mean in the workplace – The Guardian
“A loss of unfair dismissal rights, changes to tribunal entitlement, and faster lay-offs are among the reforms proposed.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More Muddling on Employment Law – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Vince Cable has announced yet more employment law reform. Rajeev Thacker questions whether there is any justification for this further erosion of employee rights.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Anglesey ex-police worker sentenced for indecent mages – BBC News
“A former North Wales Police worker has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting making and possessing indecent images of children.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog may intervene over ‘do not resuscitate’ order – The Guardian
“Britain’s equality and human rights watchdog may intervene in a landmark case over the use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders for patients in hospitals, care homes, and their own homes.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady wins latest battle in ‘surveillance’ case – The Independent
“West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady today succeeded in the latest stage of an attempt to discover how details of her telephone records found their way into the hands of a firm of accountants while rival clubs were bidding to use the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London games.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lords give legal aid bill ‘a good bashing’ – The Guardian
“In a marathon debate, the Lords focused on government plans to surgically remove the area of the legal aid scheme that relates most directly to the poor and vulnerable.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Willett, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 2710 (23 November 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Glatt v Sinclair [2011] EWCA Civ 1317 (23 November 2011)
Sharma & Anor v Simposh Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1383 (23 November 2011)
Schutz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1337 (22 November 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Quirkco Investments Ltd v Aspray Transport Ltd [2011] EWHC 3060 (Ch) (23 November 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hudson v New Media Holding Company LLC & Anor [2011] EWHC 3068 (QB) (23 November 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Bertram v Dawes [2011] EWHC 3070 (TCC) (04 November 2011)
Partner Projects Ltd v Corinthian Nominees Ltd [2011] EWHC 2989 (TCC) (23 November 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Vicar’s claim could make legal history – The Guardian
“A vicar who claims he was driven out of his picturesque rural parish is attempting to make legal history by having his complaints against the Church of England heard by an employment tribunal.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisons chief: jails must stop being ‘Victorian warehouses’ – The Independent
“Inmates are being left to languish in Britain’s crowded prisons because no effort is being made to address the problems that put them there, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has told The Independent.”
The Independent, 24th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gina Robins cooked kitten to death in microwave – BBC News
“A woman who microwaved a 10-week-old kitten to death has been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Feasibility study into digital copyright exchange launched – OUT-LAW.com
“A report into how a new digital copyright exchange (DCE) could work will be submitted to the Government before Parliament breaks up for summer next year, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
FoI act has ‘hamstrung’ government – The Guardian
“The Freedom of Information act is a mistake, and is having a negative effect on governing, Britain’s top civil servant said. Sir Gus O’Donnell told the Commons public administration select committee that it had stymied full and frank discussion of options by ministers and others in government. The 2001 act gives members of the public and journalists the right to ask for publication of official documents.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir lose sentence appeal – BBC News
“Ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir have lost their appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Religious teacher jailed for assaulting boys during lessons at mosque – The Guardian
“A volunteer religious teacher at a mosque in Yorkshire has been jailed for 10 weeks for kicking and slapping young boys during lessons at a mosque.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
