Freedom of information scope increased – Ministry of Justice
“The public can now request information from three new bodies under the Freedom of Information Act.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Home Secretary Theresa May has published a cross-government strategy today to end gang and youth violence – Home Office
“Home Secretary Theresa May has published a cross-government strategy today to end gang and youth violence.”
Home Office, 1st November 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Bar Chairman Promotes Value of an Independent Judiciary – The Bar Council
“The Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has told Bar leaders from around the world that an independent judiciary is the most important element in attracting clients to any jurisdiction.”
The Bar Council, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Legislation nightmares leave us scratching our heads – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“As Stephen Levinson’s recent post has reminded us, we are not living in a golden age of legislative drafting. In the field of criminal law, some particularly ghastly examples of bamboozling legislation can be found in various provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 – described by no less an authority than Rose LJ as ‘at best, obscure and, at worst, impenetrable’ (R v Campell [2006] EWCA Crim 726, [2006] 2 Cr App R (S) 626 at [1]).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
House of Lords will be able to vote on key NHS clause – The Guardian
“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fathers denied a right to see children – Daily Telegraph
“The Daily Telegraph has learnt that plans to enshrine in law that a child has a ‘meaningful relationship with both parents’ are likely to be dropped.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking: NoW warned about ‘culture of illegal information access’ – The Guardian
“The legal opinion, only now made public, was prepared in June 2008 and referred to the activities of ‘at least three’ journalists.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
St Paul’s suspends legal action against protesters – Daily Telegraph
“St Paul’s Cathedral has suspended legal action against the protest camp on its doorstep following the resignation of two senior members of its clergy.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Julian Assange v. Swedish Prosecution Authority – Judiciary of England and Wales
Judgment approved by the Court for handing down.
Julian Assange v. Swedish Prosecution Authority (pdf)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Julian Assange loses appeal against extradition – The Guardian
“The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has lost his high court appeal against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gintaras Butkus jailed in Cornwall boat killing case – BBC News
“A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man during a fishing trip off the Cornish coast.”
BBC News, 1st November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Knife crime law: Up to 400 more teenagers face custody – BBC News
“As many as 400 extra teenagers could be given custodial sentences every year because of changes to knife crime laws announced last week, according to a government impact assessment.”
BBC News, 1st November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Taking a hatchet to the hackers – which way press freedom? – UK Human Rights Blog
“On the eve of Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry into phone hacking and the ethics of journalism, the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) with 1 Crown Office Row hosted a roundtable discussion to examine how to reconcile the right to privacy with freedom of expression.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Pakistan cricketers guilty of betting scam – BBC News
“Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of their part in a ‘spot-fixing’ scam after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.”
BBC News, 1st November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenagers begin high court challenge against tuition fee rise – The Guardian
“Two teenagers have begun a case in the high court against the government’s decision to let universities almost treble tuition fees next year.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Squatting in residential buildings to become a criminal offence – OUT-LAW.com
“Squatting in residential buildings is to become a criminal offence for the first time, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Daily Mail to pay damages to Carole Caplin over ‘Blairs’ sex secrets’ story – The Guardian
“The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to pay ‘substantial’ damages to Carole Caplin, the former lifestyle guru to Cherie Blair, over an article that falsely suggested she would disclose the Blairs’ “sex secrets” for £1m.”
The Guardian, 1st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Trott, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2395 (07 October 2011)
Williams, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 2198 (23 September 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Tesla Motors Ltd & Anor v British Broadcasting Corporation [2011] EWHC 2760 (QB) (28 October 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Soeximex SAS v Agrocorp International PTE Ltd [2011] EWHC 2743 (Comm) (31 October 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Maxwell) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education – WLR Daily
“Although a complaint of disability discrimination was an eligible complaint to be made to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (“OIA”) under the Higher Education Act 2004, the task and duty of the OIA on a complaint of disability discrimination against a higher education institution was confined to whether the conduct of the university was reasonable or not and what recommendation should be made in response to the complaint and the office was not obliged to rule whether there had been a disability discrimination.”
WLR Daily, 27th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
