Women jailed over abuse of girl, 16, in south London – BBC News
“Three women have been jailed for subjecting a girl to hours of ‘abuse and humiliation’ in south London.”
BBC News, 5th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Landon, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1755 (05 July 2011)
Grocott, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1962 (08 July 2011)
Barkshire & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1885 (20 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Mobile Telesystems Finance SA v Nomihold Securities Inc [2011] EWCA Civ 1040 (01 September 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Smith v Butler & Anor [2011] EWHC 2301 (Ch) (01 September 2011)
Attwood v Maidment & Ors [2011] EWHC 2186 (Ch) (29 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ofcom asked not to include general right to appeal under Digital Economy Act code – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has asked Ofcom to avoid giving alleged copyright infringers a general right of appeal against warning letters they may receive about their online activity in new regulations due out shortly, the telecoms regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011
The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Inter-American Development Bank (Contribution to the Fund for Special Operations) Order 2011
The Inter-American Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2011
The Caribbean Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2011
The Inter-American Development Bank (Contribution to the Fund for Special Operations) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Anti-terrorism powers for a rainy day – UK Human Rights Blog
“Next week will mark the 10th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Despite the intervening decade, the states threatened by terrorism are still puzzling out the right balance between the powers of security services and the rights of suspected terrorists to due process.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Solicitors from Hell owner launches £1m defamation claim against Law Soc CEO – The Lawyer
“The fight between the Law Society and Solicitors from Hell website owner Rick Kordowski has taken a further twist with Kordowski launching a defamation claim against Law Society chief executive Des Hudson.”
The Lawyer, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Police face damages over arrest of nurse accused of poisoning patients – Daily Telegraph
“A hospital poisoner who attacked patients may have had more than 40 victims, police fear.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tycoon comes out – to face UK’s most expensive divorce payout – The Independent
“A top hedge fund manager is facing one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British legal history after telling his wife he is gay.”
The Independent, 5th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Environmental regulations come under spotlight in ‘red tape challenge’ – The Guardian
“The government is seeking advice from the public on which pieces of regulation could be made more transparent.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keir Starmer interview: still set fair, even in the eye of the storm – Daily Telegraph
“Riots, hacking and MPs’ expenses present a daunting case file but the Director of Public Prosecutions is unbowed, says Mary Riddell.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Unwise’ eviction of Dale Farm Traveller camp must be halted, says UN – The Guardian
“The government must suspend the ‘immature and unwise’ eviction of 400 Travellers from Essex green belt and seek a peaceful solution, the UN and a European human rights group said.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
44 assisted suicide cases since CPS guidelines published – Daily Telegraph
“More than 40 people have killed themselves with the help of their friends or family since new guidelines were introduced that effectively decriminalised assisted suicide, official figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Uffculme caretaker ‘raped girl 400 times’ – BBC News
“A paedophile who was said to have raped one of his victims up to 400 times has been jailed.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yvonne Fletcher suspect ‘should be tried at Old Bailey’, says Britain’s top prosecutor – Daily Telegraph
“Britain’s top prosecutor has said he wants the chief suspect in the WPc Yvonne Fletcher murder case to be tried in the Old Bailey.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking: Leveson inquiry to hold first hearing – The Guardian
“Lord Justice Leveson will hold his first preliminary hearing for the judicial inquiry into phone hacking on Tuesday to decide which newspaper groups and other organisations will be eligible to be ‘core participants’.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Middlesbrough TV licence man jailed for rape – BBC News
“A TV licensing inspector who raped a pregnant woman on Teesside has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No IPCC action over reggae star raid – The Independent
“Police officers who carried out a raid on the home of Smiley Culture, in which the reggae star died, will not face disciplinary action from the police watchdog.”
The Independent, 3rd September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mortgage lenders cut lists of ‘approved’ solicitors for conveyancing – The Guardian
“As if finding a property, saving for a deposit and passing credit and salary checks weren’t enough for would-be homebuyers, lenders have thrown in a new issue: your solicitor. An increasing number of borrowers are finding that their lender will not work with the law firm they have chosen to do their conveyancing – a situation that is reducing consumer choice and can add costs, hassle and delay to the homebuying process. And the problem is likely to grow.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Shaman’ jailed for hallucinogenic drug potion at ‘healing’ ceremony – The Guardian
“A British ‘shaman’ caught administering a potion containing a class-A hallucinogenic drug to 17 followers at a candlelit “healing” ceremony has been jailed for 15 months.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cherie Blair criticised by appeal court for not jailing cocaine smuggler – The Guardian
“Barrister Cherie Blair has been criticised by the court of appeal for not jailing a cocaine smuggler when sitting as a judge at a crown court. Appeal judge Lord Justice Pitchford suggested that Blair’s decision to give Lee Williams a 12-month suspended sentence, following a trial at Isleworth crown court earlier this year, was ‘remarkable’.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
