Army fantasist John Livesey jailed for lying to court – BBC News
“A military historian who faked an illustrious Army career has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 26th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baha Mousa report to condemn senior army officers – The Guardian
“An unprecedented public inquiry into the conduct of British soldiers in Iraq is expected to contain damning criticism of senior army officers and their legal advisers, and highlight the failure of commanders to ensure orders were passed down.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Online libel cases double – The Independent
“The number of libel cases in which claimants say they have been defamed online has more than doubled in a year – and the growth of social media may be a cause of the surge, according to new research.”
The Independent, 26th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
G4S staff sacked for tagging offender’s false leg – The Guardian
“Private security firm G4S has sacked two members of staff who tagged a man’s false leg, allowing him to remove it and flout a court-imposed curfew.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Naming young offenders should remain a rarity – The Guardian
“A court has decided to name a young person for his involvement in the recent riots. This is unusual in all but the most serious cases, such as the notorious Bulger murder.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A (A Child), Re [2011] EWCA Civ 1037 (25 August 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Deutsche Bank Ag v Tongkah Harbour Public Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 2251 (QB) (24 August 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd – WLR Daily
Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 985; [2011] WLR (D) 278
“Where an owner of property was unable to use part of his property due to its misappropriation by another, it was not appropriate to award in addition to damages for loss of profits arising from the inability to use the property, damages for breach of trust and mesne profits, since those heads of damages overlapped.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Annual Youth Justice Convention 2011 – Youth Justice Board
“The Annual Youth Justice Convention is the leading policy and networking event for all those committed to tackling youth crime.”
Youth Justice Board, 25th August 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Locked-up asylum seeker in line for damages despite series of crimes – Daily Telegraph
“A failed asylum seeker who committed more than 25 crimes within six years of arriving in the UK is in line for ‘substantial’ damages after a judge ruled he had been unlawfully detained by immigration authorities.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Non-trial advocates to be excluded from court work – Law Society’s Gazette
“Non-trial advocates will be excluded from higher court work by the quality assurance scheme for advocates (QASA), a leading solicitor advocate has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th August 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Government faces legal action by US firm over e-border system – The Guardian
“The government is facing a £500m litigation suit from an American firm that was stripped of its contract to develop the country’s e-border system after ministers said it had failed to deliver.”
The Guardian, 25th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anemometers, environmental information, and legal advice: the Planning Inspectorate’s duty to disclose? – UK Human Rights Blog
“This interesting decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (not linked to this post, for reasons I shall explain below) goes to the circumstances in which a public authority can refuse under environmental information rules to disclose legal advice received by it.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th August 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Policeman used excessive force against disabled student protester, IPCC rules – The Guardian
“A police officer used ‘excessive force’ in dragging a protester in a wheelchair across a road and Scotland Yard was wrong not to recommend criminal charges against him, a police watchdog has concluded.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New pilot on paid-for audience participation broadcasting rules launched – OUT-LAW.com
“Ofcom has launched a one-year pilot during which broadcasters can make on-air references to any website where the audience can access paid-for applications in order to participate in voting or competitions.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Taser deaths investigated by police watchdog – The Guardian
“Police restraint tactics are under fresh scrutiny after a third member of the public died following the use of either a Taser stun gun or pepper spray by officers.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Taser-related deaths raise concerns over ‘non-lethal’ police options
Community payback goes full time – Ministry of Justice
“Offenders will be made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences outlined by Minister for Prisons and Probation, Crispin Blunt.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th August 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Lawcast 193: Sundeep Bhatia, Law Society Council member on diversity in the profession – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to solicitor Sundeep Bhatia, a Law Society Council member and is a former Chair of the Society of Asian Lawyers. Sundeep is the proprietor of Beaumonde Law Practice in Middlesex and specialises in employment law.”
Charon QC, 24th August 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
