Care Quality Commission: MPs criticise health regulator – BBC News
“Patients were put at risk by an unacceptable fall in the number of inspections of hospitals and care homes, MPs say.”
BBC News, 14th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Forced marriage crime ruled out by ministers – BBC News
“Ministers have ruled out creating a forced marriage crime, despite pressure from MPs to do so. In an interview for the BBC’s Asian Network, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone said that it was not on the government’s agenda. The Home Affairs committee has called for an offence to complement court orders to protect potential victims.”
BBC News, 14th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrates were told to send rioters to crown court, emails show – The Guardian
“Magistrates were urged to abandon sentencing guidelines when dealing with rioters last month because ‘nothing like this was envisaged’, according to court documents released to the Guardian. The text of two controversial emails circulated to justices’ clerks immediately after August’s disturbances raises questions about judicial independence and the use of blanket guidance irrespective of individual cases. One human rights group described the emails as ‘disturbing’.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MoD condemned for ‘insensitive’ treatment of ex-war prisoners – The Guardian
“Parliamentary ombudsman orders department to pay family who were repeatedly refused compensation for their ordeal.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tesco accused of misleading viewers over animal welfare – Daily Telegraph
“The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Tesco from re-broadcasting a television advert that appeared to show pigs roaming freely in a field following complaints by viewers.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Yobs to be punished by their neighbours under local justice plans – Daily Telegraph
“Yobs are to be punished by their neighbours in new ‘justice panels’ as part of a radical overhaul of out-of-court penalties, the policing minister will say today.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Reading man jailed for dead girl ‘trolling’ insults – BBC News
“A Berkshire man has been jailed for posting abusive messages online about a schoolgirl after she committed suicide. Sean Duffy, 25, of Reading, was handed an 18-week sentence for posts on social networking sites about Worcester teenager Natasha MacBryde.”
BBC News, 13th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
James Murdoch recalled by phone hack MPs – The Independent
“James Murdoch is to face a fresh grilling by MPs investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 13th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom bans rollover phone contracts – The Independent
“Rollover contracts for landline and broadband customers are to be banned after the telecoms watchdog accused providers of locking households into long-term deals with little additional benefit.”
The Independent, 13th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Phone hacking: 7/7 victim’s mother to sue News of the World – Daily Telegraph
“Sheila Henry, the mother of 26-year-old Christian Small who died in the blast at King’s Cross, has been put forward as a lead case in the civil litigation cases against the News of the World.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal team delays stalling trials, new figures reveal – BBC News
“Nearly a third of crown court hearings in the East of England which do not go ahead as planned are adjourned due to legal teams not being ready on the day of the trial, the BBC can reveal.”
BBC News, 12th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist Fabian Thomas jailed indefinitely for Plymouth attack – BBC News
“A convicted rapist who attacked a woman in Devon four months after being given early release has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 12th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Witney Town Council v Beam Construction (Cheltenham) Ltd [2011] EWHC 2332 (TCC) (12 September 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Nomihold Securities Inc v Mobile Telesystems Finance SA – WLR Daily
Nomihold Securities Inc v Mobile Telesystems Finance SA [2011] EWCA Civ 1040; [2011] WLR (D) 278
“Where a freezing order bound a party against whom an arbitral award had been made the position was not directly analogous to that of a ‘judgment debtor’ when the question fell to be determined whether the party owing the sum awarded should be permitted to make a payment out to a third party.”
WLR Daily, 1st September 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Government abandons double tax treaty plans – OUT-LAW.com
“Proposed legislation to combat tax avoidance involving double tax treaties has been abandoned, the Government has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Number plate should not have been in ad, ASA rules – OUT-LAW.com
“A photo of a horse van was in breach of privacy rules, the UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Equality is vital for policing – Home Office
“The police enforce the law. That power brings great responsibility. The British way is for that power to be exercised through policing by consent. Policing by consent is even more important in the context of Britain’s diverse society. August’s riots underlined the importance of building and keeping trust in policing. During the riots, we saw how much communities rely on the police. As people came together to help in the clear up, we saw that active consent and public participation help the police restore and then maintain law and order. To fight crime successfully, the law needs to be applied even-handedly and with real understanding of the needs of all our communities. Equality – always important – is particularly vital for policing.”
Home Office, 12th September 2011
Source: www.homeoffice,gov.uk
Immigration Rules should not be bent to favour right to family life – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has confirmed that Article 8 of the Convention need not necessarily be considered when deciding whether to grant an applicant indefinite leave to remain. The Immigration Rules the are the sole test of eligibility, and Article 8 cannot be used to modify them. They should therefore be read according to their natural and ordinary meaning.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th September 2011
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
Warning issued to baby death hospital – BBC News
“The NHS trust at the centre of a police investigation into baby deaths has been issued with a rare warning notice by the Care Quality Commission watchdog.”
BBC News, 12th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
