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.
Bucks Fizz judge makes his mind up over ownership of name – The Guardian
“The UK intellectual property office has been making its mind up which members of Bucks Fizz, the pop group which won the 1981 Eurovision song contest, are eligible to claim the name as their own.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police lost track of rapist who went on to kill – The Independent
“Police failed to monitor a convicted rapist who disappeared for nearly a year before he went on to murder the teenager Ashleigh Hall after befriending her on Facebook.”
The Independent, 25th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough disaster cabinet papers to be released – The Guardian
“The government has promised to release all cabinet papers relating to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster to the public once they have been shared with families of the deceased, after being forced to clarify its position by an e-petition that has reached more than 125,000 signatures.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPO is training prosecutors on IP crime – OUT-LAW.com
“Crown prosecutors are receiving special training from intellectual property experts on how to construct legal cases against counterfeiters and pirates, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Taxi man sentenced for fall death – The Independent
“A taxi driver sobbed as he received a suspended prison sentence today after a teenage passenger fell out of his moving vehicle and died.”
The Independent, 24th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Care Home Conviction quashed, raising question over Mental Capacity Act offence – 23 Essex Street
“The owner of a care home, Annette Hopkins, represented by Kate Lumsdon (23es) and Barry McElduff (2KBW), had her conviction for negligence quashed by the Court of Appeal, who cast doubt over the viability of the offence created by the Mental Capacity Act 2005: R v Hopkins and Priest [2011]EWCA Crim 1513. The Court of Appeal, quashing the conviction on other grounds, held that in its view the offence as drafted failed the test of sufficient certainty. The Court was however bound by precedent: R v Dunn [2010] EWCA Crim 2935.”
23 Essex Street, 17th August 2011
Source: www.23es.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High court (Queen’s Bench Division)
IG Index Plc v Leung -Cheun & Ors [2011] EWHC 2212 (QB) (17 August 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bielecki v The Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] EWHC 2245 (Admin) (23 August 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 14) (Wales) Order 2011
The School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2011
The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011
The School Governors’ Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Pupil Information (Wales) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Who, What, Why: Is it legal to eat wild birds? – BBC News
“A pub has stopped selling wild bird on its menu – in the form of rook salad – on police advice. So what is the legality of such dishes?”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unemployed offenders face tougher work in the community – The Guardian
“Unemployed offenders face a full week of unpaid work, including the possibility hard manual labour, under plans to toughen community penalties as an alternative to prison. Instructions will be issued to courts by the Ministry of Justice, urging them to make sure unemployed offenders sentenced to the ‘community payback’ programme work a minimum of 28 hours over a four-day week. They will spend the fifth day looking for work or face losing their jobseekers’ allowance.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK riots: 16-year-old accused of inciting riot on Facebook loses anonymity – Daily Telegraph
“A 16-year-old boy accused of trying to incite a riot via Facebook is believed to be the first youth allegedly involved in the violence to be named after a court lifted reporting restrictions protecting his anonymity.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man had part of brain removed in error – The Guardian
“A former paramedic is seeking compensation and an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) after part of his brain was removed in error by an NHS surgeon.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newport shooting: Darren Williams case referred to IPCC – BBC News
“The case of a Newport gunman who shot his wife and two others in a hair salon, and was later found dead, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
