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
Stephanie Knight detained for aiding rapes – BBC News
“A woman who lured two teenage girls on a night out so they could be raped by three men has been sent to a young offenders institute for seven years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rebecca Aylward murder: Joshua Davies given 14 years – BBC News
“A 16-year-old boy who battered his former girlfriend to death has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kicking and damning corporate souls – Rosalind English – UK Human Rights Blog
“As of today, government or private institutions tasked with keeping people in custody will be accountable in criminal law if it can be shown that a ‘gross duty of care’ has led to the death of a detainee.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
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)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Hi-Lite Electrical Led v Wolseley UK Ltd [2011] EWHC 2153 (TCC) (31 August 2011)
Omni Laboratories Inc v Eden Energy Ltd [2011] EWHC 2169 (TCC) (29 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Circular: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide (Commencement no. 3) Order – Ministry of Justice
“Circular 2011/07: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide (Commencement no. 3) Order.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Freedom of information is for businesses too – The Guardian
“A request by tobacco giant Philip Morris International to the University of Stirling has reignited concern about the use of freedom of information laws. The data it was interested in was collected as part of a survey of teenagers and smoking carried out by the university’s Centre for Tobacco Control Research.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Disabled lawyers still face discrimination – The Guardian
“The Equality Act gives protection to disabled would-be lawyers, but they still face a struggle getting into the profession.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Equal pay battle heads to the supreme court – The Guardian
“Tens of thousands of women who claim they are paid less than men doing comparable jobs could benefit when the supreme court examines a test case next month. The battle for equal pay led by dinner ladies and care workers in dispute with their employer, Sheffield city council, will be heard in an attempt to clarify the complex law on what amounts to indirect sex discrimination in pay.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Malcolm Drake death: Compensation over Crohn’s disease error – BBC News
“The family of a man from Stoke-on-Trent who died after a life-threatening illness was misdiagnosed as a groin strain has received a substantial six figure settlement.”
BBC News, 1st September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exile plan for terror suspects is a bungled measure, say civil liberties groups – The Guardian
“The government has been accused of bungling national security policy after announcing plans for the ‘internal exile’ of terrorism suspects in the event of an emergency. Civil liberties groups said the new powers were restrictions that ministers had said they would scrap for breaching human rights. Labour claimed the policy was now a mess and that ministers were ‘putting political deals and fudges ahead of national security.’ ”
The Guardian, 1st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
