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
Child sex abuse convictions rise 60% in six years – The Guardian
“The number of people convicted of sex offences on children under 16 in England and Wales has increased by nearly 60% in six years. The BBC said a freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice found that 1,363 people were convicted in 2005, while in 2010 it was 2,135. The increase is being attributed to better detection and raised awareness, it said.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher defends double life as porn film star – Daily Telegraph
“A male teacher who moonlighted as a stripper and appeared in pornographic films is free to continue teaching despite being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lump sum motoring expenses subject to NICs if not linked to mileage, tribunal says – OUT-LAW.com
“Employers will have to be more careful about how they pay their employees for motoring expenses after a tax tribunal ruling that lump-sum allowances could be subject to national insurance contributions (NICs).”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Dale Farm Travellers lose legal battle against eviction – The Guardian
“Lawyers for Travellers at Dale Farm have failed in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the eviction of families from the site.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law Society to hold superinjunction debate – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Law Society debate will this month consider how superinjunctions can survive in an era of social media.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court clerk becomes first person charged under Bribery Act – The Guardian
The first person to be charged under the new Bribery Act will be a magistrates court clerk who allegedly accepted £500 for fixing a motoring offence, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
The Guardian, 31st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Expert witnesses elusive as pay falls – Law Society’s Gazette
“Reduced legal aid fees for expert witnesses are making it ‘almost impossible’ to find experts and in some cases leaving law firms out of pocket by thousands of pounds, a leading family lawyer has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Deaths in custody’ corporate manslaughter crime created – BBC News
“Police and other authorities can now be prosecuted over deaths in custody in England, Scotland and Wales.”
BBC News, 1st September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EDL march in London banned at police request – The Guardian
“The home secretary has extended a ban on marches in the capital to include the City of London after concerns over a planned demonstration by the far right English Defence League.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
