Ex Cotswold Water Park Society boss jailed for fraud – BBC News
“The chief executive of a water park society has been jailed after admitting fraud totalling more than £660,000.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
News Corp pulls out of BSkyB bid – The Guardian
“Rupert Murdoch’s media group News Corporation bowed to pressure from the public and parliament on Wednesday and withdrew its bid to take full control of pay-TV company BSkyB.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: David Cameron announces terms of phone-hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“The independent inquiry into phone hacking will have the power to summon newspaper proprietors, journalists, police and politicians to give evidence under oath and in public, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK judges make it harder to deport criminals, minister warns – Daily Telegraph
“Damian Green, the immigration minister, said he was ‘frustrated’ that domestic courts were taking a tougher line on Europe’s human rights laws than the European Court itself. The row centres on the growing instances when convicted criminals have successfully used the right to family life to avoid deportation. It emerged that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allows for a removal unless there is an ‘insurmountable obstacle’ preventing the family from leaving too.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liam Fox apologises over cleared pilots – The Independent
“Defence Secretary Liam Fox apologised today to the families of the pilots in the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash after a new report cleared them of an earlier finding of negligence. The fresh review concluded that Flight Lieutenants Jonathan Tapper and Richard Cook should not have been blamed for the accident in 1994.”
The Independent, 13th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Suffolk credit union manager jailed for £100,000 fraud – BBC News
“The branch manager of a credit union has been jailed after he admitted stealing more than £100,000 from customers’ accounts.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Staff curry burn firm: not in safety breach, HSE says – BBC News
“A catering firm whose employee was badly burned when she fell into a pot of curry was not in breach of health and safety laws, inspectors have said.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Al Rawi & Ors v The Security Service & Ors [2011] UKSC 34 (13 July 2011)
Home Office v Tariq [2011] UKSC 35 (13 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2011] EWCA Civ 806 (13 July 2011)
Shovelar & Ors v Lane & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 802 (12 July 2011)
Jones & Anor v Ruth & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 804 (12 July 2011)
Pannone LLP v Aardvark Digital Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 803 (12 July 2011)
Brighton and Hove City Council v PM & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 795 (12 July 2011)
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Leeds College of Music (Dissolution) Order 2011
The Leeds College of Art (Transfer to the Higher Education Sector) Order 2011
The Joseph Priestley College, Leeds (Dissolution) Order 2011
The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011
The North Somerset Levels Internal Drainage Board Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Immigrant relatives face five-year wait to claim benefits – The Guardian
“Family members from outside Europe who come to join close relatives settled in Britain are expected to be denied access to welfare benefits for up to five years under further plans to cut annual net migration to be detailed on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
source: www.guardian.co.uk
Blunt: ending the misery of squatting – Ministry of Justice
“A new crime of squatting was proposed today by Justice Minister Crispin Blunt. Making it an offence for the first time, and abolishing so-called ‘squatters rights’ are among a range of proposals to deal with the problem which would protect both home and business owners.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
New counter-terrorism strategy published – Home Office
“The government’s new counter-terrorism strategy (known as CONTEST) was unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May today.”
Home Office, 12th July 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Alignment of prosecutions between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Crown Prosecution Service – Attorney General’s Office
“The Attorney General and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced today the transfer of Defra’s prosecution function to the CPS and the remainder of their legal team to the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.”
Attorney General’s Office, 12th July 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Ignore headlines about squatters, government proposals target Gypsies and travellers – The Guardian
“The prime minister’s confirmation that the government will be bringing forward legislation for the criminalisation of trespass and the proposed removal of removal of legal aid from trespassers in the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill amount to the most significant changes to the law of trespass in England and Wales for generations.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court bans secret evidence used to hide torture claims – The Guardian
“The supreme court has outlawed intelligence services’ use of secret evidence in court to conceal allegations that detainees were tortured.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Welsh Labour plan legislation on schools and piercings – BBC News
“Two bills on the education system will be published by the Welsh Government, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. He outlined Labour’s five-year legislative programme to Welsh assembly members on Tuesday.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unions in legal action over Southampton council pay cuts – BBC News
“Unions have begun legal action after more than 99% of Southampton City Council workers signed new contracts forcing many to take a pay cut.”
BBC News, 13th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Discourteous and disrespectful, but not rape: the Assange defence – The Independent
“Julian Assange’s sexual behaviour was ‘disrespectful, discourteous and pushing the boundaries’ – but not rape, the WikiLeaks founder’s legal team insists, in a change of strategy they hope will save him from extradition to Sweden.”
The Independent, 13th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Terrorists are harnessing hi-tech communications, government warns – Daily Telelgraph
“Britain is failing to prosecute enough terrorists and the security services are struggling to obtain intelligence because of the sophistication of modern communications, the government has disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
