Man jailed for trafficking Nigerian girls out of UK – BBC News
“The first man to be convicted of trafficking females out of the UK, in a case involving two Nigerian girls, has been jailed.”
BBC news, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amnesty presents damning report on security firms’ treatment of deportees – The Guardian
“Detainees claim they have been strangled, beaten and dropped down aircraft steps while being deported by private security firms, according to a damning report that calls for a ‘complete and radical overhaul’ of the government’s removals process.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Illegal migrants can enter UK without a passport – Daily Telegraph
“Robert Halfon MP claimed that he had uncovered a way for people to enter the UK without their passports being checked.Immigration and special branch officers had complained that extremists were able to use a ‘Common Area Travel Channel’ which allows people access to this country without their passports being checked, he said.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Edna Beck gets Asbo for ‘Nazi’ abuse of Hove neighbours – BBC News
“An 80-year-old woman accused of hurling anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic abuse at neighbours has been given an Anti-social Behaviour Order (Asbo).”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coventry man Mark Deeley cleared over dog stabbing – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a neighbour’s dog to death as it attacked his pet Labrador has been cleared of acting unlawfully.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal lawyers will shudder at plans to introduce competition to legal aid – The Guardian
“Tucked away on page 52 of the government’s response to the legal aid green paper were words that would make many criminal lawyers shudder: ‘We intend to consult on detailed proposals for introducing competition in criminal proceedings later in the year.’ ”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
News of the World axed by News International – The Guardian
“News International announced on Thursday that it is closing the News of the World after this Sunday’s edition, with no end in sight to the political and commercial fallout from the phone-hacking scandal after 72 hours of mounting crisis”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guidance Perverting the Course of Justice – Charging in cases involving rape and/or domestic violence allegations – Crown Prosecution Service
“This guidance applies to cases where a complainant of rape or domestic violence: makes a false allegation,
retracts an allegation, or withdraws a retraction.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th July 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Keir Starmer: Rape claims retracted out of fear should not lead to charges – The Guardian
“Director of public prosecutions issues guidance to help distinguish genuine victims in danger of attack.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: two separate inquiries will look at police and press – The Guardian
“David Cameron will meet Ed Miliband next Wednesday to agree terms of two official inquiries into the phone-hacking scandal, including a judge-led inquiry into the conduct of the original police investigation, and an inquiry into the future of the media and its regulation.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baroness Buscombe: ‘PCC has been active over phone hacking’ – Daily Telegraph
“Chair of the Press Complaints Commission Baroness Buscombe says her organisation has acted over the News of the World’s phone hacking scandal but admits the system needs to be reformed.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top judge warns over rise in out of court penalties – Daily Telegraph
“The Lord Chief Justice yesterday attacked the ‘widespread’ use of out of court penalties amid fears one in three are being inappropriately handed out.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women must be given better access to the judiciary – The Guardian
“Too many women leave the law before they qualify for judicial appointment. The inflexible work culture must be changed.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Reggie Perrin’ paedophile jailed for seven years – BBC News
“A paedophile who faked his own death by leaving his clothes, car keys and a suicide note on a Lancashire beach has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government IT plans need more security information, says Parliamentary committee – OUT-LAW.com
“Government plans to make more services available online and to use cloud computing to deliver public services need to be clearer on how information will be protected, a House of Commons committee has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Michael Gilbert: Police lagoon victim probes ‘flawed’ – BBC News
“Three police investigations involving a Bedfordshire man who was murdered, decapitated and dumped in a lake were ‘flawed’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraq abuse ruling by European court says UK failed human rights role – The Guardian
“Britain was an occupying power following the invasion of Iraq and failed to carry out effective investigations into the killing of civilians, the European court of human rights has ruled in a landmark judgment.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related links: AL-JEDDA v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 27021/08 [2011] ECHR 1092 (7 July 2011)
AL-SKEINI AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 55721/07 [2011] ECHR 1093 (7 July 2011)
Critics attack Theresa May plan to rush through emergency bail bill – The
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is to ask MPs to pass an emergency bill to resolve the police bail crisis amid warnings from defence lawyers that it amounts to a ‘smash and grab raid’ to boost police powers.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
NML Capital Ltd v Argentina [2011] UKSC 31 (6 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dalton v Nottinghamshire County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 776 (06 July 2011)
AH v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 787 (06 July 2011)
Howell & Ors v Lees- Millais & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 786 (06 July 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lewis v Client Connection Ltd. [2011] EWHC 1627 (Ch) (06 July 2011)
Balli (Also Known As Ravinder Singh), Re Contempt Of Court [2011] EWHC 1736 (Ch) (01 July 2011)
Leighton Contracting (Qatar) WLL v Simms & Ors [2011] EWHC 1735 (Ch) (22 June 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Babakandi v Westminster City Council [2011] EWHC 1756 (Admin) (06 July 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Fenice Investments Inc v Erram Falkus Construction Ltd [2011] EWHC 1678 (TCC) (06 July 2011)
Lanes Group Plc v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd [2011] EWHC 1679 (TCC) (06 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
