Asbo replacement orders condemned by children’s charities – The Guardian
“Children’s charities today criticised the coalition’s plans to replace asbos with a new regime to tackle anti-social behaviour as little more than a rebranding exercise that would continue to demonise young people.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultation on Live, Text-Based Communications from Court – Judiciary of England and Wales
“On behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, the Judicial Office for England and Wales has issued a consultation paper on the use of live, text-based communications from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 7th February 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Extradition requests for criminal suspects ‘need better monitoring’ – The Guardian
“A senior UK law officer has urged the home secretary to ensure proper monitoring of extradition requests for criminal suspects between member states in Europe, after the failure to bring a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first UK shift to face justice in Britain.”
Full story
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spending cuts cut hit prisoner rehabilitation, watchdogs warn – Daily Telegraph
“Spending cuts could mean prisoners are not properly rehabilitated and fuel further overcrowding, a network of watchdog bodies warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solar energy firms threaten legal action over feed-in tariffs – The Guardian
“Solar energy firms are threatening to take legal action against the government after ministers said they could stop large-scale commercial ‘solar farms’ from hoovering up a green electricity subsidy.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met accused of ‘campaign’ against shaken baby witnesses – BBC News
“Three leading pathologists have accused the Metropolitan Police of attempting to discredit them as expert witnesses in so-called Shaken Baby court cases.”
BBC News, 8th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Offenders ‘could have goods seized’ – The Independent
“Offenders could be stripped of prized possessions such as iPods under proposals to give police better powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, the Home Office said today.”
The Independent, 7th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government electoral reform dealt Lords blow – The Guardian
“The government suffered a narrow defeat in the House of Lords on Monday night when rebel Tories joined forces with Labour peers to make the planned referendum on electoral reform non-binding if turnout falls below 40%.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Skateboarding dog ‘may get Asbo’ after complaints – Daily Telegraph
“The owner of a skateboarding dog has been warned he faces being issued with an Asbo if his pet carries on riding without a leash.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sports editor jailed for £370k scam – The Independent
“A former sports editor was jailed today after defrauding a national newspaper of more than £370,000.”
The Independent, 7th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The tangled web of copyright law – The Guardian
“As the Meltwater case on news aggregation rumbles on, Alex Wade takes a look at the legally fraught, and commercially sensitive, world of spiders, bots and scrapers.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Acpo chief calls for judicial oversight of undercover police operations – The Guardian
“Sir Hugh Orde, president of Association of Chief Police Officers, says benefits of judicial oversight of future operations would ‘far outweigh additional administrative burden’.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Shaw & Ors v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 98 (04 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 159 (QB) (04 February 2011)
Everton Football Club Company Ltd v Sail Group Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 126 (QB) (04 February 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dias v London Borough of Havering [2011] EWHC 172 (Ch) (04 February 2011)
Office of Fair Trading v Purely Creative Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 106 (Ch) (02 February 2011)
Curtis & Ors v Pulbrook & Ors [2011] EWHC 167 (Ch) (04 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011
The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Amendment) Order 2011
The Care Standards Act 2000 (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Independent Health Care (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling – Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Joint Advocacy Group analysis of QAA consultation response – Bar Standards Board
“Analysis of responses to the Joint Advocacy Group consultation paper on proposals for a quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates, is now available to view and download.”
Bar Standards Board, 4th February 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Glaves v Crown Prosecution Service – WLR Daily
Glaves v Crown Prosecution Service [2011] EWCA Civ 69; [2011] WLR (D) 37
“On an application by a defendant for a certificate of inadequacy in relation to a confiscation order under section 83 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 an investigation of the facts was required so that it was not appropriate to determine as a preliminary issue whether the application was bound to fail.”
WLR Daily, 4th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another – WLR Daily
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another [2011] WLR (D) 36
“Where a solicitor admitted disciplinary charges, and therefore anticipated sanctions upon him, he should give notice in advance of the hearing to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that he intended to contend either that no order for costs should be made against him, in exercise of the tribunal’s power under section 47(2) of the Solicitors Act 1974, or that any order for costs should be limited by reason of his lack of means.”
WLR Daily, 4th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Legal Services Act: the debate heats up – The Lawyer
“Last month (24 January) The Lawyer highlighted an accelerating trend that may well turn out to be one of the defining developments in this year of full Legal Services Act (LSA) implementation. An increasing number of firms are looking at introducing corporate vehicles into their partnerships.”
The Lawyer, 7th February 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Concern over mother jailed for restraining daughter on drugs – BBC News
“A Kent MP is calling for sentencing guidelines to be reviewed after a mother was jailed for trying to stop her daughter going out to buy heroin.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
