09/08/2012 – Current Awareness

Twitter and the law: 10 legal risks in tweeting from or to the UK – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 9th, 2012 in data protection, defamation, harassment, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Debates in parliament, home visits from the police and distressed celebrities all seem a little unclear as to what is and what is not acceptable by law on Twitter. The list of those offending and those offended keeps growing with recent high profile reports referring to Louise Mensch, Tom Daley, Guy Adams, Steve Dorkland, Helen Skelton and Kevin Pietersen. This guide discusses 10 legal risks which apply, or potentially apply, to Twitter, in the context of recent media attention given to the lawfulness of tweets.”

OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Judges reject Abu Qatada decision claim – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2012 in appeals, bail, deportation, detention, news, terrorism by sally

“High Court judges today rejected a ‘gloomy prognosis’ that there could be another year or more of litigation before a final decision is made on deporting radical preacher Abu Qatada.”

The Independent, 9th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judge attacks ‘awful’ soft justice as drivers who left woman, 25, crippled are jailed for 18 months – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 9th, 2012 in dangerous driving, guilty pleas, news, sentencing by sally

“A judge has launched a strongly-worded attack on the justice system after he was powerless to hand longer sentences to two men who left a young woman crippled in a car crash as they fled from police.”

Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Magistrates banned from standing in police commissioner elections – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in elections, judiciary, magistrates, news, police by sally

“Plans for the first police commissioner elections this autumn have been thrown into fresh disarray with the disclosure that magistrates – who make up a significant number of the candidates – have been banned from standing.”

The Guardian, 9th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Aalihya Jordon-Fellows killing by uncle ‘preventable’ – BBC News

Posted August 9th, 2012 in children, homicide, news, reports by sally

“The death of a four-month-old girl in Birmingham four years ago ‘could and should have been prevented’, according to a serious case review.”

BBC News, 9th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BBC does not have to hand over Mark Duggan footage, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in BBC, disclosure, media, news by sally

“A judge has said the BBC does not have to disclose unbroadcast footage of the aftermath of the shooting of Mark Duggan to the Metropolitan police.”

The Guardian, 9th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BSkyB wins appeal against Ofcom over Sky Sports wholesale prices – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in appeals, competition, media, news, tribunals by sally

“BSkyB has won its appeal against Ofcom’s decision to force the company to cut the amount it charges rivals to show its flagship Sky Sports channels.”

The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 9th, 2012 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Clements v The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust [2012] EWHC 2335 (QB) (08 August 2012)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Global Maritime Investments Ltd v STX Pan Ocean Co Ltd [2012] EWHC 2339 (Comm) (08 August 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Extreme porn trial: consensual sex and the state – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in news, obscenity, pornography, privacy by sally

“Despite Simon Walsh’s acquittal by a jury, the case raises questions about the right of the state to intrude on individual’s private and consensual sex lives.”

The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 9th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Rioters who looted Notting Hill restaurant given long jail sentences – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in conspiracy, news, recidivists, robbery, sentencing, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“Rioters who rampaged across west London for four hours, attacking a lone shopkeeper and robbing diners at a Michelin-starred restaurant, have been given some of the harshest sentences for crimes committed during last August’s UK riots.”

The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Merseyside drugs gang leaders jailed for 17 years – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2012 in drug trafficking, gangs, news, sentencing by sally

“Members of a gang which controlled the supply of drugs to large parts of Britain have been jailed.”

The Independent, 8th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Former Boris Johnson aide cleared of possession of ‘extreme pornography’ – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in barristers, news, pornography by sally

“A barrister has been acquitted of possessing extreme pornography in a landmark case over the boundaries of what can be described as ‘extreme’.”

The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Six of the best law books – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in legal education, news by sally

“We asked you to tell us which books a future law student should read. Here are the top nominations – and some of the other contenders.”

The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court interpreter checks ‘non-existent’ – BBC News

Posted August 9th, 2012 in courts, interpreters, news by sally

“Interpreters from a private company have been working in courts in England and Wales without the required criminal record checks, the BBC has been told.”

BBC News, 9th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fresh inquest into hanged officer who accused her two colleagues of rape – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2012 in armed forces, inquests, news, rape, suicide by sally

“A fresh inquest has been ordered into the death of a military police officer who was found hanged after accusing two colleagues of rape, her family’s lawyers said today.”

The Independent, 8th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jury in FSA’s iSoft trial fail to return a verdict – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2012 in company directors, financial regulation, juries, news, retrials by sally

“Three ex-company directors accused of helping the owner of Barnsley football club make millions by concocting ‘fairytale’ financial results for software firm iSoft are facing a retrial after a jury failed to return a verdict on Wednesday.”

The Guardian, 8th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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