New date set for Moors Murderer Ian Brady’s tribunal – BBC News
“Moors Murderer Ian Brady’s rescheduled mental health tribunal will take place in June, the Judicial Office has said.”
BBC News, 6th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 6 December 2012
Student convicted over Anonymous cyber-attacks – The Guardian
“A key member of the Anonymous hacking group has been convicted for his part in a series of cyber-attacks on Paypal and other major companies.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bride jailed for downloading terror magazine – Daily Telegraph
“A newly-married sister of two convicted terrorists was jailed for a year today for keeping al-Qaeda terrorist material on her mobile phone.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prison sentences: How do judges decide them? – BBC News
“Changes are in the pipeline for the sentencing of sex offenders. But what principles govern how long a criminal is jailed for?”
BBC News, 6th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two sentenced in first ever ‘land banking’ fraud trial – Crown Prosecution Service
“Two sentenced in first ever ‘land banking’ fraud trial Two men have today been sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court in what is thought to be the first ever trial for ‘land banking’ fraud. Omar Eshpari and Stefan Mitchell secured at least £3m from their victims between April 2008 and October 2009.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th December 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Voluntary sector should be able to charge – LSB – Law Society’s Gazette
“Not-for-profit groups should be allowed to charge for provision of legal services, the Legal Services Board has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clinisupplies Ltd v Park & Ors [2012] EWHC 3453 (Ch) (05 December 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Cleightonhills v Bembridge Marine Ltd & Ors [2012] EWHC 3449 (TCC) (05 December 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Autumn Statement 2012, Cm 8480 (PDF)
NHS Pay Review Body: Market-Facing Pay, Cm 8501 (PDF)
School Teachers’ Review Body: Twenty-First Report – 2012, Cm 8487 (PDF)
Prison Service Pay Review Body: Report on Local Pay in England and Wales 2012, Cm 8488 (PDF)
Office for Budget Responsibility: Economic and fiscal outlook, Cm 8481 (PDF)
Gas Generation Strategy, Cm 8407 (PDF)
Draft Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill, Cm 8497 (PDF)
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012
The Insurance Companies (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2012
The Friendly Societies (Modifications of the Tax Acts) Regulations 2012
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Finance Act 1994, section 30A (Appointed Day) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Judge strikes down Facebook page “Keeping our Kids Safe From Predators” – UK Human Rights Blog
“This fascinating case comes to light in the midst of general astonishment at the minimal attention paid in the Leveson Report to the ‘wild west’ of the internet and the question of social media regulation.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th December 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court overturns ruling striking out £60,000 ATE premium for redacted insurance certificate – Litigation Futures
“The High Court has overturned a cost judge’s ruling that a redacted after-the-event (ATE) insurance certificate did not comply with the Costs Practice Direction (CPD) because it did not show what premiums would have been payable had the case concluded earlier than it did.”
Litigation Futures, 6th December 2012
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Are whole-life prison sentences an infringement of human rights? – The Guardian
“As three British lifers launch an appeal at the European court, we weigh the evidence.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abid Naseer loses extradition appeal – BBC News
“A UK-based terror suspect has failed in his bid to stop his extradition to the US after the European Court of Human Rights threw his case out.”
BBC News, 5th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thieves sell £500,000 Henry Moore sculpture as scrap for just £46 – Daily Telegraph
“Two thieves who stole a £500,000 sculpture by Henry Moore and sold it as scrap for just £46 have been jailed for a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gove challenged over exam changes by watchdog Ofqual – BBC News
“England’s exams regulator Ofqual has told the Education Secretary Michael Gove it has concerns over some of the changes he is bringing in to England’s exams system.”
BBC News, 5th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Divorce battle lands pair with £1.3m legal bill – Daily Telegraph
“A husband ran up a £500,000 legal bill in a bitter divorce dispute he could not afford, the High Court ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Internet traffic data and debt collection: privacy implications – Panopticon
“Mr Probst was a subscriber to the internet service provider (ISP) Verizon. He failed to pay his bill. A company called ‘nexnet’, the assignee of Verizon’s debt, sought to collect the sums due. In doing so, it obtained and used his internet traffic data in accordance with its ‘data protection and confidentiality agreement’ with Verizon. Disinclined to pay up, Mr Probst argued that nexnet had processed his personal data unlawfully and that the relevant terms of its agreement with Verizon purporting to sanction that processing were void. The first-instance German court agreed with him, but the appellate court did not.”
Panopticon, 5th December 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Jail sex offenders for longer, proposes review of sentencing guidelines – The Guardian
“Rapists and sex attackers should be given longer prison terms, the Sentencing Council recommends, as courts take into account gang attacks and new technologies exploited by offenders.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May wins Abu Qatada court appeal bid – The Independent
“Home Secretary Theresa May has been granted permission to appeal against the decision to allow radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK, court officials said today.”
The Independent, 5th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough probe bill supported in House of Commons – BBC News
“New powers to help the investigation of police officers involved in the Hillsborough disaster have been approved by MPs in the Commons.”
BBC News, 5th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
