Uprichard (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another – Supreme Court
Uprichard (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another [2013] UKSC 21 | UKSC 2012/0034 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 24th April 2013
Month: April 2013
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Salvesen and Riddell & Anor v. The Lord Advocate (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 22 (24 April 2013)
Uprichard v Scottish Ministers & Anor (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 21 (24 April 2013)
Barts and the London NHS Trust v Verma [2013] UKSC 20 (24 April 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Court)
Foye v R. [2013] EWCA Crim 475 (24 April 2013)
JFJ, R. v [2013] EWCA Crim 569 (24 April 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Important guidance on criminal confiscation: R v Mahmood – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The recent Court of Appeal judgment in R v Mahmood [2013] EWCA 325 provides important guidance on several important issues which often arise in criminal confiscation proceedings before the Crown Court.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th April 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Isn’t it time to abolish most women’s prisons? – Daily Telegraph
“A parliamentary campaign launched today from Soroptimist and the Prison Reform Trust, suggests women and their families are disproportionately affected by a jail term. Ahead of Vicky Pryce’s expected release next month, Cathy Newman appraises the effectiveness of female imprisonement in the UK and considers the alternatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Class A drugs policy failing, say prison governors – BBC News
“Current policy on illegal drugs creates victims of crime and more prisoners at a cost to taxpayers, the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has argued.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police back change in law to treat 17-year-olds in custody as juveniles – The Guardian
“Senior police officers are backing a change to the law so that 17-year-olds are treated as juveniles in custody and their parents are informed if they are arrested.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court find A1P1 breach in retrospective legislation – UK Human Rights Blog
“When can an agricultural landlord turf out his tenant farmer? The answer to this question has ebbed and flowed since the Second World War, but one element of the latest attempt by the Scottish Parliament to redress the balance in favour of tenants has just been declared incompatible with Article 1 of the 1st Protocol (A1P1) as offending landlords’ rights to property. The Supreme Court has so ruled, upholding the Second Division of the Court of Session’s ruling in March 2012.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
McNally: ‘Access to justice’ doesn’t mean access to a lawyer – LegalVoice
“It was time to ‘move on’ from the ‘bruising’ LASPO debate, the Lord McNally said yesterday. The legal aid minister told delegates at an event organised by the Westminster Legal Policy Forum that this month’s cuts would save £180m per annum alone. ‘Yet on the criminal side, we’re still spending £1 billion every year. A significant proportion of this spending is swallowed up by a few very high cost cases,’ the legal aid minister added.”
LegalVoice, 24th April 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
How can the courts manage the Facebook phenomenon? – UK Human Rights Blog
“In this somewhat chaotic action, the Plaintiff sued ten defendants, in anonymised form by her father and next friend.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Can Britain withdraw from the European human rights convention? – The Guardian
“It is theoretically possible to withdraw temporarily from the European convention on human rights particularly over matters involving terrorism.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A Behaviour-based Approach to Sentencing for Sexual Offences – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“The Sentencing Council’s consultation paper on sexual offences sets out its intentions and the principles surrounding the way in which such offences ought to be approached by the courts. Although a new guideline is welcomed, it is disappointing that the consultation paper and the draft guideline continue in the same or a similar vein to the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines Council in the past; they adopt a mechanistic approach which is restrictive and fails to appreciate the often complex nature of sexual offences.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 13th April 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Keir Starmer to stand down as director of public prosecutions – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, is to stand down after five years in the high-pressure legal post.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Future of Legal Aid – Why we Need to Act Now – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Connor Johnston, co-chair of the Young Legal Aid Lawyers, discusses the latest threats to legal aid.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 24th April 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Five disabled people lose challenge over scrapped scheme that gave them independence – The Independent
“Five disabled people have lost their High Court challenge over the Government’s decision to abolish a scheme that helps them live independently.”
The Independent, 24th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Eco 3 Capital Ltd & Ors v Ludsin Overseas Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 413 (23 April 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Bateson & Anor v Savills Private Finance Ltd [2013] EWHC 719 (QB) (09 April 2013)
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Burton & Ors [2013] EWHC 971 (QB) (26 March 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Chuah v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2013] EWHC 894 (Admin) (23 April 2013)
Iqbal v Wandsworth County Council [2013] EWHC 875 (Admin) (23 April 2013)
Ewing v London Borough of Camden [2013] EWHC 961 (Admin) (22 April 2013)
Patel v Government of India & Anor [2013] EWHC 819 (Admin) (18 April 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Singh & Anor v Sanghera & Ors [2013] EWHC 956 (Ch) (22 April 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
MO v Ro & Anor [2013] EWHC 392 (Fam) (01 March 2013)
Devon County Council v EB & Ors (Minors) [2013] EWHC 968 (Fam) (22 February 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Morris Homes (West Midlands) Ltd v Keay & Anor [2013] EWHC 932 (TCC) (18 April 2013)
RWE Npower Renewables Ltd v J N Bentley Ltd [2013] EWHC 978 (TCC) (22 April 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Implementing a new framework for legal aid – Ministry of Justice
“The Government wants to reduce unnecessary costs and make sure that legal aid helps those who need it the most.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
HSBC Bank plc v Tambrook Jersey Ltd – WLR Daily
HSBC Bank plc v Tambrook Jersey Ltd [2013] EWHC 866 (Ch); [2013] WLR (D) 146
“The English court could not “assist” a foreign insolvency court for the purposes of section 426(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 where there were no existing insolvency proceedings in the foreign jurisdiction or any intention to commence such proceedings.”
WLR Daily, 12th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
