Leicester Royal Infirmary sorry over 100-year-old’s death – BBC News
“A ‘catastrophic error’ led to a 100-year-old great-grandmother dying from dehydration, a hospital has admitted.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: June 2013
Proposed legal aid system ‘won’t compete on quality’ – BBC News
“A former Court of Appeal judge has challenged the government’s proposed changes to legal aid in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 4th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fair play in action”: Court of Appeal considers the rules of natural justice – UK Human Rights Blog
“The concept of fairness embodied in the different strands of natural justice have to be seen as flexible and as not requiring the courts to lay down over rigid rules, so that where it had been agreed that a tribunal member could be temporarily absent for part of the hearing, there had been no breach of the rules of natural justice.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man jailed for sprinkling pubic hair on curry to avoid payment – The Independent
“A man who sprinkled his own pubic hair over a half-eaten curry in an attempt to avoid paying for it has been jailed.”
The Independent, 5th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough inquests to be heard by jury – BBC News
“Fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will be held before a jury, a coroner has confirmed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met police officer jailed for selling celebrity tip-offs to the Sun – The Guardian
“A former Metropolitan police officer who had access to private information about wealthy Chelsea residents including the Duchess of Cambridge and Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing has been jailed for two years for selling stories about them to the Sun.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Revised Public Law Outline …. and this time they mean it – Family Law Week
“Andrew Pack, care lawyer with Brighton & Hove City Council, explains and comments on the changes made by the recently published Revised Public Law Outline.”
Family Law Week, 4th June 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Human rights law on trial? – BBC Law in Action
“Joshua Rozenberg returns for another series of Law in Action. This week, Joshua asks the president of the European Court of Human Rights, Dean Spielmann, what he makes of the fierce criticism levelled at his court by some in Britain. The short answer: not much. Also in the programme: what are we really agreeing to when we accept internet companies’ terms of service? And are pornography laws in England and Wales working?”
BBC Law in Action, 4th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) v Azam & Ors [2013] EWHC 1480 (QB) (03 June 2013)
Harrods Ltd & Ors v McNally & Ors [2013] EWHC 1479 (QB) (03 June 2013)
Fox v Boulter [2013] EWHC 1435 (QB) (04 June 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Williams v Glover & Anor [2013] EWHC 1447 (Ch) (04 June 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Dogan Ismail stabbing: Boy guilty of murdering teenager – The Independent
“A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering another teenager by stabbing him to death after he went to a housing estate to try to retrieve a stolen mobile phone.”
The Independent, 4th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New employment tribunal procedural rules published – OUT-LAW.com
“Fees will be introduced for workers wishing to raise a claim in the Employment Tribunal from 29 July 2013. Procedural rules governing the process will also change from that date.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
The truth about gay marriage: legally there is nothing to be gained – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The law pertaining to same-sex relationships has come a long way. Until the Sexual Offences Act 1967, homosexual relationships were illegal. Until the Civil Partnership Act 2004, there was no way of formalising a homosexual relationship. The debate has now moved to the more intricate matters surrounding the nature of that formalisation, with many people now campaigning for a law which would allow gay marriage.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th June 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
HMRC consults on strengthening big banks’ tax Code of Practice – OUT-LAW.com
“Plans to strengthen the Code of Practice on tax governance, adopted by the 15 largest banks in 2010, have been published for consultation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Enhanced Disclosure in Sport – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“Sports regulatory bodies and sports clubs must generally obtain enhanced disclosure of coaches and other persons who are responsible for supervising and working with children (now called Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Checks). They often have to take action based on that information, and always have to assess the relevance and importance of that information. A number of cases relating to enhanced disclosure have now been decided by the Administrative Court and a body of law is developing which will help to inform sporting bodies about how to treat such information.”
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 5th June 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
Europe’s human rights judge warns UK over Convention threat – Daily Telegraph
“Britain would face ‘political disaster’ and may have to leave the EU if it wants to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights, Europe’s leading judge on the issue has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Motorway middle lane ‘hoggers’ and careless drivers to face on-the-spot £100 police fines – The Independent
“Drivers who hog the middle lane of the motorway or tailgate other drivers could face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licences under new measures announced by the government.”
The Independent, 5th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Practice makes perfect for young lawyers studying international law – The Guardian
“A recent roundtable discussion on the state of legal education in the UK revealed that our fledgling lawyers are better prepared for the workplace than their US counterparts.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
