Joss Stone death plot man, Junior Bradshaw, jailed – BBC News
“A man who was involved in a plot to rob and murder soul singer Joss Stone has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 9 July 2013
Barry George loses legal fight for Jill Dando compensation – The Guardian
“Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost his legal battle for compensation as a victim of a ‘miscarriage of justice’.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2013
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013
The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (England) Order 2013
The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013
The Credit Rating Agencies (Civil Liability) Regulations 2013
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2013
The Employment Code of Practice (Settlement Agreements) Order 2013
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2013
The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013
The Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases)(Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Decision to block Prince Charles’s letters upheld – BBC News
“The attorney general’s decision to block public disclosure of letters the Prince of Wales wrote to ministers has been upheld by the High Court.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vallee v Birchwood [2013] EWHC 1449 (Ch) (06 June 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
T v M [2013] EWHC 1585 (Fam) (23 April 2013)
T v M [2013] EWHC 1585 (Fam) (23 April 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Canterbury City Council v Knight [2013] EWHC 1329 (Admin) (03 May 2013)
West Sussex County Council v C [2013] EWHC 1757 (Admin) (30 April 2013)
Arowolo v Department for Work and Pensions [2013] EWHC 1671 (Admin) (30 April 2013)
Marzurkiewicz v District Court In Rzeszow Poland [2013] EWHC 1332 (Admin) (30 April 2013)
Nursing and Midwifery Council v Greenan [2013] EWHC 1256 (Admin) (24 April 2013)
Badzo v District Court In Rokycany Czech Republic [2013] EWHC 1331 (Admin) (01 May 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
New rules to protect customers from rogue claims firms – Ministry of Justice
“Customers taking on the services of claims management companies (CMCs) will be better protected as tough new rules come into effect.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Finance and Divorce Update – Family Law Week
“Jessica Craigs, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in June.”
Family Law Week, 8th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Theresa May to ban two extremist groups – The Guardian
“Two extremist groups – UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based Boko Haram – are to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws, making membership and support for them a criminal offence.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Sadique (Omar) – WLR Daily
Regina v Sadique (Omar) [2013] EWCA Crim 1150 ; [2013] WLR (D) 269
“Section 46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 created the offence of encouraging or assisting the commission of one or more offences. Its specific ingredients and the subsequent legislative provisions underlined that an indictment charging a section 46 offence of encouraging one or more offences was permissible.”
WLR Daily, 5th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Harvey – WLR Daily
Regina v Harvey [2013] EWCA Crim 1104; [2013] WLR (D) 268
“If a defendant obtained chattels as a result of his criminal conduct and used them over a substantial period, materially reducing their value before restoring them to their true owners, the court should not give credit for their residual value when making a confiscation order.”
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
San Vicente and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others – WLR Daily
“An application for permission to amend the grounds of an application under section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 which had been made after the expiry of the six-week period allowed by section 288(3) for the institution of section 288 proceedings was governed by CPR r 17.1(2), not by CPR r 17.4.”
WLR Daily, 5th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
New press regulator with ‘real teeth’ could be set up within months – The Guardian
“A new self-regulator for the press with ‘very real teeth’ could be established within three or four months to break the political impasse over royal charters, according to a Trinity Mirror executive involved with the project.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Not pending this appeal – NearlyLegal
“When bringing a second appeal to the Court of Appeal from a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal to the County Court, what is the applicant’s route to challenge a refusal by the local authority to provide accommodation pending appeal to the Court of Appeal?”
NearlyLegal, 8th July 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Guerilla gardening in unlawfully occupied property did not give rise to Article 8 rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“A common law rule that the court had no jurisdiction to extend time to a trespasser could no longer stand against the Article 8 requirement that a trespasser be given some time before being required to vacate.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Should TV cameras be allowed in British courts? – Daily Telegraph
“A Scottish trial has been filmed for TV. Could this ever happen in England, asks Neil Midgley.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: Nat Fraser case: Murder trial to be broadcast on TV
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Nuisance calls: stronger powers sought for earlier intervention – The Guardian
“As the Information Commissioner’s Office fines Tameside Energy Services £45,000 for unwanted calls, it demands a simplification of the rules around punishment.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government backs jailing reckless bankers – BBC News
“The government has said it will support most of the recommendations produced by the Parliamentary Commission for Banking Standards.”
BBC News, 8th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman won harrassment case against ‘bullying bank’ – Daily Telegraph
“A woman has won a case of harassment against her bank after she was plagued by more than 500 calls for missing a single loan payment.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Jeremy Bamber among Britain’s most notorious murderers to challenge whole-life sentences in European courts – The Independent
“Strasbourg’s human rights’ court is due to issue a judgement this week on a highly controversial case brought by three of Britain’s most notorious murderers.”
The Independent, 8th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Treatment of women in British courts varies widely – The Guardian
“Some magistrates’ courts are four times more likely to send women to prison than others, according to figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
