Jennifer Jones: Care battle mum cleared of contempt – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2013 in care orders, contempt of court, families, news by tracey

“A mother who went missing with four of her children during a care dispute with her Spanish ex-husband has been cleared of being in contempt of court for breaching a High Court order.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2013

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RBS hit with £5.6m fine over reporting failures – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 24th, 2013 in banking, financial regulation, fines, news by tracey

“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £5.6m by British regulators after it was  found to have incorrectly reported or altogether forgotten to disclose details  of more than a third of the trades handled by its investment banking arm.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013

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HS2 challenge rejected by Court of Appeal – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2013 in appeals, environmental protection, local government, news, railways by tracey

“The latest legal challenge to the HS2 high-speed rail project has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2013

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Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani faces extradition – BBC News

“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife Anni’s death.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2013

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 24th, 2013 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

CW (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 915 (23 July 2013)

V (Children), Re [2013] EWCA Civ 913 (23 July 2013)

Ardagh Group SA v Pillar Property Group Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 900 (23 July 2013)

Duffy v George [2013] EWCA Civ 908 (23 July 2013)

ITV Services Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs [2013] EWCA Civ 867 (23 July 2013)

Pendragon Plc & Ors v HM Revenue and Customs [2013] EWCA Civ 868 (23 July 2013)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Morgan, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1307 (23 July 2013)

Oyebola, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 1052 (23 July 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Blackside Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 2087 (Admin) (23 July 2013)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Caldero Trading Ltd v Beppler & Jacobson Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 2191 (Ch) (23 July 2013)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Nowak v The Nursing and Midwifery Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2013] EWHC 1932 (QB) (23 July 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina (CN) v Lewisham London Borough Council: Regina (ZH) v Newham London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Regina (CN) v Lewisham London Borough Council: Regina (ZH) v Newham London Borough Council: [2013] EWCA Civ 804; [2013] WLR (D) 297

“A housing authority was not required to issue court proceedings before evicting the occupier of accommodation made available on a licence by a housing authority pursuant to its interim duty under sections 188(1) or 190(2)(a) of the Housing Act 1996.”

WLR Daily, 11th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Government Actuary’s Department) v Pensions Ombudsman – WLR Daily

Regina (Government Actuary’s Department) v Pensions Ombudsman: [2013] EWCA Civ 901; [2013] WLR (D) 298

“The Government Actuary’s Department performed an important proactive role, by producing and from time to time revising the actuarial tables, which was central to the administration and proper operation of the firefighters’ public sector pension scheme, and as such was ‘concerned with the … administration of … the scheme’, within the meaning of section 146(4)(b) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, as substituted.”

WLR Daily, 22nd July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 24th, 2013 in legislation by tracey

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment Regulations 2013

The Finance Act 2013, Section 66 (Appointed Day) Order 2013

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Refusal of shadow licence for nightclub “unlawful”, says High Court judge – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 24th, 2013 in licensing, local government, news, statutory interpretation by tracey

“A decision by a council’s licensing services manager to reject an application from a landlord for a ‘shadow’ licence was unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Four sentenced over £5 million film industry tax fraud – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted July 24th, 2013 in film industry, fraud, press releases, sentencing, tax credits, VAT by tracey

“Anish Anand, Amit Kumar, Sanjeev Mirajkar and Afsana Karim have today been sentenced at Croydon Crown Court for cheating the public revenue of more than £5m.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd July 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Second Christian B&B case headed for the Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog

“Black and Morgan v. Wilkinson [2013] EWCA Civ 820. The Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by a Christian bed and breakfast owner, upholding the decision that she unlawfully discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to provide them with a double bedroom. However, the Master of the Rolls (head of the civil justice system) Lord Dyson expressed doubt about whether the previous binding decision of the Court of Appeal in the very similar case of Hall and Preddy v. Bull and Bull [2012] EWCA Civ 83, was correct, and the Court granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Updates begin: Government proposes greater protection for consumers of digital content – Technology Law Update

Posted July 24th, 2013 in compensation, consumer protection, copyright, internet, news by tracey

“Online providers may be aware that currently, a consumer who buys a CD or DVD has greater protection than one who purchases exactly the same content by downloading it from the internet. The UK Government has recognised a need to update the law and published a Draft Consumer Rights Bill on 12 June 2013, which gives protection to consumers of digital content. ‘Digital Content’ is defined broadly in the Bill and will include, for example, video and music downloads, e-books, apps and online games.”

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Technology Law Update, 22nd July 2013

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Juror who posted paedophile trial on Facebook denies contempt of court – The Independent

Posted July 24th, 2013 in contempt of court, evidence, internet, juries, news by tracey

“The modern-day perils of using the internet while serving on a jury were all too evident today as two former jurors were brought before the High Court.”

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The Independent, 23rd July 2013

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Police hide names of companies suspected of phone hacking – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 24th, 2013 in confidentiality, interception, news, police, theft by tracey

” More than 100 companies and individuals are suspected of obtaining illicit information by hacking, blagging and theft and The Serious Organised Crime Agency has finally handed a list of names to MPs. However, the agency insisted that it remain secret to protect those involved.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013

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Shrien Dewani awaits ruling on bid to fight extradition to South Africa – The Guardian

“Shrien Dewani will discover on Wednesday whether his latest bid to delay his extradition to South Africa to face trial over his wife’s death has succeeded.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk