Regina (Members of the Committee of Care North East Northumberland) v Northumberland County Council – WLR Daily

Posted November 29th, 2013 in care homes, fees, law reports, local government, social services by sally

Regina (Members of the Committee of Care North East Northumberland) v Northumberland County Council [2013] WLR (D) 460

“The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to how to assess whether a local authority had (i) complied with its statutory duty to provide accommodation and social care services to adults in its area who, by reason of age, illness, disability or any other circumstances, were in need of care and attention which was not otherwise available to them, and (ii) followed guidance contained in a local authority circular, by having ‘due regard’ to the actual costs of providing care and other local factors.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Isis Investments Ltd v Oscatello Investments Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, banking, conflict of interest, EC law, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Isis Investments Ltd v Oscatello Investments Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 1493; [2013] WLR (D) 459

“Articles 10(2)(e) and 32 of Council Directive 2001/24/EC required a careful construction of the phrases ‘lawsuits pending’ and ‘pending lawsuit’ if one were to rely on the provisions in order to permit a departure from the general principle contained within article 10(1) that a credit institution should be wound up in accordance with the laws of its home member state.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Zoumbas v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, asylum, children, human rights, immigration, law reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

Zoumbas v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 74; [2013] WLR (D) 458

“The fact that the children of failed asylum seekers were not British citizens, and therefore had no right to education and health care in the United Kingdom, was relevant when assessing whether it was reasonable to expect them to live in another country if their parents were removed from the United Kingdom.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Blythe v Ministry of Defence – WLR Daily

Posted November 29th, 2013 in consent orders, damages, law reports, time limits by sally

Blythe v Ministry of Defence [2013] WLR (D) 457

“The court had power to extend the time specified in a consent order for an award of provisional damages made under RSC Ord 37, r 8 for the claimant to make an application for further damages notwithstanding that the claimant’s application for an extension was not made until after the expiry of the specified period.”

WLR Daily, 25th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Zoumbas (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Supreme Court

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, asylum, children, human rights, immigration, law reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

Zoumbas (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 74 | UKSC 2013/0100 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 27th November 2013

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Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents) On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (England and Wales) – Supreme Court

Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 73 | UKSC 2012/0065 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 27th November 2013

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Mairead Philpott appeals against length of sentence for killing children – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, homicide, media, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to launch another attempt to challenge the length of her sentence.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2013

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NEW series: “The advocate, the regulator, the TV maker and the client” – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 29th, 2013 in advocacy, media, news, quality assurance by sally

“Advocacy is a skill that exposes truth or lies in the court process. It is a forensic challenge that doesn’t depend on the colour of the advocate’s lipstick or the lining of Queen’s Counsel’s suit, but on ability.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 28th November 2013

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For Whom the Bell Tolls – NearlyLegal

Posted November 29th, 2013 in civil procedure rules, costs, documents, news by sally

“This is a brief note on an important Court of Appeal judgement. Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd is actually a defamation case but it is an essential point of reference for anybody involved in civil litigation.”

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NearlyLegal, 28th November 2013

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Letter led to Michael Batten, 70, being jailed for abuse – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2013 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A woman who wrote to a man who abused her as a child called in the police when his reply showed no remorse.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2013

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Coroner Alan Crickmore jailed for eight years over £2m theft – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2013 in coroners, fraud, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A former Gloucestershire coroner has been jailed for eight years for stealing £2m from clients, some of whom had died, at his solicitors practice.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2013

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More laws are needed as religion declines, top judge says – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 29th, 2013 in human rights, judges, news, speeches, treaties by sally

“One of Britain’s most senior judges said the rapid rise in the number of laws in recent years had been necessary as other modes of social control such as religion and old fashioned morality declined.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2013

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‘Idiots’ cleared of threatening to blow up Manchester-bound plane – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in bomb hoaxing, news, no case to answer, terrorism, trials by sally

“The trial of two men for allegedly threatening to blow up a Pakistani plane in mid-air has been abandoned after the court heard they were ‘idiots’, not terrorists.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2013

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Family ‘foster carers’ losing out, says watchdog – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2013 in families, fostering, local government, news, ombudsmen, reports by sally

“People who look after young relatives or friends’ children are being treated unfairly by some councils, a local government watchdog says.”

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BBC News, 29th November 2013

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Peaches Geldof could face criminal investigation after tweeting names of women claimed to be involved in Ian Watkins abuse – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2013 in anonymity, crime, disclosure, internet, news, victims by sally

“Peaches Geldof could face a criminal investigation after she named two women claimed to be the mothers who allowed their babies to be abused by disgraced rock singer Ian Watkins.”

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The Independent, 28th November 2013

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Lee Rigby murder trial: jurors warned against ‘preconceived beliefs or ideas’ – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in juries, murder, news, terrorism, trials by sally

“Jurors in the trial of two men accused of murdering the soldier Lee Rigby have been instructed not to research the case or view it with ‘any preconceived beliefs or ideas’.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2013

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Carole Waugh murder: conman Rakesh Bhayani jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in conspiracy, fraud, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“A conman has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years after stabbing to death a wealthy woman in her flat, hiding her body in the boot of a car and spending her money.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2013

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New fathers win right to share a year of parental leave – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2013 in employment, news, parental rights by sally

“Men are too often mocked in the work place for wanting to go part time or leaving early to pick up their children, the Liberal Democrat equalities minister has said, as she announced detailed plans for new mums and dads to share a year of parental leave after the birth of a child.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2013

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