‘The state of the Latvian prison estate was not such as to produce a real risk that there would be a breach of article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms if extradition were directed.’
WLR Daily, 9th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Annex I, point 14, of Parliament and Council Directive 2005/29/EC meant that a pyramid promotional scheme constituted an unfair commercial practice only where such a scheme required the consumer to give financial consideration, regardless of its amount, for the opportunity to receive compensation that was derived primarily from the introduction of other consumers into the scheme rather than from the sale or consumption of products.’
WLR Daily, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Where, in adoption proceedings, an unrelated carer sought leave to be joined and to apply for a residence order, care was required in looking to the questions of: locus under the various potentially applicable statutory provisions; whether, and if so how, to have regard to a “change in circumstances”; and whether the child’s welfare was to be regarded as paramount.’
WLR Daily, 8th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The early conciliation scheme packs some hidden complexities notes Charles Pigott.’
New Law Journal, 10th April 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Deutsche Bahn AG and others (Respondents) v Morgan Advanced Materials Plc (Appellant) [2014] UKSC 24 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 9th April 2014
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Benguit, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 690 (09 April 2014)
Gjoni v R [2014] EWCA Crim 691 (09 April 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
W (Children) (Contact Dispute) (No. 2) [2014] EWCA Civ 401 (09 April 2014)
J-M (Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 434 (08 April 2014)
JA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 450 (09 April 2014)
Singh v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 438 (09 April 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Uppal v Endemol UK Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 1063 (QB) (09 April 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Singh v Singh & Anor [2014] EWHC 1060 (Ch) (08 April 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
London Borough of Ealing v JM & Ors [2014] EWHC 1084 (Fam) (03 April 2014)
Luckwell v Limata [2014] EWHC 1035 (Fam) (09 April 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Med Marine v Castillo Schiffahrts-Gmbh & Co. KG MS & Anor [2014] EWHC 1064 (Comm) (28 March 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Criminal solicitor groups have taken the first step towards a legal challenge to the government’s decision to press ahead with cuts to criminal legal aid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th April 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The former Premier League footballer Colin Kazim-Richards was found guilty in a landmark case on Wednesday of making an “utterly disgusting” homophobic gesture at Brighton and Hove Albion fans during a football match last year.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This case raises the question whether an order made under s. 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 … prohibiting the identification of (among others) a defendant under the age of 18 years, can last indefinitely or whether it automatically expires when that person attains the age of 18 years. It has wide implications not only for young defendants but also for victims, witnesses, others concerned in proceedings and, of course, the media. [Sir Brian Leveson P, giving the judgment of the court , opening the case at para 1].’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th April 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A Royal Marine jailed for life for murdering an injured Taliban insurgent in Helmand in 2011 is appealing against his conviction and sentence.’
BBC News, 10th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Conventionally, we’ve thought that a counterclaim would have to be raised before a possession order, or the complex and fraught option of applying to set aside the possession order would have to be followed, even assuming there was actually any basis for such an application. But there appears to be a solid argument based on Court of Appeal precedent to suggest otherwise.’
NearlyLegal, 9th April 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A trainee solicitor who locked her pet dog in a kitchen and left it to suffer a prolonged and painful death over six days has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man jailed for murdering a Korean student has had his conviction upheld, despite claiming a convicted serial killer could have been the culprit.’
BBC News, 9th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who twice tried to kill his gravely ill friend as an act of mercy has been jailed for 20 months by a high court judge.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, dedicated to celebrating the life and work of the author, has won a tax case against HM Revenue and Customs.’
The Independent, 9th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The home secretary, Theresa May, has been ordered to review the level of benefits paid to asylum seekers after the high court ruled that she acted unlawfully in freezing essential living needs payments.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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