Merrill Academy teacher Leigh White banned for life – BBC News
‘A teacher who kissed and cuddled a pupil has been banned from the profession for life.’
BBC News, 14th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: May 2014
Judges criticise impact of legal aid cuts – The Guardian
‘There has been a large increase in unrepresented claimants, outbreaks of courtroom violence, extra litigation and increased costs, according to senior judges who have criticised the impact of legal aid cuts in the family courts.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S (Children, W & T), Re [2014] EWCA Civ 638 (14 May 2014)
JKX Oil & Gas Plc & Ors v Eclairs Group Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 640 (13 May 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (on the application of Fitzroy George) (Respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 14th May 2014
What can we learn from drug courts? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Why were drug courts set up?
The introduction of drug courts in the UK has followed a slightly different trajectory to other jurisdictions, where drug courts filled an important gap in the range of community-based sanctions available to the courts to deal with drug-related crime.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Letting agents ‘will have to publish their fees in full’ – BBC News
‘The government has said letting agents in England face a new obligation to display full details of their fees both on their websites and in their offices.’
BBC News, 14th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andrew Le Sueur: Imagining judges in a written UK Constitution – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The tide of interest (among those who care about these things) in the idea of a written, codified constitution for the United Kingdom rises and falls. At the moment the tide is quite high, but certainly not high enough to flow into the estuaries of government policy making.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th May 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Legal complaint filed against GCHQ ‘hacking’ – BBC News
‘Privacy campaigners are seeking to stop GCHQ using “unlawful hacking” to help its surveillance efforts.’
Full story
BBC News, 13th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man convicted of grooming teenage girls online escapes jail – The Independent
‘A man who groomed girls as young as 12 on social networking sites and watched them strip on Skype has escaped a jail sentence. MPs and charities branded the sentence “appalling”. The case has been referred to Attorney General Dominic Grieve.’
The Independent, 14th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Google ruling, Pfizer boss grilled and World Cup ‘Rio-bocops’ – BBC News
‘There are mixed reactions in the press to a ruling by European judges over what has been dubbed the “right to be forgotten” on the internet.’
BBC News, 14th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ICC to examine claims that British troops carried out war crimes in Iraq – The Guardian
‘Allegations that British troops were responsible for a series of war crimes after the invasion of Iraq are to be examined by the international criminal court (ICC) at The Hague, the specialist tribunal has announced.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
A v British Broadcasting Corporation (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 25 (08 May 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
R (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 597 (08 May 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
P, R (on the application of) v Thames Valley Police [2014] EWHC 1436 (Admin) (08 May 2014)
Ramsanahie v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority [2014] EWHC 1451 (Admin) (09 May 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Atkins v The Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 1387 (QB) (08 May 2014)
Dillard v F&C Commercial Property Holdings Ltd [2014] EWHC 1391 (QB) (08 May 2014)
AVB v TDD [2014] EWHC 1442 (QB) (12 May 2014)
McGregor v Genco (FC) Ltd [2014] EWHC 1376 (QB) (08 May 2014)
Rainford v Lawrenson [2014] EWHC 1188 (QB) (15 April 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
The Pensions Regulator v A Admin Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 1378 (Ch) (08 May 2014)
High Court (Family Division)
London Borough of Ealing v JM & Ors [2014] EWHC 1467 (Fam) (29 April 2014)
Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges)
Rapisarda v Colladon [2014] EWFC 1406 (08 May 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Dangerous dogs: owners face tougher sentences for attacks – Home Office
‘Irresponsible dog owners who allow their dog to attack people or assistance dogs will face tougher prison sentences from today.’
Home Office, 13th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Codes of Practice and Amendment) Order 2014
The Harrogate Stray Act 1985 (Tour de France) Order 2014
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) (No. 2) (Amendment) Rules 2014
The Premium Savings Bonds (Maximum Holdings) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
The Television Broadcasting Regulations 2014
The Offender Management Act 2007 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2014
The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Cheshire West: liberate social policy from the influence of human rights – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Social policy towards those without capacity changed on 19 March 2014. It changed not as a result of a public discussion about the issue but because of a judgment given by the Supreme Court – Cheshire West [2014] UKSC 19. The change was not preceded by a Royal Commission, Green Paper, debate in Parliament or any other engagement with the public, but after seven judges received legal submissions from 17 barristers. The change was not determined by the needs of those in care, but by the requirements of human rights laws.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
L Batley Pet Products Ltd v North Lanarkshire Council (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 27 (08 May 2014)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Golding, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 889 (08 May 2014)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Holder v Gedling Borough Council & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 599 (08 May 2014)
Saigol v Thorney Ltd (t/a Thorney Motorsport) [2014] EWCA Civ 556 (08 May 2014)
Manolete Partners Plc v Hastings Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 562 (07 May 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Arbuthnott v Bonnyman & Ors [2014] EWHC 1410 (Ch) (08 May 2014)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges)
N (A Child) (Adoption Order) [2014] EWFC 1491 (02 May 2014)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mitchell reaches hire? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘Eleven years on from the House of Lords’ decision in Lagden v O’Connor [2003] UKHL 64 “impecuniosity” remains a hot topic in the world of credit hire. The Court of Appeal case of Zurich v Umerji [2014] EWCA Civ 357 handed down on 25 March 2014 is an important case on credit hire for both Claimants and Defendants. Its impact is likely to resound further in light of the Jackson reforms as clarified by Mitchell v News Group Newspapers [2013] EWCA Civ 1537.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd May 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Simon Olsen jailed for murdering former boss Steven Langley – BBC News
‘A former employee has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to murdering the boss of a Kent fishing business.’
BBC News, 12th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
