17/06/2014 – Current Awareness

‘Two hitmen who stabbed an innocent schoolboy to death by mistake in a “callous and cruel” attack have lost appeals against their 40-year minimum jail terms.’

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The Guardian, 17th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 17th, 2014 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Eastenders Cash and Carry plc & Ors, R (On the application of) v Revenue and Customs [2014] UKSC 34 (11 June 2014)

Shergill & Ors v Khaira & Ors [2014] UKSC 33 (11 June 2014)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Achom & Ors v Lalic & Ors [2014] EWHC 1888 (Ch) (10 June 2014)

Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd & Ors, Re [2014] EWHC 997 (Ch) (26 March 2014)

National Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas & Ors [2013] EWHC 770 (Ch) (20 February 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Parmer v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1204 (Admin) (27 January 2014)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Frontier Systems Ltd (t/a Voiceflex) v Frip Finishing Ltd [2014] EWHC 1907 (TCC) (10 June 2014)

High Court (Commercial Court)

BMIC Ltd v Chinnakannan Sivasankaran Siva Ltd [2014] EWHC 1880 (Comm) (12 June 2014)

Martrade Shipping & Transport GmbH v United Enterprises Corporation [2014] EWHC 1884 (Comm) (12 June 2014)

Family Court Decisions (other Judges)

A, B and C (care and placement orders) [2014] EWFC B71 (04 June 2014)

LC v RRL & Ors [2014] EWFC 8 (16 May 2014)

Leicester City Council v Chhatbar [2014 EWFC B71 (02 June 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Mass surveillance of social media is permitted by law, says top UK official – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2014 in intelligence services, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy by sally

‘Mass surveillance of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and even Google searches, is permissible because these are “external communications”, according to the government’s most senior security official.’

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The Guardian, 17th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The secret trial controversy – how open will this newly opened justice be? – Legal Week

Posted June 17th, 2014 in appeals, closed material, media, news, private hearings, reporting restrictions, trials by sally

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Legal Week, 16th June 2014

Source: www.legalweek.com

Bootle benefits fraud woman ‘invented’ six children – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2014 in benefits, fraud, news, sentencing, social security by sally

‘A woman who invented six children in order to claim extra state benefits, has been jailed for a year.’

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BBC News, 16th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal duty over resuscitation orders – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2014 in appeals, consultations, duty of care, hospital orders, hospitals, news by sally

‘Doctors have a legal duty to consult with and inform patients if they want to place a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order on medical notes, says the Court of Appeal in England.’

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BBC News, 17th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Whose Magna Carta is it anyway? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 17th, 2014 in constitutional history, human rights, legal education, legal history, news by sally

‘Yesterday was Magna Carta Day. It is now only 364 days until the 800th anniversary of the sealing of England’s oldest charter of rights, and one of the world’s most influential legal documents.’

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UK Human Rights Blog,

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Richard III legal challenge lands taxpayer with £175,000 legal bill – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2014 in burials and cremation, costs, judicial review, news, royal family by sally

‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, criticises a legal bid by distant relatives of King Richard III, whose remains were found buried under a council car park in Leicester.’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Delay on tougher sentences for knife crime to avoid prison overcrowding – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2014 in news, offensive weapons, prisons, recidivists, sentencing by sally

‘The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, is expected to delay the introduction of a guideline for minimum six-month jail sentences for those repeatedly caught carrying a knife because of the impact on the rising prison population.’

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The Guardian, 17th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bin Laden surrogate jailed after faking pregnancies – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2014 in fraud, news, sentencing, surrogacy by sally

‘Louise Pollard, who once agreed to act as a surrogate for Bin Laden’s son, is jailed for pretending to carry children for other desperate couples’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Four jailed for Worthing amputations stabbing – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2014 in grievous bodily harm, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

‘Three men and a youth have been jailed after being found guilty of stabbing a man resulting in both his arms and legs having to be amputated.’

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BBC News, 16th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ofcom probes BBC Daily Politics over swearing – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2014 in BBC, complaints, media, news, obscenity, ombudsmen by sally

‘Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into BBC Two’s Daily Politics show after a Conservative MP swore during a live edition.’

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BBC News, 16th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Secret trial of terror suspects delayed until October – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2014 in delay, news, private hearings, reporting restrictions, terrorism, trials by sally

‘The trial of two terrorist suspects, due to be held substantially in secret, has been delayed until October.’

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The Guardian, 16th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk