Rolf Harris jail sentence to be reviewed by attorney general – The Guardian
‘Rolf Harris’s prison sentence has been referred to the attorney general for being unduly lenient, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 4 July 2014
‘Pitiless’ Cardiff builders given jail sentences – BBC News
‘Rogue builders who scammed older people out of over £70,000 have been given jail terms at Newport Crown Court.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court challenges UK work schemes – BBC News
‘The High Court has ruled emergency laws underpinning a government back-to-work scheme are “incompatible” with the European Convention on Human Rights.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rolf Harris jailed for five years nine months for indecently assaulting girls – The Guardian
‘The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, sentenced the 84-year-old entertainer to a total of five years and nine months in prison on 12 counts of indecent assault. Harris will serve half the total jail sentence with some of the individual sentences to be served consecutively and others concurrently.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British Gas staff mis-sold deals, says regulator Ofgem – BBC News
‘The UK’s biggest energy supplier, British Gas, mis-sold energy deals by making exaggerated claims to potential customers, the regulator has said. Ofgem said British Gas sales staff did not make accurate comparisons between suppliers’ deals, and so made overblown claims about savings for switching.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months over phone hacking – BBC News
‘Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Joseph Tomlinson: Ambitions and Constraints – A Report on the Second Conference on the Teaching of Public Law (2014) – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural Conference on the Teaching of Public Law at the University of Manchester, City Law School ably assumed hosting duties to allow the discussions to be advanced further. The enthusiasm that was so evident at last year’s event showed no sign of waning a year on, as interesting perspectives from contributors and stimulating discussion from attendees continued throughout the day’s four panel sessions. This post briefly summarises some of the key points that were raised by contributors and during discussions.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Historic Neglect – Nearlylegal
‘Daejan Properties Ltd v Griffin & Anor [2014] UKUT 206 (LC) is not, perhaps, the most riveting of Upper Tribunal appeals on service charges, but it does have some useful statements and reminders along the way.’
Nearlylegal, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Fiduciary Duties of Investment Intermediaries – Law Commission
‘Report responding to concerns raised in the 2012 Kay Review that uncertainty about their legal duties leads investors to focus on short-term movements in share price rather than making long-term investment decisions based on the fundamental value of a company.’
Law Commission, 1st July 2014
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Pensions Act 2011 (Transitional, Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2014
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments) Order 2014
The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) Order 2014
The Contracts for Difference (Counterparty Designation) Order 2014
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Regina v Smith (Owen) – WLR Daily
Regina v Smith (Owen): [2014] WLR (D) 287
‘In a prosecution for an offence under section 16 of the Firearms Act 1968, of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life or to enable another person to endanger life, it was neither necessary nor appropriate in the ordinary way for the judge to direct the jury, on the question of intent, that the Crown had to prove to the satisfaction of the whole jury that it was the defendant or alternatively, another, who intended that life should be endangered; the intent was the same in each case.’
WLR Daily, 27th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Fibria Celulose S/A v Pan Ocean Co Ltd and another – WLR Daily
‘The relief available under article 21(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, as scheduled to the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1030), upon recognition by the English court of a foreign insolvency proceeding was limited to such relief as it would be open to the court to grant in domestic insolvency proceedings.’
WLR Daily, 30th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Walker v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily
Walker v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: [2014] EWCA Civ 897; [2014] WLR (D) 289
‘The triviality of a person’s detention by a police officer who was not exercising the power of arrest did not prevent that detention from being unlawful and amounting to false imprisonment.’
WLR Daily, 1st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Henderson v Foxworth Investments Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Henderson v Foxworth Investments Ltd and another: [2014] UKSC 41 ; [2014] WLR (D) 290
‘In the absence of some other identifiable error, an appellate court would interfere with a trial judge’s factual findings only if it were satisfied that his decision was “plainly wrong” in the sense that it could not reasonably be explained or justified.’
WLR Daily, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Skraba v Regional Court In Nowy Sacz Poland [2014] EWHC 2193 (Admin) (03 July 2014)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Stokes & Anor v Oxfordshire County Council [2014] EWHC 2177 (Ch) (03 July 2014)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Yukos Capital SARL v OJSC Rosneft Oil Company [2014] EWHC 2188 (Comm) (03 July 2014)
High Court (Patents Court)
Nampak Plastics Europe Ltd v Alpla UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2196 (Pat) (03 July 2014)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Prison law legal aid appeal granted – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The fight by two charities against cuts to prison law legal aid will continue after the Court of Appeal granted permission to appeal the High Court’s rejection of the challenge.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
British soldier with mental disorder extradited to US – The Guardian
‘A British soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder said he had been disowned by the British government as he was extradited to the United States on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Construction blacklist compensation scheme opens – BBC News
‘Eight construction firms have announced the launch of a scheme aimed at compensating workers who were victims of past blacklisting in the industry. Under the scheme, workers on the list would be paid £4,000 on a fast-track basis rising to £20,000 if they can prove discrimination. In more serious cases, up to £100,000 could be awarded.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Kidnap’ mother Eileen Clark extradited to the US – BBC News
‘A mother of three who fled her husband in the US has been extradited from the UK on charges of kidnapping her children, campaigners have said.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK news organisations criticise Google over implementation of new law – The Guardian
‘Google has come under fire for its “clumsy” approach to obeying Europe’s new “right to be forgotten” law, after it began blocking some name-based searches to articles on the websites of UK news organisations. The Guardian, Daily Mail and BBC complained about the search engine implementing a ruling made in May by Europe’s highest court, the European court of justice, by starting to remove links to some pages when searches are made against particular names.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
