GCHQ intelligence sharing ‘was unlawful’, tribunal rules – BBC News
‘UK agency GCHQ’s sharing of intelligence gathered by US mass surveillance programmes was unlawful, a tribunal has ruled.’
BBC News, 6th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: February 2015
Tribunal tells council to disclose redactions from housing viability assessment – Local Government Lawyer
‘The First-tier Tribunal has ordered a London council to disclose redacted information in a viability assessment that led to the authority allowing a developer to vary the amount of affordable housing on a major site.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th February 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Man jailed for drunkenly setting off fireworks by mistake and burning down family home – Daily Telegraph
‘Daniel Ellis sentenced to 34 months after ‘staggering’ home and putting lighter to firework fuse that wrecked family house in North Wales’
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BBC licence fee: decriminalisation of non-payment pushed back until 2017 – The Guardian
‘The government has been defeated in the House of Lords after peers voted for an amendment backed by former BBC chairman Lord Grade preventing decriminalisation of non-payment of the licence fee before 2017.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The revenge of retaliatory eviction law – NearlyLegal
‘After the Teather ‘revenge eviction’ member’s bill was talked out by a couple of Tory MPs, (Chope and Davis), the question was would the proposals survive in another form before the election.’
NearlyLegal, 5th February 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Gary Glitter found guilty of child sex offences – The Guardian
‘Former Glam rock star Gary Glitter faces spending the remainder of his life in prison after being found guilty of a series of child sex offences on three young girls, aged between 8 and 13.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retired teacher David Lowe jailed for pupils’ sex abuse – BBC News
‘A teacher who sexually abused boys at two prestigious Catholic boarding schools has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 5th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No Duty of Care Owed to Extremely Reckless Friend Using Dangerous Machinery: Ford v Silverstone (2015) (QBD) – Zenith PI Blog
‘A Defendant did not owe a duty of care to a Claimant who, while helping him clear the grounds of the property, had of his own accord, attempted to unblock a wood chipper while the engine was on and lost three of his fingers.’
Zenith PI Blog, 5th February 2015
Source: www.zenith.wordpress.com
CPS to take no further action against journalist and public official over misconduct claims – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has announced it is to take no further action against an unnamed Sun journalist and a public official who were investigated over tips for stories.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
End scandal of mentally ill being held in police cells, MPs say – BBC News
‘The number of people with mental health illnesses being detained in police cells is a “scandal”, MPs have said.’
BBC News, 6th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FGM: What is Female Genital Mutilation and why was the first doctor to stand trial in the UK acquitted? – The Independent
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been accused of bowing to “mounting” political pressure and a need to “get results” when it chose to launch an ill-judged trial against a young doctor for female genital mutilation, who was acquitted in less than 30 minutes.’
The Independent, 5th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council to pay £17k damages for “truly lamentable” failures in child care case – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has ordered a county council to pay £17,000 in damages under the Human Rights Act following a “truly lamentable” catalogue of errors, omissions, delays and serial breaches of court orders in a child care case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th February 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Child sex abuse inquiry will consider claims going back to 1945 – The Guardian
‘The New Zealand judge appointed to be the third head of the troubled investigation into historical allegations of child abuse has confirmed that she will consider looking into cases as far back as 1945 and that the inquiry could last four years.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police will need judge’s permission to access journalists’ phone and email records – The Guardian
‘Police will be forced to seek the permission of a judge if they want to retrieve the phone and email records of journalists, after the prime minister’s snooping watchdog found that 19 police forces made more than 600 applications to uncover confidential sources in the past three years.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May wins rapist deportation appeal – BBC News
‘A ruling that prevented the deportation of a Somali man who raped a pregnant woman has been successfully challenged by the home secretary.’
BBC News, 5th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police not liable in negligence to victim of domestic violence, but Article 2 claim proceeds – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the long-standing rule that the police owe no duty of care in negligence in the context of protecting victims from potential future crimes.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th February 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Supreme Court to hear appeal over offer of accommodation 50 miles away – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has given a homeless mother of five permission to appeal a ruling that upheld a London borough’s offer of accommodation near Milton Keynes.’
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Local Government Lawyer, 4th February 2015
Source: www.localgovernment.co.uk
Nuisance and reasonable steps – NearlyLegal
‘Ms Y is the leaseholder of a flat below that of Mrs & Mr Shakeshaft, who had a tenant in theirs. There had been repeated leaks, and floods, into Ms Y’s flat over a period of 4 years or so, originating in the Shakeshaft’s flat above and causing considerable damage. Ms Y had brought a claim which, by the time it reached trial at first instance, was purely a claim in nuisance against Mrs & Mr S for the water originating in their flat.’
NearlyLegal, 4th February 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Councillor Doug McMurdo guilty of punching teens – BBC News
‘A councillor has been found guilty of punching two teenagers in a drunken attack outside a village hall.’
BBC News, 5th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Zealand high court judge named as new chair of child abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘A New Zealand high court judge is to be the new head of the official inquiry into child abuse, the home secretary, Theresa May, has announced.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
