BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Day: 9 July 2015
Legal aid restrictions for domestic abuse loosened – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government has loosened a controversial restriction preventing some victims of domestic abuse from accessing legal aid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Baby ashes consultation to go ahead, minister confirms – BBC News
‘A consultation about baby cremations in England and Wales will take place later this year, Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage has said.’
BBC News, 8th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The innovation game – Legal Futures
‘Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law – on this website more than most – without always a crystal clear idea of what it means.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Do Young Thugs have Human Rights? The Supreme Court has a Riot – Panopticon
‘Following a period of considered reflection, or laziness depending on one’s view, it is worth noting the decision of the Supreme Court in In the matter of an application by JR38 for Judicial Review [2015] UKSC 42. The case is all about Article 8 ECHR, and is of particular interest because of the dispute about the breadth of the correct test for the engagement of Article 8. The context is also one which will be familiar to English data protection and privacy lawyers: the publication by the police of photographs seeking to identify a suspect. If anyone remembers that famous picture of a youth in a hoodie pointing his fingers like a gun behind an awkward looking David Cameron, JR38 is basically that, but with Molotov cocktails and a sprinkling of sectarian hatred.’
Panopticon, 9th July 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
English votes for English laws plan ‘to be rewritten’ – BBC News
‘Commons leader Chris Grayling says the government is rewriting its plans to give England’s MPs a veto over English laws, with a vote delayed to September.’
BBC News, 9th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
10 quirks of Sunday opening – BBC News
‘Chancellor George Osborne is planning to relax a 21-year-old law about shopping on a Sunday. Here are 10 quirks of Sunday trading.’
BBC News, 8th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal Aid boycott ‘causing chaos’ – BBC News
‘Lawyers who are boycotting legal aid work in protest against cuts say their action is causing “chaos” in some courts and police custody suites.’
BBC News, 8th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-News of the World royal reporter’s conviction over prince leaks quashed – The Guardian
‘A former News of the World royal reporter who was found guilty of getting scoops from one of Prince Harry’s army colleagues has had his conviction quashed.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kevin Lane loses appeal against conviction for 1994 murder of car dealer – The Guardian
‘A man who spent two decades locked up for a murder he insists he did not commit has lost an appeal against his conviction.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Suicides among male prisoners reaching an ‘all-time high,’ says penal reform campaigner – The Independent
‘Suicides among men in prison could be reaching an all-time high as more than twenty inmates are reported to have taken their own lives since May, a leading penal reform campaigner has claimed.’
The Independent, 8th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Kesia Leatherbarrow: Girl’s death not ‘preventable’, review finds – BBC News
‘A troubled teenager who took her own life after being held in a police cell was failed by agencies, a report found.’
BBC News, 9th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Honour crime’: 11,000 UK cases recorded in five years – BBC News
‘More than 11,000 cases of so-called honour crime were recorded by UK police forces from 2010-14, new figures show.’
BBC News, 9th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met loses appeal over Guardian journalist hit by police car – The Guardian
‘Judges have cleared the way for the former Guardian journalist Donald MacLeod to claim damages from the Metropolitan police after he was left with brain injuries when he was hit by a police car answering an emergency call while he was cycling home.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Eleanor de Freitas rape case: Legal bid for new inquest – Daily Telegraph
‘Family of vulnerable 23-year-old woman who took own life after being charged with making false rape claim launch new legal bid.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Don’t shred evidence, judge warns ahead of child sex abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘The long-awaited independent inquiry into child sexual abuse opens on Thursday in London amid renewed warnings to the cabinet secretary, religious leaders and public bodies not to shred documents which might be needed in evidence.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs will only get 90 minutes to debate fox hunting before they vote on legalising it – The Independent
‘MPs will only be given 90 minutes to debate fox hunting before they vote on whether to legalise it, George Osborne has said.’
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The Independent, 9th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK court rejects Afghan interpreters’ discrimination claims – The Guardian
‘Former local interpreters who risked their lives working for the British military in Afghanistan have lost their high court challenge to a government assistance scheme they say unlawfully discriminates against them.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
