Guidance first on theft offences – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Courts have today received comprehensive sentencing guidance for all theft offences for the first time.’
Law Society Gazette, 6th September 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Month: October 2015
Business that makes square pies given legal warning by rival – BBC News
‘A company which makes square-shaped pies has been told it cannot call them “square” by a rival pie maker.’
BBC News, 6th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author jailed for flashing after prostitute disputes small penis claims – Daily Telegraph
‘Ex-lecturer Hinton Sheryn who claimed he would not have exposed himself as penis ‘unusually small’ is jailed after female sex worker says it is ‘normal’ size.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father jailed for manslaughter of baby son after violently shaking him – The Guardian
‘A young father killed his 11-week-old baby son by shaking him so violently that he suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury and 18 bone fractures.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal set to rule in landmark case on pension benefits affecting surviving civil partners – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal in London is set to determine what pension benefits surviving civil partners are entitled to receive when their spouse dies in a landmark judgment due out on Tuesday.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Broadwater Farm riots: PC Keith Blakelock’s 1985 murder recalled – BBC News
‘Thirty years ago PC Keith Blakelock was stabbed in the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham, north London. Despite numerous investigations no-one has ever been convicted of his murder.’
BBC News, 6th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Babysitter who had sex with 11-year-old boy gets suspended sentence – The Guardian
‘A judge has been criticised after deciding not to imprison a 21-year-old babysitter who admitted sexual activity with the 11-year-old boy she was looking after.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stiffer sentences introduced for thefts from war memorials – The Guardian
‘Thieves who steal valuable metal from war memorials or loot historic sites are likely to face tougher penalties under new sentencing guidelines.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Some Guidance on Interpretation of the Effect of the Enterprise Act – Zenith PI Blog
‘Personal injury specialists have long awaited clear guidance on how the changes effected by Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 will be interpreted by the courts.’
Zenith PI Blog, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Home Office to compensate pregnant asylum seeker for unlawful detention – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has offered a formal apology and will pay compensation to a pregnant asylum seeker who was unlawfully arrested and detained at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EU court ruling favours UK prisoner vote ban – BBC News
‘The UK’s ban on prisoners’ rights to vote looks set to continue after a ruling by the European Court of Justice on a case in France.’
BBC News, 6th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook data transfers threatened by Safe Harbour ruling – BBC News
‘A pact that helped the tech giants and others send personal data from the EU to the US has been ruled invalid.’
BBC News, 6th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May warned adoption law could affect border controls – Daily Telegraph
‘Court of Appeal says immigration cases could have to bow to adoption laws which must take life-long benefits into account.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK’s prisoner voting ban likely to be ruled illegal by EU court – The Guardian
‘Britain’s blanket ban on prisoners being allowed to vote is expected to be ruled unlawful on Tuesday morning by the EU’s highest court, challenging David Cameron’s long defiance of similar human rights rulings.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consumer Rights Act now in force in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘New consumer rights legislation has come into force in the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Further court fee hikes “a denial of access to justice”, CJC says – Litigation Futures
‘A further round of court fee increases would amount to a “denial of access to justice”, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has warned, adding its voice to the cacophony of opposition from the legal profession.’
Litigation Futures, 5th October 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Private Actions: The CRA 2015 giveth; and the 2015 CAT Rules taketh away – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘Today, on the 1st October 2015, when we are supposed to be celebrating the brave new world of the Competition Act 1998 (“CA”) as amended by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA”), cartelists and other competition law infringers up and down the land must be rubbing their hands in glee at the transitional provisions contained in Rule 119 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (“the 2015 CAT Rules” or the “New Rules”).’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 1st October 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Vilified’ doctor cannot publish patient’s private information – Panopticon
‘In the Matter of C (A Child) (Application by Dr X and Y) [2015] EWFC 79 involved, in the words of Munby J, an unusual and indeed unprecedented application. It pitted the right to defend one’s reputation against the privacy and confidentiality rights of others. In this case, the latter won.
Dr X had treated C and C’s mother; he had also been an expert witness in the family court care proceedings concerning C. C’s mother was unhappy about the treatment given by Dr X. She complained about him to the GMC, whose Fitness to Practise panel in due course found the allegations against Dr X to be unproven. C’s mother also criticised Dr X publicly in the media.’
Panopticon, 1st October 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
