Online bingo addict jailed for murdering elderly uncle – BBC News
‘An online bingo addict who murdered her elderly uncle in his own home and stole his money has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: November 2015
Home Office accused of breaking rules on cuffing asylum seekers – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has been accused of breaching its guidelines on handcuffing asylum seekers, which were updated after an elderly man with dementia died while shackled in a detention centre near Heathrow.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK surveillance bill could bring ‘very dire consequences’, warns Apple chief – The Guardian
‘Apple’s chief executive has sharply criticised surveillance powers proposed by the British government, warning that allowing spies a backdoor route into citizens’ communications could have “very dire consequences”.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The right to a fair trial: part two – OUP Blog
‘Human rights law has had a long and tortuous history in the UK, defined by some of the most fascinating cases in legal memory.’
OUP Blog, 10th November 2015
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Roy Harper criticises CPS for taking ‘so long’ to acquit him over sex abuse allegations – Daily Telegraph
‘The 74-year-old songwriter hits out at the length of time the Crown Prosecution Service took to prove his innocence.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tear down house or go to prison, high court tells farmer in planning dispute – The Guardian
‘A farmer has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for failing to tear down a mock Tudor castle that he built.
The Guardian, 9th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Office criticised over delays in immigration cases – BBC News
‘The Home Office has been accused of delays and poor decision making in its handling of immigration cases.’
BBC News, 10th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS fine sparks call for data protection rethink – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Data protection arrangements should be reviewed in the modern world of social media and cybercrime, a specialist solicitor has said, after it emerged the Crown Prosecution Service delivered unencrypted DVDs to a film studio for 12 years.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th November 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Affordability and intentionality – adding it up – Nearly Legal
‘A second appeal from a s.204 County Court appeal that addressed the council’s decision-making on whether the property from which Ms Samuels had become homeless was affordable (and thus, whether she was intentionally homeless for failing to pay the full rent).’
Nearly Legal, 8th November 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Up-skirt lewd photographer sentenced to community order – BBC News
‘A PhD student who took lewd pictures up women’s skirts at a wedding has been spared jail so he can learn how to control his “urges”.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disciplinary tribunals halves budget for so far non-existent ABS appeals – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has halved its budget for appeals from alternative business structures (ABSs), as it has yet to receive one since the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) started licensing them in 2012.
Legal Futures, 9th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
IPCC could investigate Bradford City fire after police referral – BBC News
‘West Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over the 1985 Bradford City fire disaster.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment tribunal fees ‘may put off claimants’ – BBC News
‘The father of three sisters who brought employment claims against an award-winning chef has said tribunal fees could put people off filing a dispute.’
BBC News, 9th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents sue Government over sidelining of humanism in Religious Studies – Daily Telegraph
‘Three parents have launched a judicial review against the Government’s decision to sidelining humanism in the Religious Studies curriculum.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Siblings of different faiths in high court row over mother’s funeral – The Guardian
‘A brother and sister who follow different faiths have gone to the high court to settle a dispute over how to conduct their mother’s funeral.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Negligent valuation overturned, but security issuer entitled to sue, says court – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal has suggested that a commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) issuer would be entitled to sue a surveyor for a potentially negligent valuation, despite overturning the finding of negligence itself.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Gove admits the UK sentencing framework needs to be more sensitive, & 7 more things we learned at the 2015 Howard League AGM – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Since his appointment as Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor in May this year, the Rt Hon Michael Gove has maintained a fairly low profile. Aside from his Making Prisons Work speech in July, Mr Gove’s plans for the future of the Criminal Justice System have not been very clearly outlined. Although since his swearing in, to the delight of many, Gove has managed to overturn the previous Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling’s ban on books for prisoners; scrapped plans to create a super youth prison; and halted massively controversial plans for the UK to undertake Saudi Arabian prison training contracts.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th November 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
The chips are down for Barry Beavis – but what does it mean for the penalty rule? – Technology Law Update
‘This week the UK Supreme Court gave a single decision on a pair of wildly different cases. They involved a chip shop owner overstaying in a retail car park and the heavily negotiated sale of a substantial Middle Eastern advertising group. (Cavendish Square v El Makdessi and ParkingEye v Beavis) Why? Because they both concerned the idea of a penalty clause – very roughly, a clause that is unenforceable because it imposes an exorbitant obligation to pay on a party that breaches a contract.’
Technology Law Update, 6th November 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Intensive care, and the outer limits of Cheshire West – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Where a coroner has reason to suspect that a person has died in custody or “otherwise in state detention” and that the death was violent, unnatural or by way of unknown cause, the coroner must hold an inquest with a jury (section 7 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (“CJA”)). The interesting issue in this case was whether and/or in what circumstances a person who has died whilst in intensive care will be regarded as having died “in state detention”, thus triggering a jury inquest.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
