Day: 28 April 2009

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 28th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Dunlop Haywards (DHL) Ltd & Anor v Erinaceous Insurance Services Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 354 (28 April 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Accenture Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2009] EWHC 857 (Admin) (28 April 2009)

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families v BP [2009] EWHC 866 (Admin) (28 April 2009)

Yusuf v The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain [2009] EWHC 867 (Admin) (28 April 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Jefferies International Ltd v Landsbanki Islands HF [2009] EWHC 894 (Comm) (28 April 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Website pays damages to O’Neill – BBC News

Posted April 28th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has accepted substantial libel damages from the owners of a website.”

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BBC News, 28th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Killer loses jail term challenge – BBC News

Posted April 28th, 2009 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man jailed for murdering five family members has lost his challenge against an order that he must die behind bars.”

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BBC News, 28th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ucas may drop criminal disclosure rule for students – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2009 in criminal records, disclosure, news, universities by sally

“The university admissions service, Ucas, is considering whether to drop a requirement for students to declare criminal convictions when they apply to university, following a high-profile case exposed by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teacher poisoned by pupil sues education authority for £700,000 in High Court – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2009 in negligence, news, poisoning, teachers by sally

“Shaaira Alexis unwittingly drank blackboard cleaning fluid after the schoolgirl sneaked into her classroom and poured it into a water bottle, a court was told.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Jack Straw sets out prisons and probation plans – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 28th, 2009 in news, prisons, probation by sally

“Justice Secretary Jack Straw today announced new plans on prison capacity and the management of both prisons and probation, better to protect the public and further reduce reoffending.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th April 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 28th, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Sharief v The General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 847 (Admin) (27 April 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Coal Pension Properties Ltd v Nu-Way Ltd [2009] EWHC 824 (TCC) (27 April 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust v Hurst and Others; Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council v Arnold and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted April 28th, 2009 in equal pay, law reports by sally

Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust v Hurst and Others; Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council v Arnold and Others

Court of Appeal

“It was sufficient when launching an equal pay claim to send a written statement of grievance to the employer identifying the issue as an equal pay claim.”

The Times, 28th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

British Airways plc v Williams and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted April 28th, 2009 in airlines, law reports, remuneration, working time by sally

British Airways plc v Williams and Others

Court of Appeal

“An airline which based its paid annual leave rate for pilots on their basic salary rather than on what they might be expected actually to earn, including supplements, was not in breach of the statutory holiday pay requirements.”

The Times, 28th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Fireman sacked over ‘puerile’ prank wins £45,000 in damages – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2009 in disciplinary procedures, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“A senior fireman who was sacked after a female colleague’s name badge was defaced in a ‘puerile’ prank has won £45,000 in damages.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

German heiress Katrin Radmacher warned pre-nup legal bid likely to fail – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2009 in news, prenuptial agreements by sally

“An Appeal Court judge has warned lawyers acting for one of Germany’s richest women that her bid to get a pre-nuptial agreement recognised in an English court was unlikely to succeed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

At last, we go behind the closed doors of family courts – The Times

Posted April 28th, 2009 in family courts, media, news, private hearings by sally

“Yesterday morning I finally walked through a door that used to be marked ‘keep out’. It was an eerie feeling. The guards and clerks at Ipswich County Court were polite, but nervous. One admitted he was a bit shocked by the arrival of two Times journalists. I felt a bit shocked, too — by the banality of the set-up, in contrast to the bitter heartaches it contains.”

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The Times, 28th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

IP minister rules out ‘three strikes’ disconnection law – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 28th, 2009 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“The Government minister responsible for intellectual property has ruled out a ‘three strikes’ law denying internet access to illegal file sharers. David Lammy said cutting off users was not ‘the right road’ for UK law makers.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Justice gets jittery when ‘family court’ doors finally open – The Independent

Posted April 28th, 2009 in family courts, media, news by sally

“The revolution in coverage of the courts has been set back by ‘shambolic’ enforcement of the new rules. Cahal Milmo reports.”

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The Independent, 28th April 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk