Should justice be televised? – Legal Week

Posted December 7th, 2010 in criminal justice, media, news, public interest by sally

“The head of Sky News has argued in a new Guardian article that justice must be televised as allowing TV cameras in court would help restore public faith in criminal proceedings.”

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Legal Week, 6th December 2010

Source: www.legalweek.com

Regina v Webster – WLR Daily

Posted December 7th, 2010 in burden of proof, corruption, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina v Webster [2010] EWCA Crim 2819; [2010] WLR (D) 216

“The reverse onus of proof which s 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 effected on a prosecution for an offence contrary to s 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889, placing on the defendant the legal burden of disproving guilt was no longer necessary and the means of imposition were unreasonable and disproportionate, and so it unjustifiably interfered with the presumption of innocence provided by art 6(2) of he Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. It should therefore be read down pursuant to s 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 so as to impose a merely evidential burden on the defendant.”

WLR Daily, 6th December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Diep) v Chief Land Registrar – WLR Daily

Posted December 7th, 2010 in adverse possession, land registration, law reports by sally

Regina (Diep) v Chief Land Registrar [2010] WLR (D) 215

“The policy of the Land Registry in dealing with applications for registration of title to unregistered land based on adverse possession, as embodied in Land Registry Practice Guidance 5 at 6.4, was neither unlawful nor irrational.”

WLR Daily, 6th December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 7th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Masood v Kerr & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1347 (01 December 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Mason & Ors v Mills & Reeve (A Firm) [2010] EWHC 3198 (Ch) (06 December 2010)

ABC Ltd v Y [2010] EWHC 3176 (Ch) (06 December 2010)

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills v Doffman & Anor [2010] EWHC 3175 (Ch) (06 December 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Stephenson, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 3134 (Admin) (19 November 2010)

Turner, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 3133 (Admin) (19 November 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Templeton Insurance Ltd v Motorcare Warranties Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 3113 (Comm) (03 December 2010)

High Court (Patents Court)

Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents [2010] EWHC 2898 (Pat) (05 November 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted December 7th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Measuring Instruments (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

G20 photographer awarded £30,000 for injury by police – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2010 in compensation, demonstrations, news, personal injuries, police by sally

“A photographer who was struck in the face by a police shield during the G20 protests last year has been awarded £30,000 compensation by the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 7th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lords ruling paves way for separate AV referendum and election dates – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2010 in elections, news, referendums by sally

“Alternative voting referendum could be on a different day from 5 May elections according to a House of Lords amendment.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prison system failing to tackle reoffending, says Ken Clarke – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2010 in news, prisons, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, will today detail his plans to divert thousands of offenders from prison to bring to an end the Victorian-style ‘bang ’em up’ culture and reduce high reoffending rates.”

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The Guardian, 7th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government drops pledge of mandatory jail for carrying knife – The Independent

Posted December 7th, 2010 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A key Conservative election pledge that anyone caught carrying a knife could expect a jail term has been dropped by the Justice Secretary.”

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The Independent, 7th December 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fawcett Society loses court challenge to legality of budget – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2010 in budgets, equality, news, women by sally

“The Fawcett Society has been refused permission to challenge the legality of the government’s emergency budget.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk