Husband jailed for shooting rival – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in attempted murder, attempts, firearms, news, sentencing by sally

“A jealous husband who tried to ‘execute’ a love rival in a barbershop as he cut a child’s hair has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 10th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Acid attack litigant found guilty – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in grievous bodily harm, news by sally

“A man who sprayed acid at lawyers when his negligence claim was dismissed by a court has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.”

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BBC News, 10th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Conman jailed for pilgrims scam – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A conman who tricked religious pilgrims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for six years.”

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BBC News, 10th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pair jailed for race-hate crimes – The Independent

Posted July 10th, 2009 in hate crime, inciting religious hatred, internet, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men were jailed today for inciting racial hatred online.  Simon Sheppard, 52, was sentenced to four years and 10 months while Stephen Whittle, 42, was given a term of two years and four months after being convicted of a number of race-hate crimes.”

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The Independent, 10th July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

England striker Jermain Defoe banned from driving – The Times

Posted July 10th, 2009 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“England striker Jermain Defoe was today banned from driving after being convicted of speeding, but the sentence was immediately suspended as his lawyers appealed the judgement.”

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The Times, 10th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Soldier’s mother wins court fight over Snatch Land Rovers – The Times

Posted July 10th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, inquiries, negligence, news by sally

“The mother of a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle for an investigation into the use of the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rovers.”

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The Times, 10th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Dance troupe theft woman jailed – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in abuse of position of trust, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“An administrator who admitted taking thousands of pounds intended for a dance group’s trip to America has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Hovell v Ashford & St Peter’s Hospital NHS Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 670 (09 July 2009)

Bedfordshire County Council v Dixon-Wilkinson [2009] EWCA Civ 678 (09 July 2009)

Mackenzie, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 669 (09 July 2009)

High Court (Administrative Court)

F & Ors, R (on the application of) v Wirral Borough Council [2009] EWHC 1626 (Admin) (09 July 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Stanford International Bank Ltd & Ors, Re [2009] EWHC 1661 (Ch) (09 July 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA & Anor v Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) & Anor [2009] EWHC 1627 (Comm) (09 July 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 10th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The North Korea (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2009

The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2009

The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Horticulture) Regulations 2009

The Legislative Reform (Minor Variations to Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) Order 2009

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

The North Korea (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2009

The Companies (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 10th, 2009 in EC law, equality, law reports, pensions, retirement, trusts by sally

Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley and others [2009] EWCA Civ 651; [2009] WLR (D) 235

“The court considered the principles to be applied by pension scheme trustees when deciding how UK pension schemes were to pay benefits to members following recent developments in European pensions law relating to equalisation of retirement ages.”

WLR Daily, 9th July 2009

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.

Bloom and Others v Harms Offshore AHT “Taurus” and “Magnus” GmbH and Co KG – Times Law Reports

Posted July 10th, 2009 in injunctions, insolvency, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Bloom and Others v Harms Offshore AHT “Taurus” and “Magnus” GmbH and Co KG

Court of Appeal

“Where creditors of a company in administration had attached property owned by that company in a foreign jurisdiction, the courts had power, in some circumstances, to grant injunctive relief affecting procedures in that foreign jurisdiction.”

The Times, 10th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Seaga v Harper (No 2) – Times Law Reports

Posted July 10th, 2009 in costs, fees, insurance, Jamaica, law reports, Privy Council by sally

Seaga v Harper (No 2)

Privy Council

“After-the-event insurance premiums and success fees under conditional fee agreements entered into with English counsel and solicitors were not recoverable as costs by a successful party in an appeal to the Privy Council from Jamaica whose domestic law did not permit conditional fee agreements or allow for a successful party’s expenditure on after-the-event premiums to be an allowable disbursement.”

The Times, 10th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R v G(G) and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 10th, 2009 in appeals, criminal justice, criminal procedure, law reports by sally

R v G(G) and Another

Court of Appeal

“Where the Court of Appeal was determining whether it was in the interests of justice for an acquittal to be quashed on an application by the Crown, the factors specified in section 79(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were not exhaustive.”

The Times, 9th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bar at ‘rock bottom’, declares Browne – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 10th, 2009 in barristers, legal aid, news by sally

“The morale of the publicly funded bar is at ‘rock bottom’ and careers advisers are telling would-be barristers to steer clear of legal aid, according to the bar’s chief.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 9th July 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Pay gap points to discrimination – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 10th, 2009 in news, remuneration, sex discrimination, solicitors by sally

“Women solicitors earn 29% less than their male colleagues, the Gazette can reveal this week. The Law Society’s latest salary survey showed only a slight narrowing of the pay gap between the sexes compared with the previous year’s figure of 32%.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 9th July 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Straw: plans to increase transparency and confidence in family courts – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 10th, 2009 in family courts, media, news, privacy by sally

“Jack Straw has announced the next stage of reforms aimed at increasing transparency and confidence in our family justice system.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 9th July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Police may have had a duty to notify phone-hacking victims, says privacy expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 10th, 2009 in improper use of telecommunications, media, news, privacy by sally

“The Metropolitan Police knew that numerous mobile phones had been illegally hacked by private investigators but failed to alert the phones’ owners, according to The Guardian newspaper. If so, the victims should have been told, a privacy expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th July 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Teacher admits child porn charges – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in children, internet, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A teacher has admitted having more than 130 indecent images of children on his computer.”

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BBC News, 10th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Firm fined £150k over pool injury – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2009 in fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A caravan park company has been fined £150,000 after a seven-year-old boy suffered brain injuries in a swimming pool not properly manned by lifeguards.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Magistrates angry over cuts as on-the-spot fines replace court hearings – The Times

Posted July 10th, 2009 in fines, magistrates, news by sally

“Magistrates are angry that they are being made to carry the brunt of cuts because their workload is being diverted away from the courts.”

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The Times, 10th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk