BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 18th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Swindon Borough Council v Redpath [2009] EWCA Civ 943 (11 September 2009)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Macquarie Internationale Investments Ltd v Glencore UK Ltd [2009] EWHC 2267 (Comm) (17 September 2009)

High Court (Family Division)

H (A Child), Re [2009] EWHC 2280 (Fam) (11 September 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 18th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

MoJ admits personal data breaches – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 18th, 2009 in data protection, government departments, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Nearly 2,000 people have had personal information about themselves lost by the Ministry of Justice over the past year, in a series of incidents listed in the department’s accounts, published last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th September 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Administration and Enforcement Restriction Orders – Response to Consultation – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 18th, 2009 in administration orders, enforcement restriction orders, press releases by sally

“A consultation on administration orders, a long-term debt management scheme administered by the courts, and enforcement restriction orders, which provide short-term assistance (via enforcement relief) to those who encounter an unforeseen change to their financial circumstances.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 18th September 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Watchdog looks into CS spray use – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news, police, weapons by sally

“A police watchdog is to start an independent inquiry into an incident when CS spray appeared to be used by police on a man at close quarters.”

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BBC News, 17th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

 

Judge upholds tower block ruling – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news, planning by sally

“A judge has upheld a government decision to allow construction of a controversial 43-storey tower block on London’s South Bank.”

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BBC News, 17th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Classroom supervisor faces retrial over affair with 15-year-old pupil – The Times

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news by sally

“A classroom supervisor who had an affair with a pupil aged 15 may face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict on charges against him.”

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The Times, 18th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sikh police officer ‘left humiliated for refusing to remove turban during training’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news, police, race discrimination, religious discrimination, Sikhism by sally

“A Sikh police officer was ‘humiliated’ by his Greater Manchester Police colleagues after refusing to remove his turban for training and undergoing practices that would breach his faith, an employment tribunal heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Inquest hears how police ‘did nothing’ for harassed family – The Guardian

Posted September 18th, 2009 in disabled persons, harassment, news, police, suicide by sally

“A mother who apparently killed herself and her disabled daughter by setting fire to their car had faced years of abuse from youths and children, but police ‘did nothing’ despite her repeated pleas for help, an inquest heard today.”

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The Guardian, 17th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney-General under investigation for hiring an illegal migrant – The Times

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news by sally

“Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Attorney-General, has been placed under investigation after she admitted that she had employed an illegal migrant. Britain’s most senior law officer sacked Loloahi Tapui after the 27-year-old Tongan was revealed by the Daily Mail to have overstayed her student visa.”

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The Times, 18th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Identity of Teresa de Simone’s killer confirmed by DNA tests – The Times

Posted September 18th, 2009 in news by sally

“On the night of December 7, 1988, almost exactly nine years after raping and murdering Teresa de Simone, David Lace ended his own life in a seaside bedsit.

Lace’s remains were exhumed during the police inquiry and a ‘billion-to-one’ DNA match to the murder of Ms de Simone, 22, in Southampton on December 5, 1979, was established. It confirmed him as the killer and proved beyond any lingering doubt that Sean Hodgson, who spent 27 years in prison before being freed in March this year, was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.”

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The Times, 18th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 17th, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Historic Buildings Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage) & Ors v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2009] EWHC 2287 (Admin) (17 September 2009)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Tai Ping Carpets UK Ltd v Arora Heathrow T5 Ltd [2009] EWHC 2305 (TCC) (15 September 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

Government may shield websites from libel claims with ‘single publication’ rule – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 17th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“The Government could scrap a part of defamation law that makes newspapers liable many times for material in a single article. The Government may prevent people suing every time a web page ‘publishes’ an article.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2009

Source: www.out-law.com

Mandelson to shelve laws aimed at cutting binge drinking – The Times

Posted September 17th, 2009 in news by sally

“Measures to curb binge drinking top a list of regulations to be shelved in the latest U-turn forced on Labour by the economic downturn.”

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The Times, 17th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted September 17th, 2009 in legislation by sally

The Local Land Charges (Amendment) Rules 2009

The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Should intercept evidence on terror suspects be made admissible in court? – The Times

Posted September 17th, 2009 in evidence, interception, news, terrorism by sally

“The control orders regime for detaining suspects who have been neither charged nor prosecuted has been widely discredited.”

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The Times, 17th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Columbine’ plot prosecution accused of wasting public money – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2009 in conspiracy, murder, news, prosecutions by sally

“A jury took just 45 minutes today to clear two teenagers of plotting to carry out a Columbine-style massacre at their school, prompting claims that the prosecution was a waste of public money.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fake video footage ‘persuades half of people to wrongly accuse others of crime’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 17th, 2009 in closed circuit television, evidence, news, witnesses by sally

“Fake video footage can persuade almost half of viewers to accuse people of crimes they have not committed, new research suggests.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Plan to update libel law for web – BBC News

Posted September 17th, 2009 in defamation, internet, news by sally

“Proposals to overhaul the libel laws and update them for the internet age have been revealed by the government.”

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BBC News, 16th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hold the front page (lawyer’s request) – The Times

Posted September 17th, 2009 in news by sally

“Journalism is changing faster than at any time in its history but still not as frequently as the law. The editors of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists need to revise their textbook roughly every two years which, since an up-to-date edition is required reading for media students, must be fine for royalties but involves constantly beating deadlines. As journalists turned academics they should feel comfortable with that.”

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The Times, 17th September 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk