Noisy sex woman loses appeal bid – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2009 in news, noise, nuisance by sally

“A woman who was banned from making loud noises during sex has lost an appeal against her conviction.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Andre wins libel damages from Now – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2009 in damages, defamation, news by sally

“Peter Andre has accepted ‘substantial’ damages in London’s High Court over claims he was lying when he portrayed himself as a loving father and husband.”

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BBC News, 10th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Injured motorist sues Highways Agency over black ice – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 10th, 2009 in news, personal injuries, road safety by sally

“A motorist who spent two days on a life support machine after crashing on black ice is suing the Highways Agency for failing to grit the road properly.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Baby RB to be allowed to die as father withdraws from court battle – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“A baby at the centre of a ‘right to life’ court battle will be allowed to die after his father today withdrew his case.”

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The Times, 10th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ofsted hid crucial evidence on Baby P sacking – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“Ofsted has been severely criticised for failing to disclose potentially crucial evidence concerning the sacking of the former head of Haringey children’s services over the Baby P case.”

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The Times, 10th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Infidelity murder defence to go – BBC news

Posted November 10th, 2009 in murder, news, provocation by sally

“Ministers are pushing ahead with plans to end the right of murder suspects to cite the sexual infidelity of their partner as a partial defence in court.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Max Mosley takes privacy fight to European court in Strasbourg – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2009 in human rights, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley, the former president of Formula One’s governing body FIA, is to challenge the law of privacy in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Met police may face charges over violent arrest of terror suspect – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2009 in assault, news, police by sally

“Five Metropolitan police officers could face prosecution over a ‘serious, gratuitous and prolonged’ attack on a British Muslim man that led the force to pay £60,000 in damages.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Division)

Islam v Paphos District Court of Cyprus [2009] EWHC 2786 (Admin) (06 November 2009)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd, R (on the application of) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2009] EWHC 2722 (Admin) (06 November 2009)

Medical Protection Society Ltd, R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2009] EWHC 2780 (Admin) (06 November 2009)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Internet Investment Corporation Ltd, Re Insolvency Act 1986 [2009] EWHC 2744 (Ch) (06 November 2009)

High Court (Family Division)

K v K [2009] EWHC 2721 (Fam) (30 October 2009)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Martin v Channel Four Television Corporation & Ors [2009] EWHC 2788 (QB) (06 November 2009)

Ecclestone v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 2779 (QB) (06 November 2009)

Source: www.bailii.org

 

 

Will the internet be the death of the super-injunction – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“Super-injunctions are on the rise. At least a dozen have been issued by the courts this year which is thought to be double the number last year. Some people estimate that as many as 300 may be in existence, stretching back over a couple of decades of litigation.”

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The Times, 5th November

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Shallow grave killer found guilty – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2009 in murder, news by sally

“A dairy worker has been found guilty of murdering a woman and burying her body in a shallow grave.”

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BBC news, 9th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Runaway counterfeiter behind bars – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2009 in counterfeiting, news, sentencing by sally

“A prolific counterfeiter who went on the run for almost four years has been jailed after being returned to the UK.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regina (Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2009 in EC law, law reports, medicines by sally

Regina (Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd) v National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2009] EWHC 2722 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 318

“Art 6 of Council Directive 89/105/EEC relating to the transparency of measures regulating the pricing of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of national health insurance systems (OJ L40) (‘the Transparency Directive’) was engaged where the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (‘NICE’) published guidance making a recommendation in respect of a health care intervention for treatment of patients after making a single technology appraisal pursuant to para 2(1)(a) of the Directions and Consolidating Directions to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 2005, issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to s 7 of the National Health Service Act 2006. Where the negative criteria for a single technology appraisal leading to the publication of guidance were the antithesis of the positive criteria it was incumbent upon the United Kingdom to communicate those criteria to the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to art 6 of the Transparency Directive. NICE was under a duty to act fairly in carrying out single technology appraisals.”

WLR Daily, 9th November 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.

Gidden v Director of Public Prosecutions – Times Law Reports

Posted November 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Gidden v Director of Public Prosecutions

Queen’s Bench Division

“In times of postal disruption, prosecuting authorities should not rely on ordinary first-class post for serving notices of intended prosecution.”

The Times, 10th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Attorney-General’s Reference No 68 of 2009 – Times Law Reports

Posted November 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Attorney-General’s Reference No 68 of 2009

Court of Appeal

“Deterrent sentences had to be passed on defendant police officers who accessed for their own purposes records on police computers which were kept for police purposes.”

The Times, 10th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

 

Regina (Prudential plc and Another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax – Times Law Reports

Posted November 10th, 2009 in law reports by sally

Regina (Prudential plc and Another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax

Queen’s Bench Division

“Rather than apply legal advice privilege to a wider range of professionals than lawyers, its application to advice given by lawyers should be restricted, on a review of the policy and the public-interest considerations that underlay legal professional privilege.”

The Times, 10th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline,co.uk

Anthony Speaight QC says label of Bar as a referral profession should be “decisively dumped” – The Bar Council

Posted November 10th, 2009 in barristers, legal services, press releases by sally

“At the Bar Conference session on direct access on Saturday, Anthony Speaight QC made a controversial call to the profession to stop labelling itself as a referral profession. He also made two suggestions for the profession to consider regarding funding arrangements.”

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The Bar Council, 9th November 2009

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Family to sue over ambulance wait – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2009 in negligence, news, paramedics by sally

“Relatives of a man who died after a heart attack in the street are preparing to sue the NHS, claiming he waited over an hour for an ambulance.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Negligence’ led to depot deaths – BBC News

Posted November 10th, 2009 in health & safety, homicide, negligence, news by sally

“Two firemen died in a huge explosion at a fireworks depot because of ‘gross negligence’ in the storage of explosives, a court has been told.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cyber stalker waged hate campaign on teenager and her family – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2009 in news by sally

“A stalker who used social networking sites to terrorise a teenager student by bombarding her with threatening messages for nearly two years has been given a lifelong lifetimerestraining order.”

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The Times, 10th November 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk