Christmas Break
There will be no posts during the Inner Temple Library’s Christmas closed period which starts at 1pm on 21st December. We will resume posting on 4th January 2010.
Day: 21 December 2009
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Papas Olio JSC v Grains & Fourrages SA & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 1401 (18 December 2009)
Land Securities Plc & Ors v Fladgate Fielder (A Firm) [2009] EWCA Civ 1402 (18 December 2009)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Badza v R [2009] EWCA Crim 1363 (15 December 2009)
Round & Anor v R [2009] EWCA Crim 2667 (16 December 2009)
Evans, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2668 (16 December 2009)
Appleby, R v [2009] EWCA Crim 2693 (18 December 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Amin & Anor v Amin & Ors [2009] EWHC 3356 (Ch) (18 December 2009)
Mills & Ors v HSBC Trustee (C.I) Ltd & Ors> [2009] EWHC 3377 (Ch) (18 December 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lantic Sugar Ltd & Anor v Baffin Investments Ltd [2009] EWHC 3325 (Comm) (18 December 2009)
Double K Oil Products 1996 Ltd v Neste Oil Oyj [2009] EWHC 3380 (Comm) (18 December 2009)
High Court (Family Division)
Salford City Council v BJ [2009] EWHC 3310 (Fam) (11 December 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Sklair v Haycock [2009] EWHC 3328 (QB) (16 December 2009)
Accident Exchange Ltd v Autofocus Ltd [2009] EWHC 3304 (QB) (16 December 2009)
Nayyar & Ors v Sapte & Anor [2009] EWHC 3218 (QB) (16 December 2009)
Howe v Houlton & Ors [2009] EWHC 3344 (QB) (18 December 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2009
The Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2009
The Accounts and Audit (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2009
The Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Blood Safety and Quality (Modification) Regulations 2009
Legal aid: reforming advocates graduated fees – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper sets out proposals to bring the rates paid to advocates for defence work more in line with the rates paid by the Crown Prosecution Service. We are aiming to save £50m from advocates fees in order to contribute towards overall efficiency savings.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Office of the Public Guardian: Amendments to secondary legislation – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation paper represents the next step in the review process of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and addresses areas of legislation and policy that in practice have not worked as well as intended.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill – Ministry of Justice
“This Bill implements Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission recommendations about the rights of a third party to claim directly against an insurer.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Legal aid funding reforms – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice has today published a set of reforms that aim to rebalance the legal aid budget to ensure that the £2.1 billion currently spent every year goes as far as possible in favour of civil help for those who need it most.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Independent panel to oversee Hillsborough disclosure – Home Office
“The Home Secretary has announced the creation of an independent panel, which will be responsible for overseeing the release of documents related to the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster.”
Home Office, 15th December 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Changes to UK Border Agency policy on judicial reviews – UK Border Agency
“The UK Border Agency is changing the way it manages judicial review challenges from those being removed from the UK.”
UK Border Agency, 18th December 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Attorney General welcomes ‘one punch’ legal changes and sentence increases – Attorney General’s Office
“Sentences for manslaughter deaths will be dealt with differently in future, the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, said today, following a landmark judgement at the Court of Appeal in London which will give new guidance in cases of manslaughter where death was a result of unlawful violence.”
Attorney General’s Office, 18th December 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
‘One-punch’ killers to get longer jail sentences – The Times
“Hefty jail terms are to be imposed when people die after a violent punch to the head, after a landmark ruling by a rare five-strong panel of senior judges yesterday.”
The Times, 19th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Macclesfield man jailed for driving wrong way drunk – BBC News
“A man, 44, who drove six miles the wrong way along a dual carriageway has been jailed for eight months and banned from driving for three years.”
BBC News, 19th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist jailed for attacking girl – BBC News
“A 39-year-old man who raped a 17-year-old girl in Milton Keynes has been jailed for at least seven years.”
BBC News, 20th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers in U-turn over torture documents for Guantanamo Briton – The Independent
“Ministers have agreed to the release of secret documents that could prove MI5 agents were present during the torture of a British resident held by the US government for eight years.”
The Independent, 21st December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Names of innocent people will stay on police database – The Guardian
“The names of nearly a million people who have not been convicted or cautioned for any crime will continue to be stored on the police national computer, even though the government is changing the law so that their DNA profiles are deleted.”
The Observer, 20th December 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Takeover bid by Sports Direct ‘broke City rules’ – The Times
“Sports Direct, the retailer controlled by Mike Ashley, has been reported to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for allegedly breaking City rules in its attempt to buy a smaller rival, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 21st December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government to pay £20m and apologise to victims of thalidomide – The Times
“The Government is set to pay millions of pounds to thalidomide victims and to apologise for their suffering.”
TheTimes, 21st December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
