Child killing rate ‘drops by 40%’ in England and Wales – BBC News
“The number of violent deaths among children in England and Wales has fallen by almost 40% since 1974, research has suggested.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: February 2010
Tzipi Livni to test UK law with visit – The Times
“Britain is braced for a diplomatic row after a senior Israeli politician warned that she was preparing to travel to the UK, where she faces an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Junior Criminal Bar under threat from botched Legal Aid Reforms warns Commons Committee – The Bar Council
“The influential House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today (2 February) published a damning report on the Legal Services Commission’s handling of legal aid reform.”
The Bar Council, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Lord Chief Justice Publishes Administration of Justice Review – Judiciary of England & Wales
“The Lord Chief Justice’s ‘Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts’ was published today. His report covers matters of importance to the judiciary relating to the administration of justice in England and Wales during the 2008-2009 Legal Year (1 October 2008 – 30 September 2009).”
Judiciary of England & Wales, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
R v Hussain (Shabbir) – WLR Daily
R v Hussain (Shabbir) [2010] WLR (D) 22
“A possessor of drugs did not commit an offence contrary to ss 4(1) and 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 if he intended to supply the drugs outside the jurisdiction.”
WLR Daily, 3rd February 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.
Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] UKSC 4; [ 2010] WLR (D) 21
“In assessing whether employment-related securities had been disposed of for a consideration which exceeded their ‘market value’, so as to occasion a charge to income tax, it was necessary to postulate a notional sale between a hypothetical vendor and purchaser, with the personal characteristics of the actual vendor, such as his right under a subscription agreement to a disproportionately large part of the consideration paid, being ignored.”
WLR Daily, 3rd February 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.
Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports
Grays Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
Supreme Court
“In assessing whether employment-related securities had been disposed of for a price which exceeded their market value, so as to occasion a charge to income tax, it was necessary to postulate a notional sale between a hypothetical vendor and purchaser, with the personal characteristics of the actual vendor, such as his right under a subscription agreement to a disproportionately large part of the consideration paid, being ignored.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Carlile’s ‘credibility’ as terror watchdog questioned by MP – The Guardian
“The chair of an influential committee of parliamentarians has questioned the independence of the official counter-terrorism watchdog, Lord Carlile, and suggested his term of office should come to an end.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Complaint after Cherie Booth spares religious man jail – BBC News
“A secularist group has lodged an official complaint against Cherie Booth QC after she spared a man from prison because he was religious.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme ambition, jealousy and outrage – The Times
“Frances Gibb on the judicial bunfight that stopped an outsider from being appointed to the highest court.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquest verdict due over GP out-of-hours deaths – BBC News
“A coroner is due to give his verdict into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor on his first NHS shift.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£2.3m ruling in London Philharmonic Orchestra fraud case – The Times
“The London Philharmonic Orchestra has won a High Court judgment for £2.3 million against a financial director who allegedly embezzled its funds.”
The Times, 4th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
News of the World loses battle over secret phone hacking evidence – The Guardian
“The News of the World yesterday lost a court battle to keep secret evidence which, it is claimed, would reveal widespread use of illegal methods by reporters to obtain personal information about celebrities.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court ruling reveals lawyer’s role in £380,000 aviation ‘bribe’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“A senior City lawyer arranged for a £380,000 ‘bribe’ to be paid to a former Indian state official in a failed attempt to unlawfully secure a lucrative aviation contract for her clients, a High Court ruling has revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Changes to civil legal aid crack down on fraud and refocus resources – Ministry of Justice
“Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach has today announced the government will tighten the rules for civil legal aid so that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage, and funding is better targeted.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Sailor suffered sex discrimination at Hampshire base – BBC News
“A female sailor awarded the MBE could receive a six-figure payout after winning a sex discrimination case against the Royal Navy.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crackdown on legal aid will hit expats – The Independent
“British citizens living abroad are to be barred from claiming legal aid in England and Wales as part of a cost-cutting crackdown unveiled by the Government today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmer loses fight to save home he hid behind hay bales – The Guardian
“A Englishman’s house may be his castle – but it stills needs to have planning permission, a farmer learned the hard way today.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for raping woman, 86, at Bradford care home – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the kidnap and rape of an 86-year-old woman in a Bradford care home.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hamidi & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 66 (02 February 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JML Direct Ltd. v Freesat UK Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 34 (02 February 2010)
Muschett v HM Prison Service [2010] EWCA Civ 25 (02 February 2010)
Revenue & Customs v Tower MCashback LLP 1 & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 32 (02 February 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
