Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2)

Supreme Court

“Only the gravest effects of interference with family life would make extradition disproportionate to the public interest in the prevention of crime.”

The Times, 25th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corpn v Buckland – WLR Daily

Bournemouth University Higher Education Corpn v Buckland [2010] EWCA Civ 121; [2010] WLR (D) 51

“A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.”

WLR Daily, 24th 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.

Regina (Amro International SA and another) v Financial Services Authority and others – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2010 in appeals, disclosure, financial regulation, foreign jurisdictions, law reports by sally

Regina (Amro International SA and another) v Financial Services Authority and others [2010] EWCA Civ 123; [2010] WLR (D) 50

“Co-operation between national financial regulators was of the greatest importance, particularly where there were suspicions or allegations of fraud. The Financial Services Authority was entitled to assist the US Security and Exchange Commission in a share fraud investigation without subjecting its request for help to critical examination. The FSA was required only to comply with the requirements of statute, and the terms of memoranda of understanding were immaterial. There was no requirement to provide notice under s 170(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.”

WLR Daily, 24th 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.

Richard Buxton (a firm) v Mills-Owen (Law Society intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2010 in appeals, costs, law reports, solicitors by sally

Richard Buxton (a firm) v Mills-Owen (Law Society intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 122; [2010] WLR (D) 49

“It was wrong to restrict the circumstances in which a solicitor might lawfully terminate his retainer to those in which he was instructed to do something improper. Solicitors were under a professional duty not to advance arguments which they did not consider to be properly arguable and where a client insisted that such an argument should be advanced a solicitor was lawfully entitled to terminate his retainer.”

WLR Daily, 24th 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.

Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2010 in covenants, guarantees, landlord & tenant, law reports by sally

Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Ltd [2010] EWHC 330 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 48

“The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 precluded a person who had guaranteed a tenant’s obligations under a lease from being required to give a further guarantee in respect of an assignee of the lease.”

WLR Daily, 24th 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.

Professor who claimed degrees were dumbed down wins case – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“An academic who took a stand against ‘dumbing down’ the quality of university degrees won a long-running legal battle yesterday when the Court of Appeal accepted that he was forced out of his job.”

Full story

The Times, 25th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Solicitors ‘key’ to increasing judicial diversity – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 25th, 2010 in equality, judiciary, law firms, news, reports, solicitors by sally

“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ‘absolutely key’ to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Mandelson’s legal action halts MG Rover inquiry – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“A parliamentary investigation into the businessmen who oversaw the collapse of MG Rover has been called off after it emerged that Lord Mandelson is close to commencing legal proceedings to have them banned from being company directors.”

Full story

The Times, 25th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Law Society TUPE action reaches the High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 25th, 2010 in employment, Law Society, news, transfer of undertakings by sally

“The Law Society’s legal action against the Office for Legal Complaints and the government to determine whether employment protection rules apply to staff at the Legal Complaints Service was heard in the High Court last week.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Tories and Lib Dems to oppose controversial Digital Economy Bill clause – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“Controversial proposals that would give Lord Mandelson unprecedented powers to amend copyright laws will be jettisoned next week when the Government suffers the first large defeat of its flagship media plans.”

Full story

The Times, 25th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

No privacy laws, but the media must behave, say MPs – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today.”

Full story

The Times, 24th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Some criminal advocates ‘not up to the job’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 25th, 2010 in advocacy, barristers, criminal procedure, news, solicitors by sally

“Research on how to assess standards of advocacy has backed up anecdotal evidence that there are problems with the quality of some criminal advocates, but found there is no significant disparity between the performance of solicitors and barristers.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Mercy killers to face the full rigour of criminal law, says DPP – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“Mercy killers will face the full rigours of the criminal law under guidelines to be announced today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.”

Full story

The Times, 25th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

News of the World phone hacking: Legal loophole to be closed – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2010 in media, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The government is planning to close a loophole in the law that makes it legal to hack into someone else’s voicemail messages if they have already been listened to by the owner.”

Full story

The Guardian, 25th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sikh campaigners threaten legal fight over 2011 census – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2010 in census, news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, Sikhism by sally

“The UK Sikh Federation says it might take legal action over the Office for National Statistics’ 2011 census form.”

Full story

BBC News, 25th February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service comes out of the shadows – The Times

Posted February 25th, 2010 in news, ombudsmen, tribunals by sally

“It is unseen, ignored and unloved. The cinderella branch of the justice system deals with more cases than any other — yet it operates largely in the shadows. This is the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service, handling everything from parking appeals to school admissions, employment disputes to immigration and asylum cases.”

Full story

The Times, 25th February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judges’ lack of diversity harms court system, report warns – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2010 in equality, judiciary, news, reports by sally

“The lack of diversity among judges is affecting the experience of people who use the courts and limiting judicial perspectives on critical legal issues, according to a report published today (24 February).”

Full story

The Guardian, 24th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Museum of Liverpool pays £750,000 for blocking view – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2010 in compensation, news, restrictive covenants by sally

“Tourism bosses have been hit with a bill of £750,000 because the new Museum of Liverpool partially blocks the view from an iconic waterfront building.”

Full story

BBC News, 24th February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sentence for domestic violence attack doubled after appeal by Attorney General – Attorney General’s Office

“At the Court of Appeal today the Attorney General, Baroness Patricia Scotland QC, successfully appealed the sentence of a man who picked up a iron which he had heated and repeatedly held to his wife’s face, leaving it on her skin for two to three seconds. He then further attacked her.”

Full press release

Attorney General’s Office, 24th February 2010

Soure: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

River Thames pleasure boat mate jailed for manslaughter – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2010 in negligence, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing, ships by sally

“A pleasure boat crewman has been jailed for 15 months after he admitted causing the death of a passenger.”

Full story

BBC News, 24th February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk