Justice must be seen to be done, rules judge – The Times
“The legal moves towards freedom made by Peter Sutcliffe have been shrouded in secrecy for the past 15 months.”
The Times, 2nd March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Month: March 2010
GMC begins consultation on MOT for doctors – The Guardian
“A proposed five-year MOT for doctors could enable regulators to spot poor performers in good time and prevent disasters such as the death of David Gray following an overdose of diamorphine by locum GP Dr Daniel Ubani.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wakefield couple face jail over skin and skull trade – BBC News
“A couple from West Yorkshire have been told they could go to jail after admitting trading in the skins and skulls of endangered species.”
BBC News, 1st March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PCC response to phone hacking controversy ‘weakened its credibility’ – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission’s actions over the phone-hacking controversy has weakened its credibility’ and ‘revealed major failings in its mandate and its ways of operating’, according to an independent report.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vulture funds: UK MPs propose law to end debt relief profiteering – BBC World Service
“Campaigners for lower international debts are backing a proposed law in the UK parliament called the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill.”
BBC World Service, 26th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
7/7 victims could have to pay for their own lawyers at inquests – Daily Telegraph
“The families of victims of the July 7 bombings and survivors of the attacks could have to spend their compensation and life insurance payouts on hiring lawyers for the inquests, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe bids for freedom – The Times
“Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer, has asked the High Court to fix a time when he can be considered for release from prison.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Olden v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2010] EWCA Civ 143 (26 February 2010)
Mann v Northern Electric Distribution Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 141 (26 February 2010)
Stanford International Bank Ltd, Re [2010] EWCA Civ 137 (25 February 2010)
Speymill Contracts Ltd v Baskind [2010] EWCA Civ 120 (25 February 2010)
Cipriani SRL & Ors v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street) Ltd & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 110 (24 February 2010)
Sinclair v Kearsley & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 112 (24 February 2010)
UK Housing Alliance (North West) Ltd v Francis [2010] EWCA Civ 117 (24 February 2010)
Buckland v Bournemouth University Higher Education Corp [2010] EWCA Civ 121 (24 February 2010)
Stanton v Collinson [2010] EWCA Civ 81 (24 February 2010)
Richard Buxton (Solicitors) v Mills-Owens & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 122 (23 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2010
The National Health Service (Performers Lists) Amendment Regulations 2010
The Police Authorities (Particular Functions and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Police Authority (Community Engagement and Membership) Regulations 2010
The Policing Plan (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Section 26) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2010
The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order 2010
The Business Rate Supplements (Accounting) (England) Regulations 2010
The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010
The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2010
The Social Security (Maximum Additional Pension) Regulations 2010
The Special Annual Allowance Charge (Protected Pension Input Amounts) Order 2010
The Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Kellogg Brown & Root Holdings (UK) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily
“For the purposes of capital gains tax in relation to associated companies, under s 286(5)(b) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, a ‘group’ did not require any common purpose but was to be given its ordinary meaning of ‘collection’. Where shares were disposed of by the taxpayer to another company and the ultimate parent companies of each were ‘connected persons’ then the taxpayer and the acquiring company were sufficiently connected within s 18(3) of the 1992 Act for the capital loss on the disposal to be deductible only from chargeable gains arising on other disposals between the same two companies.”
WLR Daily, 25th 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.
Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) – WLR Daily
Norris v Government of United States of America (No 2) [2009] UKSC 9; [2010] WLR (D) 52
“It was only if some quite exceptionally compelling feature, or combination of features, was present that interference with the right to family life under art 8(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms consequent upon extradition would be other than proportionate to the objective that extradition served.”
WLR Daily, 25th 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.
Regina v Zaman – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A conviction for assisting an offender was not rendered unsafe by reason of subsequent acquittal of the person assisted.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Regina (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“Age discrimination against immigrant spouses aged under 21 was justified.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and Others – Times Law Reports
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and Others
Court of Appeal
“There was not, and need not be an exception to the ‘without-prejudice’ rule so as to permit evidence of such communications and discussions to be given in a dispute about the interpretation of a written settlement agreement.”
The Times, 1st March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Moore v Hotelplan Ltd (t/a Inghams Travel) & Anor [2010] EWHC 276 (QB) (22 February 2010)
Rutherford v Seymour Pierce Ltd [2010] EWHC 375 (QB) (11 February 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sharafi & Anor v Woven Rugs Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 230 (Ch) (24 February 2010)
Shah v Shah & Ors [2010] EWHC 313 (Ch) (24 February 2010)
Good Harvest Partnership Llp v Centaur Services Ltd [2010] EWHC 330 (Ch) (23 February 2010)
HR Trustees Ltd v German & Anor [2010] EWHC 321 (Ch) (26 February 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
B, C, and D (Children), Re [2010] EWHC 262 (Fam) (05 February 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Prasannan v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2010] EWHC 319 (Admin) (25 February 2010)
DPP v Fearon [2010] EWHC 340 (Admin) (10 February 2010)
L v Crown Prosecution Service [2010] EWHC 341 (Admin) (10 February 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Kazeminy & Ors v Siddiqi & Ors [2010] EWHC 201 (Comm) (25 February 2010)
Choil Trading SA v Sahara Energy Resources Ltd [2010] EWHC 374 (Comm) (26 February 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Forest Heath District Council v ISG Jackson Ltd [2010] EWHC 322 (TCC) (22 February 2010)
Softlanding Systems, Inc v KDP Software Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 326 (TCC) (26 February 2010)
S G South Ltd v Swan Yard (Cirencester) Ltd [2010] EWHC 376 (TCC) (26 February 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Kate Middleton set for £10,000 privacy victory – The Times
“Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William, is set to win a controversial claim for alleged invasion of her privacy.”
The Times, 28th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cost and class raise barriers to legal aid lawyer careers – The Guardian
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government publishes international contract law guidance – OUT-LAW.com
“The Ministry of Justice has published guidance to European Regulations on which law applies in international disputes. The guidance relates to new rules that came into force in December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Lawyers work ‘extreme’ overtime, study reveals – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lawyers are among the most likely workers to do ‘extreme’ unpaid overtime, figures have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
