Record £105m legal cost claim in ‘toxic waste’ case – The Independent

Posted May 10th, 2010 in costs, news by sally

“The London-based law firm which pursued the action against oil trading giant Trafigura over the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast has claimed a record £105 million in costs.”

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The Independent, 10th May 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ex-coach jailed for drug rape attempt on girl, 12 – BBC News

Posted May 10th, 2010 in children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A former girls’ football team coach has been jailed for six years for spiking a girl’s drink with a drug during a day trip to a theme park.”

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BBC News, 10th May 2010

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Risk of lawyer uninsurability ahead of SRA reform – The Lawyer

Posted May 10th, 2010 in insurance, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“Lawyers could become an uninsurable risk if the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) fails to reform the professional indemnity (PI) insurance regulations.”

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The Lawyer, 10th May 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 10th, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Public & Commercial Services Union, R (on the application of) v Minister for the Civil Service [2010] EWHC 1027 (Admin) (10 May 2010)

BX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 990 (Admin) (10 May 2010)

S v Northampton Crown Court & Anor [2010] EWHC 723 (Admin) (07 May 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

IRB Brasil Resseguros SA v CX Reinsurance Company Ltd [2010] EWHC 974 (Comm) (07 May 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

KFC fined after cockroach seen eating chip – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2010 in environmental health, food hygiene, news by sally

“Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been ordered to pay out almost £19,000 after a cockroach was found eating a chip in one of the busiest branches in Britain.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BNP faces legal threat amid new racism claims over redrafted constitution – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2010 in news, political parties, race discrimination by sally

“The British National party faces the prospect of renewed legal action from the government’s equalities watchdog over allegations that it has failed to remove potentially racist clauses from its constitution. The court case could potentially see the BNP’s leader, Nick Griffin, jailed or fined for contempt of court, or see party assets seized, lawyers believe.”

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The Guardian, 9th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Civil servants win redundancy pay court challenge – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2010 in civil servants, news, redundancy by sally

“A union today won its court case to block cost-cutting measures that threaten the level of redundancy pay for civil servants. Lawyers for the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) successfully argued that changes made to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme without agreement were unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cardiff man jailed for stealing car with baby inside – BBC News

Posted May 10th, 2010 in child abduction, news, road traffic offences, sentencing, theft by sally

“A man who stole a car without realising a one-year-old girl was asleep in the back has been jailed for 34 months.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2010

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Victims of sex abuse in Catholic children’s homes set to win damages – The Observer

Posted May 10th, 2010 in care homes, children, damages, news, sexual offences by sally

“One of the longest-running legal cases in UK history, centred on systemic sexual abuse at children’s homes in the north-west of England, is poised to end after a judge found in favour of two men who claimed they had been sexually assaulted while in care.”

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The Observer, 9th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Draft law opens way for first women bishops by 2014 – The Sunday Times

Posted May 10th, 2010 in Church of England, clergy, news, women by sally

“The Church of England has paved the way for ordination of its first women bishops with new legislation that it hopes will prevent Anglicans splitting over the issue.”

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The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BA price-fixing trial collapses – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2010 in airlines, news, price fixing by sally

“Serious and significant failings by the Office of Fair Trading led to the collapse of the trial of senior British Airways executives over allegations of price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2010

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Tycoon’s wife gives taxman secret files – The Sunday Times

Posted May 10th, 2010 in divorce, news by sally

“Michelle Young, 45, who is divorcing her husband Scot, is to give HM Revenue & Customs a computer disk containing hundreds of pages of emails and other documents outlining his dealings in property, shares and film companies over the past five years.”

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The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jailed Cazenove partner ordered to pay over £500,000 – The Times

Posted May 10th, 2010 in news by sally

“A former partner at the Queen’s stockbroker Cazenove, who was jailed for insider trading, has been ordered to pay over half a million pounds in confiscation and costs or spend more time behind bars.”

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The Times, 7th May 2010

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Lord Carey intervenes in council prayers battle – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2010 in belief discrimination, Church of England, local government, news by sally

“The former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, today [7th May] backed the saying of prayers before council meetings as a pressure group prepared to launch a legal battle on the issue.”

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The Guardian, 7th May 2010

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UK policy on gay and lesbian asylum seekers challenged in Supreme Court – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2010 in asylum, homosexuality, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Laws which mean gay and lesbian asylum seekers can be returned to countries where they face persecution will be challenged tomorrow [10th May] in the UK’s highest court.”

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The Guardian, 9th May 2010

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Algerian terror suspect allowed to stay for children – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 10th, 2010 in appeals, children, deportation, news, terrorism by sally

“An Algerian terror suspect has been allowed to stay in Britain because attempts to remove him have taken so long his children are now settled here.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2010

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Competition Commission clears music biz merger – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 10th, 2010 in competition, mergers, news by sally

“The Competition Commission has given the all clear to a merger between two live music companies for the second time. Its first decision in the case was quashed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th May 2010

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Prisoners may be unpopular but they should still vote – The Times

Posted May 10th, 2010 in news by sally

“In October 2005, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights decided that it is a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for this country to disenfranchise all prisoners from voting in parliamentary and local elections.  At today’s general election, four and a half years later, that absolute ban persists.”

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The Times, 6th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Neish – WLR Daily

Posted May 10th, 2010 in appeals, confiscation, delay, law reports by sally
“The process whereby a judge gave instructions to the court listing office to relist the hearing of confiscation proceedings amounted to a postponement of the proceedings by the court of its own motion and was a valid postponement for the purposes of s 14 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.”
WLR Daily, 7th May 2010
 
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Regina v Cooper (John) – WLR Daily

Posted May 10th, 2010 in appeals, evidence, law reports, perjury, witnesses by sally
“Where a defendant was charged with perjury, he could not be convicted solely on the evidence of a witness who relied on business records which he had prepared himself and which did not therefore represent independent evidence.”
WLR Daily, 7th May 2010

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.