BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

British Airways Plc v Unite the Union [2010] EWHC 1210 (QB) (17 May 2010)

High Court (Family Division)

B v B [2010] EWHC 193 (Fam) (15 January 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Police officer jailed for ‘cavalier’ attitude to law – The Independent

“A police officer who showed a ‘cavalier disregard for the law’ when he repeatedly lied about a motoring offence was jailed today.”

Full story

The Independent, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in legislation by sally

The RAF Welford Byelaws 2010

The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations Regulations 2010

The Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010

The Vale of Glamorgan (Communities) Order 2010

The Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Podcast: Chris Kenny, Chief Executive of the Legal Services Board – Charon QC

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, podcasts by sally

“Today (2 June) I talk to Chris Kenny, CEO of the Legal Services Board. Chris Kenny discusses the role and the function of the Legal Services Board and whether there is a need for it. He talks about the opportunities and threats to lawyers and legal services over the next five years. He looks at the impact on the Rule of Law given the proposed cuts to civil and criminal legal aid. He discusses the globalisation of legal services and international regulatory standards. Lastly, a bit of futurology, Chris discusses the likely legal landscape in the next five years.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 2nd June 2010

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Brazzill and others v Willoughby and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in administration orders, appeals, banking, insolvency, law reports by sally

Brazzill and others v Willoughby and others [2010] EWCA Civ 561; [2010] WLR (D) 140

“A segregated trust account was held on trust for all account holders of a bank in respect of whose deposits should have been made into the account in accordance with a notice served by the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) and was not limited to those account holders in respect of whose accounts payments were in fact made into the account. ‘Deposits’ had its regulatory meaning which meant it was limited to regulated depositors only.”

WLR Daily, 28th May 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.

In re A (Children) (Abduction: Interim Powers) – WLR Daily

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in child abduction, housing, law reports, local government by sally

In re A (Children) (Abduction: Interim Powers) [2010] EWCA Civ 586; [2010] WLR (D) 139

“S 5 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 permitted a court to give directions to a local authority to provide accommodation for the abductor and abducted children.”

WLR Daily, 28th May 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.

Kennedy v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in law reports by sally

Kennedy v United Kingdom (Application No 26839/05)

European Court of Human Rights

“Sufficient safeguards existed in the United Kingdom’s interception of communications regime to ensure that individuals’ rights were not breached.”

The Times, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Penner – Times Law Reports

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in law reports by sally

Regina v Penner

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Defence counsel must avoid ambushing the prosecution with a new issue.”

The Times, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Boris Johnson brings legal action to remove Parliament Square peace protesters – The Guardian

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in demonstrations, London, news, trespass by sally

“Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, is today bringing legal action to remove peace protesters camping in Parliament Square.”

Full story

The Guardian, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoJ admits drafting error in fee-capping regulations – Law Society’s Gazette

“Acquitted defendants can claim the full cost of private legal fees, after the Ministry of Justice admitted there is a drafting error in the regulations intended to implement its controversial policy to cap awards.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Is ‘Tesco law’ heading for the long grass? – The Times

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in news by sally

“It was years in the making and the centrepiece of Labour’s radical shake-up of legal services but the highly touted ‘Tesco law’ phenomenon could be heading for the long grass, kicked there by less enthusiastic ministers in the new coalition Government.”

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The Times, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

‘Hospital hopper’ given criminal asbo – The Guardian

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in ASBOs, fraud, medical treatment, news by sally

“A 41-year-old man has cost the NHS tens of thousands of pounds in hospital treatment for a range of fake illnesses over a three-year period.”

Full story

The Guardian, 2nd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Guardian says dating site rivals violated database rights – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in database right, internet, media, news by sally

“The Guardian newspaper has sued two online dating sites in the High Court claiming that the companies have violated its database rights by using profiles taken from its own dating service.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Lord Lester’s bill a ‘catalyst’ for libel reform – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in bills, defamation, defences, news, public interest by sally

“Liberal Democrat peer and barrister Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC has introduced a private member’s bill to reform the country’s ‘archaic’ libel laws.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

UK’s gun laws are among the toughest in the world – The Independent

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in firearms, licensing, news by sally

“Britain is one of the most regulated countries in the world when it comes to owning guns.”

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The Independent, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lord Saville’s Bloody Sunday report is a failure of the judicial process – The Guardian

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, reports by sally

“The Bloody Sunday report, to be published by the Northern Ireland secretary on 15 June, will no doubt be welcomed by the families of those killed when British troops opened fire in Derry more than 38 years ago. But it will not be welcomed by the legal establishment, which regards Lord Saville’s inquiry into the events of 30 January 1972 as an embarrassing failure of the judicial process and the waste of a promising career.”

Full story

The Guardian, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Revenue and Customs to challenge football creditors rule in high court – The Times

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in news by sally

“The controversial ‘football creditors’ rule, which permits millionaire players to take huge sums out of insolvent clubs while smaller creditors such as St John Ambulance and local businesses are denied most of their dues, is being challenged in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sentencing Council: judges told that justice is safe from ‘tramline’ sentencing – The Times

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in news by sally

“It must be the toughest judicial brief going: tasked with overseeing sentencing in England and Wales, when prisons are full to bursting and there is no money to build any more. But Lord Justice Leveson is firm about one thing: ‘I have not considered this as a brief to produce guidelines that are going to reduce the prison population.'”

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The Times, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

IPCC to publish report on Rachel Nickell’s death – BBC News

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in complaints, murder, news, police, rape, reports by sally

“The police watchdog is publishing a report into claims officers failed to detain a rapist who went on to kill Rachel Nickell.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plan to protect anonymity of rape accused watered down – The Independent

Posted June 3rd, 2010 in anonymity, news, rape by sally

“A surprise plan to grant anonymity to rape defendants will be significantly redrawn by the coalition Government after intense criticism of the proposals.”

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The Independent, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk