Legal action launched over Godstone Farm E. coli twins – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in agricultural holdings, damages, health & safety, news, personal injuries by sally

“The Kent mother of twins who were ill with E. coli in an outbreak in Surrey last year is suing the petting farm where her children became infected.”

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BBC News, 18th June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cookham Wood jail breast cancer ruling quashed – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in appeals, cancer, medical treatment, negligence, news, prisons by sally

“A woman’s right to claim for damages after doctors failed to diagnose her breast cancer while she was in prison in Kent has been quashed.”

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BBC News, 18th June 2010

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Newport father jailed after boy posing with gun shot – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in child cruelty, firearms, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for five years after his 15-year-old stepson accidentally shot himself in the head while posing for photos with a gun.”

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BBC News, 18th June 2010

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Royal Navy wren jailed for smuggling £2m of cocaine on warship – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in armed forces, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“A Royal Navy wren who came to Britain as an asylum seeker has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for smuggling £2 million worth of cocaine into the UK on board a warship.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cash trick man jailed for £12,000 theft – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A man has been jailed for using an elaborate trick to steal more than £12,000 in cash from a businessman after he withdrew the money from a bank.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Locum GP struck off medical register for fatal overdose – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“Daniel Ubani, the German GP who accidentally killed one of his patients with a lethal injection of painkillers while working as a locum in the UK, was struck off the medical register today.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Buncefield explosion: second company guilty of safety breach – The Guardian

“TAV Engineering convicted of health and safety breach in connection with Buncefield oil depot blast in 2005.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government shelves Equality Act timetable – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 18th, 2010 in equality, legislation, news by sally

“The Government Equality Office (GEO) has withdrawn the timetable that detailed which parts of the recently passed Equality Act would come into force when. Some elements were due to come into force in October.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

EAT upholds victimisation claim – Law Society’s Gazette

“A firm that ‘gratuitously’ mentioned a solicitor’s previous discrimination claim against it when providing an employment reference to another firm has lost an appeal in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lawyer wins tribunal appeal over withdrawal of job offer – Law Society’s Gazette

“A woman lawyer has won her appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that disability discrimination did not lie behind a major law firm’s decision to withdraw a job offer.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 18th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

QFS Scaffolding Ltd. v Sable & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 682 (17 June 2010)

Keefe v The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 683 (17 June 2010)

Seadrill Management Services Ltd & Anor v OAO Gazprom [2010] EWCA Civ 691 (17 June 2010)

Bradley Fold Travel Ltd & Anor v Secretary of State for Transport [2010] EWCA Civ 695 (18 June 2010)

Ministry of Justice v Carter [2010] EWCA Civ 694 (18 June 2010)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Callum v R [2010] EWCA Crim 1325 (16 June 2010)

Hussain & Ors v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1327 (16 June 2010)

Henderson v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1269 (17 June 2010)

Percival & Anor, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1326 (18 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Mwanza, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Greenwich & Anor [2010] EWHC 1462 (Admin) (15 June 2010)

Leeds City Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2010] EWHC 1412 (Admin) (17 June 2010)

Hossack v Legal Services Commission [2010] EWHC 1457 (Admin) (17 June 2010)

Glenn & Co (Essex) Ltd), R (on the application of) v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWHC 1469 (Admin) (18 June 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2010] EWHC 1392 (Comm) (11 June 2010)

Emeraldian Ltd Partnership v Wellmix Shipping Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1411 (Comm) (17 June 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Bristow v Barts and the London NHS Trust [2010] EWHC B13 (QB) (17 June 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Rok Building Ltd v Bestwood Carpentry Ltd [2010] EWHC 1409 (TCC) (17 June 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

Suspended term for Plymouth sleep crash driver – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in dangerous driving, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A driver who caused the death of two people after falling asleep at the wheel of her car has been spared jail.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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Book review claim ‘not serious enough’ for libel action, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 18th, 2010 in defamation, news by sally

“A book reviewer’s slight of an author was not serious enough to form the basis of a libel case, the High Court has ruled. A threshold of seriousness must be crossed and that bar must be set high to discourage frivolous claims, the Court said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted June 18th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Government overhaul of financial regulation creates dangers, say experts – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 18th, 2010 in banking, financial regulation, insurance, news by sally

“Plans for the shake-up of financial services regulation announced by UK Chancellor George Osborne last night raise more questions than answers, according to banking and financial legal experts.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Ad watchdog clears Costa over Starbucks comparison – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 18th, 2010 in advertising, competition, news by sally

“Costa Coffee was entitled to make a claim that Starbucks drinkers preferred its coffee based on the results of a survey it carried out, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

The future of the bar, the role of the judiciary – Speech by Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Posted June 18th, 2010 in speeches by sally

“The future of the bar, the role of the judiciary – Speech by Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, at the Inner Temple, 10th June 2010.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th June 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted – Home Office

Posted June 18th, 2010 in child abuse, criminal records, press releases, vetting by sally

“Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will be halted to allow the government to remodel the scheme back to proportionate, common sense levels, it was announced today.”

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Home Office, 15th June 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Man jailed after UK Border Agency foils sham marriage – UK Border Agency

Posted June 18th, 2010 in fraud, immigration, marriage, press releases, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

“A bogus groom has been jailed at Leeds Crown Court for 12 months after plotting to stage a sham marriage.”

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UK Border Agency, 11th June 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Fraudster jailed after stealing crash victim’s identity – UK Border Agency

Posted June 18th, 2010 in identity fraud, immigration, news, sentencing by sally

“An American fraudster has been jailed for 16 months after living illegally in the UK using the identity of a teenager who had died in a car accident.”

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UK  Border Agency, 17th June 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk