Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd and others v Dow Deutschland Inc and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 27th, 2010 in appeals, company law, competition, EC law, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd and others v Dow Deutschland Inc and others [2010] EWCA Civ 864; [2010] WLR (D) 199

“Once the Commission of the European Communities had found that an undertaking had participated in anti-competitive practices the undertaking to could not rely on the English domestic law concept of separate corporate entity to argue that the undertaking as a whole or a parent company in the group had not participated in those practices. Where it was alleged in a claim against the defendants that representatives of those alleged to have been party to the anti-competitive behaviour had had discussions to co-ordinate that behaviour and that those discussions had led to each of the defendants co-ordinating their anti-competitive behaviour, that was sufficient to allow the claim against the defendants to continue even if none of the defendants fined by the commission was domiciled in England.”

WLR Daily, 26th July 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.

Sex abuse claim for £5m against Catholic order faces court challenge – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, damages, news, sexual offences, time limits by sally

“A Roman Catholic religious order will today appeal a court decision that could see it pay up to £5m to a victim of alleged clerical sexual abuse, the largest compensation claim of its kind in Britain.”

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The Guardian, 27th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Court of Protection cost me £50,000’ – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2010 in compensation, Court of Protection, news by sally

“Neil Barker has no memories of the 35 days following a horrific motor bike crash which left him with brain injuries and needing his eye socket rebuilt.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

An MP’s posturing talk of a burqa ban – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2010 in Islam, news, religious discrimination, women by sally

“Philip Hollobone, the Tory MP for Kettering, has told the media that he won’t meet with constituents who wear a burqa or niqab. Last week Liberty wrote to him pointing out that, as the burqa and niqab are a form of dress exclusively associated with Muslim women, this will amount to direct religious discrimination. By treating Muslim women less favourably than he would treat people of other religions he is disregarding the Equality Act 2006.”

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The Guardian, 26th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Election watchdog urges proof of ID for voters – The Independent

Posted July 27th, 2010 in elections, identification, news, reports by sally

“Ministers should consider requiring voters to produce proof of identity when they go to the polls, the official elections watchdog said today.”

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The Independent, 27th July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Guru’ jailed for attacking women – BBC News

“A man described as a ‘sexual predator masquerading as a guru and healer’ has been jailed for 10 years for attacking two women.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Libel law must be changed to protect free speech, Supreme Court hears – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2010 in defamation, freedom of expression, internet, news, Supreme Court by sally

“People should be free to criticise each other on the internet without fear of being sued, the Supreme Court heard yesterday in a test libel case which could could make it easier to rely on the fair comment defence.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs pass law paving way for school shake-up in England – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2010 in bills, education, news by sally

“MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.”

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BBC News, 26th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK court action over Congolese ‘illegal minerals’ – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2010 in judicial review, miners, news, sanctions by sally

“Legal action has been launched against the UK for allegedly failing to refer firms trading in ‘conflict minerals’ from DR Congo for UN sanctions.”

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BBC News, 26th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Poachers given open season after fishing law is accidentally abolished – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2010 in byelaws, legislation, news by sally

“For centuries the ungentlemanly act of poaching has been punishable under British law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Khyra Ishaq serious case review to be released – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2010 in child cruelty, news, police, reports, social services by sally

“A report into how social workers, police and other professionals handled the case of a girl who died after being starved at home will be released later.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ian Tomlinson death: attorney general backs CPS inaction – The Guardian

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, today supported the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision against charging the police officer caught on video during last year’s G20 protests striking Ian Tomlinson, who later died.”

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The Guardian, 26th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 26th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Gnango, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1691 (26 July 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

LK v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2010] EWHC 1928 (QB) (15 July 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Wood v Director of Public Prosecutions [2010] EWHC 1769 (Admin) (30 June 2010)

Nursing and Midwifery Council v Okon- Burgess [2010] EWHC 1816 (Admin) (05 July 2010)

Medical Justice, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 1925 (Admin) (26 July 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Berezovsky & Anor v Edmiston & Company Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 1883 (Comm) (26 July 2010)

High Court (Patents Court)

Abbott Laboratories Ltd v Medinol Ltd [2010] EWHC 1731 (Pat) (01 July 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org<

Government to target no win, no fee legal deals – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2010 in consultations, fees, legal profession, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“High costs of conditional fee arrangements have become a ‘serious concern’ particularly in NHS clinical negligence cases.”

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The Guardian, 26th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for life for gun murder – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2010 in conspiracy, firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A footballer began life imprisonment today for his part in a wave of ‘tit-for-tat’ shootings on the Stonebridge Park estate in north-west London, where ‘the law of the jungle’ had held sway, a court heard.”

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The Guardian, 26th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government announces consultation on Jackson’s CFA reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 26th, 2010 in consultations, fees, legal profession, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“No-win no-fee agreements will be the focus of a government consultation on Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals for reforming civil litigation costs, the government announced today.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Happy slapping’ youths detained for grandfather death – BBC News

“Two teenage members of a ‘happy slapping’ gang who fatally beat a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter in south London have been detained.”

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BBC News, 26th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI

Posted July 26th, 2010 in legislation by sally

The School Information (England) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations 2010

The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Miscellaneous Consequential Amendments) Order 2010

The Medicines for Human Use (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010

The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2010

The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations (No. 4) 2010

The Qualifying Oil Fields Order 2010

The Poultry Compartments (Wales) Order 2010

The Poultry Compartments (Fees) (Wales) Order 2010

The Assembly Learning Grants (European University Institute) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Plant Health (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2010

The Seed Potatoes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Deportation fast-track system for asylum seekers is illegal, court rules – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2010 in asylum, deportation, judicial review, news by sally

“A fast-track process for deporting failed asylum-seekers, which gives them little or no notice of their immediate removal, is unlawful, the high court ruled today.”

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The Guardian, 26th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 26th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

J, S, M v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1755 (23 July 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Luxe Holding Ltd v Midland Resources Holding Ltd [2010] EWHC 1908 (Ch) (23 July 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Kaschke v Gray & Anor [2010] EWHC 1907 (QB) (23 July 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Shaw & Anor v MFP Foundations and Pilings Ltd [2010] EWHC 1839 (TCC) (23 July 2010)

HOW Engineering Services Ltd v Southern Insulation (Medway) Ltd [2010] EWHC 1878 (TCC) (23 July 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org