Mother from Norfolk jailed for £60,000 benefits fraud – BBC News
“A 35-year-old mother from Norfolk has been jailed for nine months for defrauding the state of about £60,000 in benefits.”
BBC News, 8th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 8 October 2010
Fine after Worcestershire worker contracts virus – BBC News
“A health care worker contracted hepatitis C after injuring herself on a needle, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 8th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Saunders coroner: police firearms guidelines should be simplified – The Guardian
“Complex police guidelines on the use of firearms should be simplified, a coroner has told the home secretary, Theresa May, in the wake of the Mark Saunders inquest.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother fails to gain reunion with daughter in Northants – BBC News
“A mother has failed in a bid to be reunited with her daughter, despite the appeal court in London recognising the bond between them.”
BBC News, 7th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jones, R (on the application of) v The Parole Board [2010] EWHC 2462 (Admin) (08 October 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft v Alpha Trains (UK) Ltd. [2010] EWHC 2443 (Ch) (05 October 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aercap Partners 1 Ltd v Avia Asset Management AB [2010] EWHC 2431 (Comm) (07 October 2010)
GMAC Commercial Finance Ltd v Mint Apparel Ltd [2010] EWHC 2452 (Comm) (07 October 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
AMM v HXW [2010] EWHC 2457 (QB) (07 October 2010)
Morgan & Anor v Pooley & Anor [2010] EWHC 2447 (QB) (07 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (TA Gwillim & Sons) v Welsh Ministers – WLR Daily
Regina (TA Gwillim & Sons) v Welsh Ministers 2010] EWCA Civ 1048; [2010] WLR (D) 243
“In calculating financial support for farmers under the single payment scheme in Council Regulation (EC) No 1872/2003, a farmer could qualify as a hardship case within art 40 of that Regulation if his ‘production was adversely affected’ in the reference period 2000–2002. He could establish that his production had been adversely affected by reason of agri-environmental commitments not only where he had suffered a dip or reduction in production, but also if he could show that such commitments had prevented or restricted an increase in production.”
WLR Daily, 7th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Gard Marine and Energy Ltd v Tunnicliffe and others – WLR daily
Gard Marine and Energy Ltd v Tunnicliffe and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1052; [2010] WLR (D) 242
“Where, by reference to the Lugano Convention and art 6(1) of the Judgments Regulation, one was considering whether it was expedient to hear and determine claims within the jurisdiction order to avoid the risk of irreconcilable judgments resulting from separate proceedings, regard was to be had, inter alia, to the question whether the claims arose out of the same situation in law and fact.”
WLR Daily, 7th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Drug smuggler jailed for six years – UK Border Agency
“A drug smuggler has been jailed for 6 years after he was caught at Manchester Airport with cocaine and cannabis hidden in a cigarette carton.”
UK Border Agency, 7th October 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Girl fined for wasting police time after ‘kidnapping’ – BBC News
“A teenager has been fined for wasting police time after claiming she had been kidnapped, sparking a major search.”
BBC News, 7th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disabled girl wins payout over Norwich hospital birth – BBC News
“A girl who suffered oxygen starvation during her birth at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital has won the right to millions in compensation from the NHS.”
BBC News, 7th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police lied to persuade CCTV staff to monitor drink-drive suspects – The Guardian
“Police were criticised today for inventing intelligence to persuade civilian CCTV operators to snoop on suspected drink-drivers outside pubs.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court victory for independent schools – The Independent
“Independent schools have won a major victory in their campaign to lift threats to their charitable status. They have succeeded in obtaining a judicial review of the way the Charity Commission has been carrying out new ‘public benefit’ tests to determine whether their charitable status is justified.”
The Independent, 8th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ruling fails to halt confusion for asbestos sufferers – The Independent
“Victims of asbestos and their families face more ‘confusion and uncertainty’ today after a Court of Appeal ruling.”
The Independent, 8th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge reprimanded for alleged anti-Israel comments – Daily Telegraph
“Judge George Bathurst-Norman was disciplined following an investigation in to comments made at the end of a trial of seven activists who sabotaged equipment at a Brighton factory they claimed was making parts for Israeli warplanes.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paralysed sixth-former awarded record £17.5m payout after car accident – Daily Telegraph
“A sixth-former, Chrissie Johnson, who was paralysed for life in a car accident has been awarded a record multi-million pound payout from the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fiona Bruce harasser detained under mental health laws – BBC News
“A man who harassed BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce by sending her ‘love messages’ has been detained in hospital under mental health laws.”
BBC News, 7th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS apologises to woman over assault case collapse – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service has apologised to a woman over failures in the collapse of a case against a man accused of assaulting her. The woman was waiting to go into Ealing Magistrates’ Court in west London, when she learned the prosecutor had suddenly decided to offer no evidence. The CPS has launched an inquiry into the handling of the case.”
BBC News, 8th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
