Teenagers found guilty of stabbing to death alleged paedophile – The Guardian
“Two 15-year-olds were found guilty today of killing suspected paedophile Robert Daley.”
Full story
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: October 2010
Mother challenges conviction for murdering son – The Independent
“A mother who gave her brain-damaged son a lethal heroin injection to end his ‘living hell’ challenges her conviction today.”
The Independent, 20th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Anam v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1140 (19 October 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc v Markandan & Uddin (a firm) [2010] EWHC 2517 (Ch) (14 October 2010)
High Court (Family Division)
HM (An Adult), Re [2010] EWHC 2107 (Fam) (09 August 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jooste v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 2558 (Admin) (19 October 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC BTA Bank v Mukhtar Ablyazov & Ors (Rev 1) [2010] EWHC 2352 (Comm) (24 August 2010)
JSC BTA Bank v Granton Trade Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 2577 (Comm) (19 October 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Gibraltar Residential Properties Ltd v Gibralcon 2004 SA [2010] EWHC 2595 (TCC) (19 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Prenuptial agreement enforced under UK law – The Guardian
“Prenuptial agreements have been recognised as enforceable under British divorce law for the first time, in a supreme court ruling today.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010
The Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010
The Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2010
The Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
In re Employers’ Liability “Trigger” Litigation; Durham v BAI (Run-off) Ltd; Freming & Eddlestone v Independent Insurance Co Ltd; Edwards v Excess Insurance Co Ltd; Thomas Bates & Son Ltd v BAI (Run-off) Ltd; Akzo; Nobel UK Ltd and another v Excess Insurance Co Ltd; Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd v Zurich Insurance Co and others – WLR Daily
“In any year in which an employee underwent substantial exposure to asbestos and subsequently developed mesothelioma, the mesothelioma was ’caused’ by the exposure during that year. An insurance policy which was worded to indemnify the employer against disease ’caused’ during employment thus responded to the mesothelioma. However, employers’ liability policies framed in terms of the employee suffering or sustaining an injury did not have the same effect. Employees did not suffer or sustain an injury within the meaning of the policies when they were exposed to asbestos. Injury was not suffered until the onset of malignancy, and policies with that type of wording did not indemnify the employer. Mesothelioma might also be ‘contracted’ when exposure occurred.”
WLR Daily, 19th October 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.
Victim payouts to be reviewed after 7/7 London bombs – BBC News
“The government’s scheme compensating victims of crime is to be changed as a result of the 7 July London bombs, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Middle-aged women magistrates don’t want cases in town halls, says Jonathan Djanogly – Daily Telegraph
“A justice minister has played down plans to use town halls as courtrooms because many magistrates are ‘middle aged women’ who were worried about their security.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke backs short prison terms – BBC News
“The justice secretary has insisted he will not abolish short prison terms.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cat bin woman Mary Bale fined £250 – The Guardian
“One inexplicable moment of cruelty when Mary Bale seized a cat and dropped it into a wheelie bin was punished with a modest £250 fine today. But the 45-year-old former bank worker may pay the price for her impulsive act for the rest of her life.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tribunal to rule on Abu Hamza’s British citizenship – Daily Telegraph
“A decision on whether Abu Hamza will keep his British passport will hinge on whether he has lost his Egyptian citizenship, a tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Courts ‘should take more video link evidence’ – BBC News
“Courts should make more use of video links to make it easier for witnesses to give evidence without going to court, the government has said.”
BBC News, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court reporting is a dying art – and lawyers should be worried – The Guardian
“Reporters play an important role within the courts, but financial and time restraints mean they are more endangered than ever.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gay prince found guilty of ‘sadistic’ murder – The Independent
“A gay Saudi prince today faces a life sentence for beating and strangling his servant to death in the culmination of a campaign of ‘sadistic’ abuse.”
The Independent, 19th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prenup agreements may become legally binding in England and Wales – The Guardian
“A landmark divorce case could today change the face of British divorce law, with prenuptial agreements finally considered to be legally-binding in England and Wales if the Supreme Court rules against the ex-husband of a German heiress.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitors sue police for wrongful imprisonment – The Independent
“Three solicitors were today suing police for wrongful imprisonment after falling foul of strict prison regulations.”
The Independent, 19th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paddy Hill wins trauma counselling for Birmingham Six ordeal – The Guardian
“Almost 20 years after he was found innocent of committing one of the worst terrorist bombings in Britain, Paddy Hill has won his fight for intensive trauma counselling.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers put forward alternatives to legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has warned the government against hitting the most vulnerable by making legal aid bear the brunt of the Ministry of Justice cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
What next for the family courts? – BBC Law in Action
“The family justice system has been criticised from all angles. It’s been described as a slow, bureaucratic system that is bursting at the seams leaving families torn apart by its unfriendly and adversarial nature. In the first of a new series of Law In Action Joshua Rozenberg speaks to the Head of the Family Court Division Sir Nicholas Wall about what the future holds and how the sytem can be changed to help those caught up in it.”
BBC Law in Action, 19th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Scullion v Bank of Scotland Plc (t/a Colleys) [2010] EWHC 2253 (Ch) (08 October 2010)
HM Revenue & Customs v Lansdowne Partners Ltd Partnership [2010] EWHC 2582 (Ch) (18 October 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Morgan & Anor v Ministry of Justice & Anor [2010] EWHC 2563 (QB) (18 October 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
AP v TD [2010] EWHC 2040 (Fam) (18 October 2010)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ericsson Ltd v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2525 (TCC) (18 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
