Great Yarmouth drug dealers’ sentences increased – BBC News
“Two men jailed for supplying cocaine in Great Yarmouth have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences increased.”
BBC News, 20th Janaury 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: January 2011
Proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales: Lord Justice Jackson response – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Lord Justice Jackson has sent the Lord Chancellor his response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper on civil litigation funding and costs. The consultation closes on 14 February 2011.”
Judiciary of England & Wales, 20th January 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Birmingham Bupa home fined over strangled woman – BBC News
“A Birmingham care home has been fined £150,000 after one of its residents was accidentally strangled by the seatbelt of her wheelchair.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
My legal hero: Lord Leslie Scarman – The Guardian
“The man best known for conducting the Brixton riots inquiry has a greater legacy – his work to introduce human rights legislation in the UK – by Ruth Deech.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government forced to make statement on detention of terror suspects – The Guardian
“Minister confirms government will not extend power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge when it lapses on Monday after urgent question by Ed Balls.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carer who ‘bullied’ elderly auctioneer loses battle for £2.3million share of his fortune – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘dictatorial’ carer who bullied an elderly auctioneer who sold the Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery lost a court battle for a £2.3million share of his fortune after she was condemned as a brazen liar by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station activists sentenced – BBC News
“Two activists who planned to shut down a power station in Nottinghamshire have been given community orders.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barclays’ £60m compensation bill – BBC News
“Thousands of people investing their retirement savings were given poor advice by Barclays, which must now pay millions of pounds in compensation.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Communications Act will rewrite media regulation, says minister – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government will overhaul the way UK media companies are regulated with a new Communications Act. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that a new law was needed ‘to create regulatory certainty’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Residents lose ‘fight the flights’ court battle – The Independent
“Local residents have lost their High Court battle to block an ‘extremely large’ increase in the number of flights proposed for London City Airport.”
The Independent, 20th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Convicted killer Eddie Gilfoyle’s gagging order lifted – BBC News
“A gagging order placed on convicted murderer Eddie Gilfoyle upon his release from jail has been lifted.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Morge v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2 (19 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Booker v R [2011] EWCA Crim 7 (19 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A (A Child), Re (No 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 12 (19 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Mears Ltd v Leeds City Council [2011] EWHC 40 (QB) (19 January 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council – WLR Daily
Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC; [2011] WLR (D) 5
“A local planning authority, when considering an application for planning permission for a development which was alleged to affect the habitat of a protected species, was entitled to place reliance on the fact that Natural England, the body responsible for enforcing the Council Directive prohibiting the disturbance of protected species, had withdrawn its initial objection to the application. When Natural England had expressed its satisfaction that development would be compliant with the Directive, the planning authority was entitled to presume that that was so.”
WLR Daily, 19th January 2011
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.
Regina (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – WLR Daily
“The principles of cause of action estoppel applied to successive complaints before a professional disciplinary body. Whether, and in what circumstances, a public interest exception should be recognised to the strict application of those principles in the disciplinary context was a matter for Parliament not the courts.”
WLR Daily, 19th January 2011
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.
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd – WLR Daily
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9; [2011] WLR (D) 4
“The builder/vendor of a building did not by reason of his contract to construct or to complete the building assume any liability in the tort of negligence in relation to defects in the building giving rise to purely economic loss.”
WLR Daily, 19th Janaury 2011
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.
Theresa May allows 28-day limit on detaining terror suspects without charge to lapse – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, faces fresh embarrassment over the much-delayed review of counter-terrorism powers after the Home Office confirmed that the police power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge will lapse on midnight on Monday.”
The Guardian, 19th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Far fewer prisoners will now get the right to vote – The Guardian
“Faced by a backbench rebellion, the government is to slash the number of prisoners to be given the right to vote, even though it is likely to increase the risk of successful compensation claims against the government in court.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bell & Ors v R [2011] EWCA Crim 6 (18 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Everett & Anor v Comojo (UK) Ltd (t/a the Metropolitan & Ors) [2011] EWCA Civ 13 (18 January 2011)
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9 (18 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
CDE & Anor v MGN Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 3308 (QB) (16 December 2010)
McCoy v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority [2011] EWHC 38 (QB) (18 January 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
