Leicestershire police officers criticised in IPCC probe – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2011 in complaints, harassment, news, police, professional conduct by sally

“Two Leicestershire police officers face misconduct proceedings following an investigation into the way they dealt with a victim of harassment.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 31st, 2011 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Duncombe & Ors v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families [2011] UKSC 14 (29 March 2011)

Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13 (29 March 2011)

Lumba (WL) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKSC 12 (23 March 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Folgate London Market Ltd v Chaucer Insurance Plc [2011] EWCA Civ 328 (31 March 2011)

W (Children) [2011] EWCA Civ 345 (30 March 2011)

Societe Generale, London Branch v Geys [2011] EWCA Civ 307 (30 March 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Rauniar v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 782 (Admin) (30 March 2011)

High Court (Patents Court)

Les Laboratoires Servier & Anor v Apotex Inc & Ors [2011] EWHC 730 (Pat) (29 March 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

The Rugby Football Union v Viagogo Ltd. [2011] EWHC 764 (QB) (30 March 2011)

Cook v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 763 (QB) (29 March 2011)

Richardson v The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2011] EWHC 773 (QB) (29 March 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Durham County Council v Jeremy Kendall (t/a HLB Architects) [2011] EWHC 780 (TCC) (31 March 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Fraudsters jailed for £140,000 injury law scam – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 31st, 2011 in fraud, law firms, news, personal injuries, sentencing by sally

“Six fraudsters were jailed last week for fronting a fake claims company that defrauded 19 personal injury law firms of almost £140,000.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

G20 pathologist Freddy Patel suspended – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, news, pathologists, professional conduct by sally

“Pathologist Dr Freddy Patel has been suspended for four months by the General Medical Council.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2011

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Former MP Jim Devine jailed for 16 months over expenses – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2011 in expenses, false accounting, news, sentencing by sally

“Ex-Labour MP Jim Devine has been jailed for 16 months for fraudulently claiming £8,385 in expenses.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ECJ asked to rule on crucial internet publishing jurisdiction issue – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 31st, 2011 in EC law, internet, jurisdiction, news, publishing, sport by sally

“The Court of Appeal has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to decide whether online publishing takes place where information is hosted or where it is read.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Regina v Taylor (George Charles) – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in appeals, documents, insolvency, law reports, winding up by sally

Regina v Taylor (George Charles) [2011] EWCA Crim 728;  [2011] WLR (D)  108

“Records kept on computer that affected or related to a company’s property or affairs were within the composite expression ‘book or paper affecting or relating to the company’s property or affairs’ within section 206(1)(c) of the Insolvency Act 1986.”

WLR Daily, 25th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Jones v Kaney – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in expert witnesses, immunity, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13;  [2011] WLR (D)  109

“The immunity from suit for breach of duty that expert witnesses had previously enjoyed in relation to their participation in legal proceedings should be abolished.”

WLR Daily, 30th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Pritchard v Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in appeals, damages, law reports, negligence by sally

Pritchard v Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd[2011] EWCA Civ 329;  [2011] WLR (D)  110

“Where a claimant sued a defendant for damages for the torts of assault and battery then, as a matter of law, the defendant could not assert that there had been contributory negligence on the part of the claimant such that any damages awarded in respect of the assault and battery could be reduced to take account of that contributory negligence.”

WLR Daily,28th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Les Laboratoires Servier and another v Apotex Inc and others – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in damages, ex turpi causa, injunctions, law reports, sale of goods by sally

Les Laboratoires Servier and another v Apotex Inc and others [2010] EWHC 730 (Pat); [2011] WLR (D) 111

“The court would not award compensation under a cross-undertaking for the loss sustained by an unlawful business or where the beneficiary of the cross-undertaking had to rely to a substantial extent upon his own illegality in order to establish the loss, provided the unlawfulness was sufficiently serious to engage the ex turpi causa rule. What was sufficiently serious depended on the circumstances of the case, and in particular the state of knowledge of the claimant under the cross-undertaking at the relevant time; but the claimant’s conduct had to be assessed having regard to the fact that the claim was for compensation under a cross-undertaking.”

WLR Daily, 29th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Mohammed and others v Home Office – WLR Daily

Posted March 31st, 2011 in appeals, duty of care, immigration, law reports, negligence by sally

Mohammed and others v Home Office [2011] EWCA Civ 351;  [2011] WLR (D)  112

“The Home Office did not owe a common law duty of care to claimants applying for indefinite leave to remain for maladministration.”

WLR Daily, 29th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 31st, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Windermere) Regulations 2011

The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Clarke announces major overhaul of civil justice – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in consultations, costs, courts, fees, press releases, small claims by sally

“The first major overhaul of the civil justice system in 15 years and reform of controversial ‘no win no fee’ deals were announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Clarke stamping out compensation culture fears – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in arbitration, costs, courts, fees, press releases, small claims by sally

“Fears that a damaging compensation culture and an unwieldy justice system is costing businesses millions of pounds and deterring deserving individuals from using the justice system are to be tackled under plans announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK clamps down on corruption with new Bribery Act – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in bribery, corruption, legislation, press releases by sally

“The UK will reinforce its reputation as a leader in the global fight against corruption when the Bribery Act comes into force on July 1, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Children deserve better from family justice system – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 31st, 2011 in children, delay, family courts, press releases, reports by sally

“The family justice system needs significant reform to tackle delays and ensure that children and families get the service they deserve, says an independent panel set up to review how the system works.”

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Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Adult Social Care – Final Report Page – Law Commission

Posted March 31st, 2011 in consultations, Law Commission, reports, social services by sally

“On 31 March 2011, we published the Consultation Analysis, which is an analysis of the responses received to our consultation paper.  It summarises the views of consultees in relation to the 57 provisional proposals and 25 consultation questions put forward.”

Full analysis

Law Commission, 31st March 2011

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Greater protection for children – Home Office

Posted March 31st, 2011 in criminal records, press releases, sexual offences by sally

“Sex offender disclosure scheme will operate in all forces in England and Wales by April.”

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Home Office, 28th March 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Update from the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council – The Bar Council

Posted March 31st, 2011 in barristers, consultations, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, press releases by sally

“None of us, at the self-employed or employed Bar, has escaped the consequences of the coalition Government’s measures to reduce the national deficit. But the publicly funded Bar is bearing the brunt of cuts in public expenditure. This follows the cuts in legal aid announced by the last Government and the proposals for radical change in the publicly funded legal services market, the subject of recent consultation by the Ministry of Justice. We wanted to give you a short update on developments which affect so many practitioners and indeed the future of the Bar as a whole.”

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The Bar Council, 29th March 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Literary agent jailed for cheating would-be authors out of thousands – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2011 in news, publishing, sentencing, theft by sally

“A literary agent who duped budding authors and investors into handing over more than £500,000 for non-existent film and book deals has been jailed for six years. Robin Price, a former cinema manager from north Devon, claimed he had contacts in Hollywood including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Johnny Depp.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk