Gender insurance ruling: case study – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2011 in EC law, insurance, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Jade Sell is a young driver whose car insurance premium is set to rise as a result of today’s ECJ ruling on gender.”

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The Guardian, 1st March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Youth Justice Board commits to improve practice in response to children and young people’s views – Youth Justice Board

Posted March 1st, 2011 in detention, news, reports, young offenders, Youth Justice Board by sally

“The routine use of full searches will stop across the secure estate, there will be a review of the criteria used to separate young people in custody to manage problems that arise, complaints will be handled more fairly and effectively and work will be undertaken with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Samaritans to improve the young people’s access to helpline services.”

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Youth Justice Board, 1st March 2011

Source: www.yjb.gov.uk

Man gets life for party murder – The Independent

Posted March 1st, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A knifeman who stabbed an innocent 16-year-old partygoer to death in what a judge said was any parent’s ‘worst nightmare’ was jailed for life today.”

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The Independent, 1st March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 1st, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2011

The Libya (Financial Sanctions) Order 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 1st, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Hoath & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 274 (26 January 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

P & Q v Surrey County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 190 (28 February 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench)

Deir v Athel & Ors [2011] EWHC 354 (QB) (25 February 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Johns & Anor, R (on the application of) v Derby City Council & Anor [2011] EWHC 375 (Admin) (28 February 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Lynch v Ceva Logistic Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Lynch v Ceva Logistic Ltd and another [2011] EWCA Civ 188; [ 2011] WLR (D) 66

“The owner of a warehouse who had the control of it (1) owed a duty under regulations 4 and 17 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and at common law to ensure that the place of work was safe for an employee of an independent contractor who was carrying out his work in the warehouse and (2) was entitled to assume that the independent contractor had given proper instructions to its employee as to how to carry out the work.”

WLR Daily, 28th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same – WLR Daily

Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same [2011] EWHC 349 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 65

“The words ‘technical or commercial information’ in the definition of ‘intellectual property’ in section 72(5) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, section 72 (1) of which provided for the withdrawal of privilege against self or spousal incrimination in proceedings for, inter alia, infringement of rights pertaining to any intellectual property, meant technical or commercial information which could be protected by action.”

WLR Daily, 28th February 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Men and women will pay the same for insurance from 2012 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 1st, 2011 in human rights, insurance, news, pensions, sex discrimination by sally

“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Advertising watchdog to monitor website words – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2011 in advertising, internet, news by sally

“How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles is to be policed like adverts.”

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BBC News, 1st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CPS decision on Atherstone fire deaths: Three fire service managers face charges of manslaughter – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 1st, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, fire services, homicide, negligence, news by sally

“Three Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service managers will face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence for the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse in Atherstone-on-Stour in 2007, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 28th February 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

‘Phobia’ inmate’s bid to finish jail term at home fails – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2011 in early release, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A prisoner who suffers social phobia has lost his legal fight to complete his jail term under curfew at home.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Serious concerns’ over UK Supreme Court change – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2011 in criminal justice, news, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

“The Scottish government is to outline its ‘serious concerns’ about plans which it says could threaten the historic independence of Scots law.”

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BBC News, 1st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Airline worker found guilty of terrorism offences – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 1st, 2011 in airlines, Crown Prosecution Service, news, terrorism by sally

“Rajib Karim, a software engineer for British Airways (BA), was found guilty today at Woolwich Crown Court of involvement in preparing a ‘chilling plan’ to blow up a passenger plane.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 28th February 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Could you defend yourself in court? – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2011 in judiciary, legal aid, litigants in person, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“Legal aid changes in England and Wales could mean hundreds of thousands more people representing themselves in court, judges have warned. So how exactly do you become an amateur lawyer?”

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BBC News, 28th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How a secret court was made to open up – The Independent

“The Act of Parliament that created the Court of Protection was pushed through in a hurry, amid an outcry from dozens of MPs, as the government tried to get its outstanding business completed in time for the 2005 general election.”

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The Independent, 1st March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court allows journalists into care hearing – The Guardian

“The Guardian and other news organisations have won a court ruling that could open up the care system for people with learning difficulties to public scrutiny.”

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The Guardian, 28th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

How Protection of Freedoms Bill will work – BBC News

“MPs are to debate the government’s Protection of Freedoms bill later, which ministers claim will protect millions of people in England and Wales ‘from unwarranted state intrusion in their private lives’.”

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BBC News, 1st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Challenging the cuts: A guide to judicial review – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2011 in judicial review, news by sally

“The coalition government wants to reduce the national deficit by billions, but is facing regular court challenges against its decisions to cut budgets. Some have been successful, such as the challenge to the cancellation of a school building programme and to London Councils’ decision to cut the London boroughs’ grants scheme budget — and there are more to come.”

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The Guardian, 28th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Peeping tom jailed over sex film – The Independent

Posted March 1st, 2011 in news, sentencing, voyeurism by sally

“A man who used his mobile phone to film a couple having sex through their bedroom window before showing it to friends in the pub was jailed for 12 months today.”

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The Independent, 28th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Insurers set for sex discrimination ruling – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2011 in human rights, insurance, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Young women could face big increases in the cost of car insurance, if insurers are told that they have to stop quoting different prices for men and women.”

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BBC News, 1st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk