BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 5th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Raphael (t/a Orleans), R (on the application of) v Highbury Corner Magistrates Court & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 462 (20 April 2011)

AS v London Borough of Camden [2011] EWCA Civ 463 (20 April 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Kingfisher Builders v Sear [2011] EWHC 1122 (TCC) (04 May 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour – The Sentencing Council’s response to the Government’s consultation – Sentencing Council

Posted May 5th, 2011 in consultations, news, sentencing by sally

“The Sentencing Council has responded to the Home Office’s consultation on anti-social behaviour. The Council’s response comprises its views on those topics within the consultation that relate to sentencing.”

Response from the Sentencing Council (PDF)

Sentencing Council, 4th May 2011

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Volunteer could not claim disability discrimination because he had no employment contract, judge rules

“A paid army volunteer could not claim he had been discriminated against due to disability when work for the army stopped because he did not have an employment contract, an employment appeal tribunal judge has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th May 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Ian Tomlinson officer’s hearing to take place in public – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, news, police, professional conduct by sally

“PC Simon Harwood, the police officer who inadvertently killed Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests, will be forced to explain his actions for the second time in public after a rare move to hold his disciplinary proceedings in the open.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gosport woman jailed for husband’s penthouse stab death – BBC News

Posted May 5th, 2011 in homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who stabbed her husband to death in their luxury Hampshire penthouse flat after rowing over their buy-to-let empire has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 4th May 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suicide drugs could be made available over the counter if euthanasia laws are changed – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 5th, 2011 in euthanasia, news, pharmacists by sally

“Suicide drugs could be made available from pharmacists if assisted dying was legalised, two of Britain’s most highly-regarded legal and medical experts have claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police beat and kicked Muslim terror suspect during arrest, court hears – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2011 in assault, news, police, proscribed organisations, terrorism by sally

“A British Muslim man accused of raising funds for terrorist organisations was subjected to a ‘sustained and very violent assault’ during his arrest by four specialist officers from the Metropolitan police, a court has heard.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Chef wins gagging order to suppress tribunal details – Daily Telegraph

“An internationally renowned chef has won a gagging order preventing publication of a legal wrangle with two former employees.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th May 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Penhallow Hotel owners fined £80k for safety breaches – BBC News

Posted May 5th, 2011 in fines, fire, health & safety, hotels, news by sally

“The owners of a Cornish hotel destroyed by fire have been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £62,000 costs for failing to meet fire safety standards.”

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BBC News, 4th May 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenage deaths in prison cause mounting concern – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2011 in death in custody, news, prisons, suicide, young offenders by sally

“Campaigners have voiced mounting concern over the recent deaths of five teenagers in five jails across England in just five weeks. In the latest case, Ryan Clark, aged 17, was found hanging in his cell at Wetherby young offenders’ institution, near Leeds, while on remand on 18 April. He was the first person under the age of 18 to die in prison custody for more than three and a half years.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Massive fall in child abuse deaths linked to new protection policies – The Independent

Posted May 5th, 2011 in child abuse, news, social services, statistics by sally

“Child deaths from abuse have fallen dramatically over the past 30 years, new figures show. With social workers frequently vilified after the death of a child at the hands of adult guardians, the findings – published in Archives of Disease in Childhood – act as tribute to the success of child protection policies and those who implement them.”

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The Independent, 5th May 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Couple await supreme court decision over sale of house they shared – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2011 in cohabitation, domicile, news, Supreme Court by sally

“A bungalow in Essex is at the heart of a test case over how unmarried partners who split up should divide their property.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk