Tomlinson police officer to face manslaughter trial – The Guardian
“PC Simon Harwood will face criminal proceedings for striking newspaper vendor with a baton during G20 protests in 2009.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Month: May 2011
Four police officers to face misconduct hearings over Fiona Pilkington death – Daily Telegraph
“Four police officers will face misconduct proceedings over failures to stop a gang terrorising a woman who killed herself and her disabled daughter, a watchdog said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Gharib, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1257 (06 May 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 1326 (QB) (23 May 2011)
TSE & Anor v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWHC 1308 (QB) (23 May 2011)
Goodwin v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWHC 1309 (QB) (23 May 2011)
Johnson v Le Roux Fourie [2011] EWHC 1062 (QB) (23 May 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Barrett v Bem & Ors [2011] EWHC 1247 (Ch) (19 May 2011)
Chen & Ors v Chui & Ors [2011] EWHC 1276 (Ch) (12 May 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
D (A Child), Re [2011] EWHC 471 (Fam) (08 March 2011)
KY v DD [2011] EWHC 1277 (Fam) (23 May 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Barrett v Bem (No 2); In re Lavin, decd – WLR Daily
Barrett v Bem (No 2); In re Lavin, decd [2011] EWHC 1247 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 171
“Section 15 of the Wills Act 1837, which made a gift to an attesting witness ‘utterly null and void’, did not extend to a beneficiary of a will who had signed a will on the testator’s behalf at his direction. However, the second rule in Barry v Butlin (1838) 2 Moo PC 480, that the court should be vigilant and jealous in examining the evidence in support of a will where a party wrote or prepared a will under which he took a benefit and should not pronounce in that instrument’s favour unless the suspicion were removed and it were satisfied that the true will of the deceased was expressed therein, should apply with additional force where the agent of the testator who signed the will was a beneficiary under it.”
WLR Daily, 19th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.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.
Panter v Rowellian Football Social Club and others – WLR Daily
Panter v Rowellian Football Social Club and others [2011] EWHC 1301 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 170
“Paragraph 111(1A)(c) of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986, as inserted, applied to companies which were incorporated in states outside the European Economic Area and it did not apply to entities that were not incorporated at all.”
WLR Daily, 20th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Oxford City Council v Bull – WLR Daily
Oxford City Council v Bull [2011] EWCA Civ 609; [2011] WLR (D) 169
“Where the father of children who resided with their mother, from whom he was separated, allowed them to share his one-room accommodation, he became homeless intentionally, within the meaning of section 191(1) of the Housing Act 1996, on being evicted from that accommodation.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.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.
The death of blogging? Not for #lawblogs – The Guardian
“A recent panel event shows legal blogging is growing to fill the gap left by newspapers.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts ‘could target’ Twitter UK – BBC News
“Twitter’s decision to open a UK office could leave it more vulnerable to prosecution over what its users write.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court criticises newspapers in Sir Fred Goodwin injunction battle – The Guardian
“A high court judge has criticised the publishers of the Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Mail for putting forward weak public interest arguments to attempt to overturn a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
George Davis awaits court ruling over 1975 robbery – BBC News
“A man is to learn whether his name has been cleared over a robbery he was convicted of committing in the 1970s.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Terrorism Act: ‘They asked me to keep an eye on the Muslim community’ – The Guardian
“Asians tell of being targeted and cajoled by officers from MI5 and special branch.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fiona Pilkington death IPCC report due – BBC News
“A report into police actions over a Leicestershire mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter after years of abuse is due to be published.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asian people 42 times more likely to be held under terror law – The Guardian
“People from ethnic minorities are up to 42 times more likely than white people to be the target of a counter-terrorism power which allows the stopping and searching of the innocent yet grants them less rights than suspected criminals, official figures seen by the Guardian show.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five men sentenced for Northampton jewellery raid – BBC News
“Five men have been sentenced for a Northampton jewellery raid that made ‘Supergran’ Ann Timson famous.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vodafone user wins charges battle – The Independent
“A mobile phone user who was sent an astronomical bill has won a battle with telecoms giant Vodafone to get his money back.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Injunction remains, High Court rules – The Guardian
“The High Court has rejected a third attempt to lift an injunction preventing journalists from naming a married footballer who is alleged to have had an extra-marital affair with Imogen Thomas, a former reality television contestant.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landlord guilty of freezer murder – The Independent
“A pub landlord who shot his partner and then concealed her body in a freezer has been found guilty of murder.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MoD sued over missing Iraqi boy – The Guardian
“The father of a 13-year-old Iraqi boy who has been missing since 2003 after being treated in a British military hospital has begun legal action against the Ministry of Defence demanding compensation and a public inquiry.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Contract can exist through actions and not words, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“The actions of two companies can lead to a binding contract being formed even if there is a mistake in the terms of the contract itself, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Campaigners against Jackson litigation reforms vow to fight on – The Guardian
“The fight against the proposed Jackson reforms to litigation costs will go on, the former Labour MP leading the Access to Justice Action Group (Ajag) has vowed.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
