Women must be given better access to the judiciary – The Guardian
“Too many women leave the law before they qualify for judicial appointment. The inflexible work culture must be changed.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Day: 7 July 2011
‘Reggie Perrin’ paedophile jailed for seven years – BBC News
“A paedophile who faked his own death by leaving his clothes, car keys and a suicide note on a Lancashire beach has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government IT plans need more security information, says Parliamentary committee – OUT-LAW.com
“Government plans to make more services available online and to use cloud computing to deliver public services need to be clearer on how information will be protected, a House of Commons committee has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Michael Gilbert: Police lagoon victim probes ‘flawed’ – BBC News
“Three police investigations involving a Bedfordshire man who was murdered, decapitated and dumped in a lake were ‘flawed’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraq abuse ruling by European court says UK failed human rights role – The Guardian
“Britain was an occupying power following the invasion of Iraq and failed to carry out effective investigations into the killing of civilians, the European court of human rights has ruled in a landmark judgment.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related links: AL-JEDDA v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 27021/08 [2011] ECHR 1092 (7 July 2011)
AL-SKEINI AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 55721/07 [2011] ECHR 1093 (7 July 2011)
Critics attack Theresa May plan to rush through emergency bail bill – The
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is to ask MPs to pass an emergency bill to resolve the police bail crisis amid warnings from defence lawyers that it amounts to a ‘smash and grab raid’ to boost police powers.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
NML Capital Ltd v Argentina [2011] UKSC 31 (6 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dalton v Nottinghamshire County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 776 (06 July 2011)
AH v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 787 (06 July 2011)
Howell & Ors v Lees- Millais & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 786 (06 July 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lewis v Client Connection Ltd. [2011] EWHC 1627 (Ch) (06 July 2011)
Balli (Also Known As Ravinder Singh), Re Contempt Of Court [2011] EWHC 1736 (Ch) (01 July 2011)
Leighton Contracting (Qatar) WLL v Simms & Ors [2011] EWHC 1735 (Ch) (22 June 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Babakandi v Westminster City Council [2011] EWHC 1756 (Admin) (06 July 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Fenice Investments Inc v Erram Falkus Construction Ltd [2011] EWHC 1678 (TCC) (06 July 2011)
Lanes Group Plc v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd [2011] EWHC 1679 (TCC) (06 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
FOI requests grow to numbers not seen since laws’ introduction, says Government – OUT-LAW.com
“The public asked for the release of more information from public bodies at the start of this year than at any time since the immediate aftermath of the enactment of freedom of information (FOI) laws, the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina – WLR Daily
NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina [2011] UKSC 31; [2011] WLR (D) 220
“The Republic of Argentina was not entitled, by virtue of section 31 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, to state immunity in respect of proceedings brought in England for the enforcement of a judgment obtained in New York. In addition, the terms of the agreement between the republic and the claimant, amounted to a waiver of immunity and a submission to the jurisdiction of the English court.”
WLR Daily, 6th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Joujou and others v Masri – WLR Daily
Joujou and others v Masri [2011] EWCA Civ 746; [2011] WLR (D) 219
“Judicial comity prevented the court from threatening contempt proceedings against judicial administrators who were refusing on instructions from the foreign court which appointed them to comply with a order of a High Court judge.”
WLR Daily, 28th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (McDonald) v Kensington and Chelsea Royal London Borough Council – WLR Daily
“A local authority had been entitled to withdraw the funding for a night-time carer to assist a disabled person to use a commode when required, and to instead provide her with incontinence pads to wear at night.”
WLR Daily, 6th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Mereworth v Ministry of Justice – WLR Daily
Mereworth v Ministry of Justice [2011] EWHC 1589 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 217
“The court did not have jurisdiction to decide whether a hereditary peer was entitled to a writ of summons thereby entitling him to sit and vote in the House of Lords. That question fell within the exclusive cognisance of Parliament and was a matter for the Committee for Privileges.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Judicial response to Victims Commissioner’s Report, Review into the Needs of Families Bereaved by Homicide – Judiciary of England and Wales
“This review by the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses raises issues that need debating, especially in the light of recent cases. The judiciary will give this report close attention alongside the draft Directive on victims issued by the Commission in May which they are already considering carefully.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Choosing the right judges – Law Society’s Gazette
“There are many mysterious features of the legal world that baffle clients.
But there is perhaps none quite so surprising as when they discover that the judge about to hear their case has little experience in the field of law with which their case is concerned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court to decide Catholic church liability for priest abuse – The Guardian
“The Roman Catholic church’s liability for the wrongdoings of its priests is being tested in a high court hearing that could have a significant impact on clerical sexual abuse cases.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitors and others remain divided over desirability of the government’s civil justice reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“In The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, the government conceded remarkably little following extensive – though hardly protracted – periods of consultation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge fears for elderly after former ballerina denied night care – The Guardian
“A judge said she was troubled by the implications of a supreme court decision against a former ballerina which campaigners say could lead to the elderly being ‘warehoused’ at home ‘without regard to their quality of life’.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
