BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 12th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Moore v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1988 (11 August 2011)

Burton v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1990 (11 August 2011)

Hookway & Anor v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1989 (11 August 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Hirose Electrical UK Ltd v Peak Ingredients Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 987 (11 August 2011)

PR (Sri Lanka) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 988 (11 August 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Elayathamby, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 2182 (Admin) (11 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

HIV expert jailed for keeping woman as slave in London flat – The Guardian

Posted August 12th, 2011 in assault, forced labour, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“An HIV expert has been jailed for keeping a 21-year-old woman as a slave.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law firms fear double-dip recession – The Guardian

Posted August 12th, 2011 in law firms, news, redundancy by sally

“Legal profession weathered first downturn but redundancies are more likely if recession returns.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice 11: Riots and The Law – Human Rights Act update – #Hackedoff campaign update – Charon QC

Posted August 12th, 2011 in human rights, interception, podcasts, privacy, violent disorder by sally

“Analysis of the law relating to the riots, a review of a number of important human rights cases and the further developments on the #Hackedoff campaign. David Allen Green and Carl Gardner is at the table as always and we are joined by former Lib-Dem MP Dr Evan Harris, David Wales, a lawyer in private practice – a criminal law specialist and blogger – and Adam Wagner, a practising barrister at 1 Crown Office Row and editor of the UK Human Rights blog.”

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Charon QC, 12th August 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Families made homeless by riots will be compensated – The Guardian

Posted August 12th, 2011 in arson, compensation, homelessness, news, violent disorder by sally

“At least 100 families are thought to have been made homeless by arson and looting since Saturday with the government pledging sufficient funds to give financial assistance to others whose homes have been damaged.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Misconduct policeman ‘abused power’ – The Independent

Posted August 12th, 2011 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, sexual offences, victims by sally

“A detective constable with responsibility for sexual offenders will be sentenced today after being found guilty of abusing his position to set up affairs with vulnerable women.”

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The Independent, 12th August 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK riots: the list of magistrate cases and convictions so far – The Guardian

Posted August 12th, 2011 in magistrates, news, violent disorder by sally

“Who is ending up in the magistrates courts accused of riot-related offences? Now includes 155 cases.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK riots: in courtrooms across country, there was little room for leniency – The Guardian

Posted August 12th, 2011 in magistrates, news, violent disorder by sally

“It was a day of frenzied activity in magistrates courts as the long riot cleanup entered its judicial phase.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: Magistrates work through night as arrests and convictions follow riots

Companies that fall below card payment standards risk being fined, ICO says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 11th, 2011 in consumer credit, data protection, fines, news by sally

“Businesses that fall short of set standards for ensuring the security of credit card data could be fined, the UK’s data protection watchdog said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th August 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

The lawyers trying to give deaf people a hearing – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2011 in disability discrimination, law firms, legal representation, news by sally

“Ten million people have a hearing problem but legal aid cuts will make woeful provision of legal services worse.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Society welcomes amendment to Localism Bill – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 11th, 2011 in bills, local government, news, planning by sally

“The government has amended the Localism Bill, following Law Society warnings that a certain provision could have caused uncertainty in the property market.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 11th August 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Charging and convicting rioters is not a simple matter – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2011 in bail, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Amid the present – understandably febrile – state of public opinion we are hearing, as we often do in these circumstances, calls to short-circuit the cumbersome processes of the law in order to bring the rampaging rioters and looters to justice. The prime minister is reported as saying that a ‘major police operation’ is under way to track down looters caught on CCTV ‘picture by picture’, and that ‘phony concerns about human rights’ issues won’t stop them being published. He wants anyone convicted of violent disorder to be sent to prison.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Does publishing photos of rioters infringe their human rights? – The Guardian

“In the wake of the recent violence in cities across England, the police have been releasing photographs of individuals in an appeal to the public for assistance in identifying them and bringing them to justice.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 11th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

SL v Westminster City Council & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 954 (10 August 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Lim v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 2178 (QB) (10 August 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Infinis Plc Infinis (Re-Gen) Ltd, R (on the application of) v Gas & Electricity Markets Authority & Anor [2011] EWHC 1873 (Admin) (10 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 11th, 2011 in legislation by sally

The Housing (Purchase of Equitable Interests) (Wales) Regulations 2011

The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2011

The Changing of School Session Times (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2011

The Housing (Service Charge Loans) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2011

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2011

The Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in contempt of court, disclosure, law reports by sally

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko and others [2011] EWHC 2163 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 273

“The court had jurisdiction to order a solicitor to disclose his client’s contact details if satisfied it was just and convenient to do so to ensure the effectiveness of an earlier order.”

WLR Daily, 5th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Curfews extended in tougher community sentences – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 11th, 2011 in community service, electronic monitoring, news, sentencing by sally

“Offenders will be forced to spend longer in their homes as daily curfews are extended from 12 to 16 hours as part of tougher community sentences.”

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Ministry of Justice, 8th August 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Guidance on misleading airbrushing in adverts issued – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 11th, 2011 in advertising, misrepresentation, news by sally

“The UK’s advertising regulator has re-issued guidance on the use of digital enhancements in cosmetic ads after recently ruling two such ads were misleading.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th August 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Will alleged rioters get a fair trial? – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2011 in contempt of court, media, news, trials, violent disorder by sally

“In the coming weeks and months we will see a succession of alleged rioters face justice. Already 1,000 people are being put through courts that have been been sitting through the night to cope with the numbers. Police and emergency services have been tested to their limits, and we can expect the laws of contempt to be similarly tested in the aftermath of these extraordinary events.”

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The Guardian, 10th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk