Barry George in compensation case – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2012 in compensation, miscarriage of justice, murder, news by sally

“Barry George, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, can fight a test case for compensation, a judge has ruled.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Juror fined £450 after smoking cannabis on rape trial lunch break – The Independent

Posted May 18th, 2012 in drug abuse, fines, juries, news by sally

“A juror on a rape trial who smoked a cannabis joint in his lunch hour was today fined £450 after admitting contempt of court.”

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The Independent, 18th May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

How do you insult someone legally? – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2012 in freedom of expression, news, public order, threatening behaviour by sally

“Campaigners want to overturn laws targeting “insulting words and behaviour”. Just how safe is it to scorn others?”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 18th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

MM and AO (A Child), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 668 (18 May 2012)

Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 (18 May 2012)

El Goure v The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea [2012] EWCA Civ 670 (18 May 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Wolman v Weller [2012] EWHC 1292 (QB) (18 May 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd (HOTT) v Associated British Ports (ABP) [2012] EWHC 1336 (Ch) (18 May 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Sam Hallam: the cost of failure – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 18th, 2012 in criminal justice, miscarriage of justice, murder, news by sally

“Imagine that and you are 17-years-old and wrongly convicted! Yesterday, the Court of Appeal quashed Sam Hallam’s conviction for murder by joint enterprise after he had served seven years of a life sentence. He is now 24. He has been inside since before Take That announced they would reform and before Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire became the highest grossing film of 2005. He has missed the 2008 Olympics and Diversity winning #BGT. He will not have been Facebooking his mates or hanging out with girls. He has no employment history, no iPhone and his Dad committed suicide whilst he was imprisoned.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th May 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Education Secretary Michael Gove loses High Court battle – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2012 in budgets, children, disabled persons, education, equality, judicial review, news by sally

“Education Secretary Michael Gove has lost a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Early retirement rights under occupational pension schemes do transfer under TUPE, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 18th, 2012 in news, pensions, retirement, transfer of undertakings by sally

“The buyer of a business will be liable for certain early retirement pension rights under the original owner’s occupational pension scheme if the transfer takes place under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations, the High Court has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th May 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Sulamérica Cia Nacional de Seguros SA and others v Enesa Engenharia SA and others – WLR Daily

Sulamérica Cia Nacional de Seguros SA and others v Enesa Engenharia SA and others [2012] EWCA Civ 638; [2012] WLR (D) 148

“Where a commercial contract contained a choice of law clause exclusively in favour of one country and a jurisdiction clause giving the courts of the same country exclusive jurisdiction, but an arbitration clause by which the seat of the arbitration was to be in a different country, the issue of the proper law of the arbitration clause was a matter of contractual interpretation. The proper law depended on all the terms of the particular contract, when read in the light of the surrounding circumstances and commercial common sense.”

WLR Daily, 16th May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

In re MK Airlines Ltd (in liquidation); MK Airlines Property Ltd (in administration) v Katz and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 18th, 2012 in administrators, insolvency, law reports, leases, rent by sally

In re MK Airlines Ltd (in liquidation); MK Airlines Property Ltd (in administration) v Katz and another [2012] WLR (D) 147

“Arrears of rent due during the provisional liquidation period were to be treated as an expense of the liquidation and payable in priority to most other liquidation expenses.”

WLR Daily, 16th May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

The Good Constitution: Sir David Williams Lecture – Speech by Lord Justice Laws

Posted May 18th, 2012 in constitutional law, human rights, judicial review, speeches by sally

The Good Constitution (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Laws

Sir David Williams Lecture, 4th May 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

BSB statement on QASA notification scheme – Bar Standards Board

Posted May 18th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, quality assurance by sally

“The Bar Standards Board, the lead regulator for courtroom advocates in England and Wales, can confirm that barristers will not be required to comply with a notification process prior to the launch of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA). The Bar Standards Board will instead focus its resources on the registration process due to begin in January 2013.”

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Bar Standards Board, 17th May 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Sex offenders in Yorkshire given police cautions – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2012 in cautions, news, police by sally

“Sex offenders, kidnappers and burglars are among criminals who have been given cautions or warnings instead of being taken to court, the BBC has found.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Laboratory dog cages could be made smaller – The Independent

Posted May 18th, 2012 in dogs, experiments, news by sally

“The size of cages holding beagles awaiting experiments could be reduced under new Government proposals, animal welfare campaigners warned yesterday.”

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The Independent, 18th May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Barristers may strike over legal aid reforms and fees – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2012 in barristers, budgets, fees, industrial action, legal aid, news by sally

“The head of the Criminal Bar Association is to raise the spectre of strike action by criminal barristers across England and Wales in protest at cuts in fees and legal aid reforms.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk