BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 10th, 2013 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Ilott v Williams & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 645 (07 June 2013)

Holt v Reading Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 641 (07 June 2013)

SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 650 (30 April 2013)

CIMC Raffles Offshore (Singapore) Ltd & Anor v Schahin Holding SA [2013] EWCA Civ 644 (07 June 2013)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

McMillan v Airedale NHS Foundation Trust [2013] EWHC 1504 (QB) (05 June 2013)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Atrium Training Services Ltd & Connor Williams Ltd, Re [2013] EWHC 1562 (Ch) (07 June 2013)

Group Seven Ltd v Allied Investment Corporation Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 1509 (Ch) (06 June 2013)

Morse v Eaglemoss Publications Ltd [2013] EWHC 1507 (Ch) (07 June 2013)

High Court (Family Division)

R (Mother) v C (Father) & Anor [2013] EWHC 1295 (Fam) (17 May 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Stratton, R (on the application of) v Thames Valley Police [2013] EWHC 1561 (Admin) (07 June 2013)

Rostami, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (07 June 2013)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Bank of New York Mellon v Sterling Biotech Ltd [2013] EWHC 1478 (Comm) (12 April 2013)

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Six reasons the cuts to legal aid will ruin our justice system – The Independent

“Even the government’s own lawyers are horrified by these reforms.”

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The Independent, 7th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Kevin Kennedy death: ‘Love rival’ guilty of murder – BBC news

Posted June 10th, 2013 in murder, news, perverting the course of justice by sally

“A Nottingham man has found guilty of killing and dismembering a love rival.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ofcom anti-piracy code delayed until 2015 – OUT-LAW.com

“Internet users who are suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material will not be sent warning letters about their behaviour until the second half of 2015 at the earliest, the Government has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

West Burton power station: 21 protesters sentenced – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2013 in conditional discharge, demonstrations, energy, news, trespass by sally

“Twenty-one people who occupied a power station for a week have avoided custodial sentences.”

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BBC News, 6th June 2013

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Conor Gearty: Legal Aid Changes – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted June 10th, 2013 in demonstrations, legal aid, legal representation, news, tenders by sally

“The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 has already brought to an end the availability of legal aid across a whole range of areas of law that have direct relevance to the poor. Under cover of generalised claims about opportunistic litigation, the goal has clearly been to remove the capacity for challenge to the implementation (whether lawless or not) of the coalition’s various attacks on benefits. The same legislation also withdrew state support from foreign nationals in prison who are threatened with deportation, as many are – regardless of how long they had been here and how British they are in fact. The idea behind this change was to prevent resistance to removal by showing an infringement of the right to respect for private life in the Human Rights Act (a matter on which government now also intends to legislate separately). In both these cases, the government appears close to accepting that their goal is to prevent meritorious cases getting to court, on the ground that the laws that make them meritorious (human rights legislation; equality law; the common law of procedural fairness) are not laws they like. They have been tempted to remove the litigants rather than the laws, hoping there’ll be less fuss.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 10th June 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

CCTV: new controls on private security cameras to stop homeowners snooping on neighbours – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 10th, 2013 in closed circuit television, news, privacy by sally

“Homeowners who set up their own CCTV cameras to improve security could face new controls, after an official said there had been a surge in complaints about snooping neighbours.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2013

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Polish trio convicted of insurance fraud murder of Catherine Wells-Burr – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2013 in insurance, murder, news by sally

“A factory worker has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend after hatching a plot with his secret lover and her uncle to secure a £120,000 life insurance payout and a share of a house.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2013

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Devout Christian awarded £100k in Blu-Tack sexual harassment case – Daily Telegraph

“A council has been forced to pay a devout Christian more than £100,000 after colleagues stuck mini models of male genitalia made of Blu-Tack on her telephone.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2013

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Suspected Jamaican rapist banned from UK for a decade as police employ new tactic – The Independent

Posted June 10th, 2013 in burden of proof, deportation, immigration, London, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“A suspected Jamaican sex-offender charged five times but never convicted for allegedly raping vulnerable women has been banned from Britain for a decade in a controversial new police tactic to target foreign criminals.”

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The Independent, 7th June 2013

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Five centuries of crime and punishment leave the Old Bailey in need of repairs – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 10th, 2013 in courts, historic buildings, news by sally

“For nearly 500 years the Old Bailey has been one of the world’s most famous criminal courts, hosting the trials of notorious killers like Dr Crippen, Ruth Ellis, Peter Sutcliffe and Ian Huntley.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2013

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UK to expect more colonial-era compensation claims – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2013 in colonies, compensation, human rights, Kenya, news, torture by sally

“Following news of payments over Mau Mau insurgency, more claims likely from Kenya, Cyprus and other former colonies.”

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The Guardian, 6th June 2013

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Lord Chief Justice calls for children to have evidence video recorded – Daily Telegraph

“Senior judges have called for children to be spared from the ‘damage’ of appearing in criminal trials, and instead have their evidence video recorded.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

A fair split, or a ‘charter for cheats’? Supreme Court to rule in landmark divorce case – The Independent

“Millionaire businessmen will be able to ‘stick two fingers up’ at judges if the highest court in the land rules against a former wife in a high-profile divorce case this week, her lawyers said yesterday.”

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The Independent, 9th June 2013

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Student given community service for ‘extreme’ tweet about Lee Rigby murder – The Guardian

“Police arrested a student who complained to them about receiving threatening messages after she used Twitter to say that people wearing Help for Heroes T-shirts ‘deserve to be beheaded’ as news broke about the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, a court heard on Friday.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2013

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Newham council’s decision to block betting shop goes before judge – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2013 in gambling, licensing, local government, news by sally

“The proliferation of betting shops in poorer areas has led to increasing crime and underage gambling, fuelled by high-speed, high stakes gambling machines, a court will hear on Monday.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court increases sentences for trio jailed for sexually assaulting unconscious teen – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2013 in appeals, news, sentencing, sexual offences, video recordings by tracey

“Three men to serve five and a half years after appeal judges rule original sentence for assault on 18-year-old was too lenient.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2013

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Man sues over forensics live bullet conviction mix-up – BBC News

Posted June 7th, 2013 in evidence, firearms, forensic science, human rights, negligence, news by tracey

“A man wrongfully convicted of possessing ammunition after forensics staff mixed
up his £3 keyring and a live bullet is suing the government.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2013

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Opemipo Jaji jailed for raping girl, 11, in Enfield park – BBC News

“A man has been jailed for life, and ordered to serve a minimum of eight years, for raping an 11-year-old girl.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 7th, 2013 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Olympic Airlines SA Pension & Life Insurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA [2013] EWCA Civ 643 (06 June 2013)

Lumos Skincare Ltd v Sweet Squared Ltd & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 590 (06 June 2013)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Kola, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1434 (Admin) (06 June 2013)

Aslam, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1495 (Admin) (06 June 2013)

High Court Family Division)

A Council v M & Ors (Judgment 4: Foreign Adoption: Refusal of Recognition) [2013] EWHC 1501 (Fam) (06 June 2013)

Source: www.bailii.org