Month: November 2013
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Makdessi v Cavendish Square Holdings BV & Anor (Commital) [2013] EWCA Civ 1540 (26 November 2013)
Makdessi v Cavendish Square Holdings BV & Anor (Appeal) [2013] EWCA Civ 1539 (26 November 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2013] EWHC 3691 (Ch) (26 November 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Bannai v Erez [2013] EWHC 3689 (Comm) (26 November 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Andrew Mitchell condemns police and CPS over plebgate – The Guardian
‘In a press conference, Mitchell condemned the police for failing to arrest Rowland or to interview him under caution, and attacked the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to get to the bottom of what had happened.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Drugs and prostitutes’ banker George Kalmar jailed – BBC News
‘A former executive at global financial services firm Morgan Stanley has been jailed for embezzling almost £400,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK governments blocked investigations into Malaysian massacre cover-up – The Guardian
‘British governments blocked two police investigations into the covering up of the killing by British troops of 24 unarmed rubber plantation workers during counterinsurgency operations in Malaysia nearly 65 years ago, the appeal court heard on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers defeated in Lords over licences for bankers – BBC News
‘The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over its plans for reforming the banking system. A Labour amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which would introduce a licensing system for senior bankers, was passed by five votes.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police launch criminal investigation into cancer scandal – Daily Telegraph
‘Police launch a criminal investigation into the alleged manipulation of cancer waiting lists at a hospital.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Justice costs: Fury as lawyers’ fees top £850 an hour – The Independent
‘Britain’s biggest law firms are shamelessly exploiting the maxim that “you get what you pay for”, with hourly fees at record levels of £850 an hour, according to new research.’
The Independent, 26th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cyclist who fled after hitting girl, nine, faces jail – Daily Telegraph
‘ A cyclist who left a nine-year-old girl with life-threatening injuries after knocking her down on a pedestrian crossing is facing jail. Philip Benwell, 38, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Leila Crofts by “wanton and furious” cycling under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EU migrants: David Cameron sets out more benefit restrictions – The Guardian
‘David Cameron made a fresh effort to assuage public concern about a wave of migration from Bulgaria and Romania on Tuesday when he announced a series of benefit restrictions on all EU migrant workers, including a ban on access to housing benefit for all new arrivals and a three-month ban before jobseeker’s allowance can be claimed.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Foreign Office apology for Egypt rape victim – BBC News
‘A British woman who was raped in Egypt has received an apology and £1,000 in compensation from the Foreign Office after it failed to provide proper support to her.’
BBC News, 27th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smoking ban at hospital sites – Daily Telegraph
‘Hospitals have been told to remove smoking shelters and end the “terrible spectacle of people on drips in hospital gowns smoking outside” by introducing an outright ban on cigarettes. Nurses should no longer to help patients out of the ward to have a cigarette outside, while staff and visitors should not to smoke anywhere on the grounds of an NHS hospital or clinic, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins guilty of child sex offences – BBC News
‘Ian Watkins, singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has pleaded guilty to a series of “depraved” child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court battle over burial of Richard III adjourned – BBC News
‘The legal battle over where the remains of Richard III should be buried has been adjourned at the High Court. A judicial review will decide whether the procedure that led to his bones being excavated in Leicester and the decision to reinter them at the city’s cathedral, was conducted correctly.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS decisions in Operation Alice – incident at Downing Street on 19 September 2012 – Crown Prosecution Service
‘CPS decisions in Operation Alice – incident at Downing Street on 19 September 2012.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th November 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
One officer charged over ‘Plebgate’ – BBC News
‘A police officer is to be charged with misconduct in a public office over the Andrew Mitchell “Plebgate” row.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge sentencing rapist, 12, warns against using Internet as a babysitter – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has warned that the Internet cannot be used as a “babysitter” as he sentenced a 12-year-old for raping his younger sister after watching porn at school.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Adam Perry and Farrah Ahmed: Are Constitutional Statutes ‘Quasi-Entrenched’? – UK Constitutional Law Group
‘The Supreme Court issued its decision in H v Lord Advocate (pdf) in 2012. The decision has been virtually ignored by constitutional scholars, but we believe it may be of great constitutional significance. In this post we explain why, starting with some background about constitutional statutes.’
UK Constitutional Law Group, 26th November 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Small and mighty – Legal Voice
‘The government may want to hand out criminal legal aid contracts to fewer, bigger firms, but smaller practices with lower overhead costs are arguably in a better position to survive the planned 17.5 per cent cuts, argues David Gilmore.’
Legal Voice, 26th November 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
