Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 30th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) and the Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Lorry driver jailed for crashing fuel tanker into estranged wife’s home – The Independent

“An Army veteran who crashed a tanker laden with 2,000 litres of fuel into his estranged wife’s home in an attempt to destroy it has been jailed for seven years.”

Full story

The Independent, 30th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted April 30th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

Human Rights and Democracy: The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report, Cm 8339 (PDF)

Government responses on the Sixty Eighth, the Seventieth, the Seventy Second and the Seventy Fourth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts: Session 2010-12, Cm 8347 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Aneurin Bevan Health Board fined £70,000 over data breach – BBC News

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, disclosure, fines, medical records, news, privacy by sally

“A Welsh health board has become the first NHS body to be fined for breaching the Data Protection Act after it released sensitive data about a patient to the wrong person.”

Full story

BBC News, 30th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Classifieds

Posted April 30th, 2012 in news by sally

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11 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers – Tenancy Vacancy – Crime, Immigration, General Civil & Employment

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 30th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Clark, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 696 (8 March 2012)

Ibrahim, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 837 (27 April 2012)

King & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 805 (27 April 2012)

Flisher & Ors v R [2012] EWCA Crim 794 (27 April 2012)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria Eood & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 548 (27 April 2012)

AE, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2012] EWCA Civ 547 (27 April 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

WXY v Gewanter & Ors [2012] EWHC 1071 (QB) (27 April 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Iles v Iles [2012] EWHC 919 (Ch) (27 April 2012)

Lehman Brothers International (Europe) v Lehman Brothers Finance SA [2012] EWHC 1072 (Ch) (27 April 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

M, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1112 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

T, R (on the application of) v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2012] EWHC 1115 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

De Almeida, R (on the application of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2012] EWHC 1082 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

Gallastegui, R (on the application of) v Westminster City Council & Ors [2012] EWHC 1123 (Admin) (27 April 2012)

High Court (Commercial Court)

ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic Airlines [2012] EWHC 1070 (Comm) (30 April 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org

Adams and others v Ford and others – WLR Daily

Adams and others v Ford and others [2012] EWCA Civ 544; [2012] WLR (D) 125

“It was not right to lay down a categorical rule that the issue of proceedings without valid authority from a claimant ought necessarily to amount to an abuse of the process of the court. The principle in Presentaciones Musicales SA v Secunda [1994] Ch 271, that a claimant could ratify and adopt proceedings started in his name by a solicitor without authority, remained binding on the court.”

WLR Daily, 26th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Watchdog defends apparent discrepancies in fines for private and public sector data breaches – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, fines, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

New financial rules for football in England could lead to short-term increase in insolvencies of clubs, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in financial regulation, fines, insolvency, news, sport by sally

“More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Lord Lester QC: Britain risks losing influence in European human rights court – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2012 in human rights, judges, news by sally

“Britain risks losing influence in the European Court of Human Rights law following the departure of a leading judge, an expert has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK framework on IP rated one of the worst for serving consumer interests – OUT-LAW.com

“The UK’s intellectual property (IP) framework is one of the worst in the world in terms of serving the interests of the public, a new report has said.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Divorce judge: most couples in Hello! magazine end up in my court within a year or two – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2012 in divorce, judges, marriage, news by sally

“A serving High Court judge who is launching a public campaign this week to defend marriage said most couples who appear in Hello! magazine end up in his divorce court ‘within a year or two.'”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lap dancer wins landmark employment ruling – The Independent

“A lap dancer has won the right to be considered an employee in a decision that could affect thousands of performers in the industry.”

Full story

The Independent, 27th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Legal aid for domestic violence victims should not be decided on luck – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in bills, domestic violence, legal aid, news, parliament by sally

“It is surprising how many Liberal Democrat peers cravenly toed the government line when voting on the legal aid bill.”

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The Guardian, 27th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK immigration rules tightened to keep out human rights abusers – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in human rights, immigration, news by sally

“The government is to announce tough immigration requirements that would ban non-EU citizens who have been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture or murder, from visiting the UK.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Probation officers to be replaced by electronic kiosks in pilot scheme – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2012 in electronic monitoring, news, pilot schemes, probation, trade unions by sally

“Unions are furious with government plans that will see offenders released from prison and those serving community sentences reporting to electronic kiosks rather than probation officers.”

Full story

The Guardian, 28th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tenancy Vacancy – Crime, Immigration, General Civil & Employment

Posted April 30th, 2012 in by sally

11 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers invite applications from criminal, civil, employment and immigration law practitioners who wish to join us.

The Criminal team undertake both criminal defence and prosecution work and members are instructed on many serious and occasionally high profile cases.

The Immigration and Civil team undertake work at all levels.

We wish to recruit criminal, immigration, general civil and employment practitioners at all levels of PQE.

Candidates wishing to apply must apply by way of our standard application form.

For further information about 11 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers or to request an application form, please contact:

Lloyd Addison on 020 7405 6879 or e-mail on clerks@11graysinnsquare.com

All enquiries shall be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Please note we do not have any vacancies with squatters.

Third of juvenile offenders reoffend – The Independent

Posted April 26th, 2012 in news, recidivists, young offenders by sally

“More than a third of juvenile offenders went on to commit another offence within a year, figures showed today.”

Full story

The Independent, 26th April 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Woman jailed for Victoria station killing of Sofyen Belamouadden – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2012 in conspiracy, gangs, grievous bodily harm, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station has been jailed for 12 years for the killing.”

Full story

BBC News, 26th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 26th, 2012 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

M, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 792 (26 April 2012)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Crammer v West Bromwich Building Society & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 517 (25 April 2012)

AM, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 521 (26 April 2012)

Hess Corporation v Stena Drillmax III Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 522 (26 April 2012)

Kinsley v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2012] EWCA Civ 515 (19 April 2012)

Ajar-Tec Ltd v Stack [2012] EWCA Civ 543 (26 April 2012)

Tibbles v SIG Plc (t/a Asphaltic Roofing Supplies) [2012] EWCA Civ 518 (26 April 2012)

Adams & Ors v Ford & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 544 (26 April 2012)

Lawrence v Kent County Council [2012] EWCA Civ 493 (26 April 2012)

Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd. & Ors v Asda Stores Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 494 (26 April 2012)

Adamjee v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 793 (26 April 2012)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Transport for London (TfL) v Griffin & Ors [2012] EWHC 1105 (QB) (26 April 2012)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Lilleyman v Lilleyman & Anor [2012] EWHC 1056 (Ch) (26 April 2012)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Y, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1075 (Admin) (20 April 2012)

Amougou -Mbarga, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1081 (Admin) (26 April 2012)

Medihani, R (on the application of) v Coroner for Inner South District of Greater London [2012] EWHC 1104 (Admin) (26 April 2012)

Dulai & Ors, R (on the application of) v Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court & Anor [2012] EWHC 1055 (Admin) (26 April 2012)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Higginson Securities (Developments) Ltd & Anor v Hodson [2012] EWHC 1052 (TCC) (26 April 2012)

Source: www.bailii.org