One in six young offenders are back in jail in a month – BBC News
“One in six young offenders are back behind bars within a month, according to the chief inspector of prisons.”
BBC News, 21st June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
ASA says Cadbury was not racist when it compared Campbell to chocolate bar – The Independent
“A Cadbury’s advertising campaign which compared Naomi Campbell to a bar of chocolate was not racist, the industry’s watchdog has ruled.”
The Independent, 21st June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ken Clarke forced to abandon 50% sentence cuts for guilty pleas – The Guardian
“David Cameron has forced Kenneth Clarke to abandon all plans for 50% sentence discounts for early guilty pleas, after an outcry on the Tory right and in the tabloids.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gurkhas take pension battle to ECHR – The Independent
“British Gurkhas are taking their battle for equal pension rights to the European Court of Human Rights, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 20th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Carole Caplin libel case given the go-ahead – Daily Telegraph
“A libel case brought by Cherie Blair’s lifestyle guru Carole Caplin over her alleged portrayal as ‘some sort of sexpot or randy masseuse’ got the go-ahead today.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ban for 1am drink-drive Cardiff milkman Brian Gallagher – BBC News
“A drink-driving milkman arrested while in his float on an early morning round has been banned for 18 months.”
BBC News, 20th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for killing friend – The Independent
“A man who killed his friend with a single blow to the head has been jailed.”
The Independent, 20th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Zinda v The Governing Body of Barn Hill Community High & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 690 (17 June 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria EOOD & Ors [2011] EWHC 1560 (Comm) (17 June 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Mouchel Ltd v Van Oord (UK) Ltd (No 2) [2011] EWHC 1516 (TCC) (15 June 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Tido v The Queen – WLR Daily
Tido v The Queen [2011] UKPC 16; [2011] WLR (D) 199
“A dock identification of a defendant was not inadmissible evidence per se. Nor was the admission of such evidence to be regarded as permissible in only the most exceptional circumstances.”
WLR Daily, 15th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Miguel v State of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily
Miguel v State of Trinidad and Tobago [2011] UKPC 14; [2011] WLR (D) 198
“A constitutional provision which exempted both existing laws and enactments which altered existing laws from its protection did not extend to an enactment which altered a law that had existed before the Constitution came into force but had since been abolished. It followed that a mandatory sentence of death for a murder conviction in Trinidad and Tobago under the ‘arrestable offence murder’ rule in section 2A of the Criminal Law Act, based on an earlier-abolished ‘felony murder’ rule, was outside the exemption and so unconstitutional.”
WLR Daily, 15th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v Kelly; Same v Bowers; Same v Singh (Balraj); Same v Harding and others – WLR Daily
“For the purposes of deciding the starting point for determining the minimum term to be served by a defendant sentenced to life imprisonment on conviction of murder committed with a knife the fact that the defendant had taken a knife from the kitchen of a home to another room in the same home, even if a locked door was forced, did not mean that he had taken the knife to the scene within the meaning of paragraph 5A of Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt – WLR Daily
Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt (Case C-360/09); [2011] WLR (D) 196
“A person adversely affected by an infringement of European Union competition law was not precluded by the provisions of that law from being granted access to documents relating to the leniency procedure for the purposes of bringing a civil action for damages.”
WLR Daily, 14th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Baroness Cox: ‘If we ignore wrongs, we condone them’ – The Independent
“When Baroness Cox takes up a cause, she invariably courts controversy. Her latest – a campaign against sharia law – is no exception. Jerome Taylor meets her.”
The Independent, 20th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NHS negligence bill tops £1bn a year – The Independent
“Indefensible legal claims for mistakes by doctors and nurses are being contested unnecessarily by ‘macho’ NHS lawyers, the head of the Law Society warned as the bill for damages exceeded £1bn for the first time.”
The Independent, 19th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Digital Economy Act will cost nearly £6m – The Guardian
“Government plans to curb illicit filesharing under the Digital Economy Act will have cost rights holders, Ofcom and internet providers almost £6m by the time the controversial legislation is implemented next year, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plumber Ian Puddick cleared of harassing wife’s lover on internet – The Guardian
“A man has been cleared of harassing his wife’s millionaire lover on the internet in ‘a victory for free speech and the small man’.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers ready to block foreign criminals using family rights to dodge justice – Daily Telegraph
“A number of senior ministers are ready to back calls for changes in the law which could prevent foreign criminals from claiming the right to a family life to avoid being deported, it can be revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hospital faces legal action over newborn baby seized from mother – The Guardian
“A breastfeeding mother whose newborn baby was forcibly taken from her and put into care for six days is seeking a judicial review over alleged unlawful treatment during a crucial bonding period with her daughter.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
