Edlington boys to appeal against torture sentences – BBC News
“Two brothers who subjected two young boys to prolonged torture are to appeal against their sentences.”
BBC News, 5th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Justice? In the law, women are unequal partners – The Times
“Fewer than a quarter of new partners promoted this year at the City’s ten biggest law firms are women, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the legal elite’s efforts to promote diversity in their senior ranks.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bid to impose asbo for wearing low-slung trousers dropped – The Guardian
“Prosecutors have abandoned a legal attempt to make a young man pull his trousers up, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Want to know about hung Parliaments? Just ask eminent constitutional lawyers – The Times
“In a field where there are no legal rules but only conventions deduced from previous events, of which there are not many, and the views of learned writers, I consulted with constitutional lawyers in the persons of Sir David Williams, QC, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, and Sir William Wade, QC, former Master of Gonville and Caius, Cambridge.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Controversial paediatrician David Southall wins appeal – The Guardian
“Controversial paediatrician David Southall was today restored to the medical register after the court of appeal rejected a decision of the General Medical Council (GMC) to strike him off.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Media judges in the spotlight as Eady J’s future is thrown into doubt – The Lawyer
“Media law has become an intensely controversial area and the demand for reform is growing, with editors and politicians attempting to influence the debate.”
The Lawyer, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Southall v The General Medical Council [2010] EWCA Civ 484 (04 May 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd. [2010] EWHC 967 (QB) (04 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Red River UK Ltd & Anor v Sheikh & Anor [2010] EWHC 961 (Ch) (30 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Government cannot use secret evidence in Guantánamo torture case, court rules – The Guardian
“Secret evidence cannot be used in a civil damages claim being brought by six former Guantánamo Bay detainees, the court of appeal ruled today.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Clue) v Birmingham City Council and another (Shelter intervening) – WLR Daily
“Apart from hopeless or abusive cases, a local authority faced with an application for support and accommodation pending the determination of an arguable application for leave to remain on human rights grounds, should not refuse assistance if that would have the effect of requiring the person to leave the United Kingdom thereby forfeiting his claim.”
WLR Daily, 30th April 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA – Times Law Reports
Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA
Court of Appeal
“The Financial Services Authority was entitled to order production of documents from accountants at the request of the US Securities and Exchange Commission without subjecting the request to critical examination. It was not required to give notice before serving the order, nor need the order be within the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the FSA and the SEC.”
The Times, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland – Times Law Reports
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland
Court of Appeal
“A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.”
The Times, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pensioner who stabbed wife to death in failed suicide pact walks free – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner walked free from court after being cleared of murdering his wife of 50 years whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PwC partner Colin Tenner sues over redundancy – The Times
“A former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers is taking it to an employment tribunal this week, claiming compensation for disability discrimination.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sexual predator who ran website for paedophiles jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A sexual predator whose past violent crimes were exposed when he was caught operating a members-only website for paedophiles has been jailed for 14 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents win compensation after son born with cerebral palsy after hospital error – Daily Telegraph
“A midwife whose son was starved of oxygen at birth leaving him disabled has won compensation to pay for his care.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tribunal rejects financier’s £4m harassment claim – The Times
“A high-flying financier who accused her boss of sexual harassment, bringing prostitutes to business meetings and trying to have her killed by Russian hitmen has had her £4 million compensation claim dismissed by an employment tribunal.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guantanamo damages claimants to hear evidence ruling – BBC News
“Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees are to hear if an appeal has succeeded against government use of secret evidence to fight their damages claim.”
BBC News, 4th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Army to be sued for war crimes over its role in Fallujah attacks – The Independent
“Allegations that Britain was complicit in the use of chemical weapons linked to an upsurge in child deformity cases in Iraq, are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence.”
The Independent, 4th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court battle of wife and mistress settled – The Independent
“The court battle between the wife and former mistress of an accountant over the £3.2 million property portfolio he built up came to an abrupt halt today (30 April).”
The Independent, 30th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Football fixtures protected by copyright but not database right, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“Football fixture lists are protected by database copyright but not by the EU’s database right, the High Court has said. The ruling means that sporting bodies can charge users of their fixture lists licence fees.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
