Category: law reports

Regina (Hussein) v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted August 5th, 2014 in armed forces, assault, international law, judicial review, law reports, treaties, war by sally

Regina (Hussein) v Secretary of State for Defence [2014] EWCA Civ 1087; [2014] WLR (D) 361

‘The policy of the Secretary of State for Defence permitting a technique involving the use of shouting by the armed forces when questioning captured persons was compatible with international law and did not inherently give rise to an unacceptable risk of breaching international law, in particular the prohibitions on inhumane treatment, threats, insults, or unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment under the Geneva Conventions.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Rogers (Bradley) and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 5th, 2014 in fraud, jurisdiction, law reports, money laundering, proceeds of crime by sally

Regina v Rogers (Bradley) and others [2014] EWCA Crim 1680; [2014] WLR (D) 362

‘Both the provisions relating to money laundering contained in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and earlier authority provided jurisdiction in the English courts to cover an allegation of converting criminal property obtained by fraud in the United Kingdom by a person living and working in Spain who permitted the money to be received into his Spanish bank account and then withdrawn from it.’

WLR Daily, 1st August 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 5th, 2014 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Pitts & Ors, R. v [2014] EWCA Crim 1615 (31 July 2014)

Watkins & Anor v R. (Rev 2) [2014] EWCA Crim 1677 (31 July 2014)

Loveless & Ors, R v [2014] EWCA Crim 1679 (01 August 2014)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Innes v Information Commissioner & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1086 (31 July 2014)

Buer, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1109 (31 July 2014)

Young v Anglo American South Africa Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1130 (31 July 2014)

CLP Holding Company Ltd v Singh & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1103 (31 July 2014)

B & Anor, Re [2014] EWCA Civ 1133 (01 August 2014)

PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1132 (01 August 2014)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Al-Waheed v Ministry of Defence [2014] EWHC 2714 (QB) (31 July 2014)

Chweidan v Mischcon De Reya Solicitors [2014] EWHC 2685 (QB) (31 July 2014)

JXL & Anor v Britton [2014] EWHC 2571 (QB) (31 July 2014)

Zurich Insurance Plc v Kay & Ors [2014] EWHC 2734 (QB) (01 August 2014)

Leeds United Football Club Ltd v West Yorkshire Police [2014] EWHC 2738 (QB) (01 August 2014)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Richmond Pharmacology Ltd v Chester Overseas Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2692 (Ch) (01 August 2014)

Secretary of State for Health & Ors v Servier Laboratories Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2720 (Ch) (31 July 2014)

Arcadia Group Ltd v Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd & Anor [2014] EWHC 2683 (Ch) (31 July 2014)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Silver v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anor [2014] EWHC 2729 (Admin) (01 August 2014)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Hirtenstein & Anor v Hill Dickinson LLP [2014] EWHC 2711 (Comm) (31 July 2014)

Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges)

A, B, and C (Children : Interim Care Orders ) [2014] EWFC 28 (29 July 2014)

M v B [2014] EWHC 2686 (Fam) (24 July 2014)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Weatherford Global Products Ltd v Hydropath Holdings Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2725 (TCC) (01 August 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

IG Index Ltd v Cloete – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2014 in appeals, civil procedure rules, disclosure, documents, employment tribunals, law reports, practice directions, unfair dismissal by sally

IG Index Ltd v Cloete [2014] EWCA Civ 1128; [2014] WLR (D) 360

‘CPR r 31.22 applied to restrict the use of documents disclosed pursuant to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 and, their replacement, the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Innes v Information Commissioner and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2014 in computer programs, electronic mail, freedom of information, law reports, school admissions by sally

Innes v Information Commissioner and another [2014] EWCA 1086; [2014] WLR (D) 358

‘Under section 11(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a claimant requesting information under section 1(1) of the 2000 Act was entitled to stipulate what software format should be used when the information sought was provided to him.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Florea v Judicial Authority Carei Courthouse, Satu Mare County, Romania – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2014 in appeals, extradition, human rights, law reports, prisons by sally

Florea v Judicial Authority Carei Courthouse, Satu Mare County, Romania [2014] EWHC 2528 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 356

‘Where there was a real likelihood that a prisoner would serve a sentence in personal space of less than three metres, a serious issue of breach of article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms arose, without the need for other aggravating features and despite the good faith of the Government in seeking to address a problem of historic inadequacy in the prison estate.’

WLR Daily, 30th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Buer) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2014 in EC law, freedom of movement, law reports, treaties by sally

Regina (Buer) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1109; [2014] WLR (D) 359

‘Article 13 of Decision No 1/80 adopted under the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey did not apply to Turkish workers who were already sufficiently integrated into the work force of the host member state to enjoy rights under article 6(1) of the Decision.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Maries) v Merton London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2014 in appeals, appropriation, judicial review, law reports, local government, public interest by sally

Regina (Maries) v Merton London Borough Council [2014] EWHC 2689 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 357

‘In exercising the power to appropriate land under section 122(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the statutory question that had to be determined was whether the land remained, or was no longer, required for a particular purpose, meaning no longer needed in the public interest of the locality for that purpose. That was a question for the local authority and not the court, subject to principles of Wednesbury reasonableness.’

WLR Daily, 31st August 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 4th, 2014 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Grace, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1091 (09 June 2014)

Rotherham Borough Council & Ors, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2014] EWCA Civ 1080 (28 July 2014)

High Court (Queen’s Bench)

Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 2615 (QB) (28 July 2014)

Sunrise Brokers LLP v Rodgers [2014] EWHC 2633 (QB) (29 July 2014)

St Christopher School (Letchworth) Ltd v Schymanski & Anor [2014] EWHC 2573 (QB) (30 July 2014)

Smith v Bailey [2014] EWHC 2569 (QB) (28 July 2014)

Knauer v Ministry of Justice [2014] EWHC 2553 (QB) (24 July 2014)

Daniel v Secretary of State for the Department of Health [2014] EWHC 2578 (QB) (28 July 2014)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Walsh & Ors v Needleman Treon (A Firm) & Ors [2014] EWHC 2554 (Ch) (25 July 2014)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Krusinina v Prosecutors General Office of the Republic of Latvia [2014] EWHC 2509 (Admin) (23 July 2014)

Professional Standards Authority for Health And Social Care v General Pharmaceutical Council & Anor [2014] EWHC 2521 (Admin) (23 July 2014)

High Court (Family Division)

P v D & Ors [2014] EWHC 2355 (Fam) (24 July 2014)

AL v DA [2014] EWHC 2632 (Fam) (09 July 2014)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

O’Rourke Construction Ltd v Healthcare Support (Newcastle) Ltd & Ors [2014] EWHC 2595 (TCC) (28 July 2014)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Tchenguiz & Ors v The Serious Fraud Office [2014] EWHC 2597 (Comm) (28 July 2014)

High Court (Patents Court)

Actavis Group PTC EHF & Anor v Pharmacia LLC [2014] EWHC 2611 (Pat) (24 July 2014)

Source: www.bailii.org

Healthcare at Home Limited (Appellant) v The Common Services Agency (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted August 1st, 2014 in EC law, health, law reports, public procurement, Scotland, tenders by sally

Healthcare at Home Limited (Appellant) v The Common Services Agency (Respondent) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 49 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 30th July 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

David T. Morrison & Co Limited t/a Gael Home Interiors (Respondent) v ICL Plastics Limited and others (Appellants) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted August 1st, 2014 in law reports, limitations, negligence, prescription, Scotland, statutory duty, statutory interpretation by sally

David T. Morrison & Co Limited t/a Gael Home Interiors (Respondent) v ICL Plastics Limited and others (Appellants) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 48 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 30th July 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Hounga (Appellant) v Allen and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court

Posted August 1st, 2014 in contract of employment, forced labour, illegality, immigration, law reports, race discrimination, trafficking in human beings by sally

Hounga (Appellant) v Allen and another (Respondents) [2014] UKSC 47 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 30th July 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in appeals, EC law, gender, law reports, pensions, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2014] EWCA Civ 1112; [2014] WLR (D) 355

‘The effect of section 4 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, which required that a subsisting marriage be annulled prior to the issue of a full gender recognition certificate, and thus to being treated as a woman for pension purposes, did not contravene the principle of equal treatment and was accordingly not discriminatory.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (OP) v Secretary of State for Justice (Just for Kids Law intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in criminal procedure, law reports, learning difficulties, news, victims, witnesses by sally

Regina (OP) v Secretary of State for Justice (Just for Kids Law intervening) [2014] EWHC 1944 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 348

‘It might be a necessary requirement to provide a full registered (rather than non-registered) intermediary when an individual of special vulnerability, who was in jeopardy by reason of being before the courts upon criminal accusation, came to give evidence, as such a person should be put in the best position to do themselves justice.’

WLR Daily, 13th June 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in disability discrimination, equality, housing, human rights, law reports, news, repossession by sally

Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone [2014] EWCA Civ 1081; [2014] WLR (D) 350

‘In possession proceedings the court should approach a defence based on disability discrimination under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010 in the same way as it would approach one based on article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.’

WLR Daily, 30th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Hounga v Allen and another (Anti-Slavery International intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in contract of employment, forced labour, illegality, immigration, law reports, news, race discrimination, trafficking in human beings by sally

Hounga v Allen and another (Anti-Slavery International intervening) [2014] UKSC 47; [2014] WLR (D) 353

‘A claim for the statutory tort of discrimination in relation to dismissal by an employee who had entered the United Kingdom illegally was not barred by the defence of illegality in circumstances where the application of the defence would be an affront to the public policy of protecting the victims of human trafficking.’

WLR Daily, 30th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Wiggins v Regent Wealth Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in enfranchisement, land registration, landlord & tenant, law reports, leases, news by sally

Wiggins v Regent Wealth Ltd and others [2014] EWCA Civ 1078; [2014] WLR (D) 352

‘Section 2 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 did not permit exercise of a right to collective enfranchisement in relation to leasehold interests which were not in existence at the date of service of the initial notice under section 13 of the Act, and paragraph 15(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act did not confer power on the court to permit amendment of the initial notice to specify such interests.’

WLR Daily, 30th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Arcadia Group Ltd v Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in indexation, law reports, pensions, trusts by sally

Arcadia Group Ltd v Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 2683 (Ch); [2014] WLR (D) 354

‘The definition of “retail prices index” in pension scheme documentation operated to confer powers to select an index other than the retail prices index and those powers were not confined to circumstances in which the retail prices index had been discontinued or replaced. Section 67 of the Pensions Act 1995 did not preclude the selection of the consumer prices index for use in connection with benefits derived from past service.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Healthcare at Home Ltd v Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in EC law, health, law reports, news, public procurement, Scotland, tenders by sally

Healthcare at Home Ltd v Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service [2014] UKSC 49; [2014] WLR (D) 351

‘On a challenge by an unsuccessful tenderer for a public contract, the question whether the published criteria for the award of the contract had been sufficiently clear was to be determined by the court applying an objective legal standard by reference to a reasonably well informed and diligent tenderer and did not depend on the evidence of witnesses as to how they had understood the document.’

WLR Daily, 30th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (Winder and others) v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in benefits, council tax, domicile, law reports, local government, news, ultra vires by sally

Regina (Winder and others) v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2014] EWHC 2617 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 349

‘The provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 did not empower a billing authority for an area to impose a condition of residence on individuals seeking to utilise a council tax reduction scheme created under section 13A(2) of the Act.’

WLR Daily, 30th July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk