Category: law reports

In re W (A Child) (Abduction: Contempt) – WLR Daily

Posted August 23rd, 2011 in appeals, child abduction, contempt of court, detention, law reports by sally

In re W (A Child) (Abduction: Contempt) [2011] WLR (D) 277

“Where a father repeatedly flouted court orders that he disclose the whereabouts of his child, who had been abducted and was believed to be abroad, it was open to the court to impose repeated terms of imprisonment for contempt the cumulative duration of which ostensibly exceeded the two-year term identified in section 14(1) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981.”

WLR Daily, 17th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 22nd, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd (Ancillary Matters) [2011] EWCA Civ 1033 (19 August 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Harborne Road Nominees Ltd v Karvaski & Anor [2011] EWHC 2214 (Ch) (19 August 2011)

Sarwar v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (Rev 1) [2011] EWHC 2233 (Ch) (27 July 2011)

Mann Aviation Group (Engineering) Ltd v Longmint Aviation Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 2238 (Ch) (19 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 18th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit UK Ltd & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 927 (29 July 2011)

Manchester City Council v G & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 939 (02 August 2011)

Cleaver & Ors v Schyde Investments Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 929 (29 July 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

PR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; SS (Bangladesh) v Same; TC (Zimbabwe) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted August 17th, 2011 in appeals, asylum, immigration, international law, law reports, tribunals by sally

PR (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; SS (Bangladesh) v Same; TC (Zimbabwe) v Same [2011] EWCA Civ 988; [2011] WLR (D) 276

“The two tiers of the tribunal system operating in respect of immigration and asylum cases were, and were plainly to be regarded as, competent to determine whether there was a compelling reason why the particular issue on which an applicant’s claim which had failed twice before that system should be subjected to a third judicial process.”

WLR Daily, 11th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 17th, 2011 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

BB, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin) (02 August 2011)

S, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 2120 (Admin) (05 August 2011)

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anor [2011] EWHC 2192 (Admin) (12 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 15th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Driver v Air India Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 986 (12 August 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Ackerman v Ackerman & Ors [2011] EWHC 2183 (Ch) (12 August 2011)

High Court (Family Division)

R v M [2011] EWHC 2132 (Fam) (18 May 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Regina (SL) v Westminster City Council (The Medical Foundation and another intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 15th, 2011 in asylum, law reports, local government, mental health, residential care by sally

Regina (SL) v Westminster City Council (The Medical Foundation and another intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 954; [2011] WLR (D) 275

“On the true meaning of section 21(1)(a) of the National Assistance Act 1948, as amended, an asylum seeker suffering from depression and mental health difficulties who had been granted indefinite leave to remain was entitled to residential accommodation if the local authority had provided a programme of assistance and support to him through a care co-ordinator, since such provision of assistance would be otiose without the additional provision of housing.”

WLR Daily, 10th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

New Cap Reinsurance Corpn Ltd (in liquidation) and another v Grant and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 15th, 2011 in enforcement, foreign jurisdictions, insolvency, law reports by sally

New Cap Reinsurance Corpn Ltd (in liquidation) and another v Grant and others [2011] EWCA Civ 971; [2011] WLR (D) 274

“Section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986 could be used to seek assistance with a view to the enforcement of a money judgment issued in foreign insolvency proceedings, and was not excluded by section 6 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933.”

WLR Daily, 9th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 12th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Moore v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1988 (11 August 2011)

Burton v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1990 (11 August 2011)

Hookway & Anor v R [2011] EWCA Crim 1989 (11 August 2011)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Hirose Electrical UK Ltd v Peak Ingredients Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 987 (11 August 2011)

PR (Sri Lanka) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 988 (11 August 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Elayathamby, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 2182 (Admin) (11 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 11th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

SL v Westminster City Council & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 954 (10 August 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Lim v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 2178 (QB) (10 August 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Infinis Plc Infinis (Re-Gen) Ltd, R (on the application of) v Gas & Electricity Markets Authority & Anor [2011] EWHC 1873 (Admin) (10 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in contempt of court, disclosure, law reports by sally

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko and others [2011] EWHC 2163 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 273

“The court had jurisdiction to order a solicitor to disclose his client’s contact details if satisfied it was just and convenient to do so to ensure the effectiveness of an earlier order.”

WLR Daily, 5th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 10th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Court of Protection case to be reported in real time after landmark legal ruling – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2011 in care homes, Court of Protection, elderly, law reports, local government, news, public interest by sally

“A son’s battle to care for his elderly father made legal history on Monday when a judge ruled that his case against the local authority could be reported in ‘real time’.”

Full story

The Guardian, 8th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 8th, 2011 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Cherney & Ors v Neuman & Ors [2011] EWHC 2156 (Ch) (05 August 2011)

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko & Ors [2011] EWHC 2163 (Ch) (05 August 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Steadman v London United Busways Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 2136 (QB) (05 August 2011)

Whiten v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 2066 (QB) (05 August 2011)

Bodey v Hall [2011] EWHC 2162 (QB) (05 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 5th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Pasha, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 955 (04 August 2011)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Swotbooks.com Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2011] EWHC 2025 (QB) (29 July 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 4th, 2011 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Grimes v Hawkins & Anor [2011] EWHC 2004 (QB) (03 August 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Boghani v Nathoo [2011] EWHC 2101 (Ch) (02 August 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Berky, R (on the application of) v Newport City Council & Ors [2011] EWHC 2100 (Admin) (29 July 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org

Tristmire Ltd v Mew and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2011 in appeals, housing, landlord & tenant, law reports, rent, ships by sally

Tristmire Ltd v Mew and another [2011] EWCA Civ 912; [2011] WLR (D) 271

“A houseboat placed on a supporting platform in a harbour did not have a degree of permanence such as to make it part of the plot on which the platform stood so that a tenancy or licence of the plot would extend to the houseboat.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina v Jones and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2011 in appeals, environmental protection, law reports, waste by sally

Regina v Jones and another [2011] WLR (D) 270

“When a person deposited material on land the question whether the material constituted ‘waste’ for the purposes of section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 depended on that person’s conduct immediately prior to depositing the material and the landowner’s purpose in receiving it.”

WLR Daily, 27th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 3rd, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

BB, R (on the application of) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 2129 (02 August 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Boggild & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1928 (19 July 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hargreaves v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2011] EWHC 1999 (Admin) (2 August 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org