BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Vuvamu v Secretary of State for Transport [2013] EWCA Civ 1116 (11 September 2013)
E-Clear (UK) Plc v Elia & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1114 (06 September 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
A fairer civil future? – New Law Journal
“Mohammed Saleem Tariq & Anton van Dellen reflect on the early days of the Jackson reforms.”
New Law Journal, 6th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Companies that blacklist workers face ban from public contracts in Wales – The Guardian
“Companies that blacklist workers for taking part in trade union activity face being barred from multibillion-pound public sector contracts under plans unveiled by the Welsh government.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Kettled’ protester loses High Court compensation case – BBC News
“A man who was ‘kettled’ during a protest in central London has lost his damages claim against the Met.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference – Home Office
“Damian Green Speech to the annual Superintendents’ Conference on Wednesday (11 September).”
Home Office, 11th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Vegetarian mother stopped father seeing son in case he fed him meat – Daily Telegraph
“A vegetarian mother who stopped her five year-old son from seeing his father because she feared he might feed him meat must let him see the child or lose custody, a judge ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stephen Lee: Match-fixing verdict reserved to later date – BBC News
“Former world number five Stephen Lee’s match-fixing tribunal has concluded in Bristol, with Adam Lewis QC reserving judgement in the case to a later date.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Union activists awarded compensation after being cleared of racism over leaflet – Daily Telegraph
“Four senior members of Unison have been awarded almost £50,000 in compensation after a panel ruled their use of a cartoon of a 17th century proverb on leaflets was not racist.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hillsborough disaster: An investigation going nowhere? – The Independent
“A year after the exposure of a police cover-up that followed the 1989 tragedy, no one has yet been held to account, and victims’ families are losing hope of seeing justice.”
The Idnependent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Murderers and other lifers on day release without adequate risk assessment, watchdogs warn – Daily Telegraph
“Murderers, rapists and other life prisoners are being allowed out on day release without being properly risk assessed, two watchdogs have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Howell’s School, Denbigh: Dismissed Bernie Routledge awarded £217,000 – BBC News
“A former head teacher of a private girls’ school in Denbighshire has been awarded £216,898 for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three’s a crowd for simple magistrates court cases, says minister – The Guardian
“Chris Grayling says it is absurd that benches of three magistrates are required to rubber-stamp ‘foregone conclusions.’ ”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News
“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Haroon Aswat extradition block upheld by European Court – BBC News
“The government has failed to overturn a European Court ruling blocking the extradition of a British terror suspect accused of conspiring with Abu Hamza.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government plans to “limit” those who are able to apply for a judicial review – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has proposed further reforms to the judicial review process in order to prevent those who do not have a direct interest in a case from exploiting the process for ‘campaigning or publicity purposes.’ ”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Council guilty of safety breach after woman falls into drain at care home – Local Government Lawyer
“A council has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs after an 82-year-old vulnerable woman was injured in a fall at one of its care homes.”
Local Government Lawyer, 10th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
LSB responds to MoJ review of legal services regulations with a blueprint for deregulation – Legal Services Board
“LSB responds to MoJ review of legal services regulations with a blueprint for deregulation.”
Legal Services Board, 10th September 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Claimants’ ability to pay tribunal fees will be based on combination of income and savings, Government confirms – OUT-LAW.com
“A single system of fee remission, based on a combination of claimants’ income and ‘disposable capital’, will be introduced across all courts and tribunals, including employment tribunals, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
