In the matter of the Nortel Companies; In the matter of the Lehman Companies; In the matter of the Lehman Companies No 2 – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 24th July 2013
R (on the application of Modaresi) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Health (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 24th July 2013
Helping Female Offenders Keep Their Home – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Harriet Stranks on one charity’s work to tackle re-offending and homelessness among women released from prison.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 20th July 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Sperm donor ordered to pay maintenance for child after judge rules he is the father – The Independent
“A professional man registered as a sperm donor on a website and advertised his willingness to participate in a ‘breeding party, ie a male-dominated orgy designed to get a woman pregnant’, a High Court judge said today.”
The Independent, 26th Juyl 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peter McMahon death: Two jailed for freezer body murder – BBC News
“Two people have been jailed for life for the murder of a pensioner whose body they dumped in a chest freezer before plundering his bank account.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nottinghamshire police disciplined over pregnant woman’s treatment – BBC News
“Three Nottinghamshire police officers have been disciplined over their parts in the treatment of a ‘vulnerable’ pregnant woman when she was arrested.”
BBC News, 27th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stuart Hall’s ‘inadequate’ jail sentence for sex offences doubled by Court of Appeal – The Independent
“Veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall’s prison sentence for indecently assaulting 13 girls was doubled to 30 months today after the Appeal Court ruled that the punishment was inadequate for the crimes that he had committed.”
The Independent, 26th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC to investigate Hillsborough police offier Sir Norman Bettison over report on anti-racism campaigner – The Independent
“The former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, Sir Norman Bettison, is to be investigated over claims he ordered his officers to compile a detailed report on the anti-racism campaigner Mohammed Amran, before he testified to the Macpherson Inquiry into the death of the teenager Stephen Lawrence.”
The Independent, 26th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Poundland case reaches supreme court – The Guardian
“The government will attempt to overturn the judgment of a multimillion-pound case affecting almost a quarter of a million unemployed people on Monday.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The courts will not be privatised but reform is needed, Lord Chancellor and top judges declare – Litigation Futures
“The courts will not be privatised, but ways to generate more income and capital for investment are under review – as are ‘difficult decisions’ about court fees, it emerged yesterday.”
Litigation Futures, 26th July 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Construction industry disputes – Panopticon
“The balance of public interest was ‘very strongly’ in favour of maintaining the confidentiality of documents in order to “protect the course of justice” both in Jackson v Info Commissioner, EA 2012/0263, FTT Decision on 19 July 2013, and in ‘many other such disputes’ said Judge Hughes. The value of the disclosure of the material was limited. The adverse impact of disclosure on dispute resolution was substantial. Judge Hughes concluded: ‘If there were to be change in the arrangements underpinning construction dispute resolution then this should be explored through a careful process of public debate and consultation leading to an amendment of the statutory framework.'”
Panopticon, 26th July 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Adrian Locke drug deal stabbing: Two guilty of murder – BBC News
“Two men have been found guilty of murdering a man they stabbed to death when he tried to buy heroin from them.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2013] EWCA Civ 928 (25 July 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Infederation Ltd v Google Inc & Ors [2013] EWHC 2295 (Ch) (26 July 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
SC DG Petrol SRL v Vitol Broking Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 2176 (Comm) (25 July 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
Sekhri v Ray [2013] EWHC 2290 (Fam) (23 July 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Tchenguiz & Anor v Serious Fraud Office & Ors [2013] EWHC 2297 (QB) (26 July 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Expert highlights “worrying approach” in Justice Committee’s report on sentencing of environmental offenders – OUT-LAW.com
“It is ‘worrying’ that a Justice Committee report suggests treating companies whose actions risk harm to the environment in the same way as those who cause actual harm, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
HS2 challenges fail but powerful dissent – UK Human Rights Blog
“HS2 is the proposed high speed rail link to Birmingham and beyond. Its opponents sought to challenge the decision to promote it by way of a hybrid Bill in Parliament, saying that the process as a whole breached the various EU rules, including the need for Strategic Environmental Assessment under the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive 2001/42/EC and the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
PC Chris Findley death: Dale Dixon, 19, sentenced – BBC News
“A teenager who killed an off-duty police officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a young offenders institution.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thief who stole from dying hospital patients jailed for three years – Daily Telegraph
“A thief who stole from dying hospital patients, including one who was terminally ill with cancer, has been jailed for three years.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leicester Crown Court is ‘in crisis’ according to lawyers – BBC News
“Victims of crime are being put through unnecessary extra stress because of a ‘crisis’ caused by a lack of judges at Leicester Crown Court, lawyers claim.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
20 law firms implicated in ‘secret’ phone hacking scandal – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers were the biggest users of the private investigators behind the ‘secret’ phone-hacking scandal, it has been revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge: couple’s £850,000 divorce is financial suicide – The Guardian
“A high court judge has said a couple have committed ‘financial suicide’ by spending £850,000 on legal bills during their divorce.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
