BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd v Zodiac Seats UK Ltd [2013] UKSC 46 (3 July 2013)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Harvey, R. v (Rev 1) [2013] EWCA Crim 1104 (03 July 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Smart v The Forensic Science Service Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 783 (02 July 2013)
S (A Child) & Ors v Nottingham City Council & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 771 (02 July 2013)
Force India Formula One Team Ltd v Aerolab Srl & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 780 (03 July 2013)
Frost v Wake Smith and Tofields Solicitors [2013] EWCA Civ 772 (19 June 2013)
McKillen v (Misland (Cyprus) Investments Ltd & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 781 (03 July 2013)
Malik v Fassenfelt & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 798 (03 July 2013)
Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria [2013] EWCA Civ 785 (02 July 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Say v Howard Gurpinar LLP [2013] EWHC 1386 (QB) (08 March 2013)
Travel and Holidays v Hajj Charter [2013] EWHC 1212 (QB) (28 February 2013)
Lord Chancellor v Woodhall [2013] EWHC 764 (QB) (20 February 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rrapaj & Ors v Director of Legal Aid Casework & Anor [2013] EWHC 1837 (Admin) (02 July 2013)
Agyeikum, R (on the application of) v SSHD [2013] EWHC 1828 (Admin) (02 July 2013)
Stern, R (on the application of) v Horsham District Council [2013] EWHC 1460 (Admin) (01 May 2013)
Richards v Government of Ghana [2013] EWHC 1254 (Admin) (16 April 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
HJ (A Child) [2013] EWHC 1867 (Fam) (02 July 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & 16 Ors [2013] EWHC 1869 (Comm) (02 July 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
FG Skerritt Ltd v Caledonian Building Systems Ltd [2013] EWHC 1898 (TCC) (03 July 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Whistleblowers: Is a change in the law enough to protect them – and us? – The Independent
“As a lawyer acting for whistleblowers, I have been struck by the common message emerging from the public inquiries into scandals across very different sectors.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Private landlords face £3,000 fines for renting to illegal immigrants – Daily Telegraph
“Private landlords face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to inspect tenants’ passports and other identity documents to establish that they are not illegal immigrants.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Consultations on upcoming immigration bill – UK Border Agency
“The government has launched two consultations seeking views on proposed immigration legislation.”
UK Border Agency, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Why UK legal education is falling short in a globalised world – The Guardian
“Students need to learn both the positive and negative impacts of law on human rights and global development, says Robert Tam.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mobile phone insurance complaints firm fined by FCA – BBC News
“A firm which deals with complaints for Phones 4U has been fined £2.8m for wide-ranging failures in dealing with gripes about mobile insurance policies.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal inquiry of 100-home Essex scheme unfair, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A decision by a Planning Inspector to grant permission for a residential development in Great Dunmow, Essex is set to be quashed following a High Court ruling that the appeal process had been unfair.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Met police officer who used racial slur against suspect is sacked – The Guardian
“A police constable who was secretly recorded using a racial slur against a young black man under arrest in front of several colleagues has been sacked.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How do we tackle institutional abuse of minors? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“In this piece I examine a difficult question. Is there now a need for a duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate abuse of minors over and above the welfare duty in s 11 of the Children Act 2004? (The question can be put in a number of different ways covering exploitation, abuse, and I have not tried to define precisely the social evil to be minimised).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
British freedoms could be eroded, warns Lord Chief Justice – Daily Telegraph
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has warned technological advances and other reforms could allow creeping totalitarianism to develop in Britain unless judicial independence is protected.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Miscarriages of justice body to receive increased funds after applications rise – The Guardian
“The 10% increase comes amid cuts to criminal legal aid, leading lawyers to ask whether a better funded CCRC will address the problem of lack of legal representation.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Englishman’s home no longer his castle, says senior judge – Daily Telegraph
“Not all squatters are bad, a senior judge has said, as he suggested an Englishman’s home is no longer his castle.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Parents jailed over toddler’s heroin death – The Guardian
“A father has been jailed for killing his young son by negligently allowing him to eat heroin in the family home.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
National Security and Civil Liberties – Getting the balance right – Home Office
“Speech on national security by Security Minister James Brokenshire to National Security Summit at Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre on 3 July Originally given at London. This is a transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.”
Home Office, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Hospital bosses face prosecution over care failings – The Independent
“Hospital and care home managers who allow neglect and abuse to take place on their watch could face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines under new Government plans designed to restore trust in the health service after a series of high profile NHS scandals.”
The Independent, 4th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Grayling’s prisons plan to ensure inmates are released close to home – The Guardian
“A national network of 70 ‘resettlement prisons’ is to be established to ensure that inmates are released from jail close to the area in which they will live, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Norman Bettison referred to IPCC over Stephen Lawrence inquiry – The Guardian
“The controversy over police dirty tricks directed at Stephen Lawrence’s family’s campaign for justice grew today after Sir Norman Bettison was alleged to have attempted to intervene in the public inquiry into the racist killing.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How has the NHS been changed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012? – No. 5 Chambers
“The purpose of this lecture is to attempt to look at the big themes in healthcare law in order to understand how the legal structure of the NHS has changed as a result of the passing and almost complete implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Inevitably there are other factors that change the NHS at the same time and I will attempt to weave in these other factors at an appropriate place.”
No. 5 Chambers, 26th June 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Contributory negligence claims and the use of child passenger restraints by Stuart Young – Sovereign Chambers
“Parents who fail to secure their children in appropriate child passenger seats can be found to be contributory negligent for any injuries that may be suffered by the child as a result of a road traffic accident, as confirmed by the recent Court of Appeal case Williams v Estate of Dayne Joshua Williams 2013.”
Sovereign Chambers, 1st July 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
