Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce to be sentenced – BBC News
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 11th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abu Qatada must remain in custody – The Guardian
“Radical preacher Abu Qatada must remain in custody following his arrest for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, a judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government failing to bring Britain in line with European rules on human trafficking, say charities – The Independent
“The Government has failed to bring Britain in line with European laws on human trafficking, according to leading charities, who say victims of the crime are being left vulnerable to further abuse.”
The Independent, 10th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Heritage bodies win high court battle against Barnwell windfarm – The Guardian
“Leading heritage organisations have won a high court battle against plans for a windfarm they warn will result in substantial harm to a heritage area ‘of national significance.’ English Heritage and the National Trust say the case has national implications. They supported East Northamptonshire district council’s successful legal bid to block proposals submitted by West Coast Energy for four 300 feet (91 metre) turbines on farmland at Barnwell Manor in Sudborough.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-police officer and ex-prison officer admit selling information to Sun – The Guardian
“A former police officer and ex-prison officer have admitted selling information to the Sun about high-profile individuals – the first people to plead guilty in relation to the investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson & Ors [2013] UKSC 14 (6 March 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MRI Trading AG v Erdenet Mining Corporation LLC [2013] EWCA Civ 156 (08 March 2013)
Citation Plc v Ellis Whittam Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 155 (08 March 2013)
Leeds United Football Club v West Yorkshire Police [2013] EWCA Civ 115 (07 March 2013)
Wallace v Follett [2013] EWCA Civ 146 (07 March 2013)
London Borough of Brent v Tudor [2013] EWCA Civ 157 (06 March 2013)
Everything Everywhere Ltd v Competition Commission & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 154 (06 March 2013)
Fareham Borough Council v Miller [2013] EWCA Civ 159 (06 March 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mikolajczak v District Court In Kalisz, Poland [2013] EWHC 432 (Admin) (07 March 2013)
Zawadzki v Regional Court In Warsaw, Poland [2013] EWHC 433 (Admin) (07 March 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
VIS Trading Co. Ltd v Nazarov & Ors [2013] EWHC 491 (QB) (08 March 2013)
Redcar v Dady & Ors [2013] EWHC 475 (QB) (08 March 2013)
IG Index Plc v Colley & Ors [2013] EWHC 478 (QB) (07 March 2013)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
VFS Financial Services Ltd v JF Plant Tyres Ltd – WLR Daily
VFS Financial Services Ltd v JF Plant Tyres Ltd: [2013] EWHC 346 (QB); [2013] WLR (D) 91
“A ‘disposition’ of goods for the purposes of section 29(1) of the Hire-Purchase Act 1964 was limited to a transaction where the goods had been transferred for money.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
The Food (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (England) Regulations 2013
The Capital Allowances (First-year Tax Credits) Order 2013
The Tax Law Rewrite Acts (Amendment) Order 2013
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013
The Civil Legal Aid (Connected Matters) Regulations 2013
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2013
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Tax Consequences) Order 2013
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2013
The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2013
The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2013
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“Frantic” firms creating hump of CFA cases that will take years to clear, says QC – Litigation Futures
“The 1 April Jackson reforms start date is creating a ‘hump’ of conditional fee agreement (CFA) cases that will take years to clear the courts, a leading clinical negligence barrister has predicted.”
Litigation Futures, 7th March 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Every case, a managed case: Using the Criminal Procedure Rules – Speech by Nicholas Moss, JP
“Nicholas Moss JP, a member of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, talked about the origin of, and context for, the Criminal Procedure Rules and explained the Committee’s role.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 8th March 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Sham marriage gang jailed – Home Office
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Patrick O’Brien: When Judges Misbehave: The Strange Case of Jonah Barrington – UK Constitutional Law Group
“The recent high profile arrest of a part-time recorder, Constance Briscoe, in connection with the Vicki Pryce trial gives me a tenuous topical link to judicial discipline and nineteenth century case of Sir Jonah Barrington, still the only High Court judge to have been dismissed from office. Disciplinary proceedings against a judge are relatively rare and dismissal of a permanent salaried judge is almost unheard of.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 7th March 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Home Office announces changes to the Immigration Rules for skilled migrants from April – OUT-LAW.com
“Changes to the Immigration Rules applying to skilled migrant workers coming to
the UK from outside of the European Economic Area will take effect from April,
the Home Office has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
A landlord who failed to consult properly with its tenants before incurring service charge costs has been reprieved – OUT-LAW.com
“A landlord can still recover the cost of carrying out work on a property from
its tenants through a service charge even if the landlord does not comply with
statutory consultation requirements, provided that the tenants are not
‘prejudiced’ by the landlord’s actions, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Psychiatric wards ‘neglect’ duty to parents – BBC News
“Psychiatric hospitals must consider the children of those who are given compulsory mental health treatment, according to a health watchdog. The Mental Welfare Commission says most healthcare staff are unaware of their responsibilities to help parents to maintain contact with their children.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
May rejects calls from MPs for fundamental rethink of drugs strategy – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May has rejected calls from MPs for a root-and-branch
review of drugs strategy, insisting the government’s approach is working.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Press regulation: Group of six appointed to kick-start new watchdog – The Guardian
“The former supreme court judge, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has established a six-strong ‘foundation group’ to kick start the establishment of a new press regulator, the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has announced. Lord Hunt, who was tasked with transitioning the PCC into the new regulator, said on Thursday that he is hoping the move will help extricate the process of setting up a new watchdog out of the ‘quagmire’ it has been stuck in since the Leveson report was published in November.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gym chains forced to relax contract terms – The Guardian
“Three of Britain’s biggest gym chains have had to change their contracts to make it easier for people to cancel, after the Office of Fair Trading ruled their terms and practices were unfair.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
