Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland (Respondent) v. Lloyds Banking Group Plc (Appellant) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 23rd January 2013
Motorcyclist on cannabis with 45 traffic convictions who killed pedestrian given 18 months – Daily Telegraph
“A widow whose husband was killed as he walked home from his local pub is to campaign for a change in the law after a banned driver dubbed ‘an absolute menace on the roads’ was jailed for only 18 months today for causing his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Listen carefully: jeopardising legal advice services is reckless – The Guardian
“Cuts to legal aid and grants means courts will be dealing with unprecedented number of self-represented litigants.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judging people – and a case about a Porsche 917 – UK Human Rights Blog
“Two types of readers may be interested in this case; the first, who are interested in the age-old judging problem of whom to believe when faced with a conflict of evidence, and the second (and I don’t want to do any gender-stereotyping) those who are fascinated in whether a replica Porsche 917 (think Steve McQueen in Le Mans) over-revved and blew because (a) it had a gearbox fault or (b) the Defendant driver missed a gear.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man jailed over Newbury mosque pig’s head dumping – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three months for dumping a pig’s head outside a mosque in Berkshire.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Treasury presses supreme court to consider secret evidence in bank case – The Guardian
“The Treasury is urging the supreme court to consider secret evidence for the first time when it hears an appeal by an Iranian bank against sanctions imposed on it by the British government.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
KC v MGN Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 3 (22 January 2013)
MS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 7 (22 January 2013)
Bank of Scotland Plc v Watson [2013] EWCA Civ 6 (22 January 2013)
TG (A Child), Re [2013] EWCA Civ 5 (22 January 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Piper v Hales [2013] EWHC B1 (QB) (18 January 2013)
Cummings & Ors v The Ministry of Justice [2013] EWHC 48 (QB) (22 January 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kenya Aid Programme v Sheffield City Council [2013] EWHC 54 (Admin) (22 January 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Bushara) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“In assessing whether an individual would be at risk on return to a member state, the fact that the receiving state was itself bound by the same Conventions and Community law as the sending state was to be regarded as obviating the risk unless there was a systemic failure in the receiving state. Unless there had been such a failure, the person was adequately protected: he had his rights against the receiving government and, if necessary, the possibility of recourse to the European Court of Human Rights from the receiving country.”
WLR Daily, 16th January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Thames Water Utilities Ltd v Transport for London – WLR Daily
Thames Water Utilities Ltd v Transport for London [2013] WLR (D) 15
“On the plain construction of regulation 19 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 a statutory undertaker could not avoid a criminal sanction where a person contracted to act on its behalf to undertake specified works in a specified street did so without a permit.”
WLR Daily, 17th January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Van der Pijl) v Crown Court at Kingston upon Thames – WLR Daily
“A search warrant had to be sufficiently clear and precise in its terms so that those carrying out the search and those whose premises were being searched could understand the warrant without reference to any other extraneous documents.”
WLR Daily, 21st January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Blackstone’s Pannick fails to persuade Supreme Court to extend privilege to accountants – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has refused to extend legal privilege to accountants offering tax advice.”
The Lawyer, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Ministry of Justice publishes final DBA and success fee cap regulations – Litigation Futures
“Signs of life from the Ministry of Justice over getting on with implementing the Jackson reforms emerged yesterday with publication of two draft statutory instruments that will come into force on 1 April.”
Litigation Futures, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Barnet’s ‘easyCouncil’ faces judicial review over outsourcing – The Guardian
“The ‘easyCouncil’ model of no-frills local services is set to go on trial this spring after the High Court announced it will review a £320m services contract due to be outsourced by the Conservative-controlled London Borough of Barnet.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How UK libel laws undermined Sunday Times in Lance Armstrong case – The Guardian
“The legal battle with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong which cost the Sunday Times almost £1m after it suggested he took banned substances shows how difficult it is to pursue investigations under British libel laws, with the burden of proof heavily stacked against publishers, according to those who worked on the original stories.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children: Public Law Update – Family Law Week
“John Tughan, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, considers some recent important public law decisions of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court relating to children.”
Family Law Week, 21st January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kingerlee Holdings Ltd v Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd [2013] EWHC 47 (Ch) (21 January 2013)
Francis v Solomon Taylor & Shaw (a firm) [2013] EWHC 9 (Ch) (11 January 2013)
Mahmood v Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV & Ors [2013] EWHC 44 (Ch) (18 January 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ayres v Odedra [2013] EWHC 40 (QB) (18 January 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
A City Council v DC & Ors [2013] EWHC 8 (Fam) (11 January 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
KA, R (on the application of) v Essex County Council [2013] EWHC 43 (Admin) (18 January 2013)
Powierza v District Court, Warszawa, Poland [2013] EWHC 36 (Admin) (17 January 2013)
Lanner Parish Council v The Cornwall Council & Anor [2013] EWHC 37 (Admin) (21 January 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
Final ruling on legal advice confidentiality expected tomorrow – OUT-LAW.com
“Lawyers will learn tomorrow whether the confidential protection that attaches to their communication with clients can also be claimed by accountants. A Supreme Court ruling on the issue of legal professional privilege (LPP) is expected tomorrow.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
