Bristol bus driver Gavin Hill who drove into cyclist jailed – BBC News
“A bus driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist down in Bristol using his bus ‘as a weapon’ has been jailed.”
BBC News, 16th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secret court procedures could damage UK’s reputation, critics claim – The Guardian
“The UK’s reputation as a ‘free and fair democracy’ could be damaged by excessive use of secret court procedures that the government aims to introduce, Northamptonshire police has warned.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge criticises lawyer fees as “out of kilter” – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge has warned there is ‘something out of kilter’ in the civil justice system after hearing a case in which lawyers were paid almost six times more than their client.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Courts given green light to hire own interpreters as ALS struggles to cope – The Guardian
“A £300m private contract providing interpreters to all courts across England and Wales has been partially abandoned two weeks after being launched.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bailiff industry changes proposed by Ministry of Justice – BBC News
“Changes to laws governing bailiffs in England and Wales, such as the creation of a code of conduct, are being proposed by the Ministry of Justice.”
BBC News, 17th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Huge increase in use of force at privately run young offender institution – The Guardian
“A huge increase in the use of force to restrain teenage boys at a privately run young offender institution has been sharply criticised by the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christians ‘aren’t above the law’, says equalities chief Trevor Phillips – Daily Telegraph
“Christians who want to be exempt from equality legislation are like Muslims trying to impose sharia on Britain, Trevor Phillips, the human rights watchdog, has declared.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tuition fees ruling could question legality of university charges – The Guardian
“The high court is to rule on whether ministers acted legally in allowing universities to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year from this autumn.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Integrated Family Support Teams (Family Support Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2012
The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training (Amendment) Order of Council 2012
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No.3) Order 2012
The School Finance (England) Regulations 2012
The London Legacy Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Gang members get life terms for East Dulwich bus murder – BBC News
“Three gang members have been given life terms for murdering a teenager who was stabbed 24 times in south-east London.”
BBC News, 16th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kazakh billionaire Ablyazov in contempt, High Court rules – The Lawyer
“The High Court today ruled that Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov has been in contempt of court orders because he failed to disclose the full extent of his assets.”
The Lawyer, 16th February 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Courts cannot force social networks to broadly monitor for illegal file-sharing, ECJ rules – OUT-LAW.com
“National courts cannot force social networks to monitor for copyright infringement by users because it would not strike a ‘fair balance’ between the rights of rights holders and the rights of those platforms and its users, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Judicial Politics: Stephen Sedley on the separation of powers – London Review of Books
“Although it is unusual, there is nothing novel about a member of the Bar being appointed directly to the UK’s highest court. When the highest court was the appellate committee of the House of Lords, appointments to it were occasionally made in this way, sometimes to good effect. Among the last, now more than half a century ago, were James Reid QC, a Scottish Tory MP who, as Lord Reid, became one of the best judges of the postwar years, and Cyril Radcliffe QC, a distinguished public servant and barrister.”
London Review of Books, 16th February 2012
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Sherdley & Anor v Nordea Life and Pension SA (Societe Anonyme) [2012] EWCA Civ 88 (16 February 2012)
Simcoe v Jacuzzi UK Group Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 137 (16 February 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ford & Anor v Alexander [2012] EWHC 266 (Ch) (16 February 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Ltd v Unite the Union [2012] EWHC 267 (QB) (16 February 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2012] EWHC 237 (Comm) (16 February 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
An open and shut case – The Guardian
“Closing the Forensic Science Service will make miscarriages of justice more likely.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What Rights, Enforced Where? – Hardwicke Chambers
“Two easy answers are offered by those who object to a rights based approach to legal decision making – repeal the Human Rights Act and remove the right of individual petition to the European Court of Human Rights. Neither of those things will happen. Therefore much effort is being expended on finding more complicated ways to satisfy their concerns.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th February 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Proposed newspaper content licensing fees not wholly ‘reasonable’, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Business customers of online news clippings services will pay a lower fixed price licence to access newspaper content via those providers following an interim ruling by the Copyright Tribunal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Sylvester Akapalara murder: Man jailed for 30 years – BBC News
“A gang member who killed a promising young athlete in south-east London has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.”
BBC News, 16th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fourth man cleared of ‘Facebook’ riot charges – The Independent
“A fourth man has been cleared of encouraging rioting or looting via Facebook during last August’s civil disturbances.”
The Independent, 16th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
