Abu Qatada awaits decision on deportation to Jordan – The Guardian
“Terror suspect Abu Qatada will find out on Monday if he is to be deported to Jordan to face trial.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
LSB must go now, says Bar Council chief – Law Society’s Gazette
“The barristers’ profession cranked up its pressure on the Legal Services Board this weekend as the chair of the Bar Council called for the super regulator to be ‘disbanded’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Press Complaints Commission chair urges against statutory press regulation – The Guardian
“The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has appealed to the government and Lord Justice Leveson not to introduce statutory regulation of the press, even though he admits having sympathy with the campaign for new press laws led by Hugh Grant.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme court urged to rule on Sikh leader’s claim he is a ‘holy saint’ – The Guardian
“The supreme court is considering whether it should rule on the spiritual status of a Sikh leader and examine his claim to be a ‘holy saint’.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Homeless Legislation – a thing of the past?’ – NearlyLegal
“Now that the Guardian has the story, I feel able to quote a briefing paper by Andy Gale of the DCLG that had found its way to me. This is the briefing that Andy Gale has been giving to Council officers (not councillors, as far as I know) on what he gives as the DCLG view of the post-Localism Act world, how Councils should implement it, and how officers should sell this to Councillors.”
NearlyLegal, 10th November 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Schoolboy who disguised himself as old man to rob jewellers is jailed – The Guardian
“A schoolboy who wore a prosthetic disguise and hairpieces to carry out armed robberies has been sent to prison.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police launch mugshots database to catch criminals who move around the country – The Independent
“Detectives say face-matching technology is a ‘game changer’, but doubts remain on what data should be held.”
The Independent, 12th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government says mounting damages claims support case for secret courts – The Guardian
“Seven fresh claims for damages involving highly sensitive national security evidence have been made in the past year, the government has revealed. Three cases have been settled confidentially.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulation fees paid by claims management companies – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 and initial views on a fees framework for complaints handling by the Legal Ombudsman.
This consultation is primarily aimed at persons authorised to provide regulated claims management services in England & Wales under the Compensation Act 2006 and those businesses and individuals contemplating making an application for authorisation.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Cell-push policeman Mark Andrews wins job ruling – BBC News
“A police officer who was sacked after a woman prisoner was dragged across a floor and thrown in a cell must get his job back, a High Court judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 9th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ashley Charles jailed for murdering Phillip Sherriff after Jessie J gig – The Independent
“A graphic designer was jailed for a minimum of 14 years today for killing a telephone executive with a broken bottle after a Jessie J gig.”
The Independent, 9th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former City lawyer Patrick Raggett wins £54,000 damages after suffering years of abuse at Jesuit-run school – The Independent
“A former City lawyer who claims he made a mess of his life because he was sexually abused at a Jesuit-run school today won £54,923 damages.”
The Independent, 9th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Morris v Rae (Scotland) [2012] UKSC 45 (7 November 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Hollister Incorporated Dansac AS v Medik Ostomy Supplies Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1419 (09 November 2012)
Pankhania v Chandegra [2012] EWCA Civ 1438 (09 November 2012)
Hadi v A-Z Law Solicitors [2012] EWCA Civ 1431 (09 November 2012)
Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd v Apple Inc [2012] EWCA Civ 1430 (09 November 2012)
Thurrock Borough Council v West [2012] EWCA Civ 1435 (08 November 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Spencer v General Osteopathic Council [2012] EWHC 3147 (Admin) (08 November 2012)
Obi v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2012] EWHC 3142 (Admin) (08 November 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC VTB Bank v Skurikhin & Anor [2012] EWHC 3116 (Comm) (08 November 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ansari v Knowles & Ors [2012] EWHC 3137 (QB) (08 November 2012)
Salkeld Investments Ltd v West One Loans Ltd [2012] EWHC 2701 (QB) (8 November 2012)
APW v WPA [2012] EWHC 3151 (QB) (08 November 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Lidl UK GmbH v R G Carter Colchester Ltd [2012] EWHC 3138 (TCC) (08 November 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Winfield v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – WLR Daily
“An applicant seeking deemed planning consent for ten years’ continual use of land for the display of advertisements would not satisfy the requisite conditions if, in the face of threatened enforcement action, he had removed and then reinstated advertisements. Such material breaks would negate continual use. Wooden posts or structures left on site on which the advertisements were placed did not constitute advertisements in themselves so as to satisfy the requisite time period for deemed consent.”
WLR Daily, 7th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
K v Bundesasylamt – WLR daily
K v Bundesasylamt: Case C-245/11; [2012] WLR (D) 309
“On the proper construction of article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 (establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the member state responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the member states by a third country national), a member state which was not responsible for examining an application for asylum pursuant to the criteria laid down in Chapter III of the Regulation became so responsible where there were humanitarian grounds for the application. In those circumstances, it was for the member state which had become the responsible member state to assume the obligations which went along with that responsibility and inform the member state previously responsible.”
WLR Daily, 6th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov – WLR Daily
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov: [2012] EWCA Civ 1411; [2012] WLR (D) 308
“The court had jurisdiction to make an order barring a defendant, who had absconded following his committal for contempt, from defending the claims against him unless within a stated period he both surrendered to custody and made proper disclosure of all his assets and dealings with them.”
WLR Daily, 6th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Where the Common Law fears to tread – Speech by Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
“Where the Common Law fears to tread – Annual Lecture for ALBA 2012 by Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 9th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
New definition of domestic violence and abuse to include 16 and 17 year olds – Home Office
“Victims of domestic violence and abuse aged 16 and 17 will be recognised under a new cross-government definition, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg announced today (Wednesday 19 September 2012).”
Home Office, 5th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Flip Flopping: Telefonica UK v Office of Communications – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“What should Ofcom do when mobile network operators (‘MNOs’) spot a loophole in the regulator’s price control mechanism and proceed to ‘game’ the system over several years, increasing their revenues by many millions of pounds?”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 6th November 2012
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
