BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Angel Group Ltd v British Gas Trading Ltd [2012] EWHC 2702 (Ch) (08 October 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Alstom Power Ltd v Somi Impianti SRL [2012] EWHC 2644 (TCC) (08 October 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Ors [2012] EWHC 2698 (Comm) (08 October 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Competition law and the National Health Service – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
“On 16 August 2012 the Office of Fair Trading revealed that eight NHS trusts had been engaged in the exchange of commercially sensitive information. The information related to the price each would charge self-paying patients, or patients’ insurers, for treatment in a hospital operated by an NHS trust when that treatment was privately funded. The file was closed when the OFT received assurances that the information exchange had ceased and that the parties would provide their staff with training on competition law compliance.”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 8th October 2012
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Victims to pick offenders’ punishment, Home Secretary says – Daily Telegraph
“Victims of crime will be able to decide how offenders are punished, under new proposals outlined by Home Secretary Theresa May today.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legality of first Welsh bill challenged at Supreme Court – BBC News
“The legality of the first bill passed by the Welsh assembly under new law-making powers will be challenged at the Supreme Court by the attorney general.”
BBC News, 9th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Homeowners are given new rights to attack burglars – The Independent
“Householders who attack burglars will today be promised stronger legal protection by Chris Grayling, the new Justice Secretary.”
The Independent, 9th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
April Jones murder: teenager jailed over offensive Facebook posts – The Guardian
“A man who posted ‘despicable’ comments on his Facebook page about the missing five-year-old April Jones has been jailed for 12 weeks.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Can sole practitioners survive in the new legal marketplace? – The Guardian
“Sole practitioners have been having a hard time in the wake of the Legal Services Act 2007, which opened the door for alternative business structures (ABSs). These new forms of legal practice have given household names like the Co-op and the AA the opportunity to expand their legal offerings to consumers and have allowed law firms to be managed and owned by non-lawyers.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice minister: we’ll stop weekend courts pilot if critics are right – Law Society’s Gazette
“New justice minister Jeremy Wright today said the government would cancel plans for weekend court hearings if the trial proves to be unsuccessful.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Hospital allowed to withhold lifesaving treatment from brain-damaged man – The Guardian
“A court has allowed a hospital trust to withhold live-saving treatment from a severely brain-damaged man if his condition deteriorates, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton to appeal against sentence – BBC News
“The man who shot dead Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford is to appeal against the length of his sentence.”
BBC News, 8th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NightJack blogger receives £42,500 payout from Times publisher – The Guardian
“The Lancashire detective exposed by the Times as the author of the NightJack police blog has received a £42,500 damages payout from the publisher of the newspaper.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two charged over rape victim naming – Crown Prosecution Service
“Two people have been charged with offences relating to messages posted online that identified the victim in the rape case which led to the conviction of footballer Chedwyn (Ched) Evans.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th October 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Finance & Divorce October 2012 Update – Family Law Week
“Anna Heenan and Nicola Rowlings, both of Mills & Reeve LLP, analyse September’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 8th October 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mutua & Ors v The Foreign And Commonwealth Office [2012] EWHC 2678 (QB) (05 October 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hellard & Anor v Mitchell [2012] EWHC 2656 (Ch) (21 August 2012)
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2692 (Ch) (05 October 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Victims of crime may lose out on millions in compensation – The Guardian
“The government is studying plans to slash compensation for people injured by criminals, including the children of murder victims, despite mounting opposition from within its own ranks.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Get back in your box – NearlyLegal
“There is, it is fair to say, a degree of inconsistency in the approach and practice of LVTs up and down the country. In particular, some LVT members seem to see it as part of their role to act as quasi-audit bodies, looking into all aspects of the landlord’s practice and procedure to see if they can uncover any wrongdoing. It’s very frustrating, both for landlords and tenants and is one of the reasons for the increasingly ‘lawyerly’ approach of landlords (e.g. instructing solicitors and counsel).”
NearlyLegal, 6th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Mau mau torture claims against Foreign Office not time barred rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“Although any claims regarding alleged acts of torture on Kenyan detainees during the 1950s state of emergency are technically time barred the High Court has allowed three of the claims to go ahead.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
