High Court dismisses Camelot action seeking removal of rival Health Lottery’s licence – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has dismissed a court challenge by Camelot, operator of the National Lottery, which was seeking to have the gambling licence for its rival the Health Lottery revoked.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
MoJ proposes end of oral contracts as part of stricter regulation for claims management companies – OUT-LAW.com
“Claims management companies (CMCs) could be banned from entering into verbal contracts with consumers as part of a Government initiative to crack down on bad practice in the sector.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
In a Dorney-Kingdom of their own: Segal orders examined – Family Law week
“Byron James, barrister, 14 Gray’s Inn Square, considers the circumstances in which Segal Orders can be made.”
Family Law week, 28th August 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Inquiries tipped to reach £100m to remove ‘war crime’ stain from reputation of British forces – Daily Telegraph
“Three inquiries into alleged ‘war crimes’ by British soldiers are projected to cost £100 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisons holding 7,300 more inmates than they were designed for – The Guardian
“Some English and Welsh jails hold twice as many people as they should, according to figures from Prison Reform Trust.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson pathologist Dr Freddy Patel struck off – BBC News
“The pathologist who conducted the first post-mortem tests on a man who died in 2009’s G20 protests in London has been struck off the medical register.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofqual probe into GCSE grading ‘not enough’, say heads – Daily Telegraph
“An official inquiry into the GCSE grading scandal will fail to bring the controversy to a close, head teachers leaders’ have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ken Clarke’s weekend court plans in tatters as lawyers object – Daily Telegraph
“The Coalition’s plans to speed up the courts system are in tatters as lawyers across the country refuse to sit at weekends.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man spared jail over sex with dog – The Independent
“A father of three who had sex with his ex-wife’s bull mastiff dog was spared a prison sentence today.”
The Independent, 24th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Student jailed for raping sleeping woman in halls of residence – Daily Telegraph
“The former president of a students’ union has been jailed for five years for raping a ‘drunk or sleeping’ student in his halls of residence, after a judge claims he ‘submitted to temptation’.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Newspapers and the law – this is not about Prince Harry’s bum – Legal Week
“So there you have it. We spend a whole year discussing press ethics and then, for the sake of a peek at Prince Harry’s bum, half the world seems ready to say that the editor of The Sun can make up his own ethics.”
Legal Week, 24th August 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Equality, human rights and religion or belief: time to get out of the courtroom? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The interaction between the law and religion or belief is rarely out of the headlines. Debate rages about whether Article 9, the human right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, receives sufficient – or too much – protection in the courts. There has been a considerable amount of litigation, much of it contentious.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th August 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Link Financial Ltd v Jones – WLR Daily
Link Financial Ltd v Jones [2012] EWHC 2402 (QB); [2012] WLR (D) 251
“A legal assignee of the debt due under a regulated consumer credit agreement which had given notice of the assignment to the debtor was a “creditor” within the meaning of section 189 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and entitled to bring proceedings to recover the debt.”
WLR Daily, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Media Protection Services Ltd v Crawford and another – WLR Daily
Media Protection Services Ltd v Crawford and another [2012] EWHC 2373 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 250
“The laying of an information by a director of a private limited company, acting for reward on behalf of a client in the course of its business, constituted acting as a solicitor within the meaning and in breach of section 20 of the Solicitors Act 1974 and carrying on a reserved legal activity, namely the conduct of litigation, contrary to the Legal Services Act 2007, with the result that the proceedings were void.”
WLR Daily, 16th August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Dülger v Wetteraukreis – WLR Daily
Dülger v Wetteraukreis (Case C-451/11); [2012] WLR (D) 249
“The first paragraph of article 7 of Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council meant that a member of the family of a Turkish worker, who was a national of a third country other than Turkey, could invoke, in the host member state, the rights arising from that provision, where all the other conditions laid down by the provision had been fulfilled.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Trebor Bassett Holdings Ltd & Anor v ADT Fire and Security Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 1158 (23 August 2012)
L (A Child), Re [2012] EWCA Civ 1157 (21 August 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Scott v Scott [2012] EWHC 2397 (Ch) (23 August 2012)
Lavin & Ors v Swindell [2012] EWHC 2398 (Ch) (23 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
180mph M6 gang leader getaway driver Ben Westwood jailed – The Independent
“Five men responsible for a six-month crime spree which culminated in a high-speed police chase were jailed today as a judge branded their getaway driver’s 180mph attempt to evade capture as ‘atrocious’.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“More consistent” consumer complaints handling promised as part of Ofcom’s review of dispute resolution – OUT-LAW.com
“Changes to the way official alternative dispute resolution (ADR) schemes work will lead to consistent outcomes for consumers making complaints about telephone, mobile or broadband services, Ofcom has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Muslim man’s right-to-life court case adjourned until October – BBC News
“A Muslim man’s right-to-live court battle has been adjourned until October after claims he is no longer in a persistent vegetative state.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
