Cleveland Police review 90 cases after officer arrested – BBC News
“Investigators are reviewing 90 cases in the Cleveland Police force area after the arrest of a former scenes of crime officer.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Virgin Trains takes West Coast Main Line court action – BBC News
“Virgin Trains has started court proceedings over the government’s decision to award a new franchise to rival transport company FirstGroup.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Churchill Insurance Company Ltd v Fitzgerald & Wilkinson & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 1166 (24 August 2012)
Cartwright & Anor v The Registrar of Companies [2012] EWCA Civ 1159 (24 August 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Eaton v Natural England & Anor [2012] EWHC 2401 (Admin) (23 August 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd) v Gambling Commission (People’s Health Trust intervening) – WLR Daily
“Societies were not precluded from being ‘non-commercial’ and eligible for the grant of lottery operating licences under section 98 of the Gambling Act 2005, as being established or conducted for the purpose of ‘private gain’ within the meaning of section 19 of the 2005 Act, on account of the lottery scheme having been proposed by the company appointed to act as their external lottery manager with a view in part to its making a profit from so doing. Their having the same directors and employing the same external lottery manager did not require aggregation of the proceeds of the lotteries for the purposes of section 99 of the 2005 Act.”
WLR Daily, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re L (A Child) (Recognition of Foreign Order) – WLR Daily
In re L (A Child) (Recognition of Foreign Order): [2012] EWCA Civ 1157; [2012] WLR (D) 252
“The English court would not refuse recognition of a parental agreement freely reached in a member state of the European Union unless a party seeking to challenge it showed a very high degree of procedure or principle error which led to the conclusion and ratification of the agreement in the country where the child was habitually resident at the time of the agreement. A child’s two monthly rotational residence in England lacked degree of permanence to find habitual residence in England for the English court to make a residence order.”
WLR Daily, 21st August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Krolik and others v Polish Judicial Authorities – WLR Daily
Krolik and others v Polish Judicial Authorities: [2012] EWHC 2357 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 254
“In the light of the presumption that Poland, as a member state of the Council of Europe, was able and willing to fulfil its obligations under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, in the absence of clear, cogent and compelling evidence to the contrary, a strict approach would in future be adopted in deciding appeals against orders for extradition to Poland under European arrest warrants where the sole issue was whether extradition would constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention by reason of prison conditions in that state.”
WLR Daily, 17th August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
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
