Speedy copyright law change process is extended to regulations carrying 10 year jail term – OUT-LAW.com
“It will be possible to use a speeded up Parliamentary approval process for changing parts of copyright law that carry penalties of up to 10 years in jail under a proposed new law, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Type of interest due on overpaid tax is at discretion of national governments, ECJ says – OUT-LAW.com
“It is for European member states to determine how interest should be calculated on repayments of overpaid tax, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Doctors to be re-assessed every five years – Daily Telegraph
“Family doctors will be reassessed to ensure they remain competent every five years from December, the medical watchdog said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
DPP invites responses to proposed new Code for Crown Prosecutors – Crown Prosecution Service
“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has today launched a consultation on a proposed new edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code). The Code is the overarching document that all prosecutors follow in deciding whether or not a suspect should be charged.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Criminals could avoid court in legal shake-up – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals arrested for offences such as minor assaults, theft and fraud could escape prosecution in the biggest shake-up of charging guidelines for 20 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
OFT to get immediate powers to close rogue lenders – The Guardian
“The Office of Fair Trading will be able to clamp down on rogue companies by suspending or revoking their consumer credit licences with immediate effect under new legislation announced by the government.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BBC lawyers consider formal appeal over court ban on riots drama – The Guardian
“Lawyers for the BBC are considering making a formal appeal against a court order that has banned the corporation from showing a dramatised film about the experiences of rioters who took part in last summer’s disorder.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Urinating in lay-by is acceptable, rules judge – Daily Telegraph
“John Pusey and his wife Cherry spent 10 years trying to stop passing motorists using the bottom of their garden as a public convenience. But while the high court agreed it was annoying – the judges ruled the ‘comfort breaks’ did not amount to a ‘nuisance.’ They rejected the couple’s claim to close down the lay-by by the side of the road, leaving them with a six figure legal bill.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson: what jury didn’t know about Pc Simon Harwood – Daily Telegraph
“PC Simon Harwood has a disciplinary record littered with complaints of aggressive behaviour and misconduct and once admitted being sent into ‘red mist mode’, it can be disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Riots murder trial: Senior officer ‘lied under oath’ – BBC News
“A trial of eight men accused of murder during the Birmingham riots almost collapsed when a judge declared a police officer had ‘invented a story.’ ”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hertfordshire NHS Trust fined over care home death – BBC News
“An NHS trust has been fined £150,000 and told to pay £326,345 costs over the killing of a female care worker at a residential home in Bedfordshire.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officer Simon Harwood cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson – Daily Telegraph
“Police officer Simon Harwood was today cleared of killing newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London in 2009. Concerns about the Pc’s alleged previous ‘heavy handed policing’ were only disclosed after acquittal.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
One Judge down. Who is next in line to be lord chief justice? – The Guardian
“An unusually large number of senior judges are due to retire in the next year or so. Who might replace them?”
The Guardian, 19th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers must do better – The Guardian
“Legal insurance and conditional and fixed-fee arrangements aren’t serving people’s best interests.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oldham wife Shasta Khan guilty of Jewish jihad plan – BBC News
“A woman from Oldham has been found guilty of helping her husband plan a terrorist attack in an attempt to carry out ‘jihad at home’.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jeremy Bamber granted appeal in European court – Daily Telegraph
“Jeremy Bamber, who murdered five members of his family, have been granted an appeal by the Grand Chamber of Europe’s human rights court.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
The Health and Safety Executive v Wolverhampton City Council [2012] UKSC 34 (18 July 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Horn & Ors v Commercial Acceptances Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 958 (19 July 2012)
Maidment v Attwood & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 998 (19 July 2012)
L-B (Children) [2012] EWCA Civ 984 (18 July 2012)
Arif v Zar & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 986 (18 July 2012)
Berent v Family Mosaic Housing & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 961 (18 July 2012)
Independent Safeguarding Authority v SB & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 977 (18 July 2012)
Selwood v Durham County Council & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 979 (18th July 2012)
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead v Smith [2012] EWCA Civ 997 (18 July 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Hakemi & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1967 (Admin) (19 July 2012)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AY [2012] EWHC 2054 (Admin) (19 July 2012)
Preston City Council v Oyston Angel Charity [2012] EWHC 2005 (Admin) (19 July 2012)
Bass & Anor v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2012] EWHC 2012 (Admin) (18 July 2012)
Hunt v North Somerset Council [2012] EWHC 1928 (Admin) (18 July 2012)
HM Attorney General v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2029 (Admin) (18 July 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
DGM Commodities Corp v Sea Metropolitan SA [2012] EWHC 1984 (Comm) (18 July 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Walter Lilly & Company Ltd v MacKay & Anor [2012] EWHC 1972 (TCC) (17 July 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Gary McKinnon ‘no choice’ but to refuse medical test – BBC News
“Computer hacker Gary McKinnon ‘has no choice’ but to refuse a medical test to see if he is fit to be extradited to the US, his mother has said.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Birmingham riot deaths: Eight men cleared – BBC News
“Eight men have been found not guilty of the murder of three men during last summer’s riots in Birmingham.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
