Redruth man jailed for breaking five-month-old son’s ribs – BBC News
“A father has been jailed for five years for causing injuries to his baby son that resembled those of a crash victim.”
BBC News, 29th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Privacy blunder shuts online pornography consultation – Daily Telegraph
“The Government has been forced to close a public consultation on blocking online pornography after it emerged visitors were able to view others’ supposedly confidential responses, and personal details including passwords.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Shaun Beasley’s Parc Prison death partly due to neglect, inquest jury rules – BBC News
“A prisoner took his own life, in part due to neglect by a jail’s former healthcare provider, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 29th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yukos Capital Sarl v OJSC Rosneft Oil Co (No 2) – WLR Daily
Yukos Capital Sarl v OJSC Rosneft Oil Co (No 2): [2012] EWCA Civ 855; [2012] WLR (D) 186
“Act of state doctrines did not go so far as to prevent examination of the substantial justice available in the courts of foreign jurisdictions, whether in a particular case or on a systemic basis. Where there was a jurisdiction to enforce a foreign award, it was open to the court to look at whether the case had been fairly decided. Where a party to the litigation was asking the English court to recognise a foreign court decision, the English court must be entitled to decide whether or not to enforce the foreign court decision.”
WLR Daily, 27th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Omar and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily
“The court had no power to make an order requiring the disclosure of evidence to be used in overseas criminal proceedings except pursuant to the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003.”
WLR Daily, 26th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012
The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2012
The Infrastructure Planning (Waste Water Transfer and Storage) Order 2012
The Local Authorities (Exemption from Political Restrictions) (Designation) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court refuses to compel evidence on unlawful rendition in foreign proceedings – UK Human Rights Blog
“Omar & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs [2012] EWHC 1737 (Admin) (26 June 2012) . The Divisional Court has ruled that common law principles cannot be used to obtain evidence from the Foreign Secretary for use in a foreign court.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Jason Redgrave jailed over baby Ethan Hopson’s death – BBC News
“A babysitter has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a six-month-old boy from Cleethorpes.”
BBC News, 27th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Assange ‘almost certainly’ will not go to police – BBC News
“Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has told the BBC he almost certainly will not attend a police station after being served an extradition notice.”
BBC News, 28th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FSA finds banks guilty of mis-selling to small firms – BBC News
“The Financial Services Authority says banks mis-sold specialist insurance known as interest rate swaps tied to thousands of small businesses.”
BBC News, 29th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman died after doctor misdiagnosed kidney failure as hookworm infection – The Guardian
“Coroner says 77-year-old Eva Hudson might be alive today had Dr Neeraj Tekkar correctly diagnosed her condition.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Soruce: www.guardian.co.uk
Senior police officer under investigation over hacking of Milly Dowler’s phone – The Guardian
“IPCC inquiry centres on claims officer knew missing girl’s phone had been hacked by News of the World but did not act.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Terrible’ child abuse loophole to be closed – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘terrible’ loophole will be closed from next week, ministers said, by extending the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child in order to cover serious physical harm.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Advice of scoutmaster was to blame for death of teen on Ten Tors challenge, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
“The advice of a well meaning but ill-advised scoutmaster was to blame for the death of a 14 year old girl training for the Ten Tors Expedition, a judge has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Tenants launch legal action to stop missiles being put on roof for Olympics – The Guardian
“Council tenants in east London have launched a legal action to prevent the Ministry of Defence stationing surface-to-air missiles on the roof of their tower block during the Olympics.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
S & Ors v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1433 (28 June 2012)
Collis, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 1335 (01 June 2012)
L, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 1336 (01 June 2012)
Wroe, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 1304 (25 May 2012)
Pengelly, R. v [2012] EWCA Crim 1291 (25 May 2012)
Yaman & Anor v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 1075 (18 May 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ranson v Customer Systems Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 841 (27 June 2012)
Aziz v FDA (Formerly First Division Association) & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 857 (14 June 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
TKA & Ors v XKA & Ors [2012] EWHC 1786 (QB) (27 June 2012)
Wilkin -Shaw v Fuller & Ors [2012] EWHC 1777 (QB) (28 June 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
ITAU BBA International Ltd, Re [2012] EWHC 1783 (Ch) (28 June 2012)
Dutta & Anor v Hayes [2012] EWHC 1727 (Ch) (31 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Stopyra v District Court of Lublin, Poland [2012] EWHC 1787 (Admin) (28 June 2012)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Libyan dissidents launch action against UK government over rendition – The Guardian
“Lawyers representing two Libyan dissidents who were abducted and flown to Tripoli to be detained in one of Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons have issued proceedings in the high court in London against the British government, the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and Sir Mark Allen, the former head of counter-terrorism at MI6.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
