Woolf calls for restrictions on inquiries – The Lawyer
“Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf has called for the length and cost of public inquiries to be limited.”
The Lawyer, 25th May 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Courting publicity? The Supreme Court’s open door policy – Legal Week
“Three things in particular tend to surprise new visitors to the three-year-old Supreme Court. The first is that there are no secret tunnels to Parliament, which comes as a great disappointment to many school groups. The second is that the Justices sit on the same level as the rest of the court, rather than on a raised platform. And the third is that the best rooms in the house are reserved for the lawyers’ meeting spaces. The latter two point to a very conscious effort by the Law Lords to ensure that the building reflected the new institution’s overall approach, enshrined in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, of being ‘accessible, fair and efficient’.”
Legal Week, 24th May 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Greene King Plc v Quisine Restaurants Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 698 (24 May 2012)
Hinchcliffe & Anor v Smith & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 696 (24 May 2012)
Ingosstrakh -Investments v BNP Paribas SA [2012] EWCA Civ 644 (24 May 2012)
Cavenagh v William Evans Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 697 (24 May 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Maloney v Filtons Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 1395 (Ch) (24 May 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Trimingham v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWHC 1296 (QB) (24 May 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Customs and Excise Comrs (formerly Inland Revenue Comrs) – WLR Daily
“Claims for recovery of unlawfully exacted tax under the principle in Woolwich Equitable Building Society v Inland Revenue Comrs [1993] AC 70 (‘the Woolwich principle’) were not limited to those cases where there had been an actual demand by the revenue for payment, but applied generally in all cases where there had been a payment in response to an apparent statutory requirement to pay tax, which was not lawfully due.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Attorney General’s Reference (Nos 11 and 12 of 2012) – WLR daily
Attorney General’s Reference (Nos 11 and 12 of 2012): [2012] EWCA Crim 1119; [2012] WLR (D) 160
“When sentencing for rape of a person under 13, under section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the judge in assessing seriousness had to analyse the circumstances of the offence and consider the deterrent element in sentencing for sexual offences committed against young children, taking into account the fact that exploitative behaviour might be as serious as submission obtained by force, the ages of the offender and victim, and the starting point for such consideration was on page 25 of the Sentencing Guidelines Council guideline Sexual Offences Act 2003 (2007).”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2012
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2012
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 28 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Car wash owner ordered to handover £60,000 linked to immigration crime – UK Border Agency
“Albanian car wash owner Defrim Paci, has been ordered to handover £60,000 of his criminal earnings after he was found guilty of employing illegal immigrants in the UK and laundering money.”
UK Border Agency. 24th May 2012
Source: www.ukba/homeoffice.gov.uk
UK proud of human rights record – Ministry of Justice
“The Government is proud of its human rights’ record, Justice Minister Lord McNally today told a United Nations’ review of the UK’s human rights record over the last four years.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
The case for letting prisoners vote – UK Human Rights Blog
“Last Tuesday saw the latest episode in the prisoner voting legal saga with the European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber’s judgment reversing the Chamber judgment which found Italy’s automatic ban on voting for prisoners serving over 3 years in prison (and a lifetime ban with the possibility of future relief for those sentenced to more than 5 years) in breach of Article 3 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Enterprise Bill proposes radically reduced compensation awards and binding shareholder votes on pay – OUT-LAW.com
“A draft Bill designed to reform certain aspects of employment law and encourage ‘strong, sustainable’ economic growth contains a provision which would allow the Government to radically reduce compensation awards for unfair dismissal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Court cases hampered by translation failures – Daily Telegraph
“Up to 50 court cases a day were delayed or postponed because of failures by a translation contractor to provide an adequate service,.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police recorded 8,500 corruption allegations in three years – The Guardian
“The police watchdog has revealed how more than 8,500 allegations about corruption have been recorded by forces in England and Wales in three years – but only 13 police officers have been prosecuted and found guilty.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hospital allowed ‘careless’ surgeon to continue working after ‘potentially fatal’ error – Daily Telegraph
“A Hungarian surgeon with a limited command of English was allowed to continue practising for three years after mistakenly injecting carbolic acid into a small child with ‘potentially fatal’ consequences.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
We must defy Strasbourg on prisoner votes – Daily Telegraph
“The judges in Europe have exceeded their authority by trying to overrule British law – by David Davis and Jack Straw.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kevin Pietersen fined for Twitter comment on Nick Knight – BBC News
“Pietersen was docked an undisclosed sum for comments aimed at the ex-England opener during the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Postmistress murderer Robin Garbutt loses appeal – BBC News
“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death has lost a challenge against his murder conviction at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 24th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Payday loan firms agree to voluntary guidelines – The Guardian
“Payday loan companies have promised to improve the way they sell credit to borrowers under voluntary guidelines agreed with the government.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Yvonne Fletcher investigation renewed – The Guardian
“David Cameron announces detectives will fly to Libya in pursuit of information about the policewoman’s 1984 killing.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New licensing rules for children on reality TV – Daily Telegraph
“Children who appear on television talent shows or reality TV programmes will have to be licensed under Government plans to prevent them being exploited for ratings.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
