Terror watchdog says secret courts plan could work – BBC News
“The terrorism laws watchdog says controversial plans for more secrecy in British courts can be made to work.”
BBC News, 19th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man with locked-in syndrome calls for change to murder law – The Guardian
“A a 58-year-old victim of locked-in syndrome has told the high court that a decision not to allow him to be helped to die would condemn him “to a ‘life’ of increasing misery”.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Carboex SA v Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA [2012] EWCA Civ 838 (19 June 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Entrust Pension Ltd v Prospect Hospice Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 1666 (Ch) (18 June 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Moloobhoy v Moloobhoy [2012] EWHC 1670 (Comm) (19 June 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ofcom backs regular plurality reviews for powerful media firms – The Guardian
“Potential concentrations of media power should be subject to regular, formal reviews, communications regulator Ofcom concluded on Tuesday in a document compiled for culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inside justice: Southwark coroner’s court – The Guardian
“Charlotte Gill reports from an inquest into the controversial death of a man in police custody at Southwark coroner’s court.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Interim payments: the Eeles fallout – Cloisters
“The Court of Appeal’s decision in Eeles v Cobham Hire Services Ltd [2010] 1 WLR 409 has profoundly affected the ability of claimants to secure adequate accommodation prior to a quantum trial or settlement. This aim of this talk is to consider how Eeles has been applied in subsequent first instance cases, and the lessons to be learned from them in preparing, evidencing and arguing heavy interim payment applications.”
Cloisters, 13th June 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
Statutory funding in Catastrophic Injury Cases: Who cares who pays – Byrom Street
“At the heart of this seminar lies an issue that can be stated in relatively simple terms:
‘ … reconciling the principle that a tortfeasor must meet the claimant’s reasonable expenses in coping with the injury he has caused with the ever increasing legislative burden on local authorities to provide care for those who cannot care for themselves and the ability (or otherwise) of local authorities to recoup the costs of so doing.” (per Scott Baker L.J. in Sowden v. Lodge [2004] EWCA Civ 1370 [101])'”
Byrom Street, 15th June 2012
Source: www.byromstreet.com
Piercing the corporate veil to recover assets from fraudsters – 11 Stone Buildings
“Piercing the corporate veil is currently a hot topic with a difference of opinion between various judges on several of the finer points, especially in a contractual context (compare Burton J in Gramsci v Stepanovs [2011] EWCH 333 Comm with Arnold J in VTB v Nutritek [2011] EWCH 3107 CH). In the meantime, while the decision of the Court of Appeal in VTB is eagerly awaited, the doctrine is essential to do justice in practice in many cases even though its theoretical underpinnings remain somewhat elusive.”
11 Stone Buildings, June 2012
Source: www.11sb.com
Communications Data Bill published – Home Office
“Vital powers to help catch criminals, save lives and protect children were today outlined in the Communications Data Bill.”
Home Office, 14th June 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Secret courts bill under attack as House of Lords prepares for second reading – The Guardian
“Plans for secret hearings in civil courts being put before parliament on Tuesday ‘offend the principle of open justice’, a prominent Conservative MP has warned the government.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lap dancer Nadine Quashie: Why I took on Stringfellows – The Guardian
“Her landmark legal battle against the nightclub could bring radical changes in employment rights.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hate crimes against disabled people soar to a record level – The Independent
“‘Anti-scrounger’ rhetoric blamed for doubling of offences since 2008 financial crisis.”
The Independent, 19th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Journalists not covered by PCC could lose right to press cards – The Guardian
“Journalists and photographers on publications will not be able to apply for a press card if their employer refuses to sign up to the Press Complaints Commission code of practice, under a kitemark proposal due to be voted on by the board of the body that issues accreditation this week.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parliament to tell courts to get tough on human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Foreign criminals jailed for four years or more must be deported regardless of how long they have been in the UK, MPs will tell the courts today.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Locked-in syndrome: high court hears right-to-die pleas – The Guardian
“Two people with locked-in syndrome who find their lives ‘undignified and intolerable’ are taking their right-to-die pleas to the high court.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jamie Redknapp’s former partner launches legal action against BSkyB – The Guardian
“The woman at the centre of the sexism row involving former Sky Sports pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray has launched a legal action against parent company BSkyB.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Civil partnerships should have been called marriage, says top divorce lawyer – Daily Telegraph
“The debate over same-sex unions could have been avoided if civil partnerships had been described as marriage by the Government, a top divorce lawyer has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trial begins of police officer accused of killing Ian Tomlinson – The Guardian
“The trial has begun of Simon Harwood, the police constable accused of killing Ian Tomlinson, who died shortly after he collapsed amid a major Metropolitan police operation around the G20 summit in London in April 2009.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
