OFT warns over ‘misleading’ business names – BBC News
“A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using ‘misleading or undesirable’ trading names.”
BBC News, 20th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian
“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor advocates dragging standards down, says BSB research – Law Society’s Gazette
“Low rates for criminal legal aid and the growing share of work taken by solicitor advocates are contributing to a decline in advocacy standards that is harming the administration of justice, according to a survey by the Bar Standards Board. The report, Perceptions of Criminal Advocacy, showed that over three-quarters (78%) of the 762 practitioners who completed an online survey felt that standards of advocacy have declined over the past five years. However, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson today condemned the study as ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘self serving’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th April 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Men jailed for life for Thusha Kamaleswaran shop shooting – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for life for a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed.”
BBC News, 19th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal bid over Royal Brompton Hospital heart unit lost – BBC News
“A consultation that led to the proposed closure of a paediatric heart unit at a west London hospital was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
BBC News, 19th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HomeServe fined £750,000 over silent calls – The Guardian
“Home insurance and repairs company HomeServe has been fined £750,000 by the telecoms regulator for making an excessive number of silent and abandoned calls.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Olympic Delivery Authority v Persons Unknown [2012] EWHC 1012 (Ch) (04 April 2012)
High Court (Patents Court)
Wagner International AG & Ors v Earlex Ltd [2012] EWHC 984 (Pat) (18 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Perceptions of criminal advocacy report – Bar Standards Board
“We commissioned ORC International to conduct research into the frequency with which underperformance is encountered in the criminal courts.”
Bar Standards Board, 18th April 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Abu Qatada and the law of time – Carl Gardner – UK Human Rights Blog
“The BBC reported yesterday that there’s ‘doubt’ about the deportation of Abu Qatada, following his arrest on Tuesday and now his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights – which the Home Secretary Theresa May says is out of time. So: is she right? Is the appeal out of time? How has the Home Office got into this apparent mess? And what if any difference does this appeal make?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Activists given High Court go ahead to pursue HMRC over alleged ‘sweetheart’ deals – OUT-LAW.com
“A group of activists is to raise a preliminary challenge to an alleged ‘sweetheart’ tax settlement between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and investment bank Goldman Sachs, according to a national newspaper.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Basingstoke loses Core Strategy and SHLAA High Court claim – OUT-LAW.com
“The High Court has ruled that Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council was wrong to exclude 809 hectares of land from its potential housing allocation sites in its emerging Core Strategy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Breivik – insanity as a defence – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Anders Behring Breivik knew what he was doing, and he knew it was wrong. Claiming insanity is not enough to protect a person from the consequences of his own evil acts. Alternatively, he must be mad. His killing spree was so shocking and so utterly at odds with normality as to be sufficient evidence of insanity in its own right. Res ipsa loquitur. And there you have it – the whole point of the argument about ‘criminal insanity’, which has been running for centuries.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th April 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Involving the Family Court Advisor in Pre-proceedings Practice – Initial lessons from the Coventry and Warwickshire pilot – Family Law Week
“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Lancaster University and Kim Holt of Bradford university describe the pilot study carried out into the involvement of children’s guardians prior to the issue of proceedings.”
Family Law Week, 17th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Student demonstration jury fails to reach verdict in violent disorder case – The Guardian
“Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Wednesday on whether a student who suffered a brain injury at a university fees demonstration was guilty of violent disorder.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Villagers lose High Court battle against ‘lord of the manor’ banker – Daily Telegraph
“A group of villagers was yesterday left with a six-figure legal costs bill after losing a court battle with a retired banker who styled himself lord of the manor.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stilton seeks right to use its own name for its cheese – Daily Telegraph
“The village of Stilton is kicking up a stink for the right to use its own name for the cheese it produces.”
DailyTelegraph, 18th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Consultation over language tests for foreign doctors – BBC News
“Doctors wanting to work for the NHS will have to prove they are fluent in English if proposals go ahead. Experts will consult over the next few months on the plan put forward by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.”
BBC News, 18th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
European court of human rights is not perfect, but it’s still precious – The Guardian
“When imagined post-Nuremberg, the human rights convention and Strasbourg court was never supposed to be a substitute for national protection of human rights.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BA fuel surcharge fine halved by OFT – The Guardian
“The Office of Fair Trading has more than halved a £121.5m fine levied against British Airways for colluding with Virgin Atlantic in a fuel surcharge scam. The consumer watchdog reduced the fine to £58.5m to reflect new guidelines for financial sanctions and BA’s co-operation with the inquiry. Virgin Atlantic escaped any penalty because it blew the whistle on the collusion over setting fuel surcharges between 2004 and 2006.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
