Ministers consider changes to parliamentary privilege law – BBC News
“Legal protections enjoyed by MPs are being reviewed and may need to change, the government has said.”
BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family killer Jeremy Bamber fails in appeal bid – BBC News
“Jeremy Bamber, who was jailed for killing his family 27 years ago, has failed in his latest attempt to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 26th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government plans for private right of redress against competition law breaches unveiled – OUT-LAW.com
“Businesses will be able to ask a competition tribunal to rule whether actions by rivals are anti-competitive under plans drafted by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2012] UKSC 15 (25 April 2012)
Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes (A Partnership) [2012] UKSC 16 (25 April 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
E, R v [2012] EWCA Crim 791 (25 April 2012)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Swain Mason & Ors v Mills & Reeve (a firm) [2012] EWCA Civ 498 (23 April 2012)
Brightsea UK Ltd v Drachs Investments No 3 Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 516 (25 April 2012)
Chandler v Cape Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 525 (25 April 2012)
Halstead v Paymentshield Group Holdings Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 524 (25 April 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hughes v The Estate of Dayne Joshua Williams, Deceased & Anor [2012] EWHC 1078 (QB) (25 April 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
MF Global Overseas Ltd [2012] EWHC 1091 (Ch) (23 March 2012)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lombard North Central Plc & Anor v GATX Corporation [2012] EWHC 1067 (Comm) (25 April 2012)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Working Environments Ltd v Greencoat Construction Ltd [2012] EWHC 1039 (TCC) (24 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2012
The Health Research Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2012
The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Wiltshire Council (Arrangements for the Provision of Suitable Education) Order 2012
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal allows Barratt Homes’ east London scheme – OUT-LAW.com
“The Court of Appeal has rejected a local resident’s claim that Southwark Council should have ensured that better and larger community facilities were provided as part of a local development and that this was a ‘substantive legitimate expectation’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Flexible working patterns – Law Society’s Gazette
“In the legal profession’s workaholic culture, achieving work/life balance has always been a struggle – and still is. The term ‘work/life balance’ has such negative connotations in private practice that some firms have banned it from their vocabulary. At Ashurst, for example, they refer to ‘work/life fit’. Speaking at the International Women in Law Summit last month, Ashurst senior partner Charlie Geffen said how one ‘fits home life into work’ was ‘a more honest’ description of what was realistic in law firms, particularly in transactional work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th April 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Will the legal aid bill be the end of the ambulance-chasing lawyer? – The Guardian
“For all the scaremongering about a compensation culture, ignorance of rights causes more harm than the bringing of unmeritorious legal claims.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law reporting in the new media age – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Last night Halsbury’s Law Exchange, in partnership with the international law firm Eversheds, hosted its first panel discussion. The subject was ‘Law Reporting in the New Media Age’.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th April 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Girl, 10, sues mother over drink-drive car crash – Daily Telegraph
“A 10-year-old schoolgirl is suing her mother for £100,000 over a drink-drive car crash which left her badly injured.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Age discrimination ruling allows employers to set retirement dates – The Guardian
“Employers can continue to set the age at which their staff retire, but only if they can prove there is strong justification for doing so, following a ruling by the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Consultation on children’s heart surgery was lawful, rules Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog
“When is reorganisation of healthcare services unlawful? When can consultation, rather than a final decision, successfully be challenged? These were the questions dealt with by the Court of Appeal in relation to the reconfiguration of paediatric heart surgery services. The Bristol Royal Infirmary scandal had left these services in need of change; the Court of Appeal found that there was nothing unlawful in the consultation process resulting in the Royal Brompton failing to be chosen as one of the two specialist centres in London.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Croydon riot ringleader Adam Khan Ahmadzai’s sentence increased – The Independent
“A man at the heart of last year’s Croydon riots had his sentence of four years detention nearly doubled today.”
The Independent, 25th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Godfrey, R (on the application of) v Southwark [2012] EWCA Civ 500 (24 April 2012)
Westlb AG v Nomura Bank International Plc & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 495 (24 April 2012)
Lalli v Spirita Housing Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 497 (24 April 2012)
Frozen Value Ltd v Heron Foods Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 473 (24 April 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Guy v Mace & Jones & Ors [2012] EWHC 1022 (Ch) (24 April 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
DD v Durham County Council & Anor [2012] EWHC 1053 (QB) (24 April 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Browning v Lewes Crown Court & Anor [2012] EWHC 1003 (Admin) (24 April 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Classifieds
We have recently introduced a ‘Classifieds’ section to the Current Awareness blog in which we will feature advertisements for chambers’ vacancies. We will be trialling this and if the venture proves worthwhile we will make advertisements a permanent feature.
Chambers can submit advertisements to classifieds@innertemplelibrary.com, including the following information:
- Chambers name
- Title of vacancy
- Description of responsibilities
- Contact information
- Deadline for submission of applications
Users can keep track of vacancies by RSS feed or by Email.
Any new vacancies received will be added on Mondays.
Current vacancies include:
Lawyer loses retirement age appeal – The Independent
“A lawyer forced to retire at 65 lost a Supreme Court Appeal on age discrimination today.”
The Independent, 25th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina v Burke (Michael) – WLR Daily
Regina v Burke (Michael) [2012] EWCA Crim 770; [2012] WLR (D) 119
“Where a defendant had been charged with an offence of voyeurism but had been found to be under a disability so that he was unfit to plead or to stand trial, the ingredients of ‘the act…charged against him as the offence’, for the purposes of section 4A(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964, included a requirement to prove that his act had been for the purpose of sexual gratification.”
WLR Daily, 20th April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
