BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Kichens, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1626 (14 June 2011)
Thomas, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1497 (26 May 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Killen v Horseworld Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1600 (QB) (24 June 2011)
Shah & Anor v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd [2011] EWHC 1713 (QB) (04 July 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc v ABB Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1717 (Ch) (04 July 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
A County Council v K & Ors (By the Child’s Guardian Ht) [2011] EWHC 1672 (Fam) (04 July 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Strasbourg ruling may change UK’s responsibilities under the Human Rights Act – The Guardian
“The Human Rights Act applies in the UK. That much is clear. Whether it applies outside of UK territory is a whole other question, and one for which we may have a new answer when the grand chamber of the European court of human rights (ECtHR) gives judgment in the case of Al-Skeini and others v the United Kingdom & Al-Jedda v the United Kingdom this week.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun and Mirror in contempt case over Jo Yeates stories – BBC News
“Two tabloid newspapers are set to go on trial for their coverage of the arrest of a man in connection with the killing of landscape architect Jo Yeates.”
BBC News, 5th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Witness in murder trial ‘went online to mock the defendant’ – Daily Telegraph
“A key teenage witness in a murder trial went online within minutes of giving evidence to mock the defendant, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sexsomnia’ sufferer cleared of rape – The Guardian
“A man accused of raping a teenage girl walked free from court today after successfully arguing he could not stop himself from having sex while asleep.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court ruling prompts late abortion data release – BBC News
“The government has published data on the number of late abortions carried out in England and Wales, after the High Court ordered it to do so.”
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Uncut protesters due in court over store occupation – The Guardian
“Activists accused of occupying the luxury London food retailer Fortnum & Mason during tax avoidance protests in March are expected to plead not guilty to charges of aggravated trespass on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors call for code to protect whistleblowers – The Independent
“Pressure is mounting on Government ministers to introduce tougher laws to protect whistleblowers as health professionals and MPs speak out against a ‘code of silence’ in the NHS.”
The Independent, 5th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
In re Frontsouth (Witham) Ltd (in administration) and Bridge Hospital (Witham) Ltd (in administration) – WLR Daily
“Rule 7.55 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 could not be used by the court to waive defects of a relatively technical nature in the out of court appointment of administrators and such a change should only be brought about by legislation.”
WLR Daily, 30th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Pryor v Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police – WLR Daily
Pryor v Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police [2011] EWCA Civ 749; [2011] WLR (D) 214
“Where the police exercised powers to seize the vehicle of a driver who was driving a friend’s car, but who was in fact insured to drive the vehicle in question and had the written permission of the owner to do so, the seizure could found liability in tort.”
WLR Daily, 30th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Government will not remove police station advice, Djanogly pledges – Law Society’s Gazette
“The government has no intention of removing legal help from people detained at police stations, justice minister Jonathan Djanogly confirmed today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Parliament to hear emergency bill on police bail – BBC News
“Emergency legislation designed to reverse a controversial judgement on police bail will go before MPs on Thursday.”
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government will implement ECJ insurance ruling, but only for new insurance contracts – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK Government is to abide by a European ruling on the use of gender in insurance, although it says the judgment goes against common sense.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Noisy wind farm ‘drove couple out of their home’ – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who say they were driven out of their family farm by the ‘nightmare’ hum of wind turbines have mounted a ground-breaking £2.5 million compensation bid in London’s High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The defence lawyer in the Milly Dowler case performed his duty professionally – The Guardian
“Any further ‘rebalancing’ of our justice system in favour of the accused risks imperilling the right to fair trial.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libraries should pay copyright owners based on number of works and borrowers, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“The compensation that music artists and film producers are due when their copyrighted material is made temporarily available to the public should not be exclusively based on set fees, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Human rights lawyers warn against CFA reform – Law Society’s Gazette
“High-profile cases against multinational corporations may have to be scrapped under the government’s new litigation regime, lawyers suggested today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chicken bone throw led to ‘bizarre’ Swansea car pile-up – BBC News
A district judge says the case of a man who threw a chicken bone across a road and caused a four-car pile-up is the most bizarre he has ever known.
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
