Two articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW
Local Government Law Update: 6th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 8th March (PDF)
11 KBW, March 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Right-to-die hearing for man with locked-in syndrome gets go-ahead – The Guardian
“A high court judge has ruled that the right-to-die case of a man who can only communicate by blinking and wants his ‘suffering to end’ should be allowed to proceed.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Public Sector Equality Duty: The future is unwritten – Cloisters
“With power and responsibility, thus spake Parliament, comes the obligation to take a proactive stance in the advancement of equality and elimination of discrimination. Accordingly a public authority can face legal challenges in the exercise of its functions not just for its acts but for its omissions. Enter the public sector equality duty.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, March 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
A working life: the divorce mediator – The Guardian
“With meditation now compulsory for couples who want a divorce, Neal Robinson’s practice has an ever-increasing workload.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BOA’s lifetime doping ban goes before court of arbitration for sport – The Guardian
“The British Olympic Association will appear before the court of arbitration for sport on Monday in an attempt to uphold its lifetime doping ban, insisting it has a ‘strong case’ despite most sports lawyers expecting it to lose.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
W (Algeria) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
W (Algeria) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 8; [2012] WLR (D) 69
“The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC’) could make an irrevocable non-disclosure order, without notice to the Secretary of State, where a witness, fearing reprisals, required an absolute and irreversible guarantee of confidentiality as a precondition to giving evidence relating to an appellant’s safety on return.”
WLR Daily, 7th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Miah and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Miah and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 261; [2012] WLR (D) 68
“There was no ‘near-miss’ principle in relation to immigration policy such that there was no presumption that those falling just outside the policy should be treated as though they were within it or given special consideration for that reason.”
WLR Daily, 7th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Lamichhane v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Lamichhane v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 260; [2012] WLR (D) 67
“The Secretary of State had discretionary power to serve a notice under section 120 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 although failure to serve did not render an immigration decision unlawful.”
WLR Daily, 7th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Gedeon Richter plc v Bayer Schering Pharma AG – WLR Daily
Gedeon Richter plc v Bayer Schering Pharma AG [2012] EWCA Civ 235; [2012] WLR (D) 66
“On an application for the revocation of a registered patent on the ground of obviousness it was sufficient for the judge hearing the case to take an objective view whether a skilled formulator would take the trouble to obtain copies of papers published by inventors or review their contents to ascertain whether the patent in question related to an invention which was novel. The judge was not obliged to consider what view a notional team that included a medicinal chemist, pharmacologists and biochemists would take as to the issue of obviousness or whether something would have been ‘obvious to try’.”
WLR Daily, 7th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government – Daily Telegraph
“Christians do not have a right to wear a cross or crucifix openly at work, the Government is to argue in a landmark court case.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Expert witnesses accused of ‘industrial scale perjury’ – BBC News
“Some 20,000 court cases may have to be re-heard and seven expert witnesses could be jailed over allegations they lied in court about hire car prices.”
BBC News, 10th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Brady to face mental health tribunal in public – The Independent
“Moors Murderer Ian Brady’s mental health tribunal will be held in public this summer, a judge has ruled. It is only the second time such a hearing has been open to scrutiny in this way.”
The Independent, 10th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Human rights watchdog intervenes in ‘do not resuscitate’ case – The Guardian
“The UK’s human rights watchdog is intervening in a landmark case over the use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders for NHS patients.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers question timing of PCC shutdown as Leveson rumbles on – Legal Week
“City media lawyers have questioned the timing of the news that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is to be shut down amid the ongoing Leveson inquiry into UK press standards.”
Legal Week, 9th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
18-year-old jailed for attack on Ashraf Rossli – The Independent
“An 18-year-old was today jailed for a total of seven years for attacking a Malaysian student during the London riots and other offences.”
The Independent, 9th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom acts to protect mobile users from ‘bill shock’ – The Guardian
“Watchdog sets deadline for mobile operators to introduce maximum liability caps for phone contracts.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court orders £100,000 for ‘botched’ facelift – Daily Telegraph
“A Belgian cosmetic surgery clinic has been ordered by a British court to pay £100,000 in compensation to a woman left disfigured by a ‘botched’ facelift.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
