Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court upholds wasted costs order – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Court of Appeal has upheld a wasted costs order against a Buckinghamshire firm, ruling that it was ‘complicit’ in its client’s ‘manipulation’ of the court process by failing to give reasons for opposing a hearsay notice in a criminal trial.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Woodland v Essex County Council [2012] EWCA Civ 239 (09 March 2012)
Hussain & Anor v Bank of Scotland Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 264 (08 March 2012)
Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement [2012] EWCA Civ 263 (08 March 2012)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Lambert & Anor v R. [2012] EWCA Crim 421 (08 March 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd [2012] EWHC 529 (Admin) (08 March 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
British Waterways v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2012] EWHC 460 (Comm) (07 March 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement – WLR Daily
Whitehead v Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement: [2012] EWCA Civ 263; [2012] WLR (D) 65
“Reasonable practicability was, at least in part, relevant to the assessment of both limbs of the duty on an employer, under regulation 12(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, to take measures to ensure that the exposure of a person using work equipment to any risk to his health or safety from a regulation 12(3) hazard was either prevented, or, where that was not reasonably practicable, adequately controlled.”
WLR Daily, 8th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
#WithoutPrejudice podcast 22: FREE SPEECH – Charon QC
“Tonight’s topic is Free Speech and how privacy and libel law may impact on this cherished right.”
Charon QC, 9th March 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2012
The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2012
The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012
The Competition Act 1998 (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2012
The Localism Act 2011 (Housing and Regeneration Functions in Greater London) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2012The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Transfer of Tenancies and Right to Acquire (Exclusion) Regulations 2012
The Flexible Tenancies (Review Procedures) Regulations 2012
The Education (School Teachers’ Prescribed Qualifications, etc) (Amendment) Order 2012
The Authorised Officers (Meat Inspection) (Revocation) (England) Regulations 2012
The Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012
The Consistent Financial Reporting (England) Regulations 2012
The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2012
The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2012
The Judicial Pensions (Contributions) Regulations 2012
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk
Multi-million pound drug smuggler is jailed for 30 years – UK Border Agency
“A man who is believed to be responsible for smuggling hundreds of millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK was jailed for 30 years on Friday 2 March, following an investigation by our officers.”
UK Border Agency, 5th March 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
CPS statement on death of PC Ian Terry – Crown Prosecution Service
“Following the inquest into the death of Police Constable Ian Terry, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reconsidered whether there was sufficient evidence to bring charges in relation to Mr Terry’s tragic death during a training exercise in June 2008.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th March 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Law, politics, and the draft Brighton Declaration – UK Human Rights Blog
“Although not a ‘supreme law bill of rights’, the Human Rights Act 1998 is a significant constraint upon the political-legislative process. In this post, I argue that the extent of that constraint would likely diminish were the draft Brighton Declaration implemented in its present form.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
The Family Justice Modernisation Programme: Third update – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Family Justice Modernisation Programme: Third update, From Mr Justice Ryder, Judge in Charge of the Modernisation of Family Justice.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 7th March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
OFT pulls the plug on Yes Loans – The Guardian
“The Office of Fair Trading is revoking the consumer credit licence of one of the UK’s largest unsecured credit brokers for ‘deceitful and oppressive business practices’. If successful, it will put payday loans broker Yes Loans out of business – but the firm has 28 days to appeal and can continue arranging new loans in that time due to limitations in consumer credit regulations.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Psychologist faked death after using benefits scam to pay for wife’s breast job – Daily Telegraph
“A benefits cheat, Stephen Kellaway, who faked his own death to avoid prosecution after stealing thousands to pay for his wife’s breast enlargement has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kautilya Pruthi jailed for UK’s biggest Ponzi scam worth £115m – BBC News
“A corrupt businessman who masterminded the UK’s biggest Ponzi scam has been jailed for more than 14 years.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kevin Nunes killing: Five cleared at appeal court – BBC News
“Five men jailed for a gangland murder have been cleared on appeal. Kevin Nunes, 20, a drug dealer, was seized at gunpoint and shot dead in Staffordshire in September 2002. The Crown Prosecution Service said it did ‘not seek to uphold the convictions’ of the men nor press for a retrial.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
2 men and 1 women on shortlist for UK’s next judge at human rights court – The Guardian
“The UK’s next judge on the European court of human rights (ECtHR) will be elected from a shortlist of candidates including a prominent human rights lawyer, a commercial barrister and a Strasbourg veteran.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Forensics blunder ‘may endanger convictions’ – The Guardian
“Scores of convictions for serious crimes may have to be reviewed after a serious blunder by a leading private forensics firm led to a suspected rapist being acquitted, the Guardian has learned. The company, LGC Forensics, has admitted that a sample at one of its laboratories became so contaminated it could not be offered in evidence.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council faces £70,000 legal bill over warden health and safety sign injury – Daily Telegraph
“A council faces having to pay out tens of thousands of pounds after a park warden fell and injured himself while putting up health and safety signs.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegrph.co.uk
Gay actor and City high-flier fight over separation payout – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers for Peter Lawrence told the Court of Appeal that his former civil partner, Donald Gallagher, an actor, was not entitled to a £1.7 million payout because they had ‘dual careers’. The case is one of the first times that a court has adjudicated in a civil partnership separation involving two parties who had very different levels of wealth.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sir Malcolm Arnold’s carer wins battle on final music score – BBC News
“A carer who looked after the composer of the music for the Bridge On the River Kwai has won a High Court battle over his final work.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
