Tropical fish plot cocaine smugglers jailed – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for trying to smuggle cocaine with a street value of £1.6m from Colombia to Nottingham in bags of tropical fish.”
BBC News, 24th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No charges over seized Manchester United fanzine – BBC News
“Nobody will be charged over copies of a Manchester United fanzine seized before the match with Liverpool amid fears its cover would stoke a racism row.”
BBC News, 24th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC to investigate new claims of police leak to News International – The Guardian
“The police watchdog has begun an inquiry into claims a senior officer who worked on Scotland Yard’s original 2006 phone-hacking investigation leaked information to a News International executive. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it was investigating after being passed information from Operation Elveden, the Met police inquiry into alleged payments to officers by journalists.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Caroline Spelman facing six-figure legal bill over bid to stop press printing story about son – Daily Telegraph
“Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is facing a six-figure legal bill after losing a High Court bid to stop a newspaper publishing a story about her teenage son’s rugby-playing career.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top Gear libel case over Tesla electric sports car struck out – The Guardian
“High court rules that Jeremy Clarkson’s review of the £92,000 Tesla Roadster was not capable of being defamatory.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barclays worker Gaynor Russ jailed for £167,000 fraud – BBC News
“A bank worker who siphoned off £167,000 from customers has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 24th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Understanding Britain’s special extradition relationship – The Guardian
“David Cameron appeared to hint this week that the cabinet battle over the controversial UK-US treaty, which underpins the extradition of the retired businessman Christopher Tappin, is not yet finished.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Payday loan firms to be investigated by OFT – The Guardian
“Payday loan companies will come under fresh scrutiny after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) launched a review of the sector amid concerns some lenders are taking advantage of people in financial difficulty.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
McKillen v Misland (Cyprus) Investments Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 179 (24 February 2012)
MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd & Ors [2012] EWCA Civ 139 (23 February 2012)
Smith v Nottinghamshire Police [2012] EWCA Civ 161 (23 February 2012)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Neave & Ors v Court of Rome, Italy [2012] EWHC 358 (Admin) (23 February 2012)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Long v Rodman & Ors [2012] EWHC 342 (Ch) (23 February 2012)
Long v Rodman & Ors [2012] EWHC 347 (Ch) (23 February 2012)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
West Country Renovations Ltd v McDowell & Anor [2012] EWHC 307 (TCC) (23 February 2012)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina v Dowds – WLR Daily
Regina v Dowds: [2012] EWCA Crim 281; [2012] WLR (D) 43
“The reformulation of the statutory conditions for diminished responsibility was not intended to reverse the well established rule that voluntary acute intoxication was incapable of being relied on to found diminished responsibility and the presence of a recognised medical condition, although necessary, was not always a sufficient condition to raise the issue of diminished responsibility.”
WLR Daily, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re Peacock (Secretary of State for the Home Dept intervening) – WLR Daily
In re Peacock (Secretary of State for the Home Dept intervening): [2012] UKSC 5; [2012] WLR (D) 42
“Where a compensation order had been made against a convicted drug trafficker under the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (which applied where the relevant conviction was before 24 March 2003) to recover an amount equal to his benefit from that criminal activity, but the actual amount of the order was for a lesser sum as being his only realisable assets at the time of conviction, the court could later increase the amount of the order under section 16 of the Act to take account of assets he had legitimately acquired after release from prison.”
WLR Daily, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
City of London v Samede and others – WLR Daily
City of London v Samede and others: [2012] EWCA Civ 160; [2012] WLR (D) 41
“While it could be appropriate for the court to take into account the general character of the views whose expression the Convention on Human Rights was being invoked to protect, namely the article 10 (freedom of expression) and article 11 (freedom of assembly) rights of demonstrators on the public highway, it was very difficult to see how those rights could ever prevail against the will of the landowner when the demonstrators were continuously and exclusively occupying public land, breaching not just the owner’s property rights and certain statutory provisions, but significantly interfering with the public and Convention rights of others, and causing other problems connected with health, nuisance and the like, especially in circumstances where the occupation had already continued for months and was likely to continue indefinitely.”
WLR Daily, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Simpler narrative reporting requirements will not come into force until 2013, Government says – OUT-LAW.com
“Proposed changes to companies’ annual reporting requirements intended to provide greater clarity on how businesses are run and increase transparency with regards to executive pay will not take effect until April 2013, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Disclosure of some details about senior council officials’ interests legitimate, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has been ordered to disclose information relating to the professional interests of senior council members following a ruling by the Information Rights Tribunal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2012
Source: www.outlaw.com
Are family arbitrations ‘binding’? – Family Law Week
“Launch of family arbitration scheme provokes debate about enforceability of awards.”
Family Law Week, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Abortion investigation: Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to report clinics and doctors to police – Daily Telegraph
“Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, is to report the abortion clinics and doctors at the centre of a Daily Telegraph investigation to the police and General Medical Council.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Adoption of children from different races to be made easier – The Guardian
“The government is to introduce legislation to make it easier for prospective parents to adopt children from different racial or cultural backgrounds, Michael Gove has announced.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2012
Source; www.guardian.co.uk
Channel 4’s Dispatches wins high court battle to screen Viagogo investigation – The Guardian
“Channel 4’s Dispatches has won a legal battle with the ticketing giant Viagogo over an undercover investigation into alleged ‘hidden practices’ at the online retailer.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Islamic meeting: Mohammed Abdin jailed for Canton threats – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for eight months after threatening to shoot police and council officials at an anti-terror raid on a Muslim meeting in Cardiff.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
