Lords attempt to curb right of entry laws – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2011 in bills, news, powers of entry by sally

“Right to follow bees and to check for German enemy property are among the hundreds of rules on entering private homes that may be simplified.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Landmark ruling lifts ‘veil of secrecy’ from Prince of Wales’s Duchy of Cornwall estate – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 4th, 2011 in environmental protection, freedom of information, news, royal family by sally

“The 700-year-old ‘veil of secrecy’ covering the workings of the Prince of Wales’s Duchy of Cornwall estate will be partially lifted after a landmark legal ruling that could open up the Royal family to far greater public scrutiny.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Milton Keynes biker banned for 150mph speeding web film – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2011 in dangerous driving, motorcycles, news, sentencing by sally

“A motorcyclist who filmed himself speeding at 150mph and put the footage on the internet has been sentenced to 51 weeks jail, suspended for two years.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Liberty loses police search case – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2011 in demonstrations, news, police, stop and search by sally

“People taking part in demonstrations must accept they could be searched by police, a court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted November 4th, 2011 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal Civil Division)

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council v Yerrakalva [2011] EWCA Civ 1255 (03 November 2011)

Smithurst v Sealant Construction Services Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1277 (03 November 2011)

Dance v Savery & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1250 (03 November 2011)

BVM Management Ltd v Yeomans (t/a the Great Hall At Mains) & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1254 (03 November 2011)

Drake & Anor v Fripp [2011] EWCA Civ 1279 (03 November 2011)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Shamsian v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 2885 (Admin) (04 November 2011)

Belal v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 2859 (Admin) (03 November 2011)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Fenland District Council v Sheppard & Ors [2011] EWHC 2829 (Ch) (03 November 2011)

High Court Queen’s Bench Division)

Howarth v Gwent Constabulary & Anor [2011] EWHC 2836 (QB) (01 November 2011)

Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG (Formerly Known As Victoria) [2011] EWHC 2806 (QB) (28 October 2011)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Edmonds v Lawson & Anor (t/a Lawson Developments) [2011] EWHC 2867 (TCC) (03 November 2011)

NAP Anglia Ltd v Sun -Land Development Co Ltd [2011] EWHC 2846 (TCC) (03 November 2011)

Source: www.bailii.org.uk

Smith and another v Jafton Properties Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted November 4th, 2011 in assignment, enfranchisement, law reports, leases by sally

Smith and another v Jafton Properties Ltd; [2011] EWCA Civ 1251;  [2011] WLR (D)  314

“At common law an assignment of part of a leased property by which the leased property was physically severed had the effect that the holder of each severed part had privity of estate with the landlord only in respect of that severed part. In short, as a holder only of part of the land, he was the tenant of that severed part only.”

WLR Daily, 2nd November 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Yerrakalva v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 4th, 2011 in costs, employment tribunals, law reports by sally

 Yerrakalva v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and another; [2011] EWCA civ 1255;  [2011] WLR (D)  313

“When exercising its discretion under rule 40 of Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 to order costs against a party who had acted unreasonably in bringing or conducting proceedings, it was vital that the employment tribual looked at the whole picture of what happened in the case.”

WLR Daily, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Eli Lilly & Co v Human Genome Sciences Inc – WLR Daily

Posted November 4th, 2011 in law reports, patents by sally

Eli Lilly & Co v Human Genome Sciences Inc [2011] UKSC 51;  [2011] WLR (D)  312

“Since the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office had adopted a consistent approach to patents for biological material, the English courts should follow the principles of law set out in its decisions. Accordingly, in deciding whether a patent disclosing a new protein and its encoding gene was susceptible to industrial application the question was whether, taking the common general knowledge into account, it had been plausibly shown that it was usable.”

WLR Daily, 2nd November 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011

Posted November 4th, 2011 in coinage, legislation, weights and measures by sally

Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Armed Forces Act 2011

Posted November 4th, 2011 in armed forces, legislation by sally

Armed Forces Act 2011 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Pensions Act 2011

Posted November 4th, 2011 in legislation, pensions by sally

Pensions Act 2011 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted November 4th, 2011 in news by sally

The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authorities) Order 2011

The Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011

The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2011

The Traffic Management (London Borough of Hillingdon) Permit Scheme Order 2011

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2599/contents/made

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Family Justice Review proposals to end delays in family courts – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 4th, 2011 in delay, family courts, news by sally

“The Family Justice Review panel today announce a package of recommendations aimed at tackling delays in the family justice system and to make sure that children and families are given the service they deserve.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Bar Responds to Family Justice Review – The Bar Council

Posted November 4th, 2011 in barristers, family courts, legal aid, press releases by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represents family barristers, have welcomed the key proposals of the Family Justice Review, contained in the final report published today. They have, however, voiced concerns about its ambitious vision of the future of family justice in the face of drastic proposed cuts to family legal aid.”

Full press release

The Bar Council, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted November 4th, 2011 in parliamentary papers by sally

Transport security annual report April 2010 – March 2011, Cm 8217 (PDF)

Government response to the report by David Anderson Q.C. on the operation in 2010 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and of Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006,Cm 8210 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Unworkable employment law – it’s time for reform! – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 4th, 2011 in EC law, employment, news, self-employment by sally

“Last week Stephen Levinson wrote about the law making process, and in particular the problems which bedevil the creation of employment law.

These are all valid points, and no doubt applicable to many other areas of law. I would venture to add two further points.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd November 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

EDL leader suspended sentence for headbutt – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2011 in assault, community service, news, sentencing by sally

“The leader and founder of the English Defence League (EDL) has received a suspended jail sentence for assaulting a fellow-member of the group.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ICC anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting not endemic – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2011 in conspiracy, corruption, gambling, news, sentencing, sport by sally

“Cricket’s anti-corruption chief insists illegal betting is not endemic in the game, in the wake of three Pakistan players being jailed for spot-fixing. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been given prison terms for conspiring to bowl deliberate no-balls in a 2010 Test match against England.”

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BBC News, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

 

Doctor who carried out string of botched operations resumes work at NHS hospital – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 4th, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“Although the General Medical Council recommended that Gideon Lauffer be permanently struck off, a fitness to practice panel suspended him for six months following the deaths of two patients. The suspension has now expired and the former consultant has taken up a post in the A&E department at St Thomas’s hospital in London, it has been disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Resistance to diversity among judges is misguided – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2011 in diversity, judiciary, news by sally

“Lady Hale’s right, diversity is a constitutional issue but a more representative bench would make for better decisions.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk