London backed by UK lawyers as home of new European patents court – The Guardian
“Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys urges David Cameron to bid for court to be based in UK rather than Germany.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Few’ solicitors understand e-disclosure, says Jackson – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lord Justice Jackson has warned that ‘huge’ sums of money will be wasted if the legal profession gets electronic disclosure wrong. Delivering the seventh lecture on implementing his civil litigation reforms, the judge said effective training is ‘essential’ for solicitors, judges and counsel if the practice direction issued a year ago on electronic disclosure is to be operated effectively.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Controlling The Costs of Disclosure – Seventh Lecture in the implementation programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Controlling The Costs of Disclosure – Seventh Lecture in the implementation programme (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
The LexisNexis Conference on Avoiding and Resolving Construction Disputes, 24th November 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decision
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Kear, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2663 (04 November 2011)
Lawrence, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2609 (03 November 2011)
Attorney General’s Reference Nos 61, 62 AND 63 of 2011 [2011] EWCA Crim 2619 (27 October 2011)
Abdzahra, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2664 (04 November 2011)
Bashir, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2763 (03 November 2011)
Ciccarelli, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2665 (03 November 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ablyazov v JSC BTA Bank [2011] EWCA Civ 1386 (28 November 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Glenfield Motor Spares Ltd v Smith [2011] EWHC 3130 (Ch) (28 November 2011)
Bailey & Anor v Graham & Ors [2011] EWHC 3098 (Ch) (25 November 2011)
Persimmon Homes Ltd v Woodford Land Ltd [2011] EWHC 3109 (Ch) (28 November 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
F v S [2011] EWHC 3139 (Fam) (18 November 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Madoff Securities International Ltd v Raven & Ors [2011] EWHC 3102 (Comm) (25 November 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Prince Charles to challenge ruling set to lift secrecy about his estate – The Guardian
“Prince Charles is to challenge a judicial ruling that threatens to expose the environmental impact of the private estate that provides his £17m-a-year income.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Virtual courts brings swifter justice – Ministry of Justice
“Increased use of virtual courts and live links technology is making justice quicker and more effective, Justice Ministers Nick Herbert and Jonathan Djanogly said today (28 November).”
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Teacher avoids sex offenders register for drunken assault on air steward ‘she thought was her boyfriend’ – Daily Telegraph
“A nursery teacher was so drunk on a long-haul flight that she indecently assaulted a steward she mistook for her boyfriend, a court heard yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lady Hale warns of consequences of legal aid cuts – The Guardian
“The supreme court judge’s speech to the Law Centres Federation’s conference on the effects of the government’s proposed legal aid bill.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Discrimination between public and private personal data contrary to balanced rights, ECJ rules – OUT-LAW.com
“EU member states cannot generally prohibit organisations’ legitimate and necessary but unauthorised processing of personal data where the information is not stored in specified public sources, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Inside the courts: what happens to defendants, visualised – The Guardian
“The criminal justice system of England and Wales sentenced over two million people in the twelve months to June this year. So, what happened to them in the courts? Thanks to the huge Ministry of Justice data releases of last week, we can now show how many people go through each leg of the system, from first appearance in magistrates’ court to sentencing in Crown court. This is the solar system of criminal justice. Click the circles below to see how it works.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v H(J); Regina v Ferris; Same v W(A); Same v Walker; Same v Dan; Same v S(C); Same v Robertson; Same v P(M) – WLR Daily
“In principle, in historic or cold cases, a defendant had to be sentenced in accordance with the sentencing regime applicable at the date of sentence. Nevertheless, as the offence which he had committed years earlier contravened the criminal law in force at the date when it was committed a defendant was liable to be convicted of that offence and no other and therefore the sentence was limited to the maximum sentence then available for the offence of which he had been convicted.”
WLR Daily, 24th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Sharma and another v Simposh Ltd – WLR Daily
Sharma and another v Simposh Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1383; [2011] WLR (D) 341
“Property in a deposit could pass to the vendor notwithstanding that the sale contract was void for non-compliance with the formal requirements of section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, provided that the payment was not intended to be conditional upon completion of the transaction; and the vendor could retain the deposit if the purchaser had received the expected benefit.”
WLR Daily, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Judge orders review of ‘explosive’ documents that could clear Kevin Lane – The Guardian
“The court of appeal has instructed the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to investigate the authenticity of ‘explosive’ documents in the case of Kevin Lane, jailed for life for a 1994 hitman murder. Lord Justice Hughes has asked the CCRC to deliver a progress report on this and other aspects of the case by the end of January.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Davison v Habeeb & Ors [2011] EWHC 3031 (QB) (25 November 2011)
Eden v Rubin [2011] EWHC 3090 (QB) (24 November 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Harvey v Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] EWHC B1 (Admin) (17 November 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
WS Tankship II BV v The Kwangju Bank Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 3103 (Comm) (25 November 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Staff at fault for workplace injuries to be blocked from suing companies – Daily Telegraph
“Irresponsible workers who are injured at work because of their own mistakes should not be able to sue their employers for damages, a review of health and safety rules will say next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two strikes you’re out: new sentencing proposals – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The Home Secretary, Ken Clarke, has expressed the laudable sentiment that his new proposals for amending the current sentencing regime will restore ‘clarity, coherence and common sense to sentencing.’”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Drug dealer Andre James jailed for gun crime wins ‘human rights’ case – Daily Telegraph
“Foreign drug-dealer and gun criminal Andre James has been allowed to stay in Britain partly because he would return to a life of crime if he was deported.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal apprenticeships take on new relevance – The Lawyer
“In the past year a number of firms have begun flirting with the idea of the modern legal apprenticeship. But what is the attraction of the model and is there a place for it in the legal market?”
The Lawyer, 28th November 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
