Investigation team “lacks necessary independence” for MOD ill-treatment allegations – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, set up to investigate allegations of ill-treatment of Iraqi detainees by members of the British armed forces, lacked the requisite independence to fulfil the investigatory obligation under Article 3 of the Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Drug dealers’ supplier guilty – The Independent
“For a man whose biofuels business was making no money, Jamie Dale appeared to be doing rather well for himself. He went on holiday to Las Vegas, he bought expensive jewellery and even his luxury watch was embedded with £10,000 of diamonds.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lynx’s Lucy Pinder ads banned by ASA – The Guardian
“An internet ad campaign for Lynx deodorant, featuring model and reality TV star Lucy Pinder in a series of provocative poses, has been banned for a range of offences including objectifying women.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reading between the Lies – what are we to do with fraudulent claims? – Hardwicke Chambers
“On the 9th of September, the Government declared its intent to tackle the ‘compensation culture’. This phrase, hitherto unknown prior to the removal of legal aid, now appears to typify an apparent endemic problem which is at the centre of the legal political agenda. The debate on the ‘compensation culture’ is now the focus of lobbying by insurers, claimant and defendant firms, unions and human rights organisations who wish either to validate or undermine the concept. Characterised as representing either the ills of society or the self interested protests of the few it has thus far proved impervious to eradication.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th November 2011
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Economists say Jackson reforms will cost £70m a year – Law Society’s Gazette
“Jackson reforms will cost the taxpayer more than £70m a year in employers’ liability cases, according a report prepared by economists.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Groupon ad ‘pressuring’ consumers into hurried cosmetic surgery is banned – The Guardian
“A promotion email from Groupon offering discounted cosmetic surgery, including breast enlargement, has been banned for “pressuring” consumers into hurriedly making potentially life-changing decisions in just a few hours.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Witham babysitter jailed for biting and scalding boy – BBC News
“A babysitter who pinched, bit, strangled and scalded a three-year-old boy has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victims giving evidence: witnesses must be cross-examined – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“This week the Times exposed a leaked report into child sexual exploitation suggesting that the way that vulnerable victims give evidence in court should be changed in an attempt to ensure more abusers and rapists are convicted. The idea is that victims in this country should be spared the ordeal of answering questions during proceedings.”
Halbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Riders, Horses and Cars – Hardwicke Chambers
“Distinct from the situation of loose horses straying on to the road is the case where a horse with a rider comes into contact with traffic. This will sometimes lead to the rider either suing the driver or the driver suing the rider and with a subsequent counter claim.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 17th November 2011
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Ken Clarke ditches plan to scrap chief coroner – The Guardian
“Justice secretary abandons plan to abolish post amid heavy opposition from Royal British Legion.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Independent Schools, the contract for Education and some litigation issues – 11 KBW
“There are numerous cases about the duties of care in tort which schools, whether independent or maintained, owe to their pupils. Most of them – though not all, as we will see – concern physical injury in the playground, during sports or on school trips.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 16th November 2011
Source: www.11kbw.com
Employment rules may be relaxed for micro firms – The Guardian
“Companies employing fewer than 10 staff may be exempted from employment regulations under a consultation to be announced on Wednesday, to promote economic growth.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management – Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Cambridge City Fringes Joint Committee (Revocation) Order 2011
The Audit and Assessment Reports (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Policing Protocol Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Fair trials and the freedom of the press: when fundamental principles conflict – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Two principles fundamental to English law are open justice and freedom of the press. The right of the public to know via the press who has been charged with what is one of the key features that distinguishes a free society from the sort of tyrannies where those deemed not to be on message politically disappear and are never heard from again.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Student who ran TV website in extradition battle with US – The Independent
“Extraditing a British student to the United States over allegations of copyright infringement would be disproportionate and a breach of his human rights, his lawyer said yesterday.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK Uncut accuses Revenue & Customs of delaying judicial review – The Guardian
“The campaign group trying to recoup £10m in unpaid tax penalties from Goldman Sachs has accused Revenue & Customs of delaying a judicial review of the controversial settlement it made letting the bank off the money it owed.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers must embrace case management reforms, says Jackson – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lord Justice Jackson has stressed that lawyers need to embrace his proposed reforms of case management if the necessary ‘culture change’ he envisages is to be realised.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Chaudhary v Yavuz [2011] EWCA Civ 1314 (22 November 2011)
London Tara Hotel Ltd v Kensington Close Hotel Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1356 (22 November 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
AS v London Borough of Croydon [2011] EWHC 2091 (Admin) (25 October 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
