Warning over legal aid cuts for disabled people – BBC News
“Ministers are being urged not to restrict legal aid for disabled people wanting to challenge benefit decisions.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abused women will suffer from legal aid cuts, charity claims – The Guardian
“More women living in abusive relationships will be killed or driven to suicide if the government pushes through cuts to legal aid, a leading national charity has warned.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dominic Grieve takes on the European court of human rights – The Guardian
“Under government plans, countries would not only implement human rights law but interpret it – and decide if they complied.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How a European single contract law could erode English hegemony – The Guardian
“Small businesses welcome the proposed legislation but the UK legal profession views it as a threat to its dominance.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dorset gardener unfairly dismissed for anti-hunting views – BBC News
“A Dorset man was unfairly dismissed from his job at a garden centre because of his anti-hunting beliefs, an employment tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 27th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton nurse David Ajayi struck off over groping – BBC News
“A ‘predatory and controlling’ nurse found to have groped patients and a carer has been ordered to be struck off by a disciplinary panel.”
BBC News, 28th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Church inquiry after official convicted of paedophilia – Daily Telegraph
“The Catholic Church is to launch a review of child protection across the South West of England after a religious official investigating child sex abuse allegations was convicted of paedophilia.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pink Floyd guitarist’s son loses appeal over protest rampage – The Guardian
“The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, seen swinging from the Cenotaph and kicking a shop window during a drink and drug-fuelled rampage at a student fees protest, has lost his appeal against his 16-month prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MP John Hemming’s wife sentenced for cat snatch – The Independent
“An MP’s wife was given a nine-month suspended jail sentence today for snatching a kitten from the home of her husband’s mistress.”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Royal women to get equal rights – The Independent
“Female members of the Royal Family are to be given equality with men in the rules of succession to the throne, under historic constitutional changes agreed unanimously today by the 16 nations of which Queen Elizabeth II is monarch.”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
St Paul’s seeks injunction to evict Occupy London camp – The Guardian
“The City of London Corporation and St Paul’s Cathedral will seek injunctions to evict the anti-capitalist protest camp from the grounds of the historic building, as clergy prepared to celebrate its reopening with a lunchtime service.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vincent Tabak guilty of Joanna Yeates murder – The Guardian
“Vincent Tabak has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his neighbour Joanna Yeates. The judge has ordered that he must spend at least 20 years in prison.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tesla legal claim over Top Gear stunt thrown out – Daily Telegraph
“A High Court judge struck out the American company’s allegations of libel and malicious falsehood, which were based on a stunt in the television series.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook user jailed for inciting Manchester riots – Daily Telegraph
“A Facebook user who urged young people to ‘put Manchester on the map’ by rioting during the summer disturbances has been jailed for three years.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Referral fee ban will go in legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette
“The justice secretary has confirmed that a rule banning the payment of referral fees in personal injury cases will be introduced into the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill and debated next week in parliament.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Gale & Anor v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49 (26 October 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dyson Ltd v Vax Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1206 (27 October 2011)
Hunt v Harb & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 1239 (27 October 2011)
Hertsmere Borough Council v Lovat [2011] EWCA Civ 1185 (27 October 2011)
Dawkins v Carnival Plc (t/a P & O Cruises) [2011] EWCA Civ 1237 (27 October 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Global Marine Drillships Ltd v Landmark Solicitors LLP & Ors [2011] EWHC 2685 (Ch) (24 October 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Systech International Ltd v PC Harrington Contractors Ltd [2011] EWHC 2722 (TCC) (27 October 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Nokia Oyj (Nokia Corpn) v IPCom GmbH & Co KG – WLR Daily
Nokia Oyj (Nokia Corpn) v IPCom GmbH & Co KG: [2011] EWHC 2719 (Pat); [2011] WLR (D) 303
“Section 63(2) of the Patents Act 1977 was not intended to act as a sanction against careless drafting or lack of good faith when those matters had no bearing on the damages or other remedy sought by the patentee.”
WLR Daily, 26th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Construction Industry Training Board v Beacon Roofing Ltd – WLR Daily
Construction Industry Training Board v Beacon Roofing Ltd: [2011] EWCA Civ 1203; [2011] WLR (D) 302
“The issue as to whether the purpose of an agreement or arrangement between an employer and another person was wholly or mainly the provision of that or any other person’s services to the employer in his trade or business within the definition of a ‘labour-only agreement’ in article 2(1)(h) of the Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2009 was to be determined objectively by reference to the terms of the contract and the relevant background, and not by reference to the reasons of either or both of the parties for entering into the contract.”
WLR Daily, 26th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
