Linda Bakewell murder: Philip Martins jailed for life – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a Liverpool solicitor before hiding her body in the boot of his car.”
BBC News, 29th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
OFT uncovers ‘unfair’ mobility aid sales practices – The Guardian
“Evidence of unfair sales practices targeted at elderly and vulnerable consumers buying mobility aids has been uncovered by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), leading to an investigation into two nationwide traders.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Maternity unit deaths apology by Queen’s Hospital – BBC News
“A hospital trust boss has apologised for failings in the care given to two maternity patients who died. An external review into Violet Stephens’ death at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, east London, in April revealed a succession of failures in her care.”
BBC News, 29th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rio Ferdinand loses ‘kiss and tell’ privacy case against Sunday Mirror – The Guardian
“Footballer Rio Ferdinand on Thursday lost his privacy action over a ‘kiss and tell’ story published by the Sunday Mirror.The England and Manchester United star was not at the high court in London to hear Mr Justice Nicol dismiss his claim against Sunday Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers. Ferdinand will pay MGN’s legal costs.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘M’ and the law: a difficult case heard in the right court – The Guardian
“A brain-damaged woman’s family didn’t get the judgment it wanted, but in the past it was more painful for such cases even to be brought.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers slam ‘chaotic’ asylum unit – Law Society’s Gazette
“”The UK’s system for registering asylum claims is chaotic and unworkable and urgently needs a root-and-branch overhaul, lawyers’ groups allege. Problems at the ‘Kafkaesque’ asylum screening unit in Croydon, the only such unit remaining after a similar unit in Liverpool closed in 2009, have prompted angry letters to the UK Border Agency from the Law Society and Immigration Lawyers Practitioners Association (ILPA).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Family sentenced in plot to kill grandfather for early inheritance – The Guardian
“Daughter aged 49 and three teenagers face jail or youth detention after ‘despicable and inhuman’ attack.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison for hospital Nazi salute at Jewish teenager – BBC News
“A man has been described as a ‘bully with hatred in his heart’ and jailed for nine months after making Nazi salutes at a Jewish teenager.”
BBC News, 29th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Travellers ‘in breach’ of the law – The Independent
“If the High Court allowed residents of the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site to escape eviction it would ‘send out the wrong signal’ to the nation, a judge was told today. A victory for the travellers of Dale Farm, near Basildon, Essex, ‘would strike to the very principles of the rule of law’, said a barrister representing Basildon Council.”
The Independent, 29th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brussels threatens to sue Britain to let in ‘benefit tourists’ – Daily Telegraph
“The European Commission has threatened to take legal action against Britain if ministers do not water down rules limiting foreigners’ ability to claim benefits.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Broadband advertising proposals ‘a green light to mislead customers’ – Daily Telegraph
“New proposals to regulate how broadband is advertised have been called ‘disappointing’ by Ofcom and ‘a green light to mislead’ by consumer group Which?.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mitchell, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 2030 (05 August 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Cambridge, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 2009 (2 August 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Egan v Basildon Borough Council [2011] EWHC 2416 (QB) (26 September 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
W v M & Ors [2011] EWHC 2443 (Fam) (28 September 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Williams and others v British Airways plc (Case C-155/10) – WLR Daily
Williams and others v British Airways plc (Case C-155/10); [2011] WLR (D) 282
“An airline pilot was entitled, during his annual leave, not only to the maintenance of his basic salary, but also, first, to all the components intrinsically linked to the performance of the tasks which he was required to carry out under his contract of employment and in respect of which a monetary amount, included in the calculation of his total remuneration, was provided and, second, to all the elements relating to his personal and professional status as an airline pilot, pursuant to article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time and clause 3 of the Agreement annexed to Directive 2000/79/EC of 27 November 2000 concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation, concluded by the Association of European Airlines, the European Transport Workers’ Federation, the European Cockpit Association, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association.”
WLR Daily, 15th September 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Detention of mentally ill foreign national violated Convention rights – Daniel Sokol – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has found that the Secretary of State unlawfully detained a mentally ill foreign national who was awaiting deportation. By failing to notify the claimant of the deportation order in good time or to follow the Home Office’s own published policies on the detention of mentally ill persons, and by detaining the claimant in degrading conditions, the Secretary of State had breached Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) and Article 5 (right to liberty and security of person) of the Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Courts in a clash – in in-depth look at a closely watched Supreme Court ruling on arbitrators – Legal Week
“Hogan Lovells’ Jerome Finnis dissects a surprise decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the nationality of arbitrators, and why the Supreme Court reversed it.”
Legal Week, 29th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
2012 Olympic short term landlords ‘could face fines’ – BBC News
“Londoners hoping to rent out their homes during the Olympics are being warned they could be breaking the law and left facing a fine.”
BBC News, 28th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shrien Dewani extradition signed for possible South Africa murder trial – The Guardian
“The prospect of the British man Shrien Dewani being flown to South Africa to face trial over the murder of his wife, Anni, moved a step closer when the home secretary signed an order for his extradition.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
