Legal aid lawyers overpaid by £50m – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers were overpaid by more than £50 million for legal aid work last year, auditors have discovered.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron declares an end to ‘outdated’ laws on succession – Daily Telegraph
“Heralding an end to more than 300 years of English constitutional tradition, the Prime Minister will urge Commonwealth leaders to end laws that pass the Crown to the oldest male heir. Under the current rules of primogeniture, any male child takes precedence in the order of succession over his sisters. That would mean that any son born to Prince William would become King even if he had an older sister.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Rheines v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2397 (26 October 2011)
R. v E [2011] EWCA Crim 2393 (06 October 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Morrissey v McNicholas & Anor [2011] EWHC 2738 (QB) (26 October 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd v Sonol Israel Ltd [2011] EWHC 2756 (Comm) (26 October 2011)
High Court (Admiralty Division)
MIOM 1 Ltd & Anor v Sea Echo ENE (No 2) [2011] EWHC 2715 (Admlty) (26 October 2011)
High Court (Patents Court)
Nokia OYJ (Nokia Corporation) v IPCom GmbH & Co Kg [2011] EWHC 2719 (Pat) (26 October 2011)
Protecting Kids the World Over (PKTWO) Ltd, Re [2011] EWHC 2720 (Pat) (26 October 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Psychiatric patient loses groundbreaking appeal – The Guardian
“The first psychiatric patient to have an appeal against detention heard in public lost his legal battle to be freed from Broadmoor hospital on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Costs rule ‘will fuel litigation’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Litigators may face a tough new rule on the ‘proportionality’ of their costs that could fuel satellite litigation and uncertainty, experts warned last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Phone-hacking suspects ‘could use inquiry to sabotage cases’ – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police and the Crown Prosecution Service fear suspects in the phone-hacking criminal investigation could try to sabotage prosecutions, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK supreme court judges air concerns over having to follow Europe’s lead – The Guardian
“The UK’s supreme court is not always ‘supreme’ because it has to follow the lead of the European court of human rights in Strasbourg, whose rulings are sometimes too narrow in scope, according to the country’s most senior judge, Lord Phillips.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lapland ‘con’ duo cleared on appeal – The Independent
“Two brothers jailed after being accused of conning thousands of customers into visiting what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park had their convictions overturned by appeal judges today.”
The Independent, 26th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bill to allow homeowners to defend themselves and their property – The Independent
“People who feel threatened in their own homes will no longer have to flee and can stay to defend both themselves and their property under Government plans.”
The Independent, 27th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Clarke: radical reforms will ensure people are protected – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced tough measures to better protect people from intruders, dangerous criminals and excessive no-win no-fee legal costs.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th October 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
‘Before the event’ legal insurers cannot refuse an insured’s solicitor solely because of rates, court says – OUT-LAW.com
“An insurer cannot refuse to pay fees for an insured’s choice of solicitor solely because the solicitor’s rates are higher than a limit stipulated by the insurers, a court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson abandons gag order on ex-wife who says they had an affair – Daily Telegraph
“Jeremy Clarkson, the Top Gear presenter, took out a far-reaching injunction to prevent the publication of allegations that he had an affair with his first wife while married to his second, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers slam government plans to restrict unfair dismissal claims – The Lawyer
“Employment lawyers have hit back at a leaked government paper that proposes abolishing unfair dismissal claims for ’unproductive workers’, stressing it would rob all employees of basic legal protection.”
The Lawyer, 26th October 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
BT ordered to block Newzbin2 filesharing site within 14 days – The Guardian
“BT has been given 14 days to block access to a website accused of promoting illegal filesharing ‘on a grand scale’ by Hollywood studios, in the first high court ruling of its kind under UK copyright law.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs call for tougher personal data abuse laws – BBC News
“Courts should have the power to punish people breaching the Data Protection Act with prison sentences, MPs on the justice select committee have said.”
BBC News, 27th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Automatic life terms for repeat sex offenders – The Independent
“Automatic jail sentences will be introduced for 16 and 17-year-olds who commit knife crimes in a sweeping law and order package announced last night by Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary.”
The Independent, 27th October 2011
Souce: www.independent.co.uk
The UK supreme court is changing the way we think about law – The Guardian
“The separation of judiciary and legislature will bring about a more confrontational relationship between judges and ministers.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gang jailed for £4bn cocaine smuggling plot – BBC News
“Drug dealers from Liverpool and London who plotted to flood the UK with £4bn of cocaine have been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain unable to deport more than 5,000 foreign offenders – The Guardian
“The number of foreign prisoners who have come to the end of their sentences but cannot be deported has passed the 5,000 mark, despite repeated pledges by Home Office ministers to speed up removals.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guardian granted permission to challenge court over secret documents – The Guardian
“Three senior judges have granted permission to the Guardian to challenge a court’s decision to keep secret a set of documents.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
