“A grandmother fractured her thigh after slipping on a plastic icicle which should have been cleared away by Father Christmas and his elf at Selfridges’ grotto, the Appeal Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The legal profession is unprepared for conflicts of interest in personal injury law that will occur from 2012, the Gazette has been told. Such conflicts could leave PI lawyers open to negligence claims and increase professional indemnity insurance premiums.”
Law Society Gazette, 15th December 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Regina v Ideal Waste Paper Co Ltd and others: [2011] WLR (D) 370
“The absence of guidance relating to the permissible levels of contamination of waste which could legally be exported did not render criminal proceedings an abuse of process on grounds that the charges were so imprecise as to offend the requirements of the common law and of article 7 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning accessibility and certainty of criminal offences.”
WLR Daily, 14th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The Crown Court did not have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to all aspects of the enforcement of confiscation orders.”
WLR Daily, 14th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Where a relevant detaining authority initially had control over an applicant for a writ of habeas corpus, and subsequently claimed to have lost that control, a factual issue for the court’s determination was raised, and it would be wrong for the court simply to accept the detaining authority’s claim in the context of an application for the issue of the writ.”
WLR Daily, 14th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Spaceright Europe Ltd v Baillavoine and another: [2011] EWCA Civ 1565; [2011] WLR (D) 369
“The company administrator’s dismissal of a company employee when it had gone into administration could be for a reason connected with the transfer of a business, for the purposes of regulation 7(1) of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, and constituted an automatic dismissal of the employee, even if the disposal of the business and assets and the identity of the transferee had not been in contemplation at the time of that dismissal.”
WLR Daily, 14th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Terluk v Berezovsky [2011] EWCA Civ 1534 (15 December 2011)
Banks v Morgan & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1568 (15 December 2011)
Liberty Insurance PTE Ltd & Anor v Argo Systems FZE [2011] EWCA Civ 1572 (15 December 2011)
Titshall v Qwerty Travel Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1569 (15 December 2011)
Malcolm v Secretary of State for Justice [2011] EWCA Civ 1538 (14 December 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
McDonald v R [2011] EWCA Crim 2933 (16 December 2011)
S & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 2872 (13 December 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Francis v F Berndes Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 3377 (Ch) (15 December 2011)
Paratus AMC Ltd & Anor v Countrywide Surveyors Ltd [2011] EWHC 3307 (Ch) (14 December 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
PEC Ltd v Thai Maparn Trading Co Ltd [2011] EWHC 3306 (Comm) (13 December 2011)
Welven Ltd v Soar Group Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 3240 (Comm) (09 December 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
NG v SG (Appeal: Non-disclosure) [2011] EWHC 3270 (Fam) (09 December 2011)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Serious Organised Crime Agency v Hymans & Ors [2011] EWHC 3332 (QB) (16 December 2011)
Doy v Gunn [2011] EWHC 3344 (QB) (15 December 2011)
Raab MP v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWHC 3375 (QB) (15 December 2011)
Naraji v Shelbourne MD & Ors [2011] EWHC 3298 (QB) (15 December 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
ACD (Landscape Architects) Ltd v Overall & Anor [2011] EWHC 3362 (TCC) (15 December 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Investment Trust (Approved Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011
The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Iran (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011
The Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2011
The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2011
The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Wireless Telegraphy (Intelligent Transport Systems) (Exemption) Regulations 2011
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Registries and Fees etc.) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“At last the courts move into the 21st century! Yesterday, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) announced that tweeting from court could be carried out by journalists and legal commentators without them seeking advanced permission. Otherwise judges will decide who can and can’t tweet from a courtroom.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th December 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“A major London department store is giving consumers the chance to buy unpasteurised milk, despite the government food watchdog’s claim that the move is illegal on public health grounds.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judge to decide on whether former Labour MP accused of falsely claiming £80,000 expenses should face trial.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new police professional body that supports police officers at all ranks and civilian policing professionals will be set up next year.”
Home Office, 15th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A new professional body for policing which will represent the entire service will be created, the Home Secretary said today. Theresa May said the body ‘will develop policing as a single profession’ and ‘act only in the public interest’, adding that she also saw the need for a chiefs’ council.”
The Independent, 15th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who kidnapped and savagely assaulted his girlfriend, leaving her in a coma, has had an appeal against his indeterminate sentence turned down.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Guidance on how to deal with complaints against doctors who may have assisted in suicides will be published by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“James Gethen, now 16, was given an indeterminate detention order by a judge at Leeds crown court, who heard he had significant psychiatric problems at the time he killed his mother Ann, 39. Gethen was told he must serve at least five years before he is considered for release.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Officials at Revenue and Customs are reconsidering disciplinary procedures against a whistleblower whose information has led to two inquiries into allegations that City corporations were let off billions of pounds in tax penalties. A Whitehall source said tax officials had suspended a ‘fact-finding’ investigation into Osita Mba, a tax solicitor, in the wake of criticism from MPs and the public.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Theatre-goers, restaurateurs and night workers throughout London’s West End were celebrating yesterday after plans to introduce evening and weekend parking charges were shelved until after the Olympic Games. The proposed charges, dubbed a ‘tax on nightlife’, had infuriated impresarios and business owners alike. They have been temporarily dropped after a High Court judge said they risked damaging local businesses.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Government plans to slash solar power subsidies were dealt a blow yesterday, after a High Court judge ordered an urgent hearing into the move. Mr Justice Mitting ordered a judicial review to be held next week into the Government’s decision to halve so-called feed-in-tariff solar power subsidies after hearing an application by Friends of the Earth.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three former Labour MPs who were jailed for fiddling their expenses have been ordered to pay back a total of £125,000 – less than half of the money spent on their court cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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