BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
A & Ors v B & Anor [2011] EWHC 2345 (Comm) (15 September 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mirrlees Review recommends “radical” tax reform – OUT-LAW.com
“Stamp duty on property transactions is ‘inefficient and damaging’ and should be abolished, while VAT should be levied on financial services business and income tax merged with national insurance, an independent report on taxation in the UK has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Football club reports tabloids’ fan death coverage to press watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“A Welsh football club has claimed that three national newspapers’ coverage on the death of a fan at a recent international match breached reporting rules.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Parents of Madeleine McCann and Hugh Grant named as participants in hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“The parents of Madeleine McCann, actor Hugh Grant and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling were named today as core participants in the first stage of the inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jeremy Hunt urges web firms to join anti-piracy drive – BBC News
“UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has delivered a hard-hitting speech, calling on net firms, advertisers and credit card companies to cut ties with websites that link to unlawful content.”
BBC News, 14th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peers end deadlock over fixed term parliaments – BBC News
“Ministers have narrowly won their parliamentary battle over plans to hold general elections every five years.”
BBC News, 14th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple sentenced to four years each for abuse of 14-month-old girl – The Guardian
“A mother and her partner are starting custodial sentences for a catalogue of abuse that left a 14-month-old girl covered in injuries, with every fingernail blackened and bruised.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK supreme court’s jurisdiction in Scotland upheld by review panel – The Guardian
“An expert panel has upheld the right of the UK supreme court to overrule Scottish judges despite heated and vigorous attacks on its powers by Alex Salmond and his justice minister Kenny MacAskill.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man in al-Qa’ida arrest wins £20,000 payout – The Independent
“A student who was wrongfully arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist after downloading an edited copy of The al-Qa’ida Training Manual for his PhD course, has been paid £20,000 in compensation by police.”
The Independent, 15th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nurse held over hospital deaths is cleared to work despite drug theft – Daily Telegraph
“A nurse who was accused of tampering with saline at a hospital can return to work despite admitting stealing opiate-based drugs, a regulatory body ruled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Banned preacher wants to sue for unlawful imprisonment – Daily Telegraph
“A banned Islamic preacher who was allowed in to the UK because of a Home Office blunder is now suing the taxpayer for wrongful imprisonment.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2011
The Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
The Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Investment Bank Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2011
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011
The Renewable Heat Incentive (Amendment to the Energy Act 2008) Regulations 2011
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011
The Derelict Land Clearance Area (Highbarns, Hemel Hempstead) Order 2011
The Railway Byelaws Amendment Order 2011
The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2011
The National Savings Bank (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
More offenders to face the consequences of their crimes: new Restorative Justice Register launched – Ministry of Justice
“More offenders are to face the consequences of their actions following today’s launch of the first-ever register of qualified restorative justice practitioners, funded by the Ministry of Justice and implemented by the Restorative Justice Council (RJC).”
Ministry of Justice, 13th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Children as young as four reprimanded for racist behaviour – Daily Telegraph
“The equivalent of around 100 primary school pupils a day were reported to local authorities after using offensive language in lessons and the playground, it is claimed. In some cases, pupils were reprimanded for relatively trivial squabbles and employing insults such as ‘gaylord’ and ‘broccoli head’. Researchers said many children – some as young as four – are being reported despite being ‘unlikely to understand the meaning of these words’. Schools are obliged to report all ‘hate speech’ incidents to local authorities as part of the 2000 Race Relations Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Justice Jackson: legal aid should remain for clinical negligence – UK Human Rights Blog
“Lord Justice Jackson spoke in strong terms last week to the Cambridge Law Faculty on the controversial topic of legal aid and legal costs reforms.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th September 2011
Source: www.http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
Kettled British woman takes case to European court of human rights – The Guardian
“A case that will decide the legality of the police containment tactic of kettling is to be heard at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg later.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council ‘abusing law’ on travellers – The Independent
“A UN representative has accused a council of ‘violating international law’ over the clearance of the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site.”
The Independent, 14th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Phone Hacking: News International discover new documents – Daily Telegraph
“A huge cache of previously undiscovered documents and emails which could reveal the true scale of phone hacking at the News of the World have been found by the newspaper’s publisher, the High court heard today.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teenager caught with crack cocaine and heroin in bra freed early to go to university – Daily Telegraph
“A teenage girl caught with £800 of crack cocaine and heroin in her bra has been freed from prison 15 months early so she can go to university in time for freshers’ week.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
