Libel reform: final report of the joint committee on the draft defamation bill – The Guardian
“Read MPs and peers’ verdict on the government’s plans to reform libel law.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libel reform: juries should be dropped for most trials, says committee – The Guardian
“Libel trials by jury should be abolished for all but exceptional cases involving public figures, a parliamentary committee has recommended.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three articles on the Localism Bill – 11 KBW
Localism Bill: Senior Pay and Referenda (PDF)
The Localism Bill and the General Power of Competence (PDF)
Localism Bill: Commercial Purpose, Governance and Conduct (PDF)
11 KBW, 12th October 2011
Source: www.11kbw.com
Discount Rates: Why are we here and where are we going? – Byrom Street Chambers
“This paper is presented as part of a lecture providing an overview of Discounts Rates. The first part of the lecture will provide the background to where we are with the use of discount rates in assessing damages in personal injury cases. The second part of the talk will be delivered by Ian Gunn and Richard Cropper, of Personal Financial Planning Ltd, and is going to examine the indexation and investment options that the Lord Chancellor may wish to consider in resetting the discount rate currently under review. In the third part we will address the considerations that need to be taken account of when advising clients.”
Full story (Word)
Byrom Chambers, 6th October 2011
Source: www.byromstreet.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Blackshaw, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2312 (18 October 2011)
Hindley, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 2100 (28 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Financial Services Authority v Sinaloa Gold Plc & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1158 (18 October 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
City Index Ltd (t/a Finspreads) v Balducci [2011] EWHC 2562 (Ch) (07 October 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
DL & Anor v London Borough of Newham [2011] EWHC 2666 (Admin) (18 October 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lornamead Acquisitions Ltd v Kaupthing Bank HF [2011] EWHC 2611 (Comm) (18 October 2011)
Stiedl v Enyo Law LLP & Ors [2011] EWHC 2649 (Comm) (18 October 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Justice in a time of economic crisis and in the age of the internet – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Justice in a time of economic crisis and in the age of the internet (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
High Sheriff’s Lecture 2011, 13th October 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Appeal court riot ruling is firm but fair – The Guardian
“Severe punishment for those taking part in public disorder is right, as a matter of law and of common sense.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Analysis: Laying down the law on riots – BBC News
“If we know one thing for certain about the England riots, it’s that the public have been urging the courts to dish out some serious punishment.”
BBC News, 18th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home secretary should lose power to meddle in extradition cases, panel says – The Guardian
“The home secretary should lose the power to intervene on human rights grounds in extradition cases, an official judge-led inquiry has recommended.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Society calls for delay to legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society today called on the government to delay passage of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, after Jonathan Djanogly was stripped of responsibility for regulating claims management companies.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK extradition review: Key cases – BBC News
“The coalition government pledged to review extradition. The review, led by Sir Scott Baker, a former Court of Appeal judge, looked at extradition arrangements to the US and the European Union, which are covered by two separate pieces of law.”
BBC News, 18th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Examiners will not automatically rule computerisations of mental acts unpatentable, IPO says – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s Intellectual Property Office has changed its guidance on how its reviewers will consider the ‘mental act’ exemption to patentability when assessing patent applications for computer-implemented inventions.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Lord Hanningfield seeks damages over ‘unlawful arrest’ – BBC News
“Lord Hanningfield has threatened legal action over his ‘unlawful arrest’ over money claimed when he was leader of Essex County Council.”
BBC News, 18th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Morrissey’s NME libel case: judge to decide on jury trial – The Guardian
“Britain’s most senior libel judge is considering whether to grant Morrissey a high court trial before a jury over an NME magazine interview he claims portrayed him as a ‘racist and a blatant hypocrite’.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Syria (Asset-Freezing) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010 (Isle of Man) Order 2011
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (London Remembrance Events) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Sculthorpe Airfield) (Revocation) Regulations 2011
The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2011
The Bus Service Operators Grant (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
In re Nortel GmbH and related companies; In re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) and related companies – WLR Daily
“Neither the obligation to comply with a financial support direction issued by the Pensions Regulator under section 43 of the Pensions Act 2004 nor the obligation to pay the trustees of the relevant occupational pension scheme the sum specified in a contribution notice issued under section 47 of the 2004 Act, following non-compliance with the direction, constituted a provable debt in an administration or liquidation within the meaning of rule 13.12 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 where the direction was issued after the commencement of the insolvency process; such obligations ranked instead as an expense of the administration or liquidation.”
WLR Daily, 14th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
