BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Farquharson v R [2011] EWHC Crim 2168 (30 September 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Balevents Ltd v Sartori [2011] EWHC 2437 (Ch) (29 September 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
British Arab Commercial Bank Plc & Ors v Algosaibi & Ors [2011] EWHC 2444 (Comm) (29 September 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ferdinand v MGN Ltd [2011] EWHC 2454 (QB) (29 September 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
W v M and others – WLR Daily
W v M and others [2011] EWHC 2443 (Fam); [2011] WLR (D) 283
“Pursuant to section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 it was not in the best interests of a patient diagnosed as being in a minimally conscious state to authorise the withdrawal of all life sustaining treatment including nutrition and hydration by artifical means (‘ANH’).”
WLR Daily, 28th September 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Vulnerable witnesses in the administration of criminal justice – Speech by The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
“Vulnerable witnesses in the administration of criminal justice – speech by The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, 29/09/2011.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 29th September 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Government to consider options for equal civil marriage for same-sex couples – Home Office
“A public consultation to consider how to make civil marriage available to same-sex couples will begin in March 2012, the government announced today.”
Home Office, 26th September 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Newham landlords face first mandatory licensing scheme – The Guardian
“Landlords who rent out properties privately in a borough in east London could be the first in the country to face mandatory licensing under new proposals. Newham Council has started a 10-week consultation on proposals to introduce a licensing scheme for all private landlords that would see them and their properties subjected to legal checks. If the scheme is approved by councillors, it will be the first borough in England to license all private landlords.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
