BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
High Court (Chancery Division)
VAC v JAD & Ors [2010] EWHC 2159 (Ch) (16 August 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Supreme Court
High Court (Chancery Division)
VAC v JAD & Ors [2010] EWHC 2159 (Ch) (16 August 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A man accused of attacking a soldier who later died in hospital from serious head injuries has had the charges against him dropped.”
BBC News, 17th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been banned from an entire town for five years under a legal order used for the first time in Derbyshire.”
BBC News, 17th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A dentist did not qualify as an employee or even as a ‘worker’ under employment law because he could have supplied locums to do his work and still fulfil his contract, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th August 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Nadja Benaissa’s trial in Germany has highlighted the shortcomings of the law on HIV in the UK.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An advert for an animal charity working in Afghanistan has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. It ruled the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad’s advert was ‘likely to mislead’ for suggesting donations ultimately benefited British troops.”
BBC News, 18th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A group of former miners who suffered industrial injuries are claiming they received inadequate compensation from a government scheme.”
BBC News, 18th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A chief constable is applying for a blanket ban on marches in a city on the day of a planned protest by the right-wing English Defence League (EDL).”
Daily Telelgraph, 18th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lord Bingham is Britain’s most distinguished legal mind who has dissected and discredited many affronts to our liberty.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Cambridgeshire-based breeder made false claims its pigs would remain pint-sized, ASA rules.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A West Sussex man who carried out a sexual assault on a woman walking home alone at night has had his jail sentence increased.”
BBC News, 17th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three people arrested over the suicide of a multiple sclerosis sufferer will not face prosecution, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 16th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Osborne & Ors, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1981 (13 August 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Benourad v Compass Group Plc [2010] EWHC 1882 (QB) (29 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
The Port of Bristol (Deep Sea Container Terminal) Harbour Revision Order 2010
The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Directions 2010
The Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2010
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2010
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2010
The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
The Milford Port Health Authority (Amendment) Order 2010
The Swansea Bay Port Health Authority (Amendment) Order 2010
The Nutrition and Health Claims (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A 30-year-old man was jailed for life today for the murder of a young father outside the Ministry of Sound nightclub last August.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Tory-Lib Dem coalition government is considering a new privacy law rather than allowing judges to create one by stealth, the justice minister Lord McNally hinted last night.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of the most vulnerable people risk being denied emergency access to free advice from lawyers following major changes to the way legal aid is delivered, family law experts warn today.”
The Guardian, 17th august 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A boy aged four is believed to be the youngest child in Britain to be dealt with under a scheme which involves criminals apologising to victims.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk