Rapist infected woman with hepatitis C – BBC News
“A sex attacker who infected a woman with hepatitis C when he broke into her south London home and raped her has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 21st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family calls for UK trial for London terror suspect – BBC News
“The family of a south London man who is fighting against his extradition to the US on terrorism charges have called for him to be tried in the UK.”
BBC News, 21st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asylum seekers furious at rush to hit deportation deadline – The Independent
“Lawyers are working frantically to stop the deportation of a young man to Afghanistan amid claims that the UK Border Agency is making ‘irrational decisions’ driven by a panic to meet targets.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£220m for wife who lived with oligarch for just two years – Daily Telegraph
“The ex-wife of the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky shattered the record for a British divorce payout when she accepted a settlement worth up to £220 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mothers-to-be died due to substandard care – Daily Telegraph
“Between January 2009 and June 2010 there were 42 maternal deaths in units across London – more than twice the expected number. That prompted NHS London, the strategic health authority, to commission an independent review.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
SRA probes solicitors’ handling of Hackgate – The Lawyer
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a formal investigation into the role played by solicitors in the News International phone-hacking scandal.”
The Lawyer, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Solicitors from Hell founder loses defamation case – The Lawyer
“The founder of consumer website Solicitors from Hell has lost another defamation case in the High Court, with Mr Justice Tugendhat ordering him to pay £10,000 to Marlow firm Gabbitas Robins.”
The Lawyer, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Sins of the mother must be visited upon son, court rules – Daily Telegraph
“A music student at Cambridge University has been stripped of his picturesque Scottish island home after a court ruled it must be sold to pay off his criminal mother’s debts.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
How far can legal professional privilege go? – The Guardian
“Legal professional privilege meant Harbottle & Lewis had to secure a waiver to discuss Murdoch’s claim about phone hacking claims.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Salford burglar death: No prosecution over stabbing – BBC News
“A man who fatally stabbed a burglar at his home in Salford will not be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Macmillan Publishers ordered to pay £11.3m – BBC News
“Macmillan Publishers has been ordered to pay £11.3m for ‘unlawful conduct’ related to its education division in East and West Africa.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Music rights body wants ‘traffic light’ indications of infringing material in search results – OUT-LAW.com
“Search engine results should indicate whether material on websites is in breach of copyright law or not, a music licensing group has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
CPS v F [2011] EWCA Crim 1844 (21 July 2011)
McDonald v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1776 (21 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Rees & Anor v Peters [2011] EWCA Civ 836 (21 July 2011)
Finnerty & Anor v Clark & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 858 (21 July 2011)
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council v Norton & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 834 (21 July 2011)
Fulham Football Club (1987) Ltd v Richards & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 855 (21 July 2011)
Szepietowski v The Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] EWCA Civ 856 (21 July 2011)
B v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 828 (21 July 2011)
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd v Jan De Nul NV & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 827 (21 July 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mutua & Ors v The Foreign & Commonwealth Office [2011] EWHC 1913 (QB) (21 July 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Pioneer Freight Futures Company Ltd v TMT Asia Ltd [2011] EWHC 1888 (Comm) (21 July 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ministry of Defence pays £100,000 to family of drowned Iraqi teenager – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay £100,000 compensation to the family of an Iraqi teenager who drowned near Basra after being detained by British troops. In an out-of-court settlement with his relatives’ British lawyers, the MoD did not admit liability for the death of 18-year-old Saeed Shabram in May 2003.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fulham Football Club (1987) v Richards and another – WLR Daily
Fulham Football Club (1987) v Richards and another [2011] EWCA Civ 855; [2011] WLR (D) 241
“A dispute between a premier league football club and the first and second defendants, the chairman of the Football Association Premier League Ltd and the company itself, was covered by arbitration clauses in the rules of the company and the Football Association. Neither the Companies Act 2006 nor considerations of public policy prohibited the submission to arbitration of matters relating to an unfair prejudice petition under section 994 of the 2006 Act.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council v Norton and others – WLR Daily
Barnsley Metroplitan Borough Councl v Norton and others [2011] EWCA Civ 834; [2011] WLR (D) 240
“The duty in section 49A(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was intended to apply whenever an authority was taking decisions such as a decision to seek possession of a disabled person’s home.”
WLR Daily, 21st July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Smith (Nicholas) – WLR Daily
Regina v Smith (Nicholas) [2011] UKSC 37; [2011] WLR (D) 239
“A sentence of imprisonment for public protection could be imposed upon a defendant who was already serving a sentence of life imprisonment.”
WLR Daily, 20th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
