Parliament to hear emergency bill on police bail – BBC News
“Emergency legislation designed to reverse a controversial judgement on police bail will go before MPs on Thursday.”
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government will implement ECJ insurance ruling, but only for new insurance contracts – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK Government is to abide by a European ruling on the use of gender in insurance, although it says the judgment goes against common sense.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Noisy wind farm ‘drove couple out of their home’ – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who say they were driven out of their family farm by the ‘nightmare’ hum of wind turbines have mounted a ground-breaking £2.5 million compensation bid in London’s High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The defence lawyer in the Milly Dowler case performed his duty professionally – The Guardian
“Any further ‘rebalancing’ of our justice system in favour of the accused risks imperilling the right to fair trial.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libraries should pay copyright owners based on number of works and borrowers, says ECJ – OUT-LAW.com
“The compensation that music artists and film producers are due when their copyrighted material is made temporarily available to the public should not be exclusively based on set fees, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Human rights lawyers warn against CFA reform – Law Society’s Gazette
“High-profile cases against multinational corporations may have to be scrapped under the government’s new litigation regime, lawyers suggested today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Chicken bone throw led to ‘bizarre’ Swansea car pile-up – BBC News
A district judge says the case of a man who threw a chicken bone across a road and caused a four-car pile-up is the most bizarre he has ever known.
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mitchell & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1652 (01 July 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Wardle v Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank [2011] EWCA Civ 770 (01 July 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Charles Terence Estates Ltd v The Cornwall Council [2011] EWHC 1683 (QB) (28 June 2011)
Bristol Alliance Ltd v Williams & Anor [2011] EWHC 1657 (QB) (01 July 2011)
Jani-King (Gb) Ltd. v Alan James Manchett [2011] EWHC 1659 (QB) (01 July 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Admiralty Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Battle for students as LPC take-up dwindles – The Lawyer
“Enrolments on the LPC have plummeted across the market, with the University of Huddersfield seeing a 68 per cent drop in student numbers for the 2010-11 academic year.”
The Lawyer, 4th July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Solicitor warns legal aid cuts ‘may delay’ Welsh courts – BBC News
“A leading solicitor says cuts to the legal aid budget being debated in Parliament could ‘clog up’ the court system in Wales.”
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophiles’ bail conditions may be lifted by high court ruling – The Guardian
“Suspected paedophiles, rapists and violent offenders will have their bail conditions dropped as early as this week, unless the police are successful in suspending a high court ruling.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Society formally urges Clarke to ban referral fees – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has written to justice secretary Kenneth Clarke urging him to act immediately to ban referral fees, after he revealed last week that he is ‘considering’ the issue.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Witness protection ‘at risk’ in reform – The Independent
“Many vital police services – from witness protection to fingerprint databasing – could collapse as a result a shake-up of crime-fighting, the president of the Association of Police Chief Officers (Acpo) will warn today.”
The Independent, 4th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Are law firms finally addressing the need for better work-life balance? – The Guardian
“Flexible working and sabbaticals among initiatives being introduced to bolster lawyer retention rates.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Press release: Bribery Act comes into force – Ministry of Justice
“Britain will play its full part in the international clampdown on corruption as the Bribery Act comes into force today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Human trafficking victims will not be treated as criminals, says CPS – The Guardian
“Women and children who it is suspected have been trafficked into the UK should no longer be treated as criminals, according to new guidance to prosecutors issued by the Crown Prosecution Service.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dowler case prompts added protection for victims in court – The Independent
“Victims of crime and their families should be protected from aggressive and disrespectful cross-examination during trial under a charter of rights for witnesses, the Government’s ‘victims’ tsar’, will recommend this week.”
The Independent, 4th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Human rights law to be reviewed – Daily Telegraph
“The Home Office is to review a central plank of human rights law in an admission that it is causing serious damage to Britain’s border controls.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Charities threaten legal action over benefits cuts for disabled – The Guardian
“The government faces a legal challenge from charities over its plans to cut benefits for disabled people by more than £2bn.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
