Bailii: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Consumers will lose out following extension of performers’ copyrights, academic claims – OUT-LAW.com
“Extending the term of copyright protection for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years will cost the general public more than €1bn, an intellectual property academic has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Some information on local sex offence teachers must be disclosed, rules tribunal – UK Human Rights Blog
“In Colleen Smith v IC and Devon & Cornwall Constabulary (EA/2011/0006), the requester asked for information on the number of school teachers in specified towns who had been investigated, cautioned and charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 between January 2005 and November 2007. The Constabulary eventually relied on the personal data at section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (‘FOIA’).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th September 2011
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/
Pressure on attorney general to block Met move against press freedom – The Guardian
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is facing growing pressure to block an attempt by the Metropolitan police to use the Official Secrets Act to force journalists to reveal their sources.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children hit hardest by legal aid reform, says study – The Independent
“More than 200,000 children and young adults will be hit by heavy cuts to the legal aid budget, according to research. The Government plans to reduce spending on legal aid by £350m by removing it from most cases of family breakdown, medical negligence, immigration, debt and welfare benefit. Research by campaign group Sound Off for Justice suggests that 6,000 under-18-year-olds and 69,000 adults aged 18 to 24 will lose access to legal aid.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Darfuri torture victim spared from deportation – The Independent
“A Darfuri torture victim has been granted asylum in Britain after being given a last-minute reprieve from deportation to Sudan, following a campaign by The Independent highlighting the violent persecution of the regime.”
The Independent, 19th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Financial watchdog launches probe into bank’s failure to spot UBS rogue trader – Daily Telegraph
“The Financial Services Authority and its Swiss counterpart have ordered a ‘comprehensive, independent investigation’ into the events surrounding trading losses at the bank’s London operations.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: trial date set for police officer – The Guardian
“The trial of the police officer accused over the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April 2009, has been set for October 2012.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Press watchdog rules against private investigator – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission has dismissed complaints lodged by a private investigator at the centre of covert intelligence -gathering operations on campaigners.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paramedic spared jail over theft – The Independent
“A paramedic has avoided a prison sentence for stealing £100 from an elderly woman who died a few days later, police said today.”
The Independent, 16th September 2011
Source: www.indepedent.co.uk
Victim compensation fund reduced – BBC News
“The government has cut the budget available to help victims of crime get compensation for their injuries. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme will have £10m less this year, a cut of about 5%.”
BBC News, 16th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Learner driver jailed over second fatal crash – The Guardian
“A learner driver who had previously killed a friend in a drunken motorbike crash was jailed for seven years on Friday after admitting causing the death by dangerous driving of his girlfriend while showing off in his sports car.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: Met seek court order to reveal the Guardian’s sources – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police are seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to make Guardian reporters disclose their confidential sources about the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dale Farm travellers lose court bid to halt eviction – BBC News
“A last-ditch bid to halt the clearance of the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site, at Dale Farm in Essex, has been rejected by an appeal judge.”
BBC News, 16th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Can budding lawyers take the cheaper route and get a job? – The Guardian
“There are ways into the legal profession that don’t cost £50,000 but graduates risk being overlooked when applying for work.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dentists face Office of Fair Trading investigation – Daily Telegraph
“Dentists are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading amid concerns that patients are confused about treatments and end up paying over the odds.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Taser use on teenager sparks inquiry – The Independent
“An inquiry is under way after a Taser gun was used by police on a 16-year-old schoolboy.”
The Independent, 16th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Castledine v RSM Bentley Jennison (a firm) & Anor [2011] EWHC 2363 (Ch) (15 September 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Maris Interiors LLP v Pleckinger & Ors [2011] EWHC 2260 (QB) (15 September 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The National Savings Bank (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
The Finance Act 2011, Section 43 (Appointed Day) Order 2011
The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2011
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority Regulations 2011
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
