Vodafone user wins charges battle – The Independent
“A mobile phone user who was sent an astronomical bill has won a battle with telecoms giant Vodafone to get his money back.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Injunction remains, High Court rules – The Guardian
“The High Court has rejected a third attempt to lift an injunction preventing journalists from naming a married footballer who is alleged to have had an extra-marital affair with Imogen Thomas, a former reality television contestant.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landlord guilty of freezer murder – The Independent
“A pub landlord who shot his partner and then concealed her body in a freezer has been found guilty of murder.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MoD sued over missing Iraqi boy – The Guardian
“The father of a 13-year-old Iraqi boy who has been missing since 2003 after being treated in a British military hospital has begun legal action against the Ministry of Defence demanding compensation and a public inquiry.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Contract can exist through actions and not words, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“The actions of two companies can lead to a binding contract being formed even if there is a mistake in the terms of the contract itself, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Campaigners against Jackson litigation reforms vow to fight on – The Guardian
“The fight against the proposed Jackson reforms to litigation costs will go on, the former Labour MP leading the Access to Justice Action Group (Ajag) has vowed.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Making English injunctions apply in Scotland will be easy, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“Extending English injunctions to Scotland would be a ‘small step’ that could result in Scottish publishers facing contempt of court charges, according to one legal expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Phone hacking: Lord Prescott wins high court bid to challenge Met – The Guardian
“Two former cabinet minsters, a police chief and a journalist are to mount a judicial review into the Metropolitan police’s handing of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Kahlon v Isherwood [2011] EWCA Civ 602 (19 May 2011)
Gladehurst Properties Ltd v Hashemi & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 604 (19 May 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
CD v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1273 (Admin) (20 May 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
Spencer v S Franses Ltd [2011] EWHC 1269 (QB) (20 May 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Avon Estates Ltd v Welsh Ministers and another – WLR Daily
Avon Estates Ltd v Welsh Ministers and another [2011] EWCA Civ 55; [2011] WLR (D) 168
“Conditions attached to planning permission granted for a limited period could not be enforced against the landowner when the permissions had become spent and the planning authority had failed to enforce the removal of the building or the cessation of the permitted use so that the buildings became immune from enforcement action.”
WLR Daily, 16th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Plans to get prisoners into jobs and away from crime – Ministry of Justice
“The Government has launched a report outlining plans to break the cycle of reoffending by giving offenders better access to skills that employers demand.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Privacy law unsustainable in age of social media, says Cameron – The Guardian
“David Cameron has suggested that the UK’s current law on privacy is ‘unsustainable’ and needs to ‘catch up’ with the advent of social media, which has left the press at a disadvantage.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: journalist’s lawsuit against NoW revives ‘spying’ claim – The Guardian
“A leading tabloid journalist has joined those suing the News of the World for allegedly hacking into voicemails, reviving claims that the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper has been spying on its rivals to steal their stories.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke is undermining rape case justice, Harriet Harman claims – The Guardian
“Kenneth Clarke is undermining work in bringing rapists to justice by returning to the ‘bad old days’ when the offence was treated less seriously, Labour’s deputy leader, Harriet Harman, will warn on Monday.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The stupidity of our copyright laws is finally laid bare – The Guardian
“A fresh inquiry into the UK’s intellectual property regime is surprisingly tough, intelligent and radical.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surrey facelift woman awarded £6m damages – BBC News
“A woman has won more than £6m damages against a plastic surgeon who she said decided to “play God” with her life.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unpaid website intern celebrates court victory – The Guardian
“Keri Hudson should be happy about her recent victory. She is one of the first interns in the UK to take on their employer and win the right to be recognised as a paid worker. In January, after six weeks of interning without pay for the online review site My Village, Hudson, 21, resigned in disgust.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£25 million cost of ‘bribing’ foreign criminals to go home – Daily Telegraph
“Half of foreign prisoners kicked out of the country are now ‘bribed’ to go home costing the taxpayer millions of pounds, The Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
