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
Pressure grows to ban kettling as police face triple legal challenge – The Independent
“The contentious police tactic of ‘kettling’ demonstrators is to face a series of legal challenges that could result in it being outlawed – starting with a case tomorrow brought by three teenagers.”
The Independent, 4th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
US anti-piracy body targets foreign website owners for extradition – The Guardian
“British website owners could face extradition to the US on piracy charges even if their operation has no connection to America and does something which is most probably legal in the UK, the official leading US web anti-piracy efforts has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ombudsman calls for earlier intervention by financial regulators – OUT-LAW.com
“Financial regulators must make sure that consumer complaints are dealt with more quickly according to the body that oversees them. They should intervene earlier in potential disputes, the chief ombudsman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Paul Gascoigne becomes hacking test case – BBC News
“Paul Gascoigne will be one of the four test cases for alleged victims of News of the World phone-hacking.”
BBC News, 1st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Hanningfield jailed for nine months for fiddling parliamentary expenses – Daily Telegraph
“Former Tory peer Lord Hanningfield has jailed for nine months after being found guilty of fiddling his parliamentary expenses.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dowler family cross-examination puts advocates on the spot – The Guardian
“The furore over the cross-examination of Milly Dowler’s parents has placed advocacy in the courts under a fierce spotlight. Putting the rights and wrongs of the Dowler case to one side, the public debate has probably come at a good time for the Joint Advocacy Group (JAG), which will shortly introduce a controversial quality assurance scheme for advocates (QASA) working in criminal law.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Grandmother’s corpse: Benefit fraud woman jailed – BBC News
“A woman who left the corpse of her mother at their Wirral home unburied for up to six months has been jailed.”
BBC News, 1st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
