Filesharing laws ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“British laws designed to curb online copyright infringement violate human rights, according to a report for the UN.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Compass Engineering guilty over injured worker – BBC News
“Two companies have admitted breaking health and safety laws after a worker survived being dragged through a gap in a machine the width of a CD case.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Max Mosley appeals after privacy law defeat – BBC News
“Ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley has launched an appeal after losing his bid to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Immigration minister denies asylum amnesty – The Guardian
“The immigration minister, Damian Green, has denied MPs’ claims that a ‘silent amnesty’ has been granted to more than 160,000 asylum seekers over the past five years by a UK Border Agency (UKBA) that is still ‘not fit for purpose’.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Cala Homes (South) Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (No 2) – WLR Daily
“The fact that the government was going ahead with the abolition of regional planning strategies in England was a legitimate material consideration for those determining planning applications and appeals even though the existing statutory framework required that each region should have a regional strategy.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
C v D – WLR Daily
C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646; [2011] WLR (D) 186
“An offer to settle under CPR Part 36 could not be time limited. An offer stated to be ‘open for 21 days’ did not lapse at the end of that period, though it might be withdrawn by the offeror. On the facts, the terms of the offer, and subsequent emails, did not amount to a withdrawal of the offer.”
WLR Daily, 27th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP v Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC – WLR Daily
“The High Court had jurisdiction to intervene to enforce an arbitration agreement even where no arbitration had commenced and none was intended to be commenced. Whether or not the court would assist a claimant seeking to have a dispute resolved in accordance with the arbitration agreement was a matter of discretion, but it would be contrary to principle for the court to refuse to grant an anti-suit injunction to the claimant under those circumstances as a matter of jurisdiction.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
Regina (Shoesmith) v OFSTED and others – WLR Daily
Regina (Shoesmith) v OFSTED and others [2011] EWCA Civ 642; [2011] WLR (D) 184
“The report of Ofsted into child safeguarding arrangements within a local authority, requested by the Secretary of State for Education following the death of a child while on the authority’s child protection register, was properly and fairly carried out under the statutory requirements of section 20 of the Children Act 2004. In the circumstances, more formal and demanding standards were not obligatory.”
WLR Daily, 27th 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.
National protests against legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legal aid campaigners are to step up the pressure on government by holding marches across the country tomorrow in protest at the legal aid reforms to be outlined in the Justice Bill, expected next week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Why are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals? – The Guardian
“When Linda Morgan’s son Joe Paraskeva was sectioned, he tried to escape from hospital and was given a prison sentence that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fingerprint standards questioned by Court of Appeal – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Court of Appeal has called for an examination of the quality standards of fingerprint experts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Drugs and the law: state of confusion – The Guardian
“Forty years after the introduction of the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act, more than 2.8 million people report using illicit drugs every year in England and Wales. While cannabis remains overwhelmingly the most popular, this Home Office total also includes 800,000 mainly young adults who put the country at the top of the European league table for powder cocaine use.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DPP Keir Starmer in favour of allowing cameras in court – The Guardian
“The head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said he would like to see TV cameras allowed into court rooms ‘in principal’ and that the idea could be implemented quickly if it was approved by the government.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun goes to court over Sir Fred Goodwin gagging order – The Guardian
“The Sun has applied to partially lift the gagging order obtained by former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, Sir Fred Goodwin, arguing that ‘sunlight should be shed’ on the crisis that left the bank majority-owned by UK taxpayers.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Muslim fanatic fined £100 for ‘gay free zone’ stickers – Daily Telegraph
“A Muslim fanatic who posted homophobic stickers declaring London’s East End a ‘gay free zone’ has been fined £100.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lords to debate whether parliament should scrutinise judicial appointments – The Guardian
“Should parliament scrutinise judicial appointments? That’s one of the questions to be examined by the House of Lords constitution committee as part of an inquiry it launched a couple of weeks ago. Anyone can submit evidence within the next month, so here goes.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011
The Employment and Support Allowance (Work-Related Activity) Regulations 2011
The Medicines (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2011
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Trading Fund Order 2011
The Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 (Permanent Effect) Order 2011
The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
