Corrupt prison officer jailed – The Independent
“Police today pledged to crack down on corrupt prison officers after a male officer was jailed for smuggling drugs to inmates.”
The Independent, 28th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Miscarriages of justice are going unchallenged by watchdog, says QC – The Guardian
“The watchdog that examines miscarriages of justice is failing innocent people, according to a senior lawyer involved in some of the highest-profile court cases in recent years.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Guthrie & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1338 (26 May 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Zurich Insurance Company Plc v Hayward [2011] EWCA Civ 641 (27 May 2011)
JP Morgan Europe Ltd v Chweidan [2011] EWCA Civ 648 (27 May 2011)
C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646 (27 May 2011)
Conarken Group Ltd & Anor v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 644 (27 May 2011)
Shoesmith, R (on the application of) v OFSTED & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 642 (27 May 2011)
Howe v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham [2011] EWCA Civ 619 (27 May 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 1376 (QB) (27 May 2011)
Goodwin v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWHC 1341 (QB) (27 May 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Legal aid faces threat of further cuts following rape backlash – Law Society’s Gazette
“The government is considering fresh legal aid cuts, the Gazette has learned, because Kenneth Clarke’s politically maladroit remarks about rape sentencing have jeopardised its bid to save money by cutting the prison population.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge refuses to prosecute press for naming Fred Goodwin ‘mistress’ – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers representing a woman who allegedly had a sexual relationship with former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin failed today in an attempt to persuade a judge to launch contempt proceedings against a national newspaper.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Iaia v Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca – WLR Daily
“A member state could rely on the expiry of a reasonable limitation period as a defence in legal proceedings brought by an individual seeking compensation for the member state’s failure to implement a Directive correctly provided the member state was not responsible for the delay in the claimant’s ability to bring the action.”
WLR Daily, 19th 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.
Millburn-Snell and others v Evans – WLR Daily
Millburn-Snell and others v Evans [2011] EWCA Civ 577; [2011] WLR (D) 179
“To bring a claim on behalf of an intestate’s estate a claimant should first obtain a grant of administration as a claim purportedly brought by a claimant without a grant of administration was an incurable nullity. CPR r 19.8(1) did not confer on the court jurisdiction to correct deficiencies in the manner in which proceedings had been instituted. It was concerned only with directions for the forward prosecution towards trial of validly instituted proceedings.”
WLR Daily, 25th 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 v Hull – WLR Daily
Regina v Hull [2011] EWCA Crim 1261; [2011] WLR (D) 177
“Under section 3 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction, including power to quash the order of the High Court, in relation to a referral under section 273 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 of the sentence of a repatriated prisoner. In relation to a sentence of life imprisonment, adapting the sentence, as far as possible to bring correspondence between the punishment which would have been imposed in the sentencing state and (the remainder of) the sentence to be served in the administering state, required a reasoned judgment as to the likely duration of the custodial element of the sentence had the sentence been served in the sentencing state.”
WLR Daily, 25th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
FKI Engineering Ltd and another v Stribog Ltd – WLR Daily
FKI Engineering Ltd and another v Stribog Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 622; [2011] WLR (D) 178
“Where unrelated actions in different member states of the European Union subsequently became related by virtue of the amendment of the earlier action to include an issue related to the later action, the court seised of the later action had a discretion to stay that action on the grounds that it was no longer the court first seised for the purposes of article 28(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (‘the Judgments Regulation’).”
WLR Daily, 25th 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.
Q (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Q (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] WLR (D) 176
“It was not the case that section 72(9)(b) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 only applied if the Secretary of State had notified the applicant that he had issued a certificate under the section.”
WLR Daily, 23rd 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.
Baby Peter sacking: Sharon Shoesmith wins appeal – BBC News
“An ex-social services director says she is ‘thrilled’ to have won an appeal against a ruling that her sacking after Baby Peter’s death was lawful.”
BBC News, 27th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentencing for drug offences – reminder to contribute to consultation – Sentencing Council
“The consultation on the Sentencing Council’s draft guideline on drug offences will close on 20 June and with this date approaching, the Council is keen to encourage legal professionals with experience or an interest in the subject to contribute their views.”
Sentencing Council, 26th May 2011
Regulation of referral fees for legal services – Legal Services Board
“Launch of decision paper marks conclusion of review into the operation of referral fees in the legal services sector.”
Legal Services Board, 27th May 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Grant, Re [2011] EWCA Civ 643 (26 May 2011)
Southgate & Anor v Sutton & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 637 (26 May 2011)
Belka v Prosperini [2011] EWCA Civ 623 (26 May 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 1364 (QB) (26 May 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko & Ors [2011] EWHC B11 (Ch) (17 May 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Hosny v The General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 1355 (Admin) (26 May 2011)
Marathon Restaurant v London Borough of Camden [2011] EWHC 1339 (Admin) (26 May 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
RE teacher Gary Smith’s Muslim attackers jailed – BBC News
“Four Muslim men who assaulted a religious education teacher because they did not approve of him teaching Muslim girls have been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New criminal justice stats underline need to tackle reoffending – Ministry of Justice
“New Criminal Justice Statistics – published for the first time today – show a dramatic increase in the number of criminals who persistently reoffend.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
‘Pale, male’ courts in Wales ‘need more women judges’ – BBC News
“The low number of women judges in Wales is due to a ‘lack of role models’, according to a Welsh tribunal judge.”
BBC News, 27th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal court to rule on council sacking after Baby P’s death – The Guardian
“Haringey’s former head of child services will learn today if she has won her court of appeal battle over her sacking in the wake of the Baby P tragedy.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
#Without Prejudice 6: Tomlinson – Separation of powers and injunctions – Privacy – and The Role of GCs – Charon QC
“Tim Bratton blogs in a personal capacity – and his latest post: One for the students: so, you want to work at Big Law? Is a good one for law students, particularly.
David Allen Green, solicitor, is the author of the Jack of Kent blog and is the legal correspondent at The New Statesman. Carl Gardner is an ex-government lawyer and is the author of the Head of Legal blog.”
Charon QC, 26th May 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Just one criminal jailed for every 93 crimes – Daily Telegraph
“Just one criminal is jailed for every 93 offences committed, figures showed.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
