“A former housing association director claims he was sacked because he found a £800,000 deficit in Gwynedd council home transfer proposals.”
BBC News, 11th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Wrexham teacher slapped a pupil and put him in a headlock, a professional conduct committee has been told.”
BBC News, 11th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Peace activist Maya Evans has won a dramatic High Court victory in her battle to block cuts to legal aid funding for human rights cases brought ‘in the public interest’.”
The Independent, 12th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence has been condemned by the high court for stifling legal challenges over the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On 15 March the Government made good on a manifesto commitment of both coalition parties to act on libel reform, unveiling a draft Defamation Bill for consultation until 10 June.”
Legal Week, 12th May 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
McCarthy v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case C-434/09); [2011] WLR (D) 153
“Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC was not applicable to a European Union citizen who had never exercised their right of free movement, who had always resided in a member state of which they were a national and who was also a national of another member state. Article 21FEU of the FEU Treaty was likewise not applicable to a European Union citizen in such circumstances provided the situation of that citizen did not include the application of measures by a member state that would have the effect of depriving them of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of the rights conferred by virtue of their status as a Union citizen.”
WLR Daily, 5th 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.
“Today, the Sentencing Council is launching a three-month public consultation on its proposals to introduce a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentences for all offences which involve burglary.”
Sentencing Council, 12th May 2011
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Burglary Offences Guideline
“A woman solicitor who alleges that her boss remarked she had ‘all the traits of a blonde’ and should find herself a rich husband has begun tribunal proceedings for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of the sole practitioner appear greatly exaggerated.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Outdated family laws have fuelled an ‘alarming’ rise in marital breakdown, causing ‘profound’ damage to millions of children, a High Court judge has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, will begin court action on Thursday against two tabloid newspapers over the way they covered the hunt for the killer of Joanna Yeates, the landscape architect whose body was found dumped on Christmas Day in a country lane near Bristol.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2001
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Economically speaking, the law is generally thought to be a counter-cyclical profession.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Couples in civil partnerships should have the same pension rights as married couples according to the European Court of Justice, backing the approach already taken in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Judges are to be consulted about how cameras could be allowed into courtrooms to televise trials, the Ministry of Justice has revealed. Confirmation that officials have put the issue back on the political agenda comes as the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, calls for greater openness and transparency in the justice system.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government suffered a major defeat in the Lords when a rebellion by Liberal Democrat peers helped carry an amendment that could bury the government’s central policy of elected police and crime commissioners.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Burglars who target homes will normally be expected to be sent to jail, under new sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court
Adams, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2011] UKSC 18 (11 May 2011)
Revenue & Customs v Tower MCashback LLP 1 & Anor [2011] UKSC 19 (11 May 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Zejmowicz & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1173 (11 May 2011)
Nicholas & Anor v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 1175 (11 May 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Mahan Air & Anor v Blue Sky One Ltd & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 544 (11 May 2011)
Helden v Strathmore Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 542 (11 May 2011)
Nassery, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Brent [2011] EWCA Civ 539 (11 May 2011)
Lane v Cullens Solicitors & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 547 (11 May 2011)
Wardle v Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank [2011] EWCA Civ 545 (11 May 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd v Associated British Ports [2011] EWHC 1184 (Ch) (11 May 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
X, Y, and Z & Anor v A Local Authority [2011] EWHC 1157 (Fam) (11 May 2011)
R & Anor v A [2011] EWHC 1158 (Fam) (11 May 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Schutz (UK) Ltd & Anor v Delta Containers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 1173 (Pat) (05 May 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Andrew Crossley, the controversial solicitor who made money by accusing computer users of illegal file sharing, has been fined £1,000.”
BBC News, 11th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers claim reforms will make it easier for businesses to grow but unions say change will ‘reward bad employers who disadvantage women and ethnic minority workers’.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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