Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Southall v The General Medical Council [2010] EWCA Civ 484 (04 May 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd. [2010] EWHC 967 (QB) (04 May 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Red River UK Ltd & Anor v Sheikh & Anor [2010] EWHC 961 (Ch) (30 April 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Secret evidence cannot be used in a civil damages claim being brought by six former Guantánamo Bay detainees, the court of appeal ruled today.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Apart from hopeless or abusive cases, a local authority faced with an application for support and accommodation pending the determination of an arguable application for leave to remain on human rights grounds, should not refuse assistance if that would have the effect of requiring the person to leave the United Kingdom thereby forfeiting his claim.”
WLR Daily, 30th April 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Financial Services Authority and Others v Amro International SA
Court of Appeal
“The Financial Services Authority was entitled to order production of documents from accountants at the request of the US Securities and Exchange Commission without subjecting the request to critical examination. It was not required to give notice before serving the order, nor need the order be within the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the FSA and the SEC.”
The Times, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation v Buckland
Court of Appeal
“A repudiatory breach of contract, once it had happened, could not be cured by the contract breaker.”
The Times, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A pensioner walked free from court after being cleared of murdering his wife of 50 years whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers is taking it to an employment tribunal this week, claiming compensation for disability discrimination.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A sexual predator whose past violent crimes were exposed when he was caught operating a members-only website for paedophiles has been jailed for 14 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A midwife whose son was starved of oxygen at birth leaving him disabled has won compensation to pay for his care.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A high-flying financier who accused her boss of sexual harassment, bringing prostitutes to business meetings and trying to have her killed by Russian hitmen has had her £4 million compensation claim dismissed by an employment tribunal.”
The Times, 4th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees are to hear if an appeal has succeeded against government use of secret evidence to fight their damages claim.”
BBC News, 4th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Allegations that Britain was complicit in the use of chemical weapons linked to an upsurge in child deformity cases in Iraq, are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence.”
The Independent, 4th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The court battle between the wife and former mistress of an accountant over the £3.2 million property portfolio he built up came to an abrupt halt today (30 April).”
The Independent, 30th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Football fixture lists are protected by database copyright but not by the EU’s database right, the High Court has said. The ruling means that sporting bodies can charge users of their fixture lists licence fees.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A pensioner was cleared yesterday of murdering his wife of 50 years, whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact after she became mentally ill.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dr Claire Nelson said she was ‘deeply remorseful’ after being placed on probation for 18 months and banned from driving for two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenage milkman who was prepared to ‘die fighting’ for an ultra rightwing group called the Aryan Task Force was convicted on three terrorism charges today.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The McFarlane judgment raises fundamental questions about church and state, says Michael Nazir-Ali.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“As a lawyer, I can recognise Lord Laws’ judgment in the McFarlane case as stinging rebuke to Lord Carey.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A doctor has been banned from prescribing drugs and told to take down part of her website after appearing before the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 29th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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