Birmingham City Council disabled care limits ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“Judges have ruled that Birmingham City Council’s plans to limit social care for disabled people are unlawful.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shadow justice minister attacks Jackson costs reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
“Shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter called on personal injury lawyers to get their clients involved in the fight to amend the government’s proposals on civil litigation costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Dogs’ owners face prosecution under plans to tighten dangerous dog legislation – Daily Telegraph
“Dogs’ owners will face prosecution if their animal bites someone on private property under new legislation being drawn up by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Facebook juror’ in contempt case – BBC News
“Contempt proceedings are to begin against a juror who allegedly contacted a defendant through Facebook during a drugs trial, causing it to collapse.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for £100,000 fraud – The Independent
“A legal executive was jailed for two-and-a-half years today after admitting defrauding four elderly clients out of more than £100,000, police said.”
The Independent, 20th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Have super-injunctions killed the kiss’n’tell? – The Guardian
“For the best part of half a century, kiss’n’tell stories have been guaranteed sales-winners for popular newspapers. The earliest examples – Christine Keeler and Diana Dors spring to mind – were tame stuff compared with their modern equivalents.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sterilisation legal bid withdrawn – BBC News
“A legal attempt to sterilise a 21-year-old mother with ‘significant learning difficulties’ to prevent further pregnancies has been withdrawn.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Challenge to ban on sex parties in London mansion fails – BBC News
“A man has failed in his bid to overturn a ban on holding events including sex parties at his London mansion.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government loses abortion battle – BBC News
“The Department of Health has lost a court battle to keep secret some details on abortion statistics.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Williams & Ors v Redcard Ltd & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 466 (20 April 2011)
Berezovsky & Anor v Edmiston & Company Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 431 (19 April 2011)
Finurba Corporate Finance Ltd v Sipp SA & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 465 (20 April 2011)
Okafor & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 499 (20 April 2011)
RK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 456 (20 April 2011)
Davenport v The City of Westminster [2011] EWCA Civ 458 (19 April 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Montgomery v Brown [2011] EWHC 875 (QB) (08 April 2011)
OPQ v BJM & Anor [2011] EWHC 1059 (QB) (20 April 2011)
Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (Rev 1) [2011] EWHC 1058 (QB) (20 April 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Alliance & Anor v Tishbi & ors [2011] EWHC 1015 (Ch) (20 April 2011)
Virgin Enterprises Ltd v Casey [2011] EWHC 1036 (Ch) (20 April 2011)
Pritchard & Ors v Teitelbaum & Ors [2011] EWHC 1063 (Ch) (20 April 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
X, Y, Z (Minors), Re [2011] EWHC 402 (Fam) (03 March 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ismailaj v The Parole Board of England & Wales & Anor [2011] EWHC 1020 (Admin) (20 April 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd v Efko Food Ingredients Ltd. [2011] EWHC 923 (Comm) (13 April 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Filesharing: BT and TalkTalk fail in challenge to Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing received a significant boost on Wednesday, as a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act failed to halt the legislation.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
GJB v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 867 (01 April 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Secerno Ltd & Ors v Oxford Magistrates Court & Anor [2011] EWHC 1009 (Admin) (19 April 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others – WLR Daily
North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others [2011] EWHC 910 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 138
“Para 1.5 of Practice Direction 39A supplementing CPR Pt 39 did not deem a hearing to be in private which had not been listed as a private matter. The general rule for proceedings to be held in public unless otherwise stated applied to proceedings not listed in private.”
WLR Daily, 13th April 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.
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Cotter – WLR Daily
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Cotter [2011] EWHC 896 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 137
“The court had jurisdiction to determine in collection proceedings whether a taxpayer was entitled to include in his tax return a claim for relief and so rely on it as a defence to the claim for immediate payment.”
WLR Daily, 14th April 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.
IPCC investigates after east London man dies in police custody – The Guardian
“The independent police watchdog is investigating after a father-to-be died in police custody following an apparent altercation at a pub in east London.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jailed heroin restraint mother Julia Saker loses appeal – BBC News
“A Kent mother who was jailed for tying up her daughter to stop her buying heroin has lost an appeal against her prison sentence.”
BBC News, 19th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Cameron warned over IP law change by TV industry – The Guardian
“The UK’s biggest commercial broadcasters have joined forces to warn David Cameron against a wholesale relaxation of intellectual property (IP) laws, saying it could cripple the country’s £4bn audiovisual sector.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK banks lose payment protection insurance challenge – BBC News
“UK banks have lost a judicial review that could have a major impact on whether more compensation has to be paid on mis-sold loan insurance..”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Live Q&A: Applying for pupillage – The Guardian
“As OLPAS application deadline approaches, we’ve assembled a panel of pupils to answer your questions. They will be online on Wednesday 20 April from 6pm to 8pm.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2011
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
