Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division – Judiciary of England and Wales
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division (PDF)
District Judges’ Seminar, 26th March 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Address by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division (PDF)
District Judges’ Seminar, 26th March 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Court of Appeal
“A party was not precluded from raising a matter before the costs judge on an assessment of costs which it had not raised before the trial judge when he exercised his discretion as to costs.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Shell UK Ltd v Total UK Ltd and Others; Total UK Ltd v Chevron Ltd
Court of Appeal
“A duty of care was owed to a beneficial owner of property by a defendant who could reasonably foresee that his negligent actions would damage that property.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Many schools are fingerprinting pupils without parents’ permission, teachers have warned.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The secrets of an eminent pharmacist who held bondage parties at his pied-à-terre were uncovered during an investigation into fraudulent claims for NHS expenses.”
The Times, 30th March 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Andy Burnham, the health secretary, will today rule out legislation in the next parliament to impose a death tax to pay for social care for the elderly, but will promise new laws to cap the cost of residential costs after two years in a home.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A publisher should not be responsible for a libel created by the out-of-context publication of material by a search engine, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A director of a hearing aid company who kept adult pornographic images on a work computer in a file named ‘Dirty’ won a High Court battle against being struck off today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for the rest of his life for a shotgun murder – 39 years after committing another killing.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Internet users are still not getting the broadband speeds promised by internet service providers, more than a year after the industry signed up to a voluntary code of practice, forcing Ofcom to threaten mandatory regulation.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three people have been found guilty of killing a man in a sexually-motivated and sadistic attack in Wigan.”
BBC News, 29th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A father who brutally stabbed his daughter to death had convictions for knife attacks and violence going back to his teens, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The former BBC Radio 4 Today editor Rod Liddle has been censured by the press watchdog for a blog on the Spectator website in which he incorrectly claimed that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of violent crime in London was carried out by young Afro-Caribbean men.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New regulations that provide a single route for solicitors to qualify to appear in the higher courts come into effect this week, on 1 April.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A devout Christian who is fighting a hospital trust over her right to wear a crucifix at work said today that removing or hiding it would violate her beliefs.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tory peer Norman Tebbit will not face criminal action over claims that he kicked a person wearing a dragon costume during Chinese New Year celebrations.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £28.6m for breaching competition law after sharing confidential details about the pricing of its commercial loans with rival staff at Barclays.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to proceed with the retrial of Wahleed Hussain, who stood trial last year alongside his uncles for an attack on burglar Walid Salem near their home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th March 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“A company which indexes and sorts postings to Usenet groups is liable for the copyright infringement of its users when they download films, software and television programmes, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lewis v Yeeles [2010] EWCA Civ 326 (29 March 2010)
Silvera v Bray Walker Solicitors (A Firm) & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 332 (29 March 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Seymour Pierce Ltd v Grandtop International Holdings Ltd [2010] EWHC 676 (QB) (29 March 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation & Anor v Newzbin Ltd [2010] EWHC 608 (Ch) (29 March 2010)
Jeffries v Archer [2010] EWHC 679 (Ch) (29 March 2010)
Sita UK Ltd v Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority [2010] EWHC 680 (Ch) (29 March 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cecil & Ors v Bayat & Ors [2010] EWHC 641 (Comm) (29 March 2010)
High Court (Patents Court)
Red Spider Technology v Omega Completions Technology [2010] EWHC 59 (Pat) (21 January 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org