“Britain needs to radically update its copyright laws, which criminalise millions of consumers who use iPods, according to a leading watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Significant new evidence proves that Ian Tomlinson died from injuries caused by the trauma of being pushed to the ground and not from natural causes, his inquest heard yesterday.”
The Independent, 19th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Social Care Charges (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2011
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Order 2011
The Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Student Fees (Approved Plans) (Wales) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“The family of a man who died in a pub fight after being attacked with an iron dumbbell have lost their latest legal bid to find his killer.”
BBC News, 18th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A new law should be created giving consumers the right to take misleading and aggressive businesses to court, the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th April 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Law Society and Bar Council should investigate defamatory comments made on the Solicitors from Hell website to find an effective route of redress for firms named on the website, a High Court has said.”
The Lawyer, 18th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A man who burned a Koran in front of city centre shoppers has been jailed for 70 days.”
The Independent, 18th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Allan & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1022 (18 April 2011)
Beesley & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 1021 (18 April 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
S (Children) , RE [2011] EWCA Civ 454 (18 April 2011)
RS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 434 (18 April 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Apsion v Dilnot [2011] EWHC 869 (QB) (18 April 2011)
Police of the Metropolis & Anoir v Times Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 776 (QB) (18 April 2011)
Harty v Sabre International Security Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 852 (QB) (05 April 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Tireless Pauline McIntyre, who works in one of the UK’s most deprived areas, says family law is unfairly seen as a soft target.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The 20 protesters convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass after a demonstration at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station have been invited to appeal against their convictions by the director of public prosecutions.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Baxendale- Walker v Middleton & Ors [2011] EWHC 998 (QB) (18 April 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Football Dataco Ltd v Smoot Enterprises Ltd [2011] EWHC 973 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 136
“The court’s power to grant judgment in default under CPR Pt 12 could be exercised notwithstanding the fact that part of the relief sought by the claimant turned on a question of European law which was the subject both of an unresolved appeal to the Court of Appeal and of a reference by that court to the Court of Justice of the European Union.”
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.
“The government is consulting Commonwealth countries about changing the laws on royal succession, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.”
BBC News, 16th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Public sector workers have launched a legal challenge in the High Count to prevent changes to their gold-plated pensions.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“We are told that writing a will is vital to secure the future of our loved ones. But many who set out with all the best of intentions, find that what should be a simple act is frustrated by ‘glaring errors’, pressure-selling, and over-inflated fees, according to the Law Society.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal aid lawyers are making £645 million from taxpayers over family breakdowns each year – £28 for every household in England and Wales.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Environmental campaigners have condemned the coalition’s inclusion of all of Britain’s 278 environmental laws in a list of ‘red tape’ regulations considered by the public for the axe.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Department of Health is making a High Court challenge today to stop figures being published on the number of late abortions on ‘less than perfect’ foetuses with physical abnormalities, including cleft palate and club foot.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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