“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
“Senior figures from the newspaper industry on Wednesday warned politicians against plans to eradicate juries in libel trials as part of sweeping reforms to defamation law in the UK.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Separating couples in Manchester are resolving their disputes more cheaply, quickly and less stressfully following new rules introduced by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Two men from Northern Ireland whose convictions for murder during the Troubles were quashed following the emergence of fresh evidence are entitled to compensation, the supreme court has ruled.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Organisations must make sure they only share the personal data necessary to achieve their objectives according to guidance published by privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2011
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Regina (G) v Lambeth London Borough Council and another [2011] EWCA Civ 526; [2011] WLR (D) 152
“Accommodation ostensibly provided to a child aged 16 to 17 by a council as a local housing authority was to be deemed to be accommodation provided by it as a children’s services authority where the child met the criteria of a ‘child in need’ within section 17(10) of the Children Act 1989 and the actions of a social worker working for the council in a different team could properly be imputed to the social services division. Consequently on reaching adulthood that person became a ‘former relevant child’ within section 23C(1) of the 1989 Act, as inserted, and was owed the duties set out in that section.”
WLR Daily, 6th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Regina v Bajwa and others [2011] EWCA Crim 1093; [2011] WLR (D) 151
“In assessing, for the purposes of imposing a confiscation order, whether a defendant had a criminal lifestyle the question of whether the offence had been committed over a period of at least six months related to each particular defendant’s part in the offence.”
WLR Daily, 6th May 2011
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In re Rodenstock GmbH [2011] EWHC 1104; [2011] WLR (D) 150
“Neither Council Regulation (EC) No 3046/2000 on insolvency proceedings (‘the Insolvency Regulation’) nor Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (‘the Judgments Regulation’) had narrowed the court’s jurisdiction in relation to the sanctioning of schemes of arrangement, by impacting restrictively on the circumstances when a company was ‘liable to be wound up’.”
WLR Daily, 6th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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“The Law Commission is recommending the most far-reaching reforms of adult social care law seen for over 60 years, in a report published today.”
Law Commission, 11th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Families who have lost loved ones under terrible circumstances are facing costs of £37,000 on average as they struggle to pick up the pieces, according to figures released today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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