Obesity surgery man loses court fight against PCT – BBC News
“A grandfather has lost his High Court battle over a health trust’s refusal to fund obesity surgery.”
BBC News, 7th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HMRC not doing enough to stop illegal unpaid internships, says pay watchdog – The Guardian
“The Low Pay Commission has criticised HM Revenue & Customs for lax enforcement of minimum wage laws and the payment of interns.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher jailed for raping pupil – The Independent
“A teacher who raped and sexually assaulted one of his pupils after abducting her from a school disco was jailed for nine years today.”
The Independent, 7th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Elliot Morley faces jail after admitting MPs’ expenses fraud – The Guardian
“The former Labour minister Elliot Morley faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty to dishonestly claiming more than £30,000 in parliamentary expenses relating to false mortgage claims.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
European courts face workload ‘crisis’, claims House of Lords – Law Society’s Gazette
“The European Union’s two highest courts are facing a ‘crisis’ in managing their existing and ever increasing workloads, according to House of Lords report published yesterday.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Volume disputes set for huge upheaval as MoJ backs Jackson on civil litigation reform – Legal Week
“Success fees look set to be ushered in for complex commercial cases, ironically just as the Government unveiled reforms expected to severely restrict their widespread use in volume personal injury claims.”
Legal Week, 7th April 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Government ‘not liable for torture’ – The Independent
“The Government cannot be held legally liable for British colonial atrocities committed during the Mau Mau Uprising, the High Court heard today.”
The Independent, 7th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New rules for solicitors focus on ends, not means – The Guardian
“Changes in regulation to emphasise outcomes that solicitors need to deliver for clients, rather than how they achieve them.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Makisi v Birmingham City Council; Yosief v Same; Nagi v Same – WLR Daily
Makisi v Birmingham City Council; Yosief v Same; Nagi v Same [2011] EWCA Civ 355; [2011] WLR (D) 124
“An applicant for housing under the homelessness provisions who, on an review of a decision to refuse accommodation, had a right to make oral representations where there had been a deficiency or irregularity in the original decision, could insist on a face-to-face hearing with the reviewer at which he or his representative could make representations.”
WLR Daily, 31st March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Aurubis Balgaria AD v Nachalnik na Mitnitsa Stolichna – WLR Daily
Aurubis Balgaria AD v Nachalnik na Mitnitsa Stolichna (Case C-546/09); [2011] WLR (D) 123
“Interest on arrears in relation to customs duties still to be recovered could only be charged pursuant to article 232(1)(b) of Regulation 2913/92, as amended, in respect of the period falling after the deadline by which those duties were to be paid.”
WLR Daily, 31st March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011
The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011
The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011
The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011
The Road Vehicles (Powers to Stop) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Separation mediation plan ‘rushed and flawed’ – The Guardian
“Last week the government’s independent Justice Review Panel published its interim report on the family justice system in England and Wales.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Who’s the master now? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Who’s the master now? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Second Lord Alexander of Weedon Lecture, 6th April 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Solicitors Regulation Authority unveils handbook – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority published the final version of its new solicitors handbook this week, as it revealed it had received ‘quite a number’ of enquiries from potential new market entrants about becoming alternative business structures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd [2011] UKSC 16 (6 April 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MP (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 362 (06 April 2011)
Dalling v R J Heale & Co Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 365 (05 April 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
West Tankers Inc v Allianz Spa & Anor [2011] EWHC 829 (Comm) (06 April 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Sentencing plans ‘would not reflect severity of crimes’ – BBC News
“Planned reforms to sentencing policy could lead to criminals spending too little time behind bars, according to several top judges.”
BBC News, 7th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Heroic police and firefighters protected from health and safety laws, says CPS – Daily Telegraph
“Police officers and firefighters will not be prosecuted for breaking health and safety laws by putting their lives on the line, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Male solicitor suffered sex discrimination – The Guardian
“Employers must act ‘proportionately’ when they provide women who are pregnant or on maternity leave with special treatment at work, an employment appeals tribunal has ruled.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
#WithoutPrejudice Podcast 3: Libel – Hyperinjunctions – Lautsi v Italy – Expert immunity – Interns – Silk? – Charon QC
“Welcome to the third episode of Without Prejudice: Tonight, I am afraid, I can’t tell you about our guest… in fact, the superinjunction is so harsh, I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a guest… but…. I can tell you that David Allen Green and Carl Gardner are at the table…. waiting to discuss libel, privacy, hyperinjunctions, Rough Justice – Miscarriages of Justice, The Lautsi v Italy crucifix case, and we may even have time to discuss expert immunity from suit…and interns.”
Charon QC, 6th April 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
