Greater protection for children – Home Office
“Sex offender disclosure scheme will operate in all forces in England and Wales by April.”
Home Office, 28th March 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Literary agent jailed for cheating would-be authors out of thousands – The Guardian
“A literary agent who duped budding authors and investors into handing over more than £500,000 for non-existent film and book deals has been jailed for six years. Robin Price, a former cinema manager from north Devon, claimed he had contacts in Hollywood including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Johnny Depp.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke denies weakening new anti-bribery law – The Guardian
“Ministers have been accused of undermining the long delayed legislation intended to crack down on payments of bribes by business executives. Anti-corruption campaigners claim the government has surrendered to lobbying by business groups, creating loopholes that will allow dishonest companies to continue paying bribes to foreign politicians and officials.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daniyal Shahzad to be deported to Pakistan after lies – BBC News
“A teenager will be deported to his home country of Pakistan after lying about his past in a bid for UK residency.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Network Rail pleads guilty over Potters Bar crash – BBC News
“Network Rail has admitted breaching safety regulations over the Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords report attacks ‘complacency’ of Big Four auditors in financial crisis, urges competition investigation – Daily Telegraph
“The House of Lords has recommended that Britain’s competition authorities investigate the world’s ‘Big Four’ auditing firms who failed to warn regulators about banks before the financial crash.”
Daily Telegraph 30th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grandparents to get legal powers over access in divorce battles – Daily Telegraph
“Grandparents will get new legal powers to guarantee them access to their grandchildren following divorce battles under proposals unveiled today, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Expert witness immunity removed – The Independent
“Expert witnesses have lost their 400-year-old immunity from being sued in the civil courts.”
The Independent, 30th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The cost of clamping down on ‘no win, no fee’ legal arrangements – The Guardian
“Ken Clarke’s announcement on Tuesday that the government is to reform the costs of civil litigation has been portrayed as a crackdown on lawyers’ fees. That always makes a pleasing headline but the reality is that the justice secretary wants the public to do it for him.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Financial Assistance Scheme (Revaluation and Indexation Amendments) Regulations 2011
The Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2011
The Apprenticeships (Issue of Apprenticeship Certificates) (England) Regulations 2011
The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No.3) Order 2011
The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011
The Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011
The Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Regina (MK (Tunisia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“A claimant whose leave to remain in the country was cancelled while he was out of the country did not thereby lose his in-country right of appeal, and he could therefore return to exercise that right of appeal against the cancellation.”
WLR Daily, 25th March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina (Save Britain’s Heritage) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily
“Demolition works were capable of constituting a project for the purposes of article 1(2) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.”
WLR Daily, 25th 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.
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
(H) v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 730 (29 March 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Football Dataco Ltd & Ors v Sportradar GmbH & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 330 (29 March 2011)
Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit (UK) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 303 (29 March 2011)
Brookes v HSBC Bank Plc [2011] EWCA Civ 354 (29 March 2011)
Lee v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 348 (29 March 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Moore v Williamson & Ors [2011] EWHC 672 (Ch) (29 March 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
DE v AB [2010] EWHC 3792 (Fam) (30 November 2010)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Bank Leumi (UK) Plc v Wachner [2011] EWHC 656 (Comm) (22 March 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
MPs warn against legal aid reforms in divorce cases – The Guardian
“Making eligibility for legal aid in divorce and custody cases dependent on accusations of domestic violence will create a ‘perverse incentive’ that encourages false allegations, according to a group of MPs.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Superinjunction scores legal first for nameless financier in libel action – The Guardian
“A wealthy financier involved in a family dispute has made British legal history by winning anonymity in a libel case. This latest court attempt to censor internet material has led to claims that free speech is being further eroded in Britain.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guidance notes on Bribery Act suggest common sense will rule – The Independent
“The Government’s guidance on the controversial Bribery Act is to offer an olive branch to business as its publication today kicks off the three-month countdown to the act becoming law.”
The Independent, 30th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Forensics cut will be ‘disastrous’ for victims of injustice – The Guardian
“Miscarriages of justice will not be corrected and public confidence in the criminal justice system will be damaged if proposed changes to the forensic science service go ahead, according to Richard Foster, chairman of the criminal cases review commission.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid change may hit the vulnerable hardest say MPs – BBC News
“MPs say vulnerable groups may be disproportionately affected by a shake-up of civil legal aid in England and Wales and want it to be ‘refined’.”
BBC News, 30th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK Uncut arrests threaten future protests, lawyer warns – The Guardian
“A lawyer at a leading civil liberties firm has expressed fears for the future of direct action protest after the mass arrest of UK Uncut activists during last Saturday’s anti-cuts demonstrations in London.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
