BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Franbar Holdings Ltd v Casualty Plus Ltd [2011] EWHC 1161 (Ch) (11 May 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Appeal court orders search of Galloway’s charity papers – The Independent
“Civil servants have been ordered to reconsider disclosing thousands of documents relating to a fund run by former MP George Galloway during Saddam Hussein’s regime.”
The Independent, 14th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Social networking sites consider UK court ruling – The Independent
“Social networking sites based abroad are tonight (13 May) considering whether to comply with a British court ruling seeking to ban their members from revealing the identities of parties involved in sensitive legal proceedings in London.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government’s legislative agenda suffering delays – The Guardian
“The government’s legislative agenda appears to have slipped in the last six months as it publishes business plans showing 87 revised deadlines and targets missed.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs split over legal aid reforms – The Guardian
“Proposals caricature our current system of aid and disadvantage most vulnerable, ministers are warned.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillingdon woman ‘falsely called man a paedophile’ – BBC News
“A woman from west London who falsely branded a neighbour a paedophile in an ‘unseemly outburst’ must pay £1,500 in compensation for slander.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone hacking: James Hewitt to sue News of the World – The Guardian
“James Hewitt, the former army officer who became famous for his affair with Princess Diana, is poised to sue the News of the World for invasion of privacy.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government rejects ban on wild animals in circuses – The Independent
“The Coalition government today rejected a ban on wild animals in circuses in favour of a new licensing regime.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Military covenant to be enshrined in law after months of criticism – The Guardian
“Ministers are poised to set out details of how the ‘military covenant’ will be enshrined in law after David Cameron admitted the government had performed a U-turn on the issue after months of pressure from campaigners.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts issue 80 gagging orders in six years – Daily Telegraph
“The rich and the famous have obtained almost 80 gagging orders in British courts in six years, blocking the publication of intimate details about their private lives, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ashleigh and Holly Robinson lose murder sentence appeal – BBC News
“Two sisters and their boyfriends jailed for killing their father in his sleep have failed in a bid to have their jail terms reduced.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drug laws and bans on legal highs ‘do more harm than good’ – The Guardian
“The UK’s ‘outdated’ drug laws could be doing more harm than good and are failing to recognise that banning some ‘legal highs’ may have negative consequences for public health, according to the leading independent panel set up to analyse drugs policy.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How ruffling a boy’s hair led headlong to High Court – Daily Telegraph
“It was, according to the perpetrator, nothing more than a case of him ruffling a boy’s hair. But the gesture triggered a dispute that led all the way to the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lords to investigate judicial diversity – The Guardian
“The predominance of white men on court benches and calls for parliament to hold US-style confirmation hearings into the appointment of senior judges are to be investigated by peers.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New laws to combat ‘tombstoning’ in East Yorkshire – BBC News
“New laws have been enforced by an East Yorkshire council to try and combat people jumping into the sea from a height or ‘tombstoning’.”
BBC News, 14th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Torture inquiry will ‘not cover US rendition’ – The Independent
“Campaigners condemn decision not to include ‘murky’ issue of detainee transfers in investigation as ‘only doing half the job’.”
The Independent, 15th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Property title fraud costs Land Registry £26m in compensation – The Guardian
“The Land Registry, the government department that logs land and property ownership in England and Wales, has paid out more than £26m since 2006 compensating victims of a recurring property fraud.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vince Cable unveils plans for mothers and fathers to share parental leave – The Guardian
“The government is to begin consulting on plans to give both parents an extra month of leave during a baby’s first year and share out caring responsibilities.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lecturer jailed for student affair – The Independent
“A college lecturer who had a six-month relationship with a teenage student was today jailed for eight months.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
