“A defendant who was told by a judge to “shut your mouth and listen” just before he had to give evidence on why he had two knives in his car has had his subsequent convictions overturned.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 [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 (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.
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
“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? (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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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
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