Terrorist propaganda student Mohammed Gul jailed – BBC News
“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet after becoming radicalised has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£1m claim commuter awarded £11,000 – The Independent
“A commuter who sued London Underground for £1 million damages after he was grabbed by an employee at a ticket barrier has won just £11,925 in compensation.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Terrorist who alleged torture in custody loses appeal – The Guardian
“Appeal court rejects Rangzieb Ahmed’s claim that British authorities ‘outsourced’ his torture to Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Life sentence for US wife killer Harold Landry – BBC News
“A US businessman who stabbed his wife 23 times and left her under a hedge has been jailed for at least 16 years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Thompson, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 102 (03 February 2011)
Moss, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 252 (1 February 2011)
Thornley, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 153 (26 January 2011)
Webb, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 152 (26 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ceva Logistics Ltd v Lynch & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 188 (25 February 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Francotyp-Postalia Ltd v Whitehead & Ors [2011] EWHC 367 (Ch) (25 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Ahmad v London Borough of Brent & Ors [2011] EWHC 378 (QB) (25 February 2011)
Hook v British Airways Plc [2011] EWHC 379 (QB) (25 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
CMCS Common Market Commercial Services AVV v Taylor; Taylor v Stoutt and others – WLR Daily
“There was no difference in principle between the ambit of a solicitor’s duty to the court in relation to the conduct and supervision of disclosure of documents and the conduct and supervision of any redaction of disclosable doccuments prior to inspection.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R (Daley-Murdock) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“It was contrary to the policy and objects of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 to impose an obligation on the Secretary of State when refusing an overstayer’s application for leave to remain to make an appealable removal decision at the same time which would confer a right of appeal.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R (Mirza and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“The Home Secretary, when refusing to extend a foreign national’s leave to remain in the United Kingdom, ought at the same time or promptly thereafter make a removal decision which, if adverse, would enable the foreign national to appeal without breaking the law by overstaying.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v Vasili – WLR Daily
Regina v Vasili [2011] WLR (D) 58
“If an object had all the characteristics of a flick knife, it would therefore be considered an offensive weapon per se: the fact that the same object functioned also as a lighter did not stop it being an offensive weapon.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary would be removed.
Consumer expectation the vital element in contract fairness, says OFT – OUT-LAW.com
“Companies whose small print changes the basis of consumer deals will face investigation by consumer regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), it has said. According to the OFT, one in five consumers had experienced a contract problem in the last year.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Study to examine oversupply of LPC graduates – Law Society’s Gazette
“An in-depth study into education and training within the profession will address the current ‘mismatch’ between the number of Legal Practice Course graduates and training contracts, and will assess the role of paralegals, the Legal Services Board has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Anti-social convict goes to court to finish sentence at home – Daily Telegraph
“A convict with ‘severe social phobia’ has taken a prison governor to court for refusing to let him finish his sentence in privacy of his own home.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lecturer jailed over fake sex drug plan – The Independent
“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Courts ‘will reject test secrecy’ – BBC News
“There is a serious mismatch between the government’s aim to commercialise forensic science and the requirement of courts for openness, according to a top forensic expert.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law student convicted over terror videos – The Independent
“A law student who posted Islamic terrorist propaganda on the internet was facing jail today (24 February).”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Most senior judge attacks legal aid plans – Daily Telegraph
“Cuts to legal aid will have ‘serious implications for the quality of justice’, the country’s most senior judge warned yesterday in a scathing attack on Kenneth Clarke’s plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: Q&A: Legal Aid
Phone hacking: now judge tells police to stop protecting names – The Independent
“The likelihood of further News of the World (NotW) journalists being dragged into the phone-hacking scandal increased yesterday when a judge ruled that names believed to belong to the paper’s employees should no longer be blanked out on key documents.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stop and search numbers fall after change to counterterrorism powers – The Guardian
“The number of stops and searches by police under controversial counterterrorism laws has fallen sharply since the government curtailed the scope of the powers.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
