Boots fined £10,000 for Welshpool man’s trap door fall – BBC News
“Boots has been fined £10,000 after a 76-year-old man fell through an open trap door at one of its shops in Powys.”
BBC News, 18th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-soldier gets life for trying to blow up pregnant wife – The Guardian
“A former reservist soldier has been jailed for life after being found guilty of trying to murder his pregnant wife by booby-trapping a car with a hand grenade.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brothers guilty of Lapland con – The Independent
“Two brothers were convicted today of misleading thousands of customers into visiting a what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park.”
The Independent, 18th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisoners lose voting compensation bid – The Independent
“The High Court has blocked a compensation bid by prisoners barred from voting in last year’s general election. Claims have been launched in county courts nationwide by 585 serving prisoners, with another 1,000 potential cases in the pipeline, Mr Justice Langstaff was told in London.”
The Independent, 18th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order 2011
The Rotherham (Electoral Changes) Order 2011
The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011
The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (England) Regulations 2011
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Board Ships) (Exemption) Regulations 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
History of corporate manslaughter: five key cases – Daily Telegraph
“Following Cotswold Geotechnical’s landmark £385,000 fine on Thursday for corporate manslaughter we take a look back at five key cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc v Hicks & Ors [2011] EWHC 287 (Ch) (17 February 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
EB v Haughton [2011] EWHC 279 (QB) (17 February 2011)
Amin & Anor v Mullings & Anor [2011] EWHC 278 (QB) (17 February 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Liberty Syndicate Management & Anor v Campagna Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 209 (TCC) (09 February 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Stonham v Ramrattan and another – WLR Daily
“Section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986, which gave a trustee in bankruptcy three years from the date of the bankruptcy to decide what to do about any interest in a house inhabited by the bankrupt or their current or former spouse or civil partner, was concerned only with property which actually formed part of the bankrupt’s estate at the time at the commencement of the bankruptcy. It did not apply to property currently vested in a third party but in respect of which a claim to set aside a transaction at an undervalue might be made under section 339 of the 1986 Act, in respect of which the limitation period remained the 12 years provided for under section 8 of the Limitation Act 1980.”
WLR Daily, 17th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Recent Statutory Isntrumetns – legislation.gov.uk
The Crime and Security Act 2010 (Commencement No.3) Order 2011
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No.14) Order 2011
The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2011
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Amendment) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
New Push for LGB and T equality will allow civil partnerships in religious buildings – Home Office
“As part of its commitment to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB and T) people, the government will today announce that religious buildings will be allowed to host civil partnership registrations.”
Home Office, 17th February 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Phone hacking: police hand over evidence they claimed did not exist – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police have been accused of misleading behaviour in the phone-hacking scandal after handing over evidence they had twice claimed did not exist.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor suspended over 19-year estate delay – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Suffolk solicitor was suspended from practice last week after taking 19 years to settle a spinster’s estate.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lawyer wins £10,000 damages from Solicitors from Hell owner – Law Society’s Gazette
“A judge has condemned the owner of the Solicitors from Hell website for his conduct when committing a serious libel against a young solicitor.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Crawley brawl machete attacker Antonio Batsimba jailed – BBC News
“A 22-year-old man has been given an indeterminate prison sentence for a machete attack in Crawley town centre which left three men seriously injured.”
BBC News, 17th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football fan jailed for punching Stevenage player at FA Cup tie – The Guardian
“A football fan who ran on to the pitch and punched a player has been jailed for 12 weeks. Robert Fitzgerald, 24, was also banned from attending regulated football matches in England and Wales for six years after assaulting Stevenage defender Scott Laird.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Burglar shot by householder got ‘summary justice’ rules judge – Daily Telegraph
“A burglar shot by a man defending his home was told by a judge that he had just received summary justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Only dictators defy European rights law, judge tells Britain – Daily Telegraph
“Europe’s most senior judge faced fierce criticism last night after suggesting that Britain would resemble a 1960s Greek dictatorship if it denied prisoners the vote and ignored human rights rulings.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (Hertfordshire County Council) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council – WLR Daily
“A mental patient who was compulsorily detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 was not thereby to be treated as ‘resident’ in the local authority within whose area he was detained. On a proper construction of section 117(3) of the 1983 Act the patient’s ‘residence’ was distinct from his place of detention. Section 117 of the 1983 Act was the appropriate section, rather than section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948, to determine which authority should have the responsibility of paying for the patient’s after-care accommodation.”
WLR Daily, 16th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Sex crime entertainer Jason Gaunt ‘acted like teenager’ – BBC News
“A children’s entertainer cannot be sentenced for sex offences against boys until a psychological assessment has taken place, a judge has said.”
BBC news, 17th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 accused of ‘gagging’ justice – The Independent
“Lawyers for families of those killed in the 7/7 bombings suggest MI5 is trying to ‘gag’ justice by restricting the verdicts of the inquest into the attacks.”
The Independent, 17th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
