Jack Straw hearing to end Iraq inquiry public hearings – BBC News
“Jack Straw is to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry for a third time, as its public hearings come to an end.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landmark human rights ruling allows asylum mother to remain in UK – The Guardian
“Immigration authorities will have to listen to the views of children whose parents are facing deportation, the supreme court has said, in a landmark human rights ruling on the rights of children born to illegal immigrants.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Full judgment: ZH (Tanzania) (FC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
High Court challenge to Hampton Court development fails – BBC News
“A High Court bid to block plans for a hotel and flats on a derelict site on the opposite side of the Thames from Hampton Court Palace has failed.”
BBC News, 31st January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jones v Jones – WLR Daily
Jones v Jones [2011] EWCA Civ 41; [2011] WLR (D) 26
“Even if an earning capacity might also sometimes be relevant to a fair distribution of the assets pursuant to the sharing principle, it did not follow that the earning capacity should itself be treated as one of those assets, still less that an attempt should be made to capitalise it.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 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.
Haugesund Kommune and another v DEPFA ACS Bank (Wikborg Rein & Co, Part 20 defendants) – WLR Daily
“A firm of solicitors which erroneously advised a bank that municipalities would not be acting ultra vires if they entered into a swap arrangement with the bank was not liable for the losses resulting from the municipalities’ inability to make restitution once the void nature of the swap agreement came to light. Despite their negligence in relation to the vires of the municipalities, the solicitors had taken no responsibility for their creditworthiness or good faith or for the fact that the bank could not lawfully obtain execution against them when they defaulted on the arrangement.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 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.
Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson and Others – WLR Daily
Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson and Others [2011] EWCA Civ 38; [2011] WLR (D) 24
“The proper exercise of the discretion in section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as inserted) to dispense with the requirement of consultation laid down in the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 did not depend on financial consequences for the landlord or tenant of granting or refusing such a dispensation.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 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.
Phone hacking: PCC sets up working group – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission is setting up a working group to ‘draw together lessons learned’ from the new police investigation and various legal cases relating to the News of the World phone-hacking affair.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Terrifying’ flaw uncovered in pension protection law – Daily Telegraph
“The Government has been urged to change the law to ensure pensions of all workers are protected if their employer goes bust.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
British firms face bribery blacklist, warns corruption watchdog – The Guardian
“British companies may face international blacklisting as a result of the government’s attempts to water down the Bribery Act, the chairman of an international anti-corruption watchdog warned.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scrapping Legal Aid for medical cases ‘bad for justice and health’ – Daily Telegraph
“Plans to remove Legal Aid for clinical negligence cases would damage access to justice and allow risks taken by doctors to go unchecked, according to the father of a boy who died after a medical blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Silent calls face threat of £2m fine, says Ofcom – BBC News
“Companies that use automated telephone calls that leave householders hearing nothing can now be fined up to £2m.”
BBC News, 1st February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Online crime maps for all streets in England and Wales – The Guardian
“Detailed maps providing a monthly snapshot of crime and antisocial behaviour on every street across England and Wales are published for the first time today.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Authorities to be probed over Naomi Bryant death – BBC News
“A coroner has told a jury to decide if authorities’ actions contributed to a woman’s death at the hands of a sex offender on licence from prison.”
BBC News, 31st January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rights holders alliance to defend Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
“A coalition of rights holders, including the Premier League and trade bodies representing the music, film and TV industries, is lining up to intervene against internet service providers in the judicial review of legislation to tackle illegal downloading.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Goldstone v Goldstone & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 39 (28 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Wallis & Anor v Meredith [2011] EWHC 75 (QB) (28 January 2011)
Irish Response Ltd v Direct Beauty Products Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 37 (QB) (21 January 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
LSC and consumer bodies call for complaints publication – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Services Commission is pushing to obtain access to ‘detailed information’ about successful complaints made against solicitors, which it will use to assess the performance of its providers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
At last, the stigma of 50 years is removed – The Independent
“Gay men convicted for something no longer an offence win right for criminal records to be expunged.”
The Independent, 30th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Thousands could sue Government over unlawful ‘child protection’ sackings – Daily Telegraph
“Nurses who were banned from working under a controversial vetting scheme are to launch a major test case against the Government in the European Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Counter-terrorism and security powers review – The Guardian
“Read the full report from Lord Macdonald of River Glaven QC that found the continued use of electronic tags and overnight curfews for terror suspects on control orders was ‘disproportionate, unnecessary and objectionable'”
The Guardian, 28th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
