BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Zarezadeh, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 271 (01 March 2011)
Hackett v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 380 (01 March 2011)
Grout, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 299 (01 March 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
LO (Jordan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 164 (01 March 2011)
Korashi v Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board [2011] EWCA Civ 187 (01 March 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
United Company Rusal Plc & Ors v 1) HSBC Bank Plc & Ors [2011] EWHC 404 (QB) (01 March 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Mason & Ors v Mills & Reeve (a firm) [2011] EWHC 410 (Ch) (01 March 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Perriam Ltd. v Mr Nicholas Wayne Mr Martin Daly [2011] EWHC 403 (TCC) (Hearing 22 February 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
IPCC finds police response to Joanne Butler’s emergency calls was ‘flawed’ – The Guardian
“The way police responded to a woman who made two 999 calls before she was battered to death was ‘wholly inadequate’, according to a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It highlighted failings in Leicestershire Constabulary’s response to phone calls they received prior to Joanne Butler’s murder in January 2006.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Divorce: Mediation should help married couples split up – BBC News
“A major shake-up of the family court procedures in England and Wales comes into effect on 6 April 2011.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court rules that newspaper does not have to identify commenters – The Guardian
“Defamation attempt fails as high court rules that anonymous comments on the Daily Mail’s website are little more than ‘pub talk’.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parliamentary law review for relatives of missing – BBC News
“The father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has asked MPs for more legal rights for families of missing people.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Library campaigners mount legal challenges to closures – The Guardian
“Pressure is building on culture secretary Jeremy Hunt over library closures, with the mounting of two new legal challenges.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Classifying offenders could lead to criminal justice revolution – The Guardian
“Imagine being able to predict which offenders will go on to commit serious crimes. Juliet Rix on a new system that could have a drastic impact on the justice system.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New code to govern CCTV cameras – The Independent
“Police forces and councils who want to set up CCTV systems will have to be open and clear about what they will be used for and why under Home Office plans.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Is European court gender insurance ruling completely bonkers? – The Guardian
“Legally speaking, the judgment from the European court of justice that prohibits use of gender in underwriting premiums is unsurprising.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales, 2010-11 – Ministry of Justice
“Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 120 new Queen’s Counsel.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Gender insurance ruling: case study – The Guardian
“Jade Sell is a young driver whose car insurance premium is set to rise as a result of today’s ECJ ruling on gender.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Youth Justice Board commits to improve practice in response to children and young people’s views – Youth Justice Board
“The routine use of full searches will stop across the secure estate, there will be a review of the criteria used to separate young people in custody to manage problems that arise, complaints will be handled more fairly and effectively and work will be undertaken with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Samaritans to improve the young people’s access to helpline services.”
Youth Justice Board, 1st March 2011
Source: www.yjb.gov.uk
Man gets life for party murder – The Independent
“A knifeman who stabbed an innocent 16-year-old partygoer to death in what a judge said was any parent’s ‘worst nightmare’ was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hoath & Anor, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 274 (26 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
P & Q v Surrey County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 190 (28 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Deir v Athel & Ors [2011] EWHC 354 (QB) (25 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lynch v Ceva Logistic Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Lynch v Ceva Logistic Ltd and another [2011] EWCA Civ 188; [ 2011] WLR (D) 66
“The owner of a warehouse who had the control of it (1) owed a duty under regulations 4 and 17 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and at common law to ensure that the place of work was safe for an employee of an independent contractor who was carrying out his work in the warehouse and (2) was entitled to assume that the independent contractor had given proper instructions to its employee as to how to carry out the work.”
WLR Daily, 28th 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.
Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same – WLR Daily
Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same [2011] EWHC 349 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 65
“The words ‘technical or commercial information’ in the definition of ‘intellectual property’ in section 72(5) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, section 72 (1) of which provided for the withdrawal of privilege against self or spousal incrimination in proceedings for, inter alia, infringement of rights pertaining to any intellectual property, meant technical or commercial information which could be protected by action.”
WLR Daily, 28th 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.
Men and women will pay the same for insurance from 2012 – OUT-LAW.com
“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
