Judge approves £5.6m compensation package for disabled teenager – The Independent

Posted February 1st, 2010 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A High Court judge described being ‘humbled’ today by the devoted care given by the family of a girl brain-damaged at birth as she gave her backing to a £5.6 million compensation package.”

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The Independent, 1st February 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Jigsaw Man’ murderer Stephen Marshall jailed for 36 years – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“A man was jailed for a minimum of 36 years today for murdering a kitchen salesman whose dismembered body parts were scattered across the country in what became known as the ‘Jigsaw Man’ murder.”

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The Times, 1st February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tories evasive over Ashcroft tax status, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2010 in freedom of information, news, peerages & dignities, taxation by sally

“The Conservative leadership is today accused of being ‘evasive and obfuscatory’ over the tax status of Lord Ashcroft, the party’s deputy chairman and biggest donor, in a ruling by the information commissioner that sharply criticises the secrecy over where he is resident for tax purposes.”

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The Guardian, 1st February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Why the legal debates about Iraq will never end – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“What have we learnt so far from the Iraq inquiry with regard to international law? At one level, we have heard views that international law is uncertain, international lawyers dogmatic, and that lawyers who are not international lawyers are not international lawyers and thus cannot, by implication, deal with arguments in that field.”

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The Times, 31st January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

QC aspirants think again as LSA casts pall over bar – The Lawyer

Posted February 1st, 2010 in barristers, news, queen's counsel by sally

“Concerns about the future stability of the bar are having a knock-on effect on the number of barristers applying to become QCs, leading barristers have warned.”

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The Lawyer, 1st February 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Stirland inquest looks at revenge killings – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2010 in corruption, inquests, news, police by sally

“The public and press are being kept away from an inquest into the deaths of a Lincolnshire couple who were shot at a hideaway, for security reasons.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Office of Communications v The Information Commissioner [2010] UKSC 3 (27 January 2010)

Guardian News and Media Ltd & Ors, Re HM Treasury v Ahmed & Ors [2010] UKSC 1 (27 January 2010)

HM Treasury v Ahmed & Ors [2010] UKSC 2 (27 January 2010)

High Court (Patents Court)

Medeva BV v The Comptroller General of Patents [2010] EWHC 68 (Pat) (27 January 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Robinson v P E Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2010] EWHC 102 (TCC) (27 January 2010)

Source: www.bailii.org

In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others – WLR Daily

In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others [2010] UKSC 1; [2010] WLR (D) 13 

“Where individuals challenged freezing orders made against them under the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 and the Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 the general public interest in publishing a full report of the proceedings in which they were named justified curtailing their right to respect for their private and family lives.”

WLR Daily, 27th February 2010

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.

Ahmed and others v HM Treasury (JUSTICE intervening); al-Ghabra v Same; R (Youssef) v Same – WLR Daily

Ahmed and others v HM Treasury (JUSTICE intervening); al-Ghabra v Same; R (Youssef) v Same

“In introducing a test of reasonable suspicion that a person was involved in terrorism as the basis for making an asset-freezing order against him under the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 the Treasury exceeded its powers under the enabling provisions of s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946.”

WLR Daily, 27th January 2010

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.

R (Huitson) v HM Revenue and Customs – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2010 in double taxation, income tax, judicial review, law reports, retrospectivity by sally

R (Huitson) v HM Revenue and Customs [2010] EWHC 97 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 11

 “It was within the permissible area of discretionary judgment of Parliament, and compatible with art 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to legislate with retrospective effect to prevent taxpayers from seeking to use, by wholly artificial arrangements, a Double Tax Arrangement such as existed between the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man for a purpose for which it was not intended, so as to defeat the public policy that such an arrangement should do no more than relieve from double taxation.”

WLR Daily, 27th January 2010

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.

Regina (RD and PM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Regina (EM and Others) v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted February 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

Regina (RD and PM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Regina (EM and Others) v Same

Court of Appeal

“The distinction made between convicted prisoners serving part of their sentences in psychiatric hospital and non-prisoners in respect of eligibility for welfare benefits was justifiable.”

The Times, 1st February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Regina v Hussain (Munir): Regina v Hussain (Tokeen) – Times Law Reports

Posted February 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

Regina v Hussain (Munir): Regina v Hussain (Tokeen)

Court of Appeal

“Where a case fell outside the scope of the official sentencing guidelines, the ancient principles of justice and mercy fell to be applied.”

The Times, 1st February, 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jack Straw unveils plans for a new National Victims’ Service – Ministry of Justice

Posted February 1st, 2010 in Ministry of Justice, press releases, victims by sally

“Jack Straw has announced details of the new National Victims’ Service as the next stage of reforms aimed at ensuring the justice system is firmly on the side of the law abiding citizen.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Ruling gives companies time and certainty in public procurement disputes – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news, public procurement, tenders, time limits by sally

“Companies now have more time to file legal objections to the award of public contracts after Europe’s top court overturned UK procurement law. The Government will have to re-draft its regulations and the ruling will take immediate effect.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Cash-for-crash car insurance fraud ring ordered to pay damages – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“An organised ring of ‘cash for crash’ insurance fraudsters has been ordered to pay its victims almost £400,000 after a landmark case in the High Court.”

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The Times, 1st February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Britain stops northern Indian student visas after flood of applicants – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh from today following a sudden spike in numbers, throwing thousands of prospective students’ plans into confusion.”

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The Times, 1st February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

John Terry case sparks government concern over super-injunctions – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2010 in freedom of information, injunctions, media, news by sally

“The government is consulting the media and the judiciary after becoming ‘very concerned’ that super-injunctions, such as the double gagging order which was obtained by the England football captain John Terry but lifted last week, are being used too often.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government ordered to reveal Iraq legal advice – The Independent

Posted February 1st, 2010 in freedom of information, human rights, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Government’s most senior legal advisers broke the law by refusing to tell The Independent who was given crucial advice about the treatment of prisoners during the war in Iraq, the Freedom of Information watchdog has ruled.”

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The Independent, 1st February 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Heirs fight test case to appoint their own executors for will – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“A retired civil servant is bringing a High Court test case today over the fees charged to thousands of bereaved relatives each year by will-writing firms when they act as executor of a will. David Khan, 69, from Norwood, South London, is taking legal action against Will Drafters, the Croydon-based firm, claiming that it will charge twice as much as a competitive quote obtained elsewhere.”

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The Times, 1st February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Child abuse deaths still rising despite action after Baby P – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2010 in news by sally

“Almost four children a week died or suffered a serious injury at home last year through neglect or abuse despite tougher child protection rules after the death of Baby P.”

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The Times, 1st February 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk