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
Legal aid cuts will cost more in long run, say judges – The Guardian
“Courts could grind to a standstill as hundreds of thousands of people represent themselves in legal cases, senior judges have warned.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Austin & Anor, R v [2011] EWCA Crim 345 (24 February 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Seeff & Anor v Dinh Nam Ho & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 186 (24 February 2011)
Sita UK Ltd. v Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority [2011] EWCA Civ 156 (24 February 2011)
British Airways Plc v Mak & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 184 (24 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Phethean- Hubble v Coles [2011] EWHC 363 (QB) (24 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Choy v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 365 (Admin) (24 February 2011)
Popa v Regional Court In Plzen Mestro, Czech Republic [2011] EWHC 329 (Admin) (24 February 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Julian Assange extradition decision: full judgment – The Guardian
“Read the judgment ordering the Wikileaks founder to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Campaigners launch legal challenge to library closures – The Guardian
“Libraries are set to be a legal testing-ground for David Cameron’s vision of the ‘big society’, with lawyers arguing that the prime minister’s ‘vague notions’ are not enough to fulfil councils’ legal obligations to their library services.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man admits ‘horrific’ attack on cat – The Independent
“A man killed a cat when he picked it up by a hind leg and swung it head-first into a wall at least four times, a court has heard.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Julian Assange should face extradition, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
“WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sex offence charges, a judge ruled today.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Millionaire found guilty of murdering wife – The Independent
“A retired American millionaire who stabbed his wife to death as he battled to stop her benefiting from their impending divorce was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kingspan Group Plc & Anor v Rockwool Ltd [2011] EWHC 250 (Ch) (21 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Human rights court reforms called into question by London’s litigators – Legal Week
“City litigators have questioned Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s calls to reform the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the wake of its ruling that serving prisoners should be given the right to vote.”
Legal Week, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
London Borough of Hounslow v Powell [2011] UKSC 8 (23 February 2011)
Forsyth, R v [2011] UKSC 9 (23 February 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd v Delta Air Lines Inc [2011] EWCA Civ 162 (23 February 2011)
Berezovsky v Abramovich [2011] EWCA Civ 153 (23 February 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
CMCS Common Market Commercial Services AVV v Taylor [2011] EWHC 324 (Ch) (23 February 2011)
Irwin v Wilson & Ors [2011] EWHC 326 (Ch) (23 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Mugweni v NHS London [2011] EWHC 334 (QB) (23 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
SM, R (on the application of) v FM [2011] EWHC 338 (Admin) (23 February 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The judiciary’s co-ordinated response to the Government’s legal aid consultation paper is published today. It was drawn up by a sub-committee of the Judges’ Council (the body which represents all levels of the judiciary, and is chaired by the Lord Chief Justice).”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 24th February 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Baxter v Mannion – WLR Daily
Baxter v Mannion [2011] EWCA Civ 120; [2011] WLR (D) 54
“Where a registrar of the Land Registry found that a person who had been registered as the proprietor of land as adverse possessor had not in fact been in adverse possession of the land, he could exercise his power under paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 4 to the Land Registration Act 2002 to alter the register for the purpose of correcting a mistake, so as to restore the original proprietor.”
WLR Daily, 23rd 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.
