Convicted killer Eddie Gilfoyle’s gagging order lifted – BBC News
“A gagging order placed on convicted murderer Eddie Gilfoyle upon his release from jail has been lifted.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Morge v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2 (19 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Booker v R [2011] EWCA Crim 7 (19 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A (A Child), Re (No 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 12 (19 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Mears Ltd v Leeds City Council [2011] EWHC 40 (QB) (19 January 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council – WLR Daily
Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC; [2011] WLR (D) 5
“A local planning authority, when considering an application for planning permission for a development which was alleged to affect the habitat of a protected species, was entitled to place reliance on the fact that Natural England, the body responsible for enforcing the Council Directive prohibiting the disturbance of protected species, had withdrawn its initial objection to the application. When Natural England had expressed its satisfaction that development would be compliant with the Directive, the planning authority was entitled to presume that that was so.”
WLR Daily, 19th 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.
Regina (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – WLR Daily
“The principles of cause of action estoppel applied to successive complaints before a professional disciplinary body. Whether, and in what circumstances, a public interest exception should be recognised to the strict application of those principles in the disciplinary context was a matter for Parliament not the courts.”
WLR Daily, 19th 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.
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd – WLR Daily
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9; [2011] WLR (D) 4
“The builder/vendor of a building did not by reason of his contract to construct or to complete the building assume any liability in the tort of negligence in relation to defects in the building giving rise to purely economic loss.”
WLR Daily, 19th Janaury 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.
Theresa May allows 28-day limit on detaining terror suspects without charge to lapse – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, faces fresh embarrassment over the much-delayed review of counter-terrorism powers after the Home Office confirmed that the police power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge will lapse on midnight on Monday.”
The Guardian, 19th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Far fewer prisoners will now get the right to vote – The Guardian
“Faced by a backbench rebellion, the government is to slash the number of prisoners to be given the right to vote, even though it is likely to increase the risk of successful compensation claims against the government in court.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bell & Ors v R [2011] EWCA Crim 6 (18 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Everett & Anor v Comojo (UK) Ltd (t/a the Metropolitan & Ors) [2011] EWCA Civ 13 (18 January 2011)
Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9 (18 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
CDE & Anor v MGN Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 3308 (QB) (16 December 2010)
McCoy v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority [2011] EWHC 38 (QB) (18 January 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
European court deals blow to no win, no fee deals in Naomi Campbell case – The Guardian
“The European court of human rights today (18 January) unanimously ruled that the recovery of success fees by lawyers in privacy and defamation cases represents a significant violation of freedom of expression, in a case brought by the publisher of the Daily Mirror.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Full judgment: Mirror Group News v UK
Segway motor scooter rider loses legal challenge – BBC News
“A man has become the first person in the UK to be successfully prosecuted for riding a Segway scooter on a pavement.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father and son convicted of trafficking women into UK prostitution – The Guardian
“A father and son were today convicted of trafficking women into Britain from Romania and forcing them to work as prostitutes.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid cuts ‘deprive drug claimants of day in court’ – BBC News
“Legal aid cuts will make it impossible to challenge pharmaceutical companies in the courts, the BBC has been told.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soil Association given libel warning after objection to huge pig farm – The Guardian
“When a charity objected to plans for a pig factory for up to 25,000 animals, they expected a fight. But now the battle looks likely to intensify after the leading London lawyers Carter-Ruck threatened libel proceedings.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government will publish new guidance on bribery law – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government will publish new guidelines on bribery, it has said. The rules will help companies to comply with the Bribery Act which was passed last year.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Bristol gay couple win Cornwall B&B bed ban case – BBC News
“The owners of a hotel who refused to allow a gay couple a double room acted unlawfully, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AVS v A NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 7 (17 January 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
London Tara Hotel Ltd v Kensington Close Hotel Ltd [2011] EWHC 29 (Ch) (14 January 2011)
Dance v Savery & Ors [2011] EWHC 16 (Ch) (17 January 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
CJ, R (on the application of) v Cardiff County Council [2011] EWHC 23 (Admin) (17 January 2011)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
D Morgan Plc v Mace & Jones (A Firm) [No 3] [2011] EWHC 26 (TCC) (17 January 2011)
Redwing Construction Ltd v Wishart [2011] EWHC 19 (TCC) (17 January 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Of Smoke and Snails – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Of Smoke and Snails (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
King’s College, London’s Bar Society Annual Dinner, 13 January 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
M v Hackney London Borough Council and others – WLR Daily
M v Hackney London Borough Council and others [2011] EWCA Civ 4; [2011] WLR (D) 2
“A hospital trust was entitled to rely upon an application for the admission for treatment of a patient under the Mental Health Act 1983 which appeared to comply with section 6(3) of the Act as being a lawfully made application pursuant to the provisions of the Act. Where such an application, completed by an approved mental health professional (AMHP), had failed to comply with those provisions, the failure rendered the patient’s detention unlawful and imposed the responsibility for the unlawful detention upon the AMHP. The statutory defence in section 139(1), which relieved the AMHP from civil liability unless he or she had acted in bad faith or without reasonable care, would be read down by virtue of section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 so as to permit a claim by the detained person for compensation from the AHMP.”
WLR Daily, 17th 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.
