Night-time weddings to be allowed – BBC News
“Night-time weddings will be able to take place in future under plans outlined by the government.”
BBC News, 12th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DNA profiles to be deleted from police database – The Guardian
“Profiles of thousands of innocent people on national database will be removed as new freedoms bill scales back state intrusion.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bradford family fire deaths: brothers jailed – BBC News
“A man who killed two children and their mother in an ‘evil and cowardly’ arson attack in West Yorkshire has been jailed for at least 29 years.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Factory fined over Hull worker’s severed hand – BBC News
“A food factory has been fined £14,000 after two workers had a hand and fingertips severed by machinery.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Councils defeat government over school buildings – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the High Court over the way it scrapped part of England’s school building programme.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal justice reform at a time of austerity: what needs to be done? – The Guardian
“A criminologist reflects on lessons to learn from the way in which governments, New Labour in particular, have approached crime.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jeremy Bamber loses appeal court bid – The Independent
“Jeremy Bamber’s convictions for murdering five of his relatives more than 25 years ago will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has said.”
The Independent, 11th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court rejects fluoride challenge – The Independent
“A local health authority’s plans for the fluoridation of a city’s tap water was not unlawful, the High Court ruled today.”
The Independent, 11th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Walsh v Singh [2011] EWCA Civ 80 (10 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Ors [2011] EWHC 202 (Comm) (10 February 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 2011
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Takeaway manager jailed over Wrexham E.coli cases – BBC News
“A former Wrexham takeaway operator has been jailed for eight months and banned from running food businesses after admitting hygiene offences which led to an E. coli outbreak.”
BBC News, 9th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
In re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton – WLR Daily
“A petition for the exhumation of remains buried in consecrated land brought on the basis of an objection to enforcement of the churchyard regulations would not be granted where the petitioner had failed to establish special circumstances justifying an exception from the norm that Christian burial was final.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 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.
Risk Management Partners Ltd v Brent London Borough Council and another – WLR Daily
“A group of local authorities who awarded insurance contracts to a mutual insurance company they had set up for that purpose, without putting the contracts out to competitive tender, had not been acting contrary to the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 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.
ICO issues third fine for loss of unencrypted laptops – OUT-LAW.com
“Two local authorities have been fined a total of £150,000 by data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner after the theft of two laptops which, contrary to the councils’ policies, were not encrypted.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Criminal checks on people working with children scaled back – Home Office
“More than nine million people working or volunteering with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need to register and be monitored by the state.”
Home Office, 11th February 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Freedom Bill signals common sense approach to public protection – Home Office
“Millions of people will be protected from unwarranted state intrusion in their private lives, the Home Secretary has outlined in today’s Protection of Freedoms Bill.”
Home Office, 11th February 2011
CPS Statement on Howard Martin – Crown Prosecution Service
“Durham Crown Prosecution Service has advised Durham Police there is not enough new evidence under the double jeopardy provisions for the Director of Public Prosecutions to authorise an investigation into former GP Howard Martin, acquitted of the murder of three of his patients six years ago.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Gloucester man jailed indefinitely for kidnap of girl – BBC News
“A man who admitted kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Gloucestershire has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 10th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oldham care baby mother takes battle to European courts – BBC News
“A mother from Greater Manchester who claims her baby daughter was wrongly taken into care has taken her case to the European Courts.”
BBC news, 11th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Credit and debit card surcharges ‘are excessive’ – BBC News
“A super-complaint is to be launched about the ‘murky practice’ of surcharges levied on customers who pay by debit or credit card.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
