How to prepare for a pupillage interview – The Guardian
“East Anglian Chambers barrister Rupert Myers is responsible for interviewing pupillage applicants. He passes on some tips.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brother of Harry Potter star jailed for attacking her – Daily Telegraph
“The brother of a Harry Potter star has been jailed for six months for a ‘prolonged and nasty’ attack in which she was beaten and branded a ‘slag’ for dating a non-Muslim.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan overturns Bloodgate ban – The Guardian
“The former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has won a high court battle over the Health Professions Council’s decision to strike him off for his part in the Bloodgate affair.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Swain- Masonn & Ors v Mills & Reeve (a firm) [2011] EWCA Civ 14 (20 January 2011)
Rohlig (UK) Ltd v Rock Unique Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 18 (20 January 2011)
Bellway Homes Ltd v Beazer Homes Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 15 (20 January 2011)
Crema v Cenkos Securities Plc [2010] EWCA Civ 10 (20 January 2011)
Nokia GmbH v IPCOM GmbH & Co KG [2011] EWCA Civ 6 (20 January 2011)
Amberley (UK) Ltd v West Sussex County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 11 (20 January 2011)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Twomey & Ors, R. v [2011] EWCA Crim 8 (20 January 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Tesler v Government of the United States of America [2011] EWHC 52 (Admin) (20 January 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Singapore Airlines Ltd & Anor v Buck Consultants Ltd [2011] EWHC 59 (Ch) (20 January 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Spring Finance Ltd v HS Real Company LLC [2011] EWHC 57 (Comm) (20 January 2011)
Novasen SA v Alimenta SA [2011] EWHC 49 (Comm) (19 January 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Great Yarmouth drug dealers’ sentences increased – BBC News
“Two men jailed for supplying cocaine in Great Yarmouth have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences increased.”
BBC News, 20th Janaury 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Proposals for reform of civil litigation funding and costs in England and Wales: Lord Justice Jackson response – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Lord Justice Jackson has sent the Lord Chancellor his response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper on civil litigation funding and costs. The consultation closes on 14 February 2011.”
Judiciary of England & Wales, 20th January 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Birmingham Bupa home fined over strangled woman – BBC News
“A Birmingham care home has been fined £150,000 after one of its residents was accidentally strangled by the seatbelt of her wheelchair.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
My legal hero: Lord Leslie Scarman – The Guardian
“The man best known for conducting the Brixton riots inquiry has a greater legacy – his work to introduce human rights legislation in the UK – by Ruth Deech.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government forced to make statement on detention of terror suspects – The Guardian
“Minister confirms government will not extend power to detain terror suspects for up to 28 days without charge when it lapses on Monday after urgent question by Ed Balls.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carer who ‘bullied’ elderly auctioneer loses battle for £2.3million share of his fortune – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘dictatorial’ carer who bullied an elderly auctioneer who sold the Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery lost a court battle for a £2.3million share of his fortune after she was condemned as a brazen liar by a judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station activists sentenced – BBC News
“Two activists who planned to shut down a power station in Nottinghamshire have been given community orders.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Barclays’ £60m compensation bill – BBC News
“Thousands of people investing their retirement savings were given poor advice by Barclays, which must now pay millions of pounds in compensation.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Communications Act will rewrite media regulation, says minister – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government will overhaul the way UK media companies are regulated with a new Communications Act. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that a new law was needed ‘to create regulatory certainty’.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Residents lose ‘fight the flights’ court battle – The Independent
“Local residents have lost their High Court battle to block an ‘extremely large’ increase in the number of flights proposed for London City Airport.”
The Independent, 20th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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.
