Counter terrorism review set to be published – BBC News
“The government is set to publish its long-awaited proposed reforms to counter terrorism powers.”
BBC News, 26th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 and MI6 secrecy move ‘threatens press freedoms’ – The Guardian
“Proposals by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy to civil trials would unfairly restrict the right of the media to act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the public, the supreme court heard today (25 January).”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC probes Luton park siege shooting case – BBC News
“An independent watchdog is looking into the fatal shooting of a man during a police stand-off at a park in Luton.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New laws may be ‘only way forward’ to combat hacking of MPs’ phones – The Guardian
“MPs today (25 January) heard calls for new legislation that would give parliament powers to impose sanctions against individuals involved in phone hacking, even if the police decided not to proceed with a case.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London bus driver jailed for passenger rape – BBC News
“A bus driver has been jailed for eight years for raping a female passenger who had taken his night bus in west London.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl convicted after making false rape allegation – The Guardian
“A girl who claimed she was raped when she was a 15-year-old virgin was today convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice by making a false allegation.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Net piracy gets its day in court – BBC News
“Illegal file-sharing is under the spotlight as 26 alleged net pirates appear in court but, in a bizarre twist, it is the law firm that brought the cases that appears to be on trial.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Taylor found guilty of expenses fraud – The Guardian
“Lord Taylor of Warwick today became the first peer to be convicted in connection with the parliamentary expenses investigation, when a jury found him guilty of dishonestly claiming £11,277 in allowances.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christian hoteliers appeal against ban on gay couple – BBC News
“The Christian owners of a Cornwall hotel who unlawfully refused to allow a gay couple a double room have appealed.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for Justice v Slee [2011] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2011)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ex-Guantánamo inmates take on MI5 and MI6 over courtoom secrecy – The Guardian
“An attempt by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy has led to a legal battle at the supreme court, with lawyers representing former Guantánamo inmates and the media denouncing the proposal as ‘unconstitutional and excessive’.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CLECE SA v Martín Valor and another – WLR Daily
CLECE SA v Martín Valor and another (Case C-463/09); [2011] WLR (D) 12
“Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings and businesses did not apply to a situation in which a municipal authority which had contracted out the cleaning of its premises to a private company decided to terminate its contract with that company and to undertake the cleaning of those premises itself by hiring new staff for that purpose.”
WLR Daily, 24th 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.
Law firm ACS: Law stops ‘chasing illegal file-sharers’ – BBC News
“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone-hacking scandal: DPP orders ‘robust approach’ – The Guardian
“The Crown Prosecution Service is to adopt a ‘robust approach’ in examining ‘recent or new substantive allegations’ of phone hacking.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Banks launch PPI challenge in high court – The Guardian
“High street banks will launch a high court challenge today against rules controlling their handling of complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI).”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Privacy watchdog urges stronger data protection in EU law review – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations which lose personal data should be forced to disclose the data security breach, the European Union’s privacy watchdog has said. Planned changes to EU privacy law do not go far enough, said the official.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Why lawyers who fall foul of the legal watchdog should be named – The Guardian
“Complaints are the legal profession’s achilles heel. It was the Law Society’s failure to deal properly with complaints against solicitors in the late 1990s that helped trigger the reform process that led to the Legal Services Act 2007 – and a key element of the act is the new, independent Legal Ombudsman (LEO) service.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Carter-Ruck (A Firm) v Mireskandari [2011] EWHC 24 (QB) (21 January 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Howard v Howard-Lawson [2011] EWHC 63 (Ch) (21 January 2011)
High Court (Family Division)
CW v NT & Anor [2011] EWHC 33 (Fam) (21 January 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Hughes (Setting of Minimum Term) [2011] EWHC 65 (Admin) (21 January 2011)
Brennan v Health Professions Council [2011] EWHC 41 (Admin) (21 January 2011)
Source: www.bailii.org
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and another (No 2) – WLR Daily
“Save in exceptional circumstances, para 4.2 of the Practice Direction supporting CPR Pt 32 required the deponent of an affidavit to identify the source of the relevant information or belief stated in the affidavit. If the source was a person that person must, save in exceptional circumstances, be identified with sufficient certainty to enable to person against whom the affidavit was directed to investigate the information or belief in accordance with the rules of court or other relevant legal principles.”
WLR Daily, 21st 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.
