Former control order suspects to sue British government – BBC News
“The High Court has ruled that two former terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers plan law change to stop arrests of foreign officials – The Guardian
“New legislation that could strip magistrates of their power to issue arrest warrants for foreign dignitaries on visits to the UK has been attacked by MPs and campaigners.”
Full story
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No.2) Order 2010
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010
The Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010
The Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010
The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2010
The Inheritance Tax (Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes) Regulations 2010
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
MPs warn of criminal justice ‘crisis’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“A committee of MPs has warned that the criminal justice system is ‘facing a crisis of sustainability’ as government spending on prisons takes resources away from other aspects of criminal justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Compensation for British victims of overseas terror attacks – The Guardian
“The government has agreed to provide financial help for British victims of terrorist attacks overseas, nearly five years after Tony Blair first promised action.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Marco Pierre White recipe making divorce courts shiver – The Times
“The chef’s battle over evidence used by his wife in their break-up could change the way such cases are held.”
The Times, 17th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Economic Growth and Social Equity Mean Jackson Reforms are vital to the National Interest – The Bar Council
“The wide-ranging review of the cost of accessing the civil justice system must be an economic and social priority of any incoming government, the Bar Council said today.”
The Bar Council, 15th January 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Outdated laws lead to rise in court disputes over legacies – The Independent
“Outdated laws and complex modern family structures are combining to cause a sharp jump in the number of inheritance disputes reaching the courts.”
The Independent, 17th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two and a half years on and still no verdict on MMR scare – The Independent
“The GMC’s case against Andrew Wakefield has cost over £1m – so far. Jeremy Laurance, health editor, reports.”
The Independent, 16th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abuse of pre-pack deals ‘could turn Britain into an insolvency brothel’ – The Times
“Britain is in danger of becoming the ‘bankruptcy brothel of the world’, it was claimed yesterday, as furious creditors prepared a landmark legal challenge over the country’s largest pre-pack administration.”
The Times, 18th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Office of Fair Trading takes prize draw companies to court – The Guardian
“More than two years after Guardian Money highlighted the questionable tactics of two prize draw promotions companies, Britain’s consumer watchdog is launching court action aimed at putting a stop to their ‘deceptive’ practices.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Airport body scanners could ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph
“Airport body scanners, which show the naked form of anyone who passes through them, could breach human rights, according to the UK’s equality watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Free music site creator cleared in fraud case – The Independent
“A man accused of running one of the world’s largest music sharing websites was today acquitted of conspiracy to defraud.”
The Independent, 15th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Henry v Thames Valley Police [2010] EWCA Civ 5 (14 January 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dore & Ors (“BOTHCA”) v Leicestershire County Council & Ors [2010] EWHC 34 (Ch) (15 January 2010)
Megtian Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWHC 18 (Ch) (15 January 2010)
Far Out Productions Inc v Unilever UK & CN Holdings Ltd [2009] EWHC 3484 (Ch) (16 December 2009)
Croly v Good & Ors [2010] EWHC 1 (Ch) (08 January 2010)
Ailyan & Ors v Smith & Ors [2010] EWHC 24 (Ch) (08 January 2010)
High Court (Administrative Division)
High Court (Family Division)
Imerman v Imerman [2009] EWHC 3486 (Fam) (11 December 2009)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Safeway Stores Ltd & Ors v Twigger & Ors [2010] EWHC 11 (Comm) (15 January 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Peer drops damages-quantification amendment to digital bill – OUT-LAW.com
“A Conservative peer who had proposed forcing copyright holders to detail the exact damage they suffered when trying to force alleged infringers off the internet will drop the plan. Lord Lucas told OUT-LAW Radio that he would ‘not pursue’ the proposal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
West Yorkshire nail bomb maker jailed for 11 years – BBC News
“A man who admitted making nail bombs at his West Yorkshire home has been jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 15th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Appeals) Regulations 2010
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2010
The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010
The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2010
The First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2010
The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010
The Surrey County Council (New Thames Road Bridge, Walton) Scheme 2008 Confirmation Instrument 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report – Judiciary of England and Wales
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th January 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions
“The test which should be used by a police constable to establish whether or not he was entitled under s 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to use force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, for the purpose of ‘saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property’ was whether some serious or dangerous incident had occurred, or was likely to occur, within the premises, and not the officer’s ‘concern for the welfare’ of someone in the premises.”
WLR Daily, 14th January 2010
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.
Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom
European Court of Human Rights
Police stop and search powers under anti-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom were too wide and not adequately safeguarded by the law against abuse.
The Times, 15th January 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
