The law on mercy killing is badly in need of an overhaul – Daily Telegraph
“The mandatory life sentence for murder is unknown in other countries and distorts the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deaths in police custody since 1998: 333; officers convicted: none – The Guardian
“A total of 333 people have died in or following police custody over the past 11 years, but no officer has ever been successfully prosecuted, according to a watchdog’s report.”
The Guardian,
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Burridge v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 2847 (02 December 2010)
Burcombe v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 2818 (29 November 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
T v T [2010] EWCA Civ 1366 (01 December 2010)
K (Children), Re [2010] EWCA Civ 1365 (02 December 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bayes- Walker & Anor v Bayes- Walker & Ors [2010] EWHC 3142 (Ch) (02 December 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
University goes to court to evict sit-in protesters – The Guardian
“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No action over Facebook Koran burning girl – BBC News
“No action is to be taken against a teenage girl in the West Midlands who burnt a copy of the Koran, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boob Job cream manufacturer ‘using libel laws to silence critics’ – The Guardian
“The company that produces Boob Job cream has been accused of being a ‘charlatan and a bully’ for using libel laws to silence a plastic surgeon who criticised its product.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Chaytor & Ors, R v (Rev 2) [2010] UKSC 52 (01 December 2010)
Spiller & Anor v Joseph & Ors [2010] UKSC 53 (01 December 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mullings v R [2010] EWCA Crim 2820 (01 December 2010)
Webster v R [2010] EWCA Crim 2819 (01 December 2010)
SB, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 2620 (27 October 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
International Management Group (UK) Ltd v German & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1349 (01 December 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench)
Hayden & Anor v Charlton [2010] EWHC 3144 (QB) (01 December 2010)
Fairstate Ltd v General Enterprise & Management Ltd & Anor [2010] EWHC 3072 (QB) (29 November 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Fulham Football Club (1987) Ltd v Richards & Anor [2010] EWHC 3111 (Ch) (01 December 2010)
Clarke v Meadus [2010] EWHC 3117 (Ch) (01 December 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2010
The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010
The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling (Designated Technical Matters) Order 2010
The Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2010
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The Bridgewater Canal Co Ltd v GEO Networks Ltd – WLR Daily
The Bridgewater Canal Co Ltd v GEO Networks Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1348; [2010] WLR (D) 306
“On the proper construction of the Electronic Communications Code, set out in Sch 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 as amended by the Communications Act 2003, the special regime which applied to linear obstacles differed not only from the general regime but also from the other special regimes for which the code provided. When determining, under para 13(2)(e of Sch 2), an award of compensation or consideration in respect of the right to carry out works and the loss sustained by reason of doing so in implementation of the right to install and keep, there was no reason to interpolate into the words ‘the right to carry out the works’ in para (13)(2)(e) the additional words ‘and to keep the same’. Accordingly, an operator of a communications network installing a cable through an existing duct under a canal was liable to pay to the person with control of the land compensation only for the right to execute the works and not also for the right to keep them on the relevant land as and when executed.”
WLR Daily, 1st December 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.
Regina (Secretary of State for the Home Department) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner West London – WLR Daily
“A coroner did not have power to receive sensitive evidence relating to the security service in a closed hearing in the absence of properly interested persons and their legal representatives.”
WLR Daily, 1st December 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.
House of Commons inquiry – Law Society’s Gazette
“The House of Commons’ Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s recent legal aid green paper, inviting evidence on the likely impact of the reforms on the number and quality of legal aid practitioners, and whether the government’s civil justice proposals mirror the Jackson report.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lesbian mother loses battle to stop gay father spending time with children – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian mother has lost her Appeal Court battle to stop the wealthy gay father of her two children spending more time with them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More QCs on our TVs – The Guardian
“When the UK supreme court opened for business just over a year ago one of its most exciting innovations was that, for the first time in the UK, hearings would be filmed and recordings made available to broadcasters.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court upholds bid to ban cigarette machines – The Independent
“Government plans to ban cigarette vending machines to help prevent under-age smoking were upheld as lawful by the High Court today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hair test ‘nearly cost mother baby’ – BBC News
“A hair test on a mother who nearly lost her child over alcohol allegations has been criticised by the High Court – potentially calling into question some tests done in similar cases.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal bid by former police chief adjourned – The Independent
“The latest appeal bid by a former Scotland Yard commander jailed for corruption will be heard next year after his case was adjourned today for investigations into new material he hopes will prove his innocence.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amnesty International say police bill will let war criminals go free – The Guardian
“Britain was accused by Amnesty International of handing a ‘free ticket’ to suspected war criminals after the government published parliamentary legislation designed to make it more difficult to arrest Israeli officials and ministers on British soil.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
26 years for stabbing mum and baby – The Independent
“A bar manager who murdered his girlfriend and their 10-month-old daughter in a ‘sustained and fearsome’ knife attack will spend at least 26 years in prison, a judge said today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cost of youth crime rises to £1.2bn a year – The Guardian
“The cost of youth crime in Britain has risen sharply to £1.2bn a year due to more youngsters being imprisoned, according to a report by the Prince’s Trust and RBS.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No compensation for hepatitis C blood transfusion woman – BBC News
“A woman who was infected with hepatitis C during a blood transfusion more than 20 years ago has lost a High Court bid for compensation.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
