BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Principal Reporter v K & Ors (Scotland) [2010] UKSC 56 (15 December 2010)
Revenue and Customs v DCC Holdings (UK) Ltd [2010] UKSC 58 (15 December 2010)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Pluck v R [2010] EWCA Crim 2936 (15 December 2010)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Al Hassan-Daniel & Anor v HM Revenue and Customs & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1443 (15 December 2010)
Osborn & Anor v The Parole Board [2010] EWCA Civ 1409 (15 December 2010)
Pankhurst v Lee White Motor Insurers Bureau [2010] EWCA Civ 1445 (15 December 2010)
Dennard & Ors v Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP [2010] EWCA Civ 1437 (15 December 2010)
Baldwin & Anor v Berryland Books [2010] EWCA Civ 1440 (15 December 2010)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
France v Freemans Solicitors & Anor [2010] EWHC 3291 (QB) (15 December 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Numatic International Ltd v Qualtex (UK) Ltd [2010] EWHC 1797 (Pat) (12 July 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Tweeting in court: why reporters must be given guidelines – The Guardian
“A district judge’s decision to allow journalists to use Twitter in the Julian Assange hearing raises interesting legal questions.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge dismisses ACS:Law file-sharing cases – The Lawyer
“A judge has halted an attempt by copyright firm ACS:Law to secure default judgment against eight individuals accused of illegally file sharing pornographic films.”
The Lawyer, 14th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Top judge complains about ‘sex with corpses’ rules – Daily Telegraph
“Parliament is burdening the courts with too many laws and rules on sentencing, including detailed guidelines for dealing with necrophilia, England’s most senior judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid backlog leaves some defendants unrepresented – Law Society’s Gazette
“Delays in processing legal aid applications are leaving some defendants in London’s Crown and magistrates’ courts unrepresented, criminal solicitors have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Disputed web pages must be hidden, warns High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A disgruntled ex-agent must redirect domain names he owns to blank pages rather than to near-copies of the website of a company for which he acted, the High Court has said. The sites broke laws on passing off, the Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Keir Starmer orders change in dealing with rape claim retraction cases – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has ordered a change in the way government lawyers deal with cases against women who withdraw rape claims, acknowledging ‘failings’ in the handling of a recent victim.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Rape: justice will be done
Allen & Overy faces lawsuit over employee sacked for erotic blog – Law Society’s Gazette
“A former Allen & Overy solicitor sacked for writing an erotic blog that allegedly used the names of her co-workers and a client is claiming £3.5m compensation from the firm for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BT fined £300,000 over ladder death – The Independent
“BT was fined £300,000 today after a judge said a ‘significant failing’ by the company contributed to the death of one its engineers.”
The Independent, 15th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brothers jailed for murder of uncle run over in Kent – BBC News
“Two brothers have been jailed for life for murdering their uncle who was run down by a Range Rover in Kent.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Land of Leather ‘toxic sofa’ customers win payout – The Guardian
“More than 400 customers who suffered burns and injuries from sofas bought from collapsed firm finally win compensation.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Night terrors’ husband killed Neath woman – BBC News
“A coroner has said the death of a woman who was killed by her husband during a violent nightmare was an ‘extraordinary and unique case’.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer Roger Kearney claims Royal Mail sacking ‘unfair’ – BBC News
“A man jailed for killing his married lover is to take his former employers to tribunal after he was sacked following his conviction.”
BBC news, 15th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Assange’s bail challenged in high court by Sweden – The Guardian
“The high court will hold a hearing tomorrow on a Swedish appeal against bail for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex offenders including paedophiles should be allowed to adopt, Theresa May told – Daily Telegraph
“Helen Reece, a reader in law at the London School of Economics, called on Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to relax rules which automatically ban sex offenders from caring for children, saying that this could breach their human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil division)
JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 1436 (14 December 2010)
Court of Appeal (CriminalDivision)
Ahmed v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 2899 (14 December 2010)
High Court (Administrative Court)
London Borough of Croydon v Pinch A Pound (UK) Ltd [2010] EWHC 3283 (Admin) (14 December 2010)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Servaas Incorporated v Rafidain Bank & Ors [2010] EWHC 3287 (Ch) (14 December 2010)
Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation Ors v Privalov Ors [2010] EWHC 3199 (Comm) (10 December 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Carroll v Kynaston – WLR Daily
Carroll v Kynaston [2010] EWCA Civ 1404; [2010] WLR (D) 325
“A party to a settlement agreement was not entitled to claim in a further action by way of damages the amount by which the costs awarded him fell short of the costs actually incurred by him.”
WLR Daily, 14th 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
